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Too Much Sugar Causes Wrinkles?
Monday, June 29th, 2009Like most health topics there are several schools of thought regarding what causes wrinkles. Sugar is one culprit that supposedly will make you more wrinkly. Sugar triggers a natural process called glycation, which is the same chemical reaction that turns meat brown when you cook it. The sugars bind with tissues to form molecules called [...]
30 Tricks To Make Fiber Taste Better
Friday, June 19th, 2009We all know that we need to eat more fiber. It helps guard against many types of cancer and other diseases, will keep you from getting constipated and there are more benefits as well. The problem is, it’s really hard to eat. The recommended daily dosage was recently raised from 25 to a throat-choking 38 [...]
Food Inc.
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009This morning, while opening up a new container of Stonyfield Organic Yogurt, I discovered an advertisement on the inner lid, for a film called Food Inc. My interest was immediately piqued when I read the words,”You’ll never look at dinner the same way.” So, I went online and watched the trailer and afterwards, watched an [...]
7 Foods For Great Looking Skin
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009You are what you eat. Or so they say. Therefore, your skin is what you eat. If you want great looking skin that also feels good, try these 7 foods.
Green Tea: It’s one of the best drinks for skin-health. It will boost your metabolism and is well known to have anti-inflammatory properties and may [...]
Best Immune System Boosters
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Ever since my son went back to school this fall, I’ve been fighting off one germ after another. After suffering through several bouts of germ warfare, I realized that I better get busy boosting my immune system, so it would have a fighting chance to keep me in better health this winter. I started out [...]
Healthy To Go Superfood Drinks
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008If you’re anything like the average person, you probably have a challenging enough time getting the USDA recommended 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Never fear, a simple solution has been created for you.
Healthy To Go brands has come up with a full product line of delicious organic drink mixes [...]
18 Side Dishes You Should Avoid
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008I eat in restaurants only about once a week and I never eat fast food. When I go to a restaurant it is mainly for a social purpose like meeting with friends for celebrating something special. The main reason I avoid restaurants is that I like to cook, but I also like to control what [...]
Tilapia has Dangerous Levels of Fatty Acids
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Farm-raised tilapia is bad for you? Please say it isn’t so.
New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine reports that farm-raised tilapia has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids. According to an article at the Environmental News Network:
They say their research revealed that [...]
Bombilla Gourd Mate’ Tea
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Last week, I was busy running errands all afternoon. I was feeling cranky, hot, tired and thirsty- a bad combination. I had several more stores to go to, so decided to pick up a healthy snack and a cold drink from Whole Foods. My eyes quickly scanned their refrigerated drink section and a [...]
The 11 Best Foods I Am Eating
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008The New York Times did an article on the 11 best foods titled “The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating” and it made be smile. As I looked over the list I noticed that I’ve eaten 9 of the 11 items some time within the last month (most of them within a week) and nearly [...]
