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Healthy Juicing Recipes
Saturday, May 28th, 2011You might be new to juicing wondering where to start with juice recipes or perhaps you are a veteran, long-term juicer just looking for some ideas to broaden your juicing regimen. Regardless who you are, welcome, you’ve come to the right place if you are looking for some juicing recipes. Juicing is easy and just [...]
Popular food additive can cause stomach ache
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A “Stealth fiber” called “inulin” has been increasingly added to processed foods. It is not a problem for most, but can cause gastrointestinal discomfort for some who may not know they’re consuming too much of it. Inulin may be in chocolate bars, drinks, and snacks and “before you know it, you may eat more than [...]
Kellogg Blames Packaging Chemical for Cereal Recall
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Chemicals in our packaged food? Say it isn’t so. I only wish I could be shocked. Kellogg Co. said Wednesday that higher-than-normal amounts of certain chemicals in its package liners caused the unusual smell and flavor that prompted a recall of 28 million boxes of its cereal in late June. The company recalled Apple Jacks, [...]
What If You Only Ate Food in TV Ads?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010If you were to only eat food that was advertised on television, you would be in a terrible state and in the hospital before you knew it. Your diet would consist of huge amounts of sugar and fat with hardly any fresh fruit and vegetables, according to researchers from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, [...]
Compounds in Green Tea May Protect Against Eye Diseases
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Green tea has enjoyted some popularity throughout the world, but it’s not just about taste. Green tea has some great health benefits. It appears to reduce the risk for many diseases, anything from bacterial or viral infections to chronic degenerative conditions including cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, and periodontal disease. Green [...]