As a big lover of sweets, I have to be careful with my intake of candy bars and the like. One way I keep myself in check is by not having sweets in my house.
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7 “Healthy Food” Lies You Fall For – Everytime | May 19, 2009
Everyday you purchase food items that you think are good for you. You probably base your decisions on the food labels themselves. The problem is that there it is very difficult to monitor and enforce misrepresentations about food claims that restaurants and food manufacturers make.
Eat Hemp Seed ~ Get Healthy! | February 2, 2009
Hemp seeds offer a variety of nutrition benefits, and contain beneficial omega fatty and amino acids, and minerals. The part of the hemp seed you can eat is called the hempseed nut. It is closely resembles the sesame seed in size. It boasts eight essential amino acids, making it a nutritional powerhouse, just waiting to help you feel better, stronger and healthier!
It is easier to get hemp seed into your diet than you might think as the seeds can be eaten raw, sprouted, ground into a meal, made into “milk”, prepared as tea, and, oh joy!, can be used in … Read More »
US: Using Petrochemical Dyes | December 3, 2008
Americans consume five times as much food dye as they did 30 years ago
Europeans are using pumpkin, annatto, and strawberry coloring for their foods.
We are using the synthetic petrochemicals; Yellow #5, Red #40, and Blue #1.
What’s the problem?
These dyes have been linked hyperactivity, impulsivity, learning difficulties, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children.
Not good.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued a petition to have these dyes banned from foods in the U.S. However, it will probably be several years until they are out of our foods.
What should we do about this?
Photo Credit © Lorna | … Read More »
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