Not Really Swiss but Still a Superfood
If you planted nothing else in a container on your back deck this summer but Swiss chard, also known as silverbeet, you would be doing your body a huge favor. This not-so-common vegetable is vitamin-packed and has crisp, green leaves that are brightly veined, with a colorful stalk. This leafy green is one of the most nutritious vegetables around,...
Splenda Earns Caution Label – Consumers Beware
The Center for Public Interest (CSPI) has reduced its safety rating of Splenda, a common brand name for the artificial sweetener sucralose, from 'safe' to 'caution.' This downgrade follows an Italian study which has linked sucralose consumption to an increased risk of leukemia in lab animals. Hundred of millions of people around the world use artificial sweeteners, and one by...
It Kills Fish and It Could Kill You Too
If you are on a public water line, it is likely that your household water supply is loaded with chlorine. Chlorination has been around for nearly 100 years. In the early 20th century, it was first used by Great Britain to try to stop typhoid fever. It had some success and was incredibly cheap, so the United States jumped...
Chips that Cause Cancer, Chips that Fight Cancer – You Choose
If you think that those tasty Pringles stackable chips are made from real potatoes, you need to think again. They are actually a mixture of rice, wheat, corn and potato flakes. When mixed together with water, this forms a dough-like substance that is rolled into a thin circle, cut into chip cookies by a machine and passed along a...
The Best 6 Bases For Your Smoothies & The Worst!
Now that the hot weather has arrived, there is nothing quite so refreshing as a cool smoothie. Smoothies are a fabulous way to combine all of your favorite fruits and even veggies for a boost of energy that can last the whole day long. However, what you use as a base for your smoothie, the liquid part, can either promote...
Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, Aldi and PCC Natural Markets Say No to Franken-Salmon
We have good news and bad news. The bad news is that genetically modified salmon is nearing FDA approval, and seems very close to becoming part of America's food supply. The good news is that a couple of national grocery stores, plus a few smaller food retailers, have agreed not to sell the new GM monstrosity. Both Whole Foods and...
Commercial 100% Orange Juice Fraud: Toxic Perfume Flavor Packs Added
Don't be fooled by the labels - those cartons of so-called '100 percent orange juice' that you buy in the grocery store are usually not simply squeezed oranges and water. Thanks to the highly complex and loophole-filled labeling laws in the United States, juice manufacturers get away with adding 'flavor packs' to their juice. Since they are derived from orange...
Golden Corral Exposed: Raw Meat Stored Outside By Dumpster
Anytime you eat outside of your own home or consume food that you have not prepared yourself you are, in fact, taking a health risk. How do we ever know for certain if food is safe or prepared in a fashion that has our best interests in mind? However, this does not seem to deter millions of Americans who dine...
Your Children Are Watching: Are You Making Healthy Decisions?
What did your parents do in their spare time, what do you do in your spare time? Whatever you do is setting an example for your children and for generations to come. If your favorite is munching chips while watching television, it is likely that you are condoning this behavior for your children, who will naturally follow suit. On the...
The Potent Indian Spice You Need to Eat Today
Many people think that coriander is a relative of cilantro when, in fact, they are one in the same. Cilantro is actually the Spanish word for the Latin plant Corandrum sativum, which is a fast growing annual herb that thrives in the cooler weather of spring and fall. In America, the plant leaves and stalks are called cilantro and the...
