10,000 Of These Might Keep the Doctor And Belly Away
Run, run as fast as you can........... nope, not necessary. Most people don't have an excuse to not get moving. If you can walk, you can move, and if you can walk you can probably walk briskly. According to a study out of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Life Science Division in Berkeley, California, walking at a rapid pace can...
Just One Soda Per Day Spikes Diabetes Risk
A new study from Imperial College in London has shed light on some very disturbing soda statistics: drinking just ONE per day increases the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 22 percent. The risk increases by another 22 percent for each 12-ounce sweetened soft drink consumed. This is especially scary news for kids, too many of whom swear...
Salba: The Superseed You May Have Never Heard About
For thousands of years, Salba has been used both medicinally and as a superfood in the Amazon basin and Peru. Valued on the same continuum as gold to some, these seeds have only recently gained the attention they deserve in our country. Alternative medical experts and nutritionists did not pay much attention to this superseed until the 1990's. Salba (Salvia...
Do You Paint Your Face Each Morning With This Toxic Cocktail?
In 2007, the Food and Drug Administration conducted a test on lipstick to determine the amount of lead that various brands and shades contained. What they found was that out of the twenty lipsticks they tested, all contained traces of lead. However, the amount of lead was below the safety limit of 5 parts per million considered safe by...
Top Five Worst So-Called ‘Health’ Foods
When choosing items labeled as ‘healthy,’ we need to be very careful. Many corporations have caught onto the fact that more and more consumers are seeking healthier options, and have tailored their marketing towards this end. The following are five of the worst foods that are labeled as, and often thought of by consumers as, healthy options. Energy and Protein...
The Top 3 Pro-GMO Arguments Debunked
You can turn your back on some things, and no one gets hurt; however a continual turning away from the foreboding truths regarding genetically modified foods is downright inexcusable. With the health of Americans already seriously at risk due to an alarming rise in lifestyle-related illnesses, perpetuated by a food industry swollen with greed, GMO's are only adding fuel...
Shark Finning Wreaking Havoc on the Marine Food Chain
Shark finning is truly inhumane, and not just for the sharks. The entire ecological balance of our planet’s oceans is threatened by this practice. While shark finning is illegal in many countries, including the United States, it is very difficult to regulate, and often goes on illegally due to a huge demand, primarily from Asian countries, for shark fin...
Study: 69% of Ground Turkey Samples Contain Fecal Matter
Consumer Reports has recently released the results of its ground turkey sampling study from across America. The magazine looked at 257 individual samples including 27 different brands taken from 21 states. Researchers analyzed the samples for signs of five different bacteria including salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus and campylobacter. The results indicated that 90% of all the meat...
5 Ways to Break the Sugar “Fix”
Do you finish a meal and find yourself searching for a sweet treat to top it off? Is it hard for you to pass the bakery or the coffee shop on the way to work? Millions of people in America suffer from what is known as sugar addiction, although they probably don't even know it. With larger amounts of sugar...
3 Great Reasons to Eat Bugs
While a great big side of beef may be for dinner in your house tonight - thousands of miles away - on the other side of the world - someone else is enjoying a nice platter of fried grasshoppers on rice. That's right - fried grasshoppers. Does this sound appetizing? Probably not, but over 80% of the cultures in...
