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Chocolate – consider the type before you take a bite

Chocolate – consider the type before you take a bite

Oh, who doesn’t like chocolate? Any excuse to eat some and then have a little more seems to make reasonable sense. Any occasion will do for chocolate consumption in some form or another. Luckily, there actually have been proven health… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food
Granola: Too much in too little

Granola: Too much in too little

Granola has that healthy but sometimes no-so-healthy make up of ingredients. A basic granola recipe contains the following ingredients: oats, some type of sweetener such as sugar or honey, and some type of crisp made from wheat or rice. Then… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Nutrition
Dried Fruit: The pros and cons to packaged sweetness

Dried Fruit: The pros and cons to packaged sweetness

Part of a healthy, balanced diet includes the consumption of nutrient rich fruits and vegetables. Dried fruit might seem like a handy snack to meet this dietary recommendation. This snack consists of fruit in which the water has been removed… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Top Foods to Avoid: High Fructose Corn Syrup

Top Foods to Avoid: High Fructose Corn Syrup

High fructose corn syrup is a man-made product that is produced by using enzymes to extract sugar from stocks of corn. This sweetener should be avoided as it has been linked to a variety of maladies including obesity, cardiovascular disease,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition
Fruit Juice: Sugar in liquid form

Fruit Juice: Sugar in liquid form

How many people were raised starting the morning with a glass of orange juice with breakfast?? Apple, grape, orange, pineapple, cranberry…. there’s a type of juice to please everyone’s taste buds. The fallacy is that many believe drinking fruit juice… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care, Weight Loss
The 5 Foods You May Want to be Avoiding in Your Diet

The 5 Foods You May Want to be Avoiding in Your Diet

Think about how many diets today promise that you can “have your cake and eat it too”. Weight Watchers makes you give up more points, but ultimately still be able to eat whatever you want; “If It Fits Your Macros”,… 0 Shares | | Posted in GMOs, Nutrition
 6 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp and Prevent Breast Cancer

 6 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp and Prevent Breast Cancer

There are so many things you can do to lead a cancer-free life. Not surprisingly, many of the actions you can take to prevent dis-eases like breast cancer can also help your mind clear and active as well. Prevent Cancer… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, GMOs, Health, Mental Health, Nutrition
Autism – Symptoms REVERSED in New Study

Autism – Symptoms REVERSED in New Study

Symptoms of autism were reversed in a study published in April of 2017 by Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.1  Five children, average age of 9 years old, received one dose of suramin – a manmade drug first synthesized in… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, GMOs, Health, Health, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Parental Rights, Pharmaceuticals, Science, Science & Tech
Splenda – toxic carcinogenic sweetener you should avoid

Splenda – toxic carcinogenic sweetener you should avoid

Non-nutritive sweeteners such as Splenda have become an important part of everyday life and are increasingly used nowadays in a variety of dietary and medicinal products. They provide fewer calories and more intense sweetness than sugar-containing products. Common artificial sweeteners… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Food, Food, Health, Health, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Water
Ten Must-read Health and Wellness books: Part 1

Ten Must-read Health and Wellness books: Part 1

Are you looking for some easy ways to improve your health and overall wellness? Do you enjoy reading but don’t want to struggle through complicated science-laden books that just don’t provide practical, easy-to-implement diet and lifestyle ideas? The solution is… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health