nutrition
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Does This Popular Sugar-Free Alternative Make Us Gain Weight and Make Us Sick?
Aspartame, better known as NutraSweet or Equal seems like a no brainer when trying to watch your calories, right? All of the marketing would lead your to believe that with its zero calories and zero sugar, there should be zero guilt. It’s in everything, too. From soda to vitamin water to flavored water to sugar
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Is Sugar the Bitter Sweet Connection to Fat and Disease?
Reposted from March 30, 2012 So many of us think that sugar is heaven and makes us feel so good. And it does, BUT that “good” is what makes it so addictive. We eat a small amount and it increases our desire for more. Without it, we go through withdrawal symptoms such as cravings, mood
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Does Fat Really Make You Fat?
No fat. Low fat. We’ve all been conditioned to think that these words lead to good health. The truth is that we NEED fat. Yes, the saturated fats such as meat, dairy products, some oils (olive and coconut) and tropical plants (coconuts and avocados). In fact, when you eat fats as part of
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Read Thy Food Labels
Re posted from March 8, 2012 Know what you put in your body and read your food labels! When you go to the Supermarket, try to shop the perimeter. There, you will find more wholesome foods with fewer ingredients. Yes, less is more. As you enter into the middle of any supermarket, that’s where the
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Best Ways to Protect Yourself From the Flu
Best Ways to Protect Yourself From the Flu 1. Vitamin D, Vitamin D, Vitamin D. Most people are deficient in this vitamin that the body actually produces itself from exposure to direct sunlight. Try to get as much direct sunlight as possible. Keep in mind that the skin must be sun block-free to be
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Follow These Tips to Lose Weight
Follow These Tips to Lose Weight Eliminate white foods from your diet-ditch the sugar, refined flour, white bread, white potatoes and white rice. They only cause elevations in blood sugar which then plummets leaving you more tired, irritable and hungry while storing it all as fat. Increase fiber- by eating plant foods in as close
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Get the Facts- Label Nutrition Facts
That little white box labeled Nutrition Facts gives us important information that tells us about the food we buy. OK, but what does it all mean and what should we really be looking for? Serving Size- This indicates an assumed serving for a person on a 2,000-calorie daily diet. Beware of the amount you would
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Read Thy Label
Know what you put in your body and read your food labels! When you go to the Supermarket, try to shop the perimeter. There, you will find more wholesome foods with fewer ingredients. Yes, less is more. As you enter into the middle of any supermarket, that’s where the ingredient list soars and you need