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Right Bread For Christmas

Right Bread For Christmas

[ 0 ] December 17, 2011 |

When I asked a local bakery owner how many ingredients are in his breads he answered: Five or six… Yes! That was exactly what I was looking for!  Indeed, if you want to find healthy bread, simply count the number of ingredients and reject anything where ingredient list exceeds, let say, 12 items. Do not […]

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Energy Drinks: Why I don’t need them

Energy Drinks: Why I don’t need them

[ 0 ] December 14, 2011 |

Energy drink market is fastest growing segment in the beverage industry. And that is what I don’t understand:  Why millions young Americans feel the way that they need to artificially boost their activities? More or less healthy nutritious diet with vegetables, grains and meats can deliver enough energy for any kind of mental and physical […]

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Mayfair Cane with motor oil

Mayfair Cane with motor oil

[ 1 ] December 10, 2011 |

Original candy cane was simply a stick of pure white sugar. Unfortunately, modern candies are “improved” by deceptive artificial colorants, flavors and other non-nutritious additives. Therefore while the Holiday Season, you and your children have higher chances to be exposed to those problematic food additives. Please read a fresh article about what I call the […]

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Real Deal Pickles

Real Deal Pickles

[ 0 ] December 8, 2011 |

Pickles are good addition to salads, sandwiches, relishes, soups and other kinds of foods we enjoy. Surprisingly, it is hard to find pickles which do not denatured by addition of needless and potentially harmful chemicals such as preservatives, artificial colorants and surfactants. For instance, previously reviewed Mt. Olive Kosher Dill pickles do contain sodium benzoate […]

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ZFruit Rope: Your fruit twists

ZFruit Rope: Your fruit twists

[ 0 ] December 3, 2011 |

So many fruit snacks designed for children have little or no fruits. Starches, gums and artificial colorants are added instead to mimic fruits and berries that you can see only depicted on the labels. Recently reviewed Fruit Gushers  of General Mills Sales, Inc., is an example of such a kind.  But we have good news! […]

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Pedialyte: Time to poison your child

Pedialyte: Time to poison your child

[ 27 ] November 30, 2011 |

It is sad for me as a professional chemist to find out that my highly educated colleagues from a respectful pharmaceutical and health care giant, Abbott, are playing pranks with YOU by designing and selling to you Pedialyte, a miserable chemically loaded twin of Gatorade marketed to the American children (see  Food marketing to children […]

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Healthy granola bars may help weight control

Healthy granola bars may help weight control

[ 2 ] November 27, 2011 |

I believe it is good to skip a lunch once in a while and have a healthy granola bar instead, especially before a workout or simply in the midst of a busy day. “Healthy,” in my opinion, is a product which has no strange food additives, so that consumer’s job is to balance the calories […]

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ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

ONE Coconut Water: A true electrolyte

[ 2 ] November 24, 2011 |

Let me introduce ONE Coconut Water. This is a true natural sport and electrolyte drink made in Brazil. Stated value. With ONE Coconut Water you don’t have to try the absurd of drinking 9.5 gallons of the beverage to replenish 100% of your daily potassium as you would have to do with Gatorade.  On the […]

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DyeDiet Recommended: This is nuts!

DyeDiet Recommended: This is nuts!

[ 0 ] November 21, 2011 |

Nuts  are like natural “health pills” containing high loadings of healthy fats, carbohydrates, proteins, fibers, antioxidants and vital micro-nutrients hard to find elsewhere. Health benefits of nuts include protection from coronary heart disease, help lower blood LDL, have low glycemic index and help increase longevity. Raw nuts are healthier than roasted ones because roasting decreases […]

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Coffee-Mate creamer: Why not milk?

Coffee-Mate creamer: Why not milk?

[ 0 ] November 18, 2011 |

Clean air, fresh water and fertile land are what humanity needs for its survival. There is now too much carbon dioxide in the air, too much detergents, dioxins, pesticides and antibiotics in the water and we have exhausted soil which is no longer capable to support plant germination.  How do we manage to stay healthy? […]

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