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Health Food Is NOT Necessarily Healthy Food

Published
by Evita
 on Nov 8, 2008
 in Food, Genetically Modified Food, Health, Health and Nutrition Myths, Organic Food, Processed Food, Product Labeling, Vitamins & Minerals
. 7 Comments

We are in November - National Health Food Month and perhaps this month some of you may start or decide to take your health more seriously.

So, you decide to head out to your local health food store and support them and your health by purchasing some of their products. You pick up a few items that you would normally get in your regular grocery store, you naturally paid more for them, but you are happy because you got healthy food, right? WRONG!

This is perhaps one of the biggest myths out there today that many people fall into, and that is, that “health food” is automatically “healthy food”.

Well if you are amongst those who think or believe that, have I got a bubble to burst for you.

Hence, in today’s article we will examine what does it actually mean to qualify as a true health food and why health food does not automatically mean healthy food.

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Coca-Cola: Maybe the Real Thing, But Definitely Not the Healthy Thing

Published
by Evita
 on Oct 30, 2008
 in Chemicals in Our Food, Health, Nutritional Information, Processed Food
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Today we dissect another hot topic for anyone who is serious about their health and for those who should know, but perhaps don’t, about one of the most popular products out there for over a century, and its serious effects on your health.

What is that product? None other than the soda drink, known as Coca-Cola or Coke.

Back in August, I wrote an article entitled “Do You Know What Is In Your Soft Drink ?” and dissected for you the average soft drink - all except colas that is. Colas, as I told you then , needed their own article for the sheer volume of information that I wanted to share with you about them - especially Coca-Cola, the original leader of the pack.

Hence today we are going to learn the brief history of Coca-Cola, what is in some of the different types of Coca-Cola out there and what effects do these ingredients have on your health.

By the way for those of you wondering why Coca-Cola and not Pepsi, well don’t worry. Pepsi is not off the hook in any way, I just figured we would go to the original source of this drink and by covering this one, I think we can easily see that Pepsi or any cola for that matter is in the same hot seat.

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How To Have A Healthy Halloween

Published
by Evita
 on Oct 27, 2008
 in Chemicals in Our Food, Child Health, Food, Health, Nutrition, Prevention, Processed Food, Weight Control
. 2 Comments

In a few days, on October 31st, the Western World and a few other countries in the world, will be celebrating the holiday known as Halloween. With this holiday, most typically and traditionally, come the so called “treats”, such as chocolates, lollipops, gum and all sorts of other candies.

Kids and many adults who enjoy this holiday get dressed up and while the kids usually go out trick-or-treating, adults venture off to various ghoulish Halloween parties.

There is fun and excitement in the air! Some spooky sights and eerie music is played and generally speaking everyone is having a great time. Everyone that is, except your pancreas - and a few other organs as well.

So as fun and exciting as this holiday can be, living in the enlightened times that we do, we have to be aware and accept the fact that during Halloween, our bodies and health have the potential to seriously suffer.

We cannot deny the fact that the way Halloween is set up today, it is not making things any better where our obesity, diabetes and ADHD levels, especially in children, are concerned.  We also cannot hide behind the excuse of “Oh it’s just one day”, because the treats collected in that one day usually last and have ongoing effects for at least the next few months.

Hence this article will share with you some ideas of how to have a fun and healthy Halloween, whether you are giving out treats to the children OR you are the parent of a child going out to collect treats. Ultimately, where optimal health is concerned, we have to understand that we can still enjoy and participate in the fun of Halloween, without stressing our bodies and diminishing our health in the process.

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