Sinister Sulfites
Sulfites are banned from use on fresh produce and cut fruits and vegetables that are to be eaten raw, but there are still supermarkets, restaurants, and salad bars that continue to use them. Sulfites function as sanitary agents usually to compensate for unhygienic food processing practices. Sulfi...
Gamma Radiation Groceries
You don't smell it; you don't taste it, but it's approved as an additive by the FDA. It's called irradiation and is used on fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, wheat, eggs, herbs, and spices. Irradiation is a "cold sterilization" process involving gamma rays from nuclear material, x-rays or ...
The Truth About Cholesterol!
When someone's cholesterol is high the first piece of advice their doctor usually gives them is to lower the amount of cholesterol in the diet. Our grocery stores are packed with 'cholesterol free' foods because of such advice Unfortunately it's all a myth for it has been shown that if one increa...
The Poisons of White Flour!
Have you ever read the ingredients for certain food products and seen 'bleached flour'? When flour is made it is actually not white and has a certain odor to it so it is bleached to make it whiter and take out the odor. Bleached flour also has a longer shelf life. The most common bleaching agent ...
The Miracles of Himalayan Salt!
Himalayan Salt contains all of the 84 elements found in your body. Benefits include: 1. Regulating the water content throughout your body. 2. Promoting a healthy pH balance in your cells, particularly your brain cells. 3. Promoting blood sugar health and helping to reduce the signs of aging. 4. A...