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Pass the Good Salt! |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 11:45 |
The Importance of Natural Unrefined Salt
Throughout history, salt has played on important and effective role in the existence of mankind, which far extends beyond its vital role as a food seasoning and natural preservative. This may sound like a contradiction given that modern research has for several decades pointed out the negative impact salt has on our health. However, there is an important distinction to be made here. The majority of research regarding salt has been limited to refined white salt (sodium chloride) and not natural unrefined salt. You may be asking yourself is there a difference? My answer, “You bet your blood pressure there is!” The problem is not so much with salt itself, but the type and amount of salt we are ingesting on a daily basis. Our bodies need salt to function properly. Unfortunately, the refined table salt that we are eating in vast quantities is in fact harmful to our health in so many ways. When some people refer to refined salts as a “white poison”, they may not be too far off the mark.
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Food Additive Increases Obesity |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:26 |
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a food additive and flavor enhancer that stimulates specific receptors in our taste buds. MSG is found both naturally and synthetically in a variety of foods. Mushrooms, tomatoes, nuts, legumes, meats and dairy products are among those foods that have natural amounts of MSG. Many processed foods such as canned soups, flavored potato chips, snack foods, frozen dinners, seasonings, and almost all fast foods add synthetic MSG.
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The Dangers of Soy |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 07:20 |
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Soy products have long been praised as a great source of protein. For vegetarians and individuals looking for alternative sources of protein to meat, tofu has become a dietary staple. Unfortunately, research in recent years has tipped the scales on this particular product from being one that is good for you, to one that can cause serious damage to your overall health and well-being. |
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Are Your Supplements Juiced Up? |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 04:27 |
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The dietary supplement market has exploded in recent years. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a multi-billion dollar industry that currently includes over 50,000 products including vitamins, minerals, herbs, amino acids, metabolites, etc., with 1,000 new supplements being introduced each year. Therefore with such market saturation, it really is not too surprising to learn that more than two-thirds of Americans take some type of dietary supplement, according to the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. |
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Three Reasons NOT to Dine Out |
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Diet and Nutrition
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Written by Dave DePew
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Saturday, 12 April 2008 09:29 |
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I can give you three major reasons why it’s best that you don’t dine out. |
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