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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,033 views]
The benefits of raw food – 7 benefits of raw food diet

Raw food has benefits for everyone.  Eating lots of raw food can make a big difference in your energy, health, weight, mood, and quality of life.  Let’s look at 7 raw food benefits that you can experience by eating more raw and living foods. 
Raw Food Benefit #1:  More Energy
One of the biggest raw food benefits is having more energy and feeling younger.  Raw food contains simple sugars, enzymes, nutrients, and minerals that our bodies need in an easily digestible form.  Since less energy is needed for digestion, you have more …

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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 6,939 views]

There is considerable diversity of treatment of acne and protect it on the market, and it can be difficult and confusing to find a solution that can work for the long term. Acne Many victims reported that the natural products and methods help them in seeking to get rid of acne.
These natural approaches do not work for all acne is complex and there is no single solution that will work for all people. But if you have not tried any natural acne treatment and then check to see how positive …

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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,414 views]

Ack, look! Two types of meat in one day! I didn’t even realize until now.
Matzah Egg…what is it? Well, as you may well know, we’re right in the middle of passover, so I had to do something with matzah. To make matzah egg, you soak a matzah in warm water, spread it with butter and salt, break it up into a bowl, and top it with a soft-boiled (free-range organic) egg or two. I botched it, for what is perhaps the fifth time, by not boiling the egg long enough. …

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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 1,287 views]

Kemin Food Ingredients announces structural changes as the company continues to expand to meet the increasing needs of the food industry. 
 
“With several anticipated product launches in 2009, these changes will enable the company to meet customer demands and support future growth,” says KP Philip, president of Kemin Food Ingredients. 
 
As part of the changes, Melanie Galloway is promoted to senior vice president of North American and European sales.  In this role, Galloway will assume responsibility for commercial activities in Europe and North America.
 
“Melanie has been instrumental in the commercial success of …

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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,842 views]
All About Pepsi Blue

PepsiCo brought out a berry-flavored soft drink by the name Pepsi Blue in mid 2002. It was discontinued in the US and Canada in 2004 but some countries still continue selling it. They created the berry flavor after testing tastes of over a hundred other flavors over a nine month long span to compete with rival Coca Cola’s Vanilla Coke. A lot of drinkers said that the flavor o the Pepsi Blue was identical to cotton candy with an aftertaste of berries. Some said it tasted like raspberry and some …

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[14 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,048 views]
Why Cleanse?

 
Despite the fact that I eat incredibly clean, healthy food, with only a few exceptions, I do still cleanse regularly (like this Sunday!), at least with every change of season.
Eating a healthful diet definitely reduces the levels of toxins we absorb into our body, however, we still absorb a lot of crap from our environment. We are exposed to things like tobacco, pesticides food additives, cosmetic and hygiene products, cleaning products, environmental pollution and even negative thoughts.
We benefit from a cleanse physiologically, aesthetically and spiritually.
Physiological Benefits:
Neutralize and remove toxins from …

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[12 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,215 views]

An Australian company that created a database analyzing foods for allergens and additives has landed in the US, offering American consumers an online tool for comparing thousands of manufactured foods.
Food and beverage companies have increasingly been removing certain ingredients from their products as a result of perceived consumer demand, including synthetic colorings or high fructose corn syrup, and others are reformulating to remove potential allergens such as gluten.
FoodEssentials.com is a searchable database which allows consumers to compare foods from different manufacturers according to which ingredients or nutrients they wish to …

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[12 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,285 views]

Carbonated water
Ingredient-wise, this is cola’s get-out-of-jail-free card. Carbonated water—water injected with carbon dioxide gas—has received a bad rap over the years, but current studies suggest there’s little wrong with it. The idea that the phosphorus (the “fizz”) in bubbly water drains calcium from bones was shown to be untrue in a 2001 study by the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Center in Nebraska. So if you give up the soda and stick to the soda water, you’ll be in good shape.
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
For the uninitiated, HFCS is corn syrup …

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[12 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 2,027 views]

Healthy Eating: Top Ten Food Additives to Avoid
1. Propyl Gallate:
This preservative, used to prevent fats and oils from spoiling, might cause cancer. It is used in vegetable oil, meat products, potato sticks, chicken soup base and chewing gum and is often used with BHA and BHT (see below)
2. BHA and BHT:
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are used similarly to proplyl gallate – to keep fats and oils from going rancid. Used commonly in cereals, chewing gum, vegetable oil and potato chips (and also in some food packaging to …

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[12 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 1,975 views]

Food: Anything eaten to satisfy appetite and to meet physiology needs for growth, to maintain all body processes, and to supply energy to maintain body temperature and activity. Because foods differ markedly in the amount of the nutrients they contain, they are classified on the basis of their composition and the source from which they are derived.
Food Additives: Natural and synthetic compounds added to food to supply nutrients, to enhance color, flavor, or texture, and to prevent or delay spoilage. Since ancient times table salt has been a preservative for …