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The Good, The Bad, And The Way Bad: Trans Fats
2After all the hype about trans fats years ago, I figured that was one thing we didn’t need to care about in our food anymore. Boy, was I wrong! Not only are trans fats still alive and unwell in our foods, they can still exist …
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The Difference Between Sugar and HFCS…Why it Matters
The Corn Refiners Association has done a good job lately of trying to confuse the public about the safety of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). You’ve probably seen the commercials. Two friends talking. One warns the other about the HFCS in the popsicle he’s about …
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Post-Halloween Horror: Resisting the Temptation
There once was a time I could have easily fit into the background of Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. The sugar high I’d be riding a few days after Halloween qualified me as one of the living dead, because I wasn’t thinking of much else but …
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5 Tips For Improving Digestion
Growing up, I’d often overhear my grandmother talking about “movements”. Whether it was her own, my father’s, or the dog’s, I often wondered just where everyone was moving to. Today, as a health counselor, I realize my grandmother was apparently on top of things in …
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