Health and Nutrition

13 Aug 2010

 
Is there lead and or mercury in the water you drink or the food your buy and feed to your family? Watch the below video which talks about 85% of kids drinks and snacks containing high levels of lead. And hear how 1/3 if the 55 top brand food items contain high levels of mercury.
Or how about aspartame? Think you’re being healthier by consuming a “non-sugared” product? Did you know that aspartame is the feces of genetically engineered bacteria that are associated with health problems? YUCK!!
How about silicone? Not something …

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27 Jul 2010

Our skin is the largest organ on our body, but often times, the most neglected. What we eat and drink, as well as what we use on our body, can have effects to our health.
Your skin is also like a sponge. It  can absorb the elements that it is exposed to. Sometimes, these elements can contain substances that may be toxic to humans and their future offspring. From home cleaning products to personal hygiene products, everything matters.
Last week, I had my first-ever facial. I’ve never really been interested in getting …

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3 Jun 2010

Surely it has something to do with the primal instincts of a man, to just continue to press on, no matter how much it hurts. Men really do deserve a lot of credit for that fortitude and drive, but it can often aid in the demise of their health and quality of life. With this mindset, men’s health, or maintenance of it, is often ignored.
When, my husband and I were first married, he believed in and only took Vitamin B12 and Vitamin C, to supplement his diet. He self-admittedly talked …

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3 Nov 2009

In Consumer Reports upcoming December publication, they have released results of some independent studies that they completed on BPA in food products. They found that there are still some food products that contain significant trace amounts of BPA in them.
There is ongoing debate about what are safe amounts of ingested BPA. The Federal guidelines state that a “safe upper limit” of daily exposure is at 50 micrograms of BPA per kilogram of body weight. This information is based on studies done back in the 1980s. But, there have been numerous …

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