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Deceptions in the Food Industry: Baked versus Fried

In this continuing series of Deceptions in the Food Industry, I want to address yet another fallacy the food industry uses to make us think a product they sell is healthy – baked versus fried on labels. I know a lot of people who eat real food would never touch a bag of the above […]

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What’s the Real Scoop on Red Meat and Higher Mortality Rates?

The Internet is aflame with a contentious report about a recent study telling us eating too much red meat will shorten our lives. Once again, the conventional propaganda machine spews its unfounded and nonsensical fear-mongering out to the public ear, and what ensues is sheer panic.  In the last week, I can’t tell you how […]

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Deceptions in the Food Industry: Lean Meats

Continuing on with Deceptions in the Food Industry series, last week I talked about the term “natural” on food labels and how misleading it is. This week I’m covering the myths about “lean meats” touted by so many conventional health experts. Modern, developed societies have cultivated a fear and avoidance of fatty animal products. Doctors […]

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Adrenal Exhaustion: What It Is, Why You Should Be Aware

What is adrenal exhaustion? If you feel tired, worn out, and overwhelmed on most days, you might be placing a lot of strain on a very important set of organs that your body relies on to be healthy – the adrenal glands. I would like to welcome Kate Tietje today from Modern Alternative Mama. Kate […]

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Which is Better for Your Health – Polyunsaturated or Saturated Fats?

Has your doctor recommended that you choose polyunsaturated fats for health? Do you read in health magazines and Internet web sites how great polyunsaturated fats are, while saturated fats are the enemy? Common health rhetoric stipulates that to maintain health we avoid saturated fats in anything containing these fats – butter, red meat, eggs, and […]

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Are You Getting Enough Omega 3s in Your Diet?

As pervasive as consumer habits are in eating a processed diet, many individuals in developed countries do not receive adequate amounts of this essential fatty acid from healthy sources. Populations eating processed foods have a tendency to consume an overabundance of Omega 6s from empty foods lacking in real nutritional content. Some of these foods […]

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Your Diet And Disease

As we age, there are many illnesses and diseases we develop – heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, asthma, arthritis, Diabetes, and Alzheimer’s to name just a few. Aging in and of itself is a natural process. What is unnatural are the things that happen to our bodies that cause these conditions to occur – […]