7 New Ways To Eat Kale
Now that spring and summer greens are taking over where once only kale and cabbage sprouted, it is tempting to push kale aside and...
Fast Food Wars: Chipotle Calls McDonald’s and Burger King ‘Irrelevant’
The latest news in the fast food wars: Chipotle Mexican Grill is making some pretty big and bold claims. Almost as if it’s not...
Protein and a Healthy Diet
Various products available in supermarkets tout “high protein” labels in a bid to convince consumers that their products are not only superior to others,...
8 Fresh Zucchini Recipes
It happens every year; the zucchini magically arrives and seems to multiply exponentially overnight. Suddenly gardens and markets are running rampant with the squash,...
Bacon and Sodium Nitrite (Nitrates)
Sodium nitrite (AKA nitrates) is a preservative used to slow the spoilage of pork products and cured meats such as lunch meats, hot dogs,...
Other Names for MSG
Do you know all the other names for MSG? And what is the stuff, anyway?
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is an artificial flavor found in...
Artificial Colors
Anyone who’s trying to live a more natural life, which includes avoiding artificial ingredients, is no stranger to the notion that artificial colors are...
Are Cholesterol and Saturated Fat Your Friends?
For decades we’ve been told to eat less cholesterol and saturated fat because they can cause or contribute to heart disease. Recently, however, these recommendations...
Artificial Sweeteners in Diet Pepsi
Pepsi is looking to tweak its current formula in the coming year to include a 'new and improved' chemical cocktail of artificial sweeteners to...
Aspartame: The Artificial Sweetener Made from…Poop?!
Dr. Joseph Mercola has called aspartame "by far the most dangerous substance on the market" added to our food supply. And the genetically modified...
