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8 Scary Hidden Ingredients in Processed Foods
If you haven't brushed up on your high school chemistry lately, chances are, you have a hard time figuring out the ingredients list on processed food labels. What the heck is butylated hydro…
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Top 12 Foods that Cause Inflammation
Everyday foods like bacon, eggs, coffee and dairy products are linked to inflammation. That might not sound like a big deal but when you consider that most chronic conditions like cancer, arthritis, d…
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Dining In: 10 DIY Convenience Foods
Convenience foods are what they say they are: convenient. The trouble with convenience foods is that they're highly processed and often come with a hefty dose of excessive packaging. For busy folks, m…
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Join the Unprocessed Food Movement in October
Within recent years, a new tradition is being seen during the month of October. Thousands of people across the country have decided to take what’s called the Unprocessed Challenge. It’s where you don’…
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Kick the Processed Food Habit
Have you heard of the "jelly bean rule?" It's basically an FDA guideline that's meant to prevent food companies from adding vitamins to junk food, just so that they can call it healthy. For most fo…
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4 Food Strategies to Boost Brain Function
By Michael J. Gelb, Experience Life While there are many positive aspects to aging, we’re more familiar with the things that can go wrong. For all the wisdom we gain from experience, we’re more a…
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Is Drinking Soda Worse Than Smoking?
Photo Courtesy Of: Comstock/Thinkstock Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart di…
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Urgent: Throw These Cooking Oils in the Trash
Photo Courtesy Of: iStockphoto/Thinkstock In the words of Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser: "If they have to put the word 'natural' on a box to convince you, it probably isn't." But thi…
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Is Processed Fast Food Really Food?
McDonald's is the poster child for the modern Western diet, and I'm pleased that people are finally starting to wake up and ask some questions. Such as: Is processed fast food really food? I wo…
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7 Overpriced Foods & 11 Worth Every Penny
When it comes to the price of food, I think it's extremely important to remember that a food cannot be judged by its sticker price alone. Whether or not you're actually getting any nutrition from …
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