Better Living With Whole Foods

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a regulation allowing spinach and lettuce to be irradiated.
Yes, you read that right…
Beginning Friday June 21, spinach and lettuce sold in the United States may now be irradiated!
In case you are wondering, this is a very harmful practice that has implications reaching far and wide.
What exactly is going [...]

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Animal cloning is one of the most recent in an ever growing list of concerns in our food supply.
FDA Alert:
FDA announced on Thursday December 28th, 2006 preliminary approval of milk and meat from cloned animals and their offspring to enter the human food supply. Despite public outcry, FDA has not recommended these products be labeled [...]

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Hidden fats, along with processed sugar and flour, are the major culprits in America’s battle with obesity.
In a recent post, “Sex, Lies, and Fat-Free Ice Cream,” I showed you how food manufacturers are able to legally hide fats and sugars in supposed low-fat and non-fat foods.
However, I feel that is imperative that you know exactly [...]

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In a recent post titled Cafe Femenino, I mentioned the importance of purchaisng coffee that is Fair Trade and organic.
As promised, this post discusses why this is true and how you can make a difference in the world… one cup at a time.
The following excerpt was taken from the book, Better Living With Whole [...]

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Today, I went shopping at Trader Joe’s.
As usual, I stopped by the live display in the back of the store and poured myself a free sample of the coffee of the day.
It was so good that I decided I would have to buy some. So, I headed for the coffee section…
For those of you that [...]

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GLUTEN: WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
Gluten is the protein part of wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found in a wide variety of foods; especially processed foods. Here’s the problem: Many people are allergic to gluten and don’t know it.
In our society, we are bombarded with grains. They are everywhere. Grains, especially processed grains, have become [...]

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I recently wrote a post, ‘AMERICA AT RISK!’, discussing the increasing rates of overweight and obesity across the United States.
What I did not realize is the fact that there are many other nations throughout the world whose rates of overweight and obesity are increasing at a much quicker rate than that of the Unites States.
Yes, [...]

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In the United States, there has been a massive recall of tomatoes nationwide due to an outbreak of food poisoning caused by a strain of Salmonella.
The Center for Disease Control has reported that 228 people in 23 states have been sickened since April 14.
I agree that this recent outbreak of tainted tomatoes is [...]

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The incidence of overweight and obesity, along with the devastating diseases associated with them are affecting every one of us… whether you are overweight or not. It is imperative that you understand the crisis we are facing, as well as the underlying cause. (Note: It’s not what you think.)
Although we are enjoying economic prosperity greater [...]

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A recent article in Prevention Magazine highlights the dangers of drinking sodas. Pay close attention if you are one of the 10’s of millions of people who drink soft drinks in the United States.
Both sugary sodas and diet sodas were found to contribute to weight gain, bone loss, and corrosion of the teeth, among other [...]

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