Better Living With Whole Foods

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Notice that her healing is done through whole foods, meditation, enlightenment, and a positive attitude.
This amazing woman accepted the cards she was delt and took responsibility [...]

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Peanut Corporation of America, the peanut processing plant at the core of the salmonella outbreak plaguing our nation, filed for bankruptcy today (Friday February 13, 2009).
Peanut Corp. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in bankruptcy court.
In other words, Peanut Corp. of America has decided to cease doing business in the wake of the [...]

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As I’ve previously mentioned, I became a vegan for healthful reasons, but I remain a vegan for ethical reasons. The following short video (4 minutes) is a soft core look into a few of the many reasons for my decision:
Have you heard of the Meatrix?
Do you want to know what it is?
The Meatrix is [...]

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Up until recently, people were allowed to smoke just about anywhere in Japan. Restaurants, banks, offices… these were all acceptable places for the Japanese to smoke.
And smoke they did. In fact, Japanese are known to have a higher prevalence of smoking than Americans.
However, according to a 2001 study from the American Association for Cancer Research, [...]

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There has been a lot of negative publicity surrounding High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) in recent years.
In response to all of the negative hype, the Corn Refiners Association has launched a campaign in favor of HFCS. Included in this campaign are print ads, radio ads, T.V. commercials, and a website. www.sweetsurprise.com.
These ads claim that HFCS [...]

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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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