FDA Bans 7 Artificial Flavors Commonly Found In Ice Cream And Candy. Seven common flavoring ingredients found to cause cancer. From the article cited below, “After extensive research that found carcinogenic effects in lab animals, the FDA has officially banned seven artificial additives, most of which are commonly found as an artificial flavoring ingredient […]
“What Is A Paleo Diet?”
What is the Paleo Diet? What to eat. What not to eat… and What benefits do people see from the paleo diet? Weight Loss? Better Energy? Improved Focus? Reduced Pain? Health? Read On To Find Out… This Post IS Gluten Free! The Paleo Diet is a fairly simplistic way of looking at what to eat and […]
Are Artificial Sweeteners Making You Gain Weight?
Are Artificial Sweeteners Making You Gain Weight? Over the last several years, it’s become increasingly apparent that sugar is causing major health problems for a huge number of people… implicated in everything from weight gain, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and so many other terrible chronic diseases. People have turned to using artificially sweetened foods that […]
Excitotoxins, Glutamate, MSG, Nutrasweet and Fibromyalgia
MSG, Excitotoxins, Nutrasweet (Aspartame) and Fibromyalgia?? At first look, this seems like an unlikely candidate for causing/contributing to fibromyalgia symptoms. There is some evidence that supports removing it from your diet though. Excitotoxins are considered excitatory neuro toxins because of their influence on increasing glutamate levels. Glutamate is an excitatory neurotransmitter and too much can […]