In my wellness workshops one thing I often focus on is, reading food labels. I travel with various food boxes, cartons, bottles and packages (the original food is long gone) but the ingredient paragraph and Nutrition Facts remain. My audiences love this portion of the class. People are always shocked when they READ THE INGREDIENT…
Today I am honored to be a guest blogger for Mark Salinas. Click on over and check out Mark’s Healthy Living Blog and read what I had to say!
When I teach and write about health I try to focus on all the fabulous things (Healthy Discoveries) that people can “add into” their lives. I think focusing on deprivation, and telling someone they should “stop doing something” often has a backlash effect. With that said, when things like trans-fats , artificial sweeteners and SOY…
I was cleaning out my files today and I found this. I completely hacked it from somewhere, but I have no idea where? I think this was an email that went around the Internet awhile ago. I apologize for not being able to credit the original source – I did not write this, I just…
My best friend called me a couple nights ago to tell me how sick she was the day before. She gave me permission to tell her story because it gives me a chance to reiterate HOW MUCH I HATE CHEMICALS AND ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD! My friend had a routine day at her office on…
On Monday I encouraged you to avoid artificial sweeteners and I promised a list of sweeteners that are slightly better than simple sugars (white sugar, brown sugar, turbinado sugar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, sucrose, fructose, maltose and sorbitol). Here is that list. Stevia- A sweet South American herb that has been used safely for centuries….
