In a previous article I discussed stevia, a natural alternative to sugar. I gave the pros and cons of it, and said there were some issues with stevia and it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.
Because of my … [Read more...]
Stevia: Not What It Appears to Be
I've been discussing sugar in all its variations - sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and all the [Read more...]
Neotame and the Artificial Sweet Life
There are five artificial sweeteners, and I've told you about four of them in a number of articles. Those four are: saccharine, [Read more...]
Aspartame and the Artificial Sweet Life
I've written some articles on a sugar, and in the last article I wrote on this topic, I began a discussion on artificial sweeteners and then specifically talked about [Read more...]
Modern Medicine and the Lonesome Death of Glenn Frey: This Could Be Heaven or This Could Be Hell
When rock star Glenn Frey, the multiple Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer and actor, who was best known as a founding member of the Eagles, died on January 18, 2016 at the ago of 67, there were not that many people who knew how seriously ill he was.
The cause of death was listed as complications from rheumatoid arthritis - something he had been dealing with for 15 years - ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. In November … [Read more...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup: Poison By Any Other Name is Still Poison
In my prior article on sugar, "Sugar: Not Exactly the Sweet Life," I told you how eating … [Read more...]
Sugar: Not Exactly the Sweet Life
What is the most pernicious of foods? Sugar. Most people eat way too much sugar in their diet, and this is not a good thing. It can lead to health problems, and serious health problems at that. Eating a plant-based, whole foods-oriented diet along with good health practices and healthy living are important components to living a healthy life, but eating lots of sugar does not constitute good health and nutrition practices, and will definitely … [Read more...]
Drugged-Out Nation
In my last article, Living a High Density Lifestyle, I showed a photo of some medications, with the caption for the photo reading "Drugs are how many people cope with their stressful lives." And when I talk about drugs, I mean the pharmaceutical kind, not the recreational ones. You know, the stuff you go to the drug store to get. I'm not anti-drugs. There's a time and place for them. They can save lives. And sometimes they are necessary. But … [Read more...]
Living a High Density Lifestyle
In my previous article, Living a Low Density Lifestyle, I wrote about a Low Density Lifestyle, and I explained that this phrase means living in a more relaxed, less stressed, and calm, clear and focused manner on an everyday basis. It is also a way that can lead you to better health and happiness, along with living a more fulfilled … [Read more...]
Living a Low Density Lifestyle
In a previous article I wrote, The Health of a Nation, I talked about the collective health of the U.S. and how poor it was. I said how the U.S. spends twice as much on health care per capita than any other country, yet people are twice as sick due to the high rates of chronic disease. I further mentioned that our health care system in this country is not a health care system at all but a sick care system, because the money is in sickness, not … [Read more...]