Archive for July, 2008
The caffeine and coffee debate.
28 July 2008I’m in forced exile at Starbucks of late. My kids are at a camp 20 miles from our house and in light of gas prices and ridiculous traffic foul ups I opted to spend 3 + hours a day at Starbucks. The upsides are numerous 1. I can work without distractions such as laundry or […]
McDonalds Wants to hear from YOU!
23 July 2008=================================
McDONALD’S WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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A distribution to Feingold families but applicable to all. If you would like to enjoy a trip to a fast food restaurant every once in a while but avoid them due to dyes, preservatives and additives, McDonalds would like to hear from you. If enough people respond they will actually […]
Neotame - A hidden additive.
21 July 2008The sugar versus sweetener debate gets a little more complicated of late. Not only should we be on the lookout for aspartame, saccharin and splenda added to our food and beverages, the latest additive to be hidden under the title “artificial flavor” is Neotame. A Nutrasweet (Monsanto Chemical Corp.) concoction that is between 8-13000 times […]
Do I need an antibiotic for that?
18 July 2008Antibiotics are overused and over-prescribed and as such certain bacteria are starting to become resistant to the more common antibiotics that we have. We rely on antibiotics for our health and forget that sometimes overuse can be as detrimental as doing nothing - we know that MRSA has become prevalent in both our hospitals and schools and this bacteria is known to be […]
Natural vs. Organic
14 July 2008Are my eggs from happy chickens?
I spend an average of $3.69 on a dozen eggs and it suddenly occurred to me that the product actually says – cage free hens not free-range hens. All this time I have been purchasing these eggs, imagining happy chickens scratching and pecking their way around a large expanse of […]
Take a Stress Test!
11 July 2008I remember in college my class had to take a stress test. At the time I was attending school in Georgia and as part of the curriculum every student had to complete a wellness/health class. It was a very basic class and only awarded a grand 1 credit to your transcript, and I am not sure it ever transferred […]
What is sweeter than sugar?
7 July 2008Is sugar really the worst thing we can eat?
What are the alternatives? Splenda, Xylitol, Aspartame, Sorbitol, What to choose. The best choice of the 5 for me personally is hands down - Sugar. Pure unadulterated, organic, brown (raw) cane sugar. Now that isn’t a green light to go out there and suck down buckets of […]
1 in 6 children has a learning disability.
4 July 2008I went to a conference last weekend – it was for information on bio-medical interventions for ASD (autism spectrum disorders) and other letter (PDD: pervasice development disorder, ADD: attention deficit disorder, ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, etc.) disorders. It was a great conference but I was shocked and alarmed to hear from three different speakers that […]