Avoid these summer sicknesses. Here’s one of the top five most common, “with almost daily trips to the pool to find relief from the scorching sun, it’s no surprise that many children encounter a common — and painful — problem in the summer from playing in the water: Swimmer’s Ear.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
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YUCK! Unusual Additives In Our Food
WARNING! We won’t lie, today’s article is gross but it’s about all the additives in our everyday foods. Here’s one, “Human hair is regularly — and not accidentally — added to some types of bread and other baked goods, via an additive made from hair (most of it human, some from animal feathers and cow horns) called L-cysteine.” To read more (we understand if you don’t), CLICK HERE.
What's Really Making Americans Fat
Here’s a quote from today’s article that claims that cheap food is what is making Americans fat, “that means Americans aren’t just eating more high-calorie food, they are eating more of a variety of foods. Consequently, Americans have consumed, on average, about 20% more calories since the 1970s.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Long-Term Healh Benefits For Not Giving Up
Losing weight can seem like an uphill battle and it may seem easier to just give up but no matter your age, you can benefit from losing weight. Check out this quote from the article, “adults who drop a BMI category — from obese to overweight, or from overweight to normal — at any time during adult life, even if they put the weight back on, can reduce these cardiovascular conditions.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
You May Want To Add This To Your Salads
When you make your dinner salads do you use Olive Oil? If not, maybe you should. According to the article when you mix ingredients like spinach and olive oil they form “nitro fatty acids.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Healthy Beginnings For Healthy Futures
Looking for ways to raise a healthy child? We’ve got a great article for you. Here’s one suggestion, “it may take 10-15 exposures to a food before a kid accepts it. Encourage trying new fruits and vegetables for just a few bites. ” To read more, CLICK HERE.
You And Your Feet
We’re bringing you a warning about the two things that keep you moving: your feet. Here’s a quote from the article, “a change in your feet—whether on the skin, nails, or even how they feel—can be the first sign of a potentially serious problem that, if caught early, could save your life.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Bad News For Red Wine Lovers
Oh no! Say it ain’t so! Red wine and chocolate may not be good for us, after all. Resveratrol is an antioxidant, which can be found in chocolate, grapes, peanuts and other berries. It has been said that this antioxidant can provide health wonders but according to today’s article about a new study, “…the team still concludes that those with the highest concentration of resveratrol metabolites were no less likely to have died of any cause, compared with those with no resveratrol in their urine.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
What You Need To Know About Food Dye
We see food dye in a great deal of kid-targeted foods but what today’s article has to say about food dye may have you steering clear of those colorful treats. Here’s a statistic from the article, “The amount of artificial food dye certified for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased five-fold, between 1950 and 2012, according to the Purdue researchers.” To read more, CLICK HERE.
Are You Addicted To Food?
Addicted to love, addicted to power and addicted to…food? I often ask myself if I’m addicted to it and when I came across this article, I thought you might be curious too. So today I bring you an article about about hyperpalatable foods, here’s what they have to say about them, “these foods are deliberately engineered in such a way that they surpass the reward properties of traditional foods, such as vegetables, fruits, and nuts.” To read more, CLICK HERE.