FRUCTOSE – America’s most dangerous food additive

There are 8 sugars in our diet that our body can use for nutrition and energy. These all eventually turn into glucose which is the necessary fuel for our muscles and brain. Our bodies regulate glucose levels in the blood by insulin and glucagon, so the amount will not be too high or too low. […]

FRENCH FRIES – America’s favorite junk food

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French Fries are one of the most harmful foods in the American diet. They are little more than starch (which the body turns into sugar), loaded with dangerous fats and salt. They should be called “Fat Sticks” because eating them leads to the accumulation of fat, which causes heart disease, diabetes, depression, hypertension, obesity, and […]

Artificial Sweeteners (Sugar Substitutes & Diet Drinks)

–lost hope and broken dreams – When artificial sweeteners were first introduced to the market, the medical community was delighted. What was there not to like about substituting a safe, sweet tasting chemical for the ravishes sugar caused to human health, especially for diabetics and the obese? But that elation was short lived. It soon […]

THE HUNGER GAUGE

Ignore the Hunger Gauge. Stop before you’re full and let it catch up.