The Olive Oil Industry is Full of Fraud — you may not be eating the real thing
The olive oil industry is riddled with fraudulent practices. Most olive oil is a low-grade mixture of olive oil and canola oil that has been deodorized and artificially colored — even if the label states “extra virgin, cold pressed.” Even if the label states that it was made in Italy.
Beans, beans…they’re good for your health?
Professor Maurice Bennink, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, says eating beans can reduce malnutrition and chronic diseases.
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March 21, 2009 Mouth Sores Driving You Crazy?
Researchers are very conflicted over what causes mouth sores, but I have a few theories of my own, starting with nutritional deficiencies that may pull you out of the slump. view the article
March 9, 2009 Why Do Women Wear Clay Masks?
So facial masks are strange. Or are they? What exactly is in that mud anyway? For thousands of years, wet, muddy, green clay has been applied to the face, allowed to dry and then washed off. The result? Increased health and beauty. view the article
March 5, 2009 New Study: Vitamin C Feeds Your Carotid Artery
Writing in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, researchers from Ulleval University Hospital in Norway report that increased intakes of vitamin C and fruit and berries were associated with less thickening of the carotid artery. view the article