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Ever get a scratchy throat or experience swelling? How about a breakout of hives or a bout with brain fog? Some joint pain, too? Well, you just may be sensitive to the very things that you eat. Factors like genetically modified foods (GMOs), gluten, medications and even stress can make your small intestines loosen up ...click here to read more

Consider this: You sit down to a hot dinner of roast chicken and potatoes that look perfectly cooked and nicely crisped, and you realize you’re hungry! You dig in with enthusiasm, but the taste and texture you’re expecting is…kind of like eating mush. That appealing chicken leg is a boneless paste that melts in your ...click here to read more

Four years ago my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic and could be looking at long-term daily medication for type 2 diabetes. I was shocked. It couldn’t be true, could it? I thought I had my health in control, for the most part – working out with cardio and weights in my condo gym ...click here to read more

I have a tub of sour cream that’s been sitting in my fridge for almost a month now. It smells OK, but should I really use a scoop on my baked potato? A baked potato is a lot more appealing with sour cream, in my mind. Wait. It’s expired! But like many people, I hate ...click here to read more

Summer is the perfect time to switch to sandals, unwind on a deck and indulge in those cooling, tasty treats. But did you know that it’s also the right time to think seriously about what you eat and drink? That’s because the latest data by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. ...click here to read more

I had cereal from a box almost every morning growing up. It’s convenient, tasty (especially with miniature marshmallows) and, once you add your milk, you’ve got pretty much a complete meal with calcium, protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. Mom always had us eating a bit of fresh fruit, too, to cover all the nutritional basis. ...click here to read more

I love it when my friend’s dog, Doug, actually does as he’s told. Like stop jumping all over me as soon as I try to sit down on the couch when I’m visiting. Or snatching up my purse with drooling jaws and hiding it in another room, just for fun. Who wants jaw prints on ...click here to read more

When you head out to your local grocery store, you’re likely enticed by labels on boxes saying, “All Natural” and “Nothing Artificial.” Who wants fake food? As a consumer, these claims make you feel good that you are purchasing wholesome food for you and your family – food that’s good for you. Right? Turns out ...click here to read more

Enjoy your toasted bagel first thing in the morning? How about your super-fluffy deli sandwich for lunch or that sloppy pizza slice “on the go?” Although they are labeled as “safe” and “healthy,” these and hundreds of foods in the United States just like them contain a potentially hazardous industrial chemical, according to a new ...click here to read more

Schooled in the ancient secrets of the womanly arts, mothers wisely pass down to daughters what was so helpfully passed down to them: the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. As luck would have it, recent research seems to suggest that the same is true of women. 6 SEXUAL FOODS TO FIRE ...click here to read more

Every time I walk through a food store, I’m pleasantly surprised to see more and more people looking carefully at the labels of packaged food. It’s a wonderful habit, because these people are exercising their choice over what goes into their bodies. However, the sad truth is that the food regulatory authorities like the FDA, ...click here to read more

Many experts will say the one benefit to having dinner out on the town, is atleast you are aware of the fact you aren’t in control of what’s in it. This can glaze over by using sheer ignorance, the fact that the food you are eating at restaurants is more than likely full of all ...click here to read more