By Heather Callaghan, Editor In late November Nestlé announced it had made a research breakthrough in their chocolate recipes – restructuring sugar in order to cut down on the ingredient by 40%, but still trick consumer taste buds into sweet satisfaction. Nestlé says, “Imagine if…
By Organic and Healthy When you’re in the dairy aisle in the supermarket, how often do you see a butter product being marketed as ‘healthy’? Almost never. It’s always the margarine alternative that boasts of health benefits, but the reality is that butter can actually…
By AnonWatcher Girl Scout Cookies has announced their release of a GMO free cookie for 2017, but their reluctance to mention the acronym in an official statement has everyone wondering. Remove GMOs from Girl Scout Cookies Facebook page has announced their success of their online petition…
By Organic and Healthy Oreo cookies are a family favourite, with over 22 varieties available in the US they have popular since their introduction over 100 years ago, but recent research shows that these sweet treats are hiding a dark secret. Studies have found that…
By Natasha Longo Don’t you love people who cling to scientific research without ever questioning who sponsored that research? Using archival documents, a new report published by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the sugar industry’s role in heart disease research. The study suggests that the sugar…
By Amanda Froelich This newlywed was preparing for death when she made this one change to her diet. Eliminating sugar from one’s diet has been credited with everything, from weight loss to clearer skin, but did you also know that people with more serious illnesses…
By Elisha McFarland Numerous studies have shown the negative health effects of drinking soda on your waistline and your teeth. Drinking soda, however, has far more serious health risks than many of us may realize. This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2016 According to Euromonitor, the…
By Brandon Turbeville According to a new study, research is increasingly demonstrating what many natural health advocates and critics of artificial sweeteners have been saying for years. That sugar replacements like sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin are actually causing diabetes as opposed to preventing it. While…
By Brandon Turbeville Despite a world-wide economic depression, U.S. consumers appear to be fighting back against the power of Big Agri and GMO food corporations. After seizing control of virtually all the means of production of sugar beets, GM food corporations might be getting dealt…
By Dave Mihalovic According to the conventional wisdom of mainstream medicine, the world’s leading health practitioners in alternative, complementary and integrative medicine have it all wrong and are misinforming millions in practice and on the internet with a barrage of myths and misconceptions they claim…
By Michelle Toole Why use coconut milk in yogurt? Not only is coconut milk a great way to safely enjoy yogurt if you’re on a vegan or dairy-free diet, it also provides great health benefits to anyone on any diet. Coconuts are a source of…
By Claire Bernish An alarming study has found eating foods high on the glycemic index (GI), such as bagels, white bread, and rice, increase the risk of developing lung cancer by 49 percent — particularly for non-smokers. In fact, when researchers studied the diets of…
By Kelly Brogan, MD We are so saturated with information. With stimulus. With advice. With authoritative edicts on health. A chain of gurus have come before me seeking to guide patients into the light of wellness. People are blinded by it, however. They feel confused,…
By Heather Callaghan It’s that time of year again to witness the ever growing Shamrock Shake phenomenon at McDonald’s – complete with ads for shakes that are 50 shades of alien-green. It’s been said that you should never eat something with an ingredients list thicker…
By April McCarthy Everyone experiences some unhappiness, often as a result of a change, either in the form of a setback or a loss, or simply, as Freud said, “everyday misery.” The painful feelings that accompany these events are usually appropriate, necessary, and transitory, and…
By Daily Superfood Love Food cravings are no joke. CLICK TO TWEET There was a point in my life where my sweet cravings were so strong that I got out of bed, changed back into real clothes, drove to a grocery store, and picked up one…
By Paul A. Philips Refined Sugar is close to zero nutrition value Because of the industrial processes involved in manufacturing, sugar has practically no nutrition value: The vitamins and enzymes have become denatured (lose their molecular shape) and thus fail to contribute to the body’s…
By Laura Geggel People who drink sugary beverages, such as soda or fruit juice, daily tend to gain a type of body fat associated with diabetes and heart disease, a new study finds. Researchers looked at about 1,000 middle-age people over a six-year period and…
By Heather Callaghan Previously, we expanded on 5 major ways to boldly face the onslaught of sugary holiday treats and desserts. No one is arguing that a person can’t enjoy the occasional dessert – but what if you wish for strength to cut back?…
By Heather Callaghan Corporate demand largely fueled the proliferation of genetically modified and glyphosate-resistant sugar beets as a cheap source for sweeteners in candy, chocolates and beverages. Imagine getting a farming contract from a corporation as big as Hershey, for instance. Farmers could get back…
