Sweeteners The Good, Bad and the Ugly

Sweeteners The Good, Bad and the Ugly

Once upon a time, I picked up a jar of “Organic Raw Blue Agave Nectar” at my Costco. It was the first time I’d ever seen the stuff in real life before Vitamix Demos, and the label looked promising. After all, words like “organic,” “raw,” and “all natural” should mean something. Sadly, agave nectar is neither truly raw, nor is it all natural. Based on the labeling, I could picture native peoples creating their own agave nectar from the wild agave plants. Surely, this was a traditional food, eaten for thousands of years. Sadly, it is not.

Brown Rice Syrup Arsenic Warning

Many times we hear of an outbreak in food that can cause harm. Once it was in tomatoes, once in cantaloupe, and once in spinach. Now we must be aware of the harmful poison found recently in Brown Rice Syrup. Brown rice syrup has been used frequently to replace high...
Dates, Who Knew They Were This Healthy?

Dates, Who Knew They Were This Healthy?

Health benefits of dates are uncountable, as this fruit is affluent in natural fibres. Dates are even rich in several vitamins and minerals. These natural products contain oil, calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, copper and magnesium which are advantageous for health. It is said that consumption of one date daily is necessary for a balanced and healthy diet. Dates help in fighting constipation, intestinal disorders, weight gain, heart problems, sexual weakness, diarrhoea and abdominal cancer.

How to Kill Your Lame Excuses Forever

How to Kill Your Lame Excuses Forever

Focus on the enjoyable and positive.  We all make excuses. But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are. I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money,...