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How to Improve your Immune System

Sleeping beauty got lots of sleep. Good warm clothes can help the immune system. Television ads show how hand washing is a good thing during flu season. It is one thing to keep the flu virus from getting in...

5 comments    health advice family
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The High Fructose Corn Syrup Controversy

The average American consumes more than 60 pounds of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) every year. HFCS is found as a sweetener in nearly every aisle of every supermarket in America, even in some foods that you...

4 comments    health food nutrition
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Processed Foods to Keep in Your Pantry

Fresh, raw and organic foods are gaining in popularity as people make their diets more healthful and natural, but there can still  be a place in a pantry for some of the now-to-be-dreaded, processed foods.As...

33 comments    health food sodium natural foods
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Fat @$$ Tax

The House Ways and Means committee has proposed a tax on sugary sodas and psuedo-juice drinks. Many on the left and right are decrying that this would hit poorer people and small retail business...

12 comments    energy obesity fuel
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The Obesity Epidemic- Who's Responsible?

A discussion of the various harmful additives current in the US food supply, which substantially contribute to the obesity epidemic in this country.

2 comments    children politics diet
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Natural Sodas

Many people love to drink soft drinks, but nutrionally there are just horrible! If you need to cut back or wean yourself off of them, you might enjoy trying natural sodas.

33 comments    health soda beverages
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High Fructose Corn Syrup ads are out to spew their super sweetness into your brain

A few months back I read a press release by the Corn Refiners Association announcing that they were developing of a series of television advertisements "encouraging consumers to get the facts and make...

4 comments    health advice food
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The Late Great Cereals

They were the staples of our childhood, and perhaps what they have evolved (or deteriorated to in some cases) into these days, makes that still the case. During the school year especially, we started out days...

22 comments    gardening garden china
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Captain Obvious's Guide To Sweeteners | OMG HFCS WILL KILL US ALL!

Our favorite Impartial, dim, illiterate Observer ™ and Captain Obvious are back again! This time discussing the evils of HFCS. Everywhere you look nowadays, you'll see righteous greenie types squealing...

2 comments    sugar corn syrup hfcs
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How to make soda pop

Photo Credit: Wikipedia I can't stand the taste of water. especially flat water with no bubbles. Years ago, I used to drink a lot of Coca-Cola. I had what you might call brand name loyalty. I could take the...

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