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Drinking Soda is Bad for You

Soft drinks may taste great, but you'll find that no matter what brand you prefer, whether it be Coca Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Root Beer, or Fanta, they'll tell you that the drink is not...

22 comments    health diet heart disease
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Low Carb Sugars: Oligofructose & Erythritol

These days, there are so many different sugar-free options to choose from. You're standing there with your morning coffee, trying to ignore the foot-tapping of the impatient man in the line behind you at the...

0 comments    health diet calories
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Luo Han Guo vs. Stevia

There was a time when I tried giving up sugar entirely. It didn't quite work, but I managed to explore most of my alternative sugar options in the process. At the time, my favorite was Stevia, a South...

4 comments    health food sugar
Raw meat: you can't eat when pregnant89

Foods you can't eat when pregnant

There are foods you should avoid during pregnancy. What foods you can't eat when pregnant? Here's is a list from raw meats to papayas that you should avoid during pregnancy.

49 comments    health family food
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Artificial Sweeteners, Natural Sweeteners

While many people use artificial sweeteners, natural sweeteners are increasing in popularity.  There is good reason for that.  More and more people are concerned about the effects of the various chemicals...

5 comments    health food diabetes
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Easy Banana Dessert Recipes

The term 'banana' usually refers to the 'dessert' banana with the soft and sweet flesh. The bananas that have firm and starchy flesh are called 'plantains,' or 'saba' in many parts of the Philippines. These bananas are from a group of cultivars, which taste somewhat blandly sweet. The unripe plantain banana fruits are dried and ground to make banana flour.

7 comments    recipe banana bananas
For the Love of Honey82

I Love My Honey

The name "Honey" comes from an ancient Hebrew name meaning "enchant". Even though honey has been used for ages as a culinary sweetener, its value far reaches into the healing aspect as well. To use honey as a...

16 comments    health advice honey
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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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Drinking Water And Weight Loss

With over 50% of Americans trying to lose weight, one option to help us lose those unwanted pounds is by drinking water. There are claims that drinking a lot of water will help with weight loss, so let us...

16 comments    weight loss water calories
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The Healthiest Recipes In The World

A recipe is a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making a particular dish, it is the accumulated experience of people. In the past time, any modification of a formula was to serve the purpose of...

0 comments    food recipes recipe
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