Many patients trying to get healthy, lose weight or have more energy may check the number of calories, fat or sugar in foods they eat. But when was the last time they read the ingredients label? Most people don’t realize a food's quality, and the effects it has on your body, has little to do with its fat or calorie count, and everything to do with what ingredients are hiding ... Continue Reading
Nanotechnology: A Threat Worse than GMOs or Chemicals in Food
Nanotechnology presents the possibility of environmental and human pollution and the potential for harm to be caused by meddling with the food chain. For many years there have been concern about chemicals added to foods to enhance color, flavor, and shelf life. There has also been concern over the use of genetic modifications to crops and to increase yields and disease ... Continue Reading
BPA In Canned Foods: Should You Worry?
(BeWellBuzz) Many of us readily pick out coconut milk, baked beans and tomato sauce from supermarkets without so much as batting an eyelid. In fact, if you're a mom and have fed your child out of jars and cans, you'd probably have checked the list of ingredients too. But that list conveniently leaves one mysterious ingredient out - BPA! What mothers and other consumers fail to ... Continue Reading
Toxic Chemicals in Food?
Flame-retardants in butter? Tainted kids' cereal? Sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it's real - potentially harmful substances are common in the foods we eat, especially if you store things in plastic containers. How do they get in there and how can you protect yourself? Here's what you need to know about the health risks and how to prevent them... When you butter ... Continue Reading