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Aspartame is a Deadly Sweetener — Avoid it at All Costs

By on October 14, 2007 in Aspartame, CHEMICALS

Have you ever used the sugar replacements: NutraSweet, Equal, and Spoonful? If so, then you’ve consumed aspartame. What is Aspartame? Aspartame releases a neurotransmitter called aspartate during digestion. This neurotransmitter is allowed to cross a special barrier called the blood-brain barrier [a membranic structure that acts primarily to protect the brain from chemicals in the [...]

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Non-Stick Cookware: A Worthwhile Convenience?

By on October 1, 2007 in CHEMICALS

I can remember the days before my family had a microwave. Days when our meals were sometimes slow-cooked for hours in order to bring out all of the flavors. I can also remember a family trip to the mall one Saturday when I was five years old, where a product demonstrator fried egg after egg [...]

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Antiperspirants are Again Under the Scanner — Learn How to Make Your Own Deodorant

By on September 26, 2007 in CHEMICALS

Recently some researchers in the UK created a huge scare by claiming that antiperspirants used by women caused breast cancer. They claimed that the aluminum used in the antiperspirant mimics estrogens and thus increases the risk of breast cancer. Does Using Antiperspirants Retain Harmful toxins Within the Body? Most experts assure us that there is [...]

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The Real Buzz on Caffeine

By on September 25, 2007 in caffeine, CHEMICALS

Rooted in Euphoria Legend has it that an Arabian shepherd named Kaldi discovered coffee. One day he found his goats dancing joyously around a dark green leafed shrub with bright red cherries in the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Kaldi soon found out that it was the bright red cherries on the shrub that [...]

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The Startling Truths about Tobacco

By on September 25, 2007 in CHEMICALS

One thousand Americans stop smoking every day – by dying. Author Unknown Did you know that the smoking related diseases claim about 438,000 American lives every year? Smoking costs the United States over $167 billion per year in health-care; including $92 billion in mortality-related productivity loses, and $75 billion in direct medical expenditures. That’s an [...]

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Exploding the Protein Myth

By on September 18, 2007 in CHEMICALS, DIET

‘In excess, even nectar is poisonous’. – A wise Indian proverb When I visited the US a decade ago, my western hosts were surprised and perhaps dismayed that I was a hardcore veggie. At a party thrown for me, a very senior American gentleman remarked; “Kid you need more protein to be healthy.” Respecting his [...]

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Parabens: Paranoia or Fact? What You Need to Know Before You Use Skin Products

By on September 9, 2007 in CHEMICALS

What are Parabens? Parabens in skin care and parabens in makeup are a group of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Parabens are effective preservatives in many types of formulas. These compounds, and their salts, are used primarily for their bacteriocidal and fungicidal properties. They can be found in shampoos, [...]

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