by Brenda Watson | Oct 8, 2012 | General
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has received a lot of attention over the past couple years in large part because of its ubiquitous presence in the food supply, particularly soda. HFCS is basically a less expensive alternative to sugar, which is why it is found in so...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 21, 2011 | General
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Weekly challenge (I mean, opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the right direction for bringing health to your week. You could even add it to your calendar. Join us! Every five years the...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 16, 2011 | General
It seems that the general public is aware that reducing saturated and trans fats, improving the diet by eating more fruits and vegetables (and thus, fiber!), and exercising regularly can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease later in life. When saturated...
by Brenda Watson | Oct 1, 2010 | General
Well folks, it looks like BPA is back in the news, and the news is not good. In one of the first studies of its kind, scientists from the University of Michigan and the Harvard School of Public Health looked at how exposure to the chemical Bisphenol A affected the...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 31, 2010 | General
Toxins, toxins, everywhere…or so it seems, right? Especially when I read a story like the one I read the other day about how parabens were found in 92% of people who participated in a recent study. And in case you didn’t know, parabens are in just about everything. So...
