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Eric Thorn
Member since 22nd January 2007
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24th January 2007
It's almost impossible anymore to pick up an item in the grocery store and not find some form of corn syrup listed among the ingredients. Corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup solids, glucose syrup, and fructose are all forms of corn syrup or i...
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24th January 2007
A by-no-means-exhaustive search on the internet
regarding "processed food" turns up some very divergent
and controversial information and opinions on the subject.
One camp eschews any kind of processed food; the other
touts the safety and convenie...
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24th January 2007
The USDA reports that Americans ingest an average of 20
teaspoons of sugar (caloric sweeteners such as table sugar
and corn syrup) per day-twice the suggested limit. Huge
increases in sugar consumption in recent decades can likely
be linked to the...
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24th January 2007
Weight loss can be difficult because many take the approach of
starve the body and eat less calories to lose pounds. This works
at first, so you drop a quick seven or eight pounds. But once you
go back to eating, your body thinks it needs to store f...
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24th January 2007
Vitamins are essential for proper body function. If you do not
get enough of the essential vitamins you need, several
problems can occur, from bone loss to headaches. So, the
question you need to ask yourself is: Are you getting enough of
the vita...
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24th January 2007
Because it is harder and harder to get the proper nutrition
needed for your body, vitamin supplements are a great way to
fill voids and gaps. However, not all vitamin supplements are
created equal. Let's take a look at what vitamins you should be
...
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24th January 2007
Vitamin K is essential in healthy bone metabolism and is
highly protective against loss of bone. Bone loss is a
problem that millions of people face each year. Their
bones become brittle, break easily, and oftentimes as
people grow older then get ...
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24th January 2007
The skin presents a particular problem for the
environmental doctor because it is subject to influences
from within the body and from the outside world.
However, despite the complications of trying to link
causation, the general principles of tack...
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24th January 2007
Prostate cancer is directly linked to the consumption of
milk. There are growth promoters that are injected into
cows to help the calves grow faster so that production of
meat and dairy is efficient. However, the problem with
the increase in produ...
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24th January 2007
Having a well balanced diet when you are pregnant is
extremely important, as your diet is going to be directly
related to the health of your fetus. A balanced diet is key
to having a healthy pregnancy. Thus, it is essential to get
the right amount...
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24th January 2007
If you wish to stay healthy, or recover from almost any
illness, then taking nutritional supplements is essential.
Why do we need nutritional supplements? Well there are
several reasons, so let's take a look at some of the
major ones.
First of ...
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24th January 2007
Our bodies are subject to many nutritional deficiencies,
and symptoms are actually better indicators of nutritional
deficiency than signs. The following are symptoms of
some nutritional deficiencies:
Having cold hands all of the time could very ...
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24th January 2007
Cancer is a growing problem in the world and having the
right diet is a great way to fight cancer if you have it, and
ward off cancer if you don't. So let's take a look at some
of the diet suggestions given by scientists and doctors
throughout the...
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24th January 2007
Our bodies are great machines, and if tuned and fueled
properly they will run smooth and for a long time. With the
right raw materials, things do not go wrong in the body and
aging is slow. However, with the wrong foods, or not
enough of the right...
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24th January 2007
With fast food on every corner, convenience stores popping
up everywhere, and fewer and fewer fresh food stands, it
is no wonder there is much need in America to improve diet
and nutrition. However, it is becoming more and more
difficult. Do not b...
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