More Bad News For Diet Soda Lovers Photo credit: bigstock.com Unfortunately, one trip to any restaurant or supermarket will reveal that far too many people still believe that they go for a ‘healthier’ option by choosing a diet soda rather than the regular sugar filled kind. Far too many research studies, especially over the past five years, have shown that artificial sweeteners are very, very dangerous for your health. This doesn’t make sugary sodas better, it only means you are choosing from two evils, neither of which are good. NAS, or non-caloric artificial sweeteners, is one of the most commonly used food additives around the globe. In 2015, researchers in Israel found that consumption of artificial sweeteners leads to multiple health ailments, including obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, gout, diabetes, and cancer. In this study, scientists fed 10-week old mice a daily dose of either aspartame, saccharin, or sucralose. This is because all artificial sweeteners disrupt the bacteria of the digestive system.
Energy Drinks: Beyond Dangerous, They Can Be Deadly! Photo credit: bigstock.com Energy drinks: they are all around us. They give us wings, turn us into rock stars and monsters, but are they dangerous? Health experts everywhere say: YES! It’s more than just the sugar or aspartame. Dean Wharmby’s doctors found a very large tumor on his liver in 2010. Although no one knows for certain, his father is saying that he thought the energy drinks played at least a part in his son’s death. Energy drinks have been linked to as many as 184,000 deaths around the world in the past 5 years. If you didn’t hear about this man’s death through the mainstream media, don’t be too surprised. One study, which was published in the 2010 journal Cancer Research, found that cancer cells easily metabolized high fructose corn syrup to increase their levels of proliferation. If you think about it, processed sugar is completely unnecessary in a person’s diet. Continue to Page 2 One celebrity mother would agree. Sugar-free energy drinks are no better. References:
U.K. Town Moves Forward with Fluoridated Milk for Children By Derrick Broze On Monday January 18, the Blackpool Council approved a plan to introduce fluoridated milk to school children via the town’s free breakfast program. The Council is attempting to tackle a dental health problem that has caused nearly half of all 12-year olds in Blackpool to have at least one decayed, missing, or filled tooth. The Blackpool Gazette reports: Coun Graham Cain, cabinet secretary for Blackpool Council, said: “Unfortunately the state of Blackpool’s dental health is very poor.However, where some parts of the country can benefit from fluoride naturally appearing in their daily drinking water, in Blackpool we cannot.What we do have is a method through the free breakfast programme that allows us to reach all primary school children as they are growing up and make the fluoride milk available to them there. The proposal will allow for children to opt out and requires the schools to provide non-fluoridated milk. The Blackpool Council’s website states, Image Credit
"Our Daily Poison:" A Stark Look at Our Toxic Food Supply By Dr. Mercola How many chemicals are you exposed to on a daily basis? There's no way to know for sure, but chances are toxic chemicals are in your food and many items you touch hundreds, if not thousands, of times a day.What is known that your toxic burden is largely related to your purchasing decisions and lifestyle. While environmental pollution is certainly a factor, primary routes of chronic exposure include your diet, and personal care and household products.Tests have confirmed that those who eat non-organic foods and use chemical-based products tend to have far higher levels of toxins in their system. Your choice of building materials and furniture can also play a role, as many contain toxic chemicals like flame retardants. Toxins in Food and Plastics Are Fueling Chronic Disease Health statistics suggest the toxic burden is becoming too great for children and adults alike, and toxins in our food appear to play a primary role.According to Joseph E. Our Daily Poison
Top 20 Dangerous Foods You Absolutely Must Avoid - NaturalON Photo credit: bigstock Everyone knows the foods that are healthy and those that are not, right? Yet, there are still a lot of those foods on the store shelves that are being advertised as the “healthy option”, but really are far for being a decent choice. In fact, some of the worst offenders are filled with ingredients that, on top of being unhealthy, keep those inches on your waistline and won’t let you take off those extra pounds. Those little bags of popcorn are just so convenient and easy to use. First, let’s start with the bag itself, which is lined with a chemical called PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid. The popcorn itself doesn’t appear to be GMO, but you can’t be sure since there are no labeling requirements. Last is that “butter flavor.” There is no need to buy microwave popcorn when it is SO easy to make your own at home. Continue to Page 2
Mayo's Mind: 16 Food Additives You Shouldn't Eat UPDATE: Because of a convincing argument made by Chris Kresser, I've removed nitrates/nitrites from this list. For thousands of years, humans have used spices to preserve and taste-enhance food. These spices were so important that wars were fought over them. Then, a couple hundred years ago, the newly created chemical industry started developing natural and synthetic preservatives, nutrients, and taste enhancers for the processed food industry. While several of these chemical additives have never been shown to be harmful, and a few have recently been officially exonerated of any wrong doing (e.g., saccharin), the truth is that most of these chemicals have never been studied for their long-term safety in humans. Of the hundreds of chemicals that are typically added to the foods you eat, I have listed 16 that you should completely avoid consuming. 1. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Agave Nectar. 11. 12. 13. 14. Synthetic Vitamin D. 15. 16.
Study reveals microplastics can even be found in beer It appears nothing is safe from plastic pollution anymore - not even the beer we drink. A recent study published in the Public Library of Science's journal found that on average, beer contains 4.05 man-made particles, mostly plastic fibers, per liter. If the results are generalized across all beers, researchers estimates that people drinking an average of a beer a day will consume 520 particles annually. A recent study analyzing 12 different kinds of beers containing water from five Great Lakes found that the beverages contain an average of 4.05 man-made particles, mostly plastic fibers, per liter The team of three researchers analyzed 12 different beers between January and April of last year. All of the beverages contained water from one of the five Laurentian Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Microplastics are classified as plastic debris that is than five millimeters in length, according to the National Ocean and Atmosphere Administration.
FDA admits not knowing about existence of many food chemicals, let alone their safety (NaturalNews) The explosive introduction of new food additives, in addition to an easing of some federal oversight requirements, has allowed manufacturers to dodge scrutiny from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency responsible for ensuring the safety of chemicals that are flowing into the food supply. And, as reported by The Washington Post, in hundreds of cases the FDA is not even aware of the existence of new additives, which can include chemical preservatives, thickening agents and flavorings, interviews and records have shown. "We simply do not have the information to vouch for the safety of many of these chemicals," said Michael Taylor, the FDA's deputy commissioner for food, in an interview with the Post. The paper further reported: The FDA has received thousands of consumer complaints about additives in recent years, saying certain substances seem to trigger asthmatic attacks, serious bouts of vomiting, intestinal-tract disorders and other health problems. Sources: