Splenda, also known as sucralose, is the unhappy accident step-child of a failed chemistry experiment. College laboratory scientists in London were attempting to create a new insecticide using sugar and a poison. The poison was sulfuryl chloride, which ended up being three chlorine molecules in the Splenda that is so popular today. Chlorides are found […]
Nutrition
Sugars and the Glycemic Index
Sugar Facts: Sugar depresses the immune system. Americans consume an average of 150 bags of sugar in a year. Lots of sugar triggers insulin production. Guess who else loves insulin? Cancer cells. Sugar causes cancer cells to divide so the number of cancer cells grows. Sugar contributes to obesity because the excess in the body […]
The Ultimate Food Fight
YES – Prop 37: Label GMOs Your Right to Know What You Are Eating GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms and are created by large Chemical Companies: Monsanto (also maker of DDT, Agent Orange, PCBs, (rGBH) Bovine Growth Hormone) DuPont Dow Agro. How are GMOs made? 1. By taking genes from one species and forcing […]
Dr. Pat’s Top Ten Worst Foods
10. pasteurized milk – nothing like killing all the nutrition with heat then replacing it with fake vitamins, and on top of that the steady diet of pharmaceuticals most dairy cows receive make it through to you. 9. most breakfast cereals which are chock full of processed sugar, or high fructose corn syrup, and white […]
Why Kids Need Vitamin D
Vitamin D receptors have been found in almost every type of human cell; from your brain to your bones, so its power to optimize your health is exceptional. This does not mean that Vitamin D cures anything, only that you will be healthier with adequate levels in your body. Researchers looked at more than 6,000 […]