Walk down the grocery aisle with me and let’s check out the organic snack bars. Will any of them be made with real ingredients that you’d find in your own kitchen? Or will they be filled with added “flavors”, emulsifiers, and processed sweeteners?
Organic snack bars are full of processed ingredients (Is there a healthy snack bar brand?)
Tag: Heart Disease
6 proven health benefits of magnesium—a critical mineral you’re probably not getting enough of
You may already know that magnesium is one of the top supplements for healthy aging, but its benefits go beyond supporting you in your golden years. “It’s essential for all stages of life,” says Andrea Wong, Ph.D., senior vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
6 proven health benefits of magnesium—a critical mineral you’re probably not getting enough of (archived)
Council for Responsible Nutrition is a trade association and lobbying group for the dietary supplement industry…lol.
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US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health
Rice exported to Haiti—mostly from the United States—contains unhealthy levels of arsenic and cadmium, which can increase the risk of various cancers, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, new research shows.
US rice exported to Haiti may be harmful to health
RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
Black people were disproportionately impacted by the covid pandemic. The causes of the crisis were systemic, not genetic.
RFK, Jr.: It’s Not Genetics, It’s Racial Capitalism
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‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy terrorized a tiny Puerto Rican island
For decades, the military fired explosives on Vieques. The US citizens who live there still face the consequences
‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy devastated a tiny Puerto Rican island
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Biden to remark on Social Security, Medicare; strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is laying out its plan to meet an ambitious goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030, including expanding monthly benefits that help low-income Americans buy food.
Biden remarks on Social Security, Medicare; strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
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Biden admin to propose nutrition labels on front of food packaging in push to improve health
Because people don’t know how to turn the product around to read labels?!
Omicron- A Case of Mass Psychosis & Other Insane News
A 3 week old Polish piece. Omicron a Case of Mass Psychosis
A few days ago, the general director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that the introduction of travel restrictions by several countries was an “irrational response” to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Omicron- A Case of Mass Psychosis & Other Insane News
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Let them eat steak: Hold the shame, red meat is not bad for you or climate change
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead, newly released historical documents show.
How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
At the time, studies had begun pointing to a relationship between high-sugar diets and the country’s high rates of heart disease. At the same time, other scientists, including the prominent Minnesota physiologist Ancel Keys, were investigating a competing theory that it was saturated fat and dietary cholesterol that posed the biggest risk for heart disease.
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