Sugared Soda Consumption, Cell Aging Associated in New Study
Apparently this study found that not only do sugary sodas taste great, they also mutate your DNA! Made me wonder about the choice of words to market the Big Gulp.
By the way, if you drink four 32-ounce sodas during the week, in one year you will have consumed enough to just about fill a 55 gallon barrel.
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This article was first published on October 20, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
MMmmmm. The smell of deep fried bread covered in sugary glaze or filled with sugary goo until it oozes out. You know of what I speak. The donut.
Some of these little circles of death showed up at a meeting last week. I’d woken up late and had not eaten anything that morning. When two boxes of them were placed on the table my head filled with co-workers uh, voices telling me, “Eat one, it won’t hurt you” and “Come on, they’re not that bad.” I caved. Between the stressors going on in my life and the hunger I couldn’t resist. How much can one or two donuts hurt anyway?
Well, for starters, the scale shot up five pounds the next day. My morning weight had been 199 for a week, every day. It was 204 the next. Also, some pain issues I’ve been having which will be addressed through surgery, at a minimum seemed to be worse for the next couple of days. Finally, without disturbing any readers, I’ll say that my gut sounded like a pack of lions for the rest of the day and part of the next.
So why are they circles of death? Read the ingredient list below. This is the least-damaging list of ingredients that I found on a recognized donut makers website. There were other donuts with far more heinous lists.
Given that I am not opposed to wheat per se and naturally occurring sugars, I intend to make an effort at putting together a donut with a much shorter list of ingredients in the near future. When I get around to a successful one, you can bet I’ll put it up here.
Ingredients in simple glazed donuts:
Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Iron as Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Enzyme, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Palm Oil, Water, Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Whey (a milk derivative), Skim Milk, Yeast, Contains less than 2% of the following: Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda), Defatted Soy Flour, Wheat Starch, Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Cellulose Gum, Soy Lecithin, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Caseinate (a milk derivative), Enzyme, Colored with (Turmeric and Annatto Extracts, Beta Carotene), Eggs; Glaze: Sugar, Water, Maltodextrin, Contains 2% or less of: Mono and Diglycerides, Agar, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor.
This article was first published on May 12, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
Yay! Picked it up at Natural Grocers.
As soon as I read about carrageenan, I knew I wanted to eliminate it from our diet since we go through quite a bit of cream.
Is carrageenan the cause of your inflammation?
This article was first published on March 9, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
I know that is a rather long title. It is also a direct quote from an article at authoritynutrition.com. I thought it was such an awesome sentence that I wanted to share it exactly as written. Another tidbit?
When they looked at particular causes of death, they found that the coffee drinkers were less likely to die from infections, injuries and accidents, respiratory disease, diabetes, stroke and heart disease.
March on over and read the whole article to learn more.
This article was first published on January 28, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
No matter what, on Fridays we weigh and record it on a wall calendar in the kitchen. It is something I started when I began my weight loss journey. I sometimes weigh myself more than once a week, but Friday is a must and has to be written down. I can quickly see where I stand for the week. If I didn’t have a loss or had a gain, I could easily see if it was a trend or just an off week. Now I use it as a tool to maintain, because gaining for me is a slippery slope that can get out of hand quickly!
This article was first published on January 17, 2014 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
Something food free and personal today.
Almost two years ago to this date you could have found me on the floor at the back of the house in an extreme amount of pain. I hadn’t slept for three days and I was convinced the word tumor would come out of my physician’s mouth the next morning. Without going too deeply into the details suffice it to say it was a TMJ Disorder. It took minor surgery and months of rehab to fix.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34
What happened to me was that clenching my mouth at night due to stress was causing a very slight misalignment of my jaw. That in turn led to tremendous pain that I could not get rid of. I was stressed over things I had no real control over.
Stress can cause our bodies all sorts of nasty problems. Heart attacks, memory loss, and digestive disorders just to name a few. The irritability that goes with it can damage relationships when left unchecked. I wanted nothing to do with anyone, including those closest to me, when I was in pain. If you’re stressed, try to focus on healthy, positive thoughts and heed the words of Christ above.
Have a great day!
This article was first published on October 7, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
I often tell people that even during my sedentary years my wonderful wife insisted on making me eat well. I thank her regularly for that, as many of my peers are on multiple prescriptions at this stage. I attribute the fact that I am not to her efforts. It seems however, healthy lifestyle can benefit more than physical ailments. Dr. Mercola has an excellent article on the effects of exercise on mood disorders.
Some psychologists swear by exercise as a primary form of treatment for depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Research has shown again and again that patients who follow regular exercise regimens see improvement in their mood — improvements comparable to that of those treated with medication.
… try viewing exercise as a daily tool to immediately enhance your frame of mind, reduce stress and feel happier. Exercise Can Be a Key Anti-Anxiety Treatment
The psalmist wrote that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” It’s a testament to the way we are made that exercising can have beneficial effects on our whole being, not just our bodies. Go run. Go ride. Go climb. Exerting yourself helps bring everything back into focus.
This article was first published on October 3, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You’ve heard it before. You’ve probably heard all your life how your mental performance is best when you eat breakfast. It boosts more than mental performance. A new study indicates is also a big boost to the health of some people suffering from diabetes.
About one-third of the people eating a big breakfast ended up cutting back on the daily diabetic medication they needed to take. By comparison, about 17 percent of the small breakfast group had to increase their medication prescriptions during the course of the trial.
Breakfast May Be Best for Diabetes Patients
This article was first published on October 3, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.
Many believe the only way to prevent diabetes is by using numerous pharmaceuticals, but research points to the contrary.
That research being done by the Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research. A 50+ year old non-profit organization dedicated biomedical research. Following over 22,000 participants for eleven years, researchers found that, “Those who had …. a diet with a high concentration of carbohydrates were 21 percent more likely to develop diabetes.”
Heading over to the Mayo Clinic for a quick look at the Mediterranean Diet basics finds that it includes real foods and, “perhaps even a glass of red wine.” Gasp! Perhaps a little wine for your stomachs sake?
The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps even a glass of red wine — among other components characterizing the traditional cooking style of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
Most healthy diets include fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains, and limit unhealthy fats. ~link
This article was first published on September 24, 2013 and was recovered using AI and web.archive.org.