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How to Shop for Sustainable Hot Cocoa

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Ingredient watch Written By Lissie Lyles | A hot steaming mug of hot cocoa is a classic winter comfort. As this month's Herbs and Spices article points out, there are some troubling conditions for many people who harvest the world's chocolate. From a nutrition standpoint, sugary, stimulant beverages, such as hot cocoa are not meant to be a part of the daily diet. Once in a while, a high quality hot chocolate is still a luxurious treat many of us like to indulge in. Buying fair-trade, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Ingredient Watch, Nutrition, Sustainability Tagged With: chocolate, harmfull ingredients

Summer Daze: The art of reading a bottle of Sunscreen

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Written By Lissie Lyles | There is a lot of hooey when it comes to the fantastic claims on the labels of cosmetic products; and sunscreens have to be among the most confusing products to decode. With lots of long chemical and mineral names, big claims about SPF, UVB and UVA; lots of warnings about getting it in the eyes, rashes, seals of approval from this or that group, it can be overwhelming trying to choose a good sunscreen. Due to the FDA’s failure to update its sunscreen safety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Ingredient Watch Tagged With: harmfull ingredients, sunscreen

Can you guess the difference between the two canned products?

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Written By Lissie Lyles | Product #1 Ingredients: Chicken Broth (Contains flavor), Potatoes, Carrots, Chicken Fat, Peas, Modified Food Starch, Autolyzed Yeast, Natural Flavoring, Vegetable Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Nonfat Dry Milk, Sugar, Salt, Spice. Product #2 Ingredients: Chicken, Turkey, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver, Chicken Meal, Turkey Liver, Dried Ground Potatoes, Natural Chicken Flavor, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, cranberries, ground flaxseed, salmon oil, taurine, dried … [Read more...]

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Terrible Toxins

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Ingredients to AVOID in personal care products Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol: Found in Anti-freeze. Pentrates skin, weakens protein and cellular structure. Removes barracles from boats! Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES): Detergent, poses serious health threats. Used in garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers. In 90% of personal-care products that foam. DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamiine) & TEA (triethanolamine): … [Read more...]

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Toxins in Deodorants

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Written by Rita Shurtliff There are many personal care products including deodorants and antiperspirants on the shelves today. The trend is to make deodorants and antiperspirants that smell like perfume. Have you ever considered what makes up the gel or white colored paste we slather under our arms to stay fresh and sweat free?  Remember the commercial “Never let them see you sweat;” sweating is actually very healthy for you. It is our body’s way of getting rid of unwanted toxins. Toxins … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Health, Health Alerts, Ingredient Watch, Natural Health Tagged With: harmfull ingredients, toxic

Common Ingredients in Lotions – Buyer Beware!

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Common Ingredients in Lotions – Buyer Beware! As winter rolls in, our skin seems to become drier with the drop in temperature. Considering skin is the body’s armor, it is important to protect and enrich the skin to ensure its youth and longevity. With such a variety of products on the market, and in the event that you received more bottles of lotion that you will ever need during this past holiday season, it is important to be aware of the little things: ingredients in moisturizing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ingredient Watch, Natural Health, Skin Care Tagged With: harmfull ingredients, skin
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