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The herbal medicine view of sugar as toxic

  • toxic sugar
  • April 3, 2012
A report on the show 60 Minutes has stirred some controversy. The attention getting headline was “ Is Sugar Toxic?”. Behind the...
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Food as part of health and life

Food is an important part of good health. There are two different ways of looking at food and health. One is to understand all the nutrients and...
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High fructose corn syrup and health

In every health food store around the country and in Wisconsin you will find marketing that identifies the current enemy of good health; High...
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Advice from India about how to handle hot humid weather

It is July in Wisconsin, and as if on cue the hot humid weather is moving in. Many people have a hard time dealing with the hot humid weather of...
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2011 Wisconsin cancer report published

The Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System within the Wisconsin Division of Public health has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to evaluate the...
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Heritage spring foods

Milwaukee has a strong German, Irish and Polish heritage. The foods of these cultures work well in this area because there is a similar climate to...
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It's National Nutrition Month

March isNational Nutrition Month. Thiscampaign, promoted by the American Dietetic Association,focuses consumerattention on the importance ofproper...
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Genetics is not the main reason behind kids’ rising obesity rates

Milwaukee parents may not know about a new federal project, “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010” signed by President Obama into law,...
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Eight ways to Boost Your Metabolism

The key to losing weight and keeping it off has to do with the energy balance of your body. We measure energy in our body in a unit called calories...
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Food addiction, the new Joe Camel?

If you every wonder why losing weight can be so hard, you are not alone. A lot of factors go into the weight loss process and often we enter into a...
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