Foods
No matter what kind of diet we might be following we can all agree that eating excess sugar is not healthy. It is not only the fact that sugar has no nutritional value whatsoever but overconsumption of sugar is an independent risk factor for increased risk of cardiovascular disease including heart disease and strokes. The…
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In recent years, close examination of rice and rice products has exposed a dark side of this healthy grain. Most rice contains significant levels of arsenic, a toxic poison. This may sound shocking but arsenic is a natural part of our planet Earth, being present in the soil and water as well as in plants…
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A good cup of tea can provide a comforting break from our hectic lives and has been enjoyed by people all over the world for thousands of years. Tea drinking first began in China and the love of tea has not abated since. In fact, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, tea…
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A book published in 2017 by Steven Gundry, MD called “The Plant Paradox” makes the startling claim that lectins are the cause of most human disease. If this is true it would indeed be ground breaking. But, if it is true, how can we explain the wealth of evidence that we have about the healthiness…
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Nutritional yeast might very well seem a strange product to eat. It comes in the form of yellow flakes with an unusual smell that some identify as “cheesy” and others call “the smell of old dirty socks”. Why would one want to eat such a substance? Let’s find out. Nutritional yeast has a strong flavour…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
