Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Chlorine in Your Baby Carrots
The small cocktail or “baby” carrots you buy are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots. You might have known that already. But what you might not know is that once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots, they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them.
When a baby carrot turns white (“white blushing”), this causes the bags of carrots to be pulled from the shelf and thrown away. To prevent this consumer waste, the carrots are dipped in chlorine to prevent the white blushing from happening.
Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen. Organic growers instead use a citrus based, nontoxic solution called Citrox.
Sources:
Eco Child’s Play February 19, 2009
World Carrot Museum
Green Daily February 19, 2009
When a baby carrot turns white (“white blushing”), this causes the bags of carrots to be pulled from the shelf and thrown away. To prevent this consumer waste, the carrots are dipped in chlorine to prevent the white blushing from happening.
Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen. Organic growers instead use a citrus based, nontoxic solution called Citrox.
Sources:
Eco Child’s Play February 19, 2009
World Carrot Museum
Green Daily February 19, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Vacation Season!
It is vacation season and we all need to get away every once and awhile. Whether you go out of town or out to dinner you should remember to always take "precautions". If you take the proper steps you can minimize the effect of bad foods, lack of water, and no exercise.
Try taking some digestive enzymes before you eat any meal not made to your purity standards. A Primal Defense is good for this as well, giving you beneficial bacteria as well as giving you a jump on digestion.
Take a resistance band with you! Your workout will be intense and you can nearly do everything that you could do with weights. This is good so that you can keep encouraging muscle growth and it will help you burn of some of those calories consumed.
Take your mug with you, no not your beer mug your water mug. Use large glass for water and take it with you and try to get the same amount or more depending on your activity as you would at home.
Helpful tips for staying healthy and keeping up your progress for the very fun vacation season. Have a good one and remember to stay healthy.
Try taking some digestive enzymes before you eat any meal not made to your purity standards. A Primal Defense is good for this as well, giving you beneficial bacteria as well as giving you a jump on digestion.
Take a resistance band with you! Your workout will be intense and you can nearly do everything that you could do with weights. This is good so that you can keep encouraging muscle growth and it will help you burn of some of those calories consumed.
Take your mug with you, no not your beer mug your water mug. Use large glass for water and take it with you and try to get the same amount or more depending on your activity as you would at home.
Helpful tips for staying healthy and keeping up your progress for the very fun vacation season. Have a good one and remember to stay healthy.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
FDA Changes Tylenol Warnings But Doesn’t Tell You How to Take it Safely
FDA advisers have recommended lowering the maximum dose of over-the-counter acetaminophen -- the key ingredient in Tylenol, Excedrin and many other pain-killing medications.
The advisers' vote followed the release of a report last month, which found that severe liver damage and even death can result from a lack of consumer awareness that acetaminophen can cause such injury.
Many people may take more than the recommended dose of acetaminophen-based pain relievers in the mistaken belief that taking more will be more effective without posing health risks. And consumers may also not know that acetaminophen is present in many over-the-counter products, including remedies for colds, headaches and fevers, making it possible to exceed the recommended acetaminophen dose accidentally.
Source:
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/06/30/fda-advisers-urge-smaller-doses-of-acetaminophen.html
The advisers' vote followed the release of a report last month, which found that severe liver damage and even death can result from a lack of consumer awareness that acetaminophen can cause such injury.
Many people may take more than the recommended dose of acetaminophen-based pain relievers in the mistaken belief that taking more will be more effective without posing health risks. And consumers may also not know that acetaminophen is present in many over-the-counter products, including remedies for colds, headaches and fevers, making it possible to exceed the recommended acetaminophen dose accidentally.
Source:
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/06/30/fda-advisers-urge-smaller-doses-of-acetaminophen.html
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