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The food you eat may not impact your health immediately, but over the long term it will impact not only your health, but the health of our planet as well. Watch what you eat!
Jul 19 2010

Local Food Movement

The Local Food Movement Picks Up Momentum

Local Food Movement: Farmer's MarketThe word local is one of America’s hot new buzz words. Although the idea of buying locally grown food is not at all new, the local food movement has certainly picked up momentum in recent years and has therefore thrust the word “local” into all kinds of headlines. Forty years ago it was mostly grown hippies and environmentalists who promoted local food. College towns had food co-ops and bigger cities hosted weekend farmer’s markets. Today, politicians, white collar workers, blue collar workers, housewives, retirees, college students and people from all parts of society are getting on the local food movement bandwagon... read more »


Jun 22 2010

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Health Risks

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Endangering Your Health?

Plastic Cup with HFCS SodaHigh fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is both a preservative and a sweetener. It is produced through a process that changes the form of sugar in cornstarch from glucose to fructose. This sounds natural enough and does not immediately conjure up concerns about health risks, but a closer look at high fructose corn syrup reveals several factors that do cause concern. In particular, the connection between high fructose corn syrup and increased obesity along with the correlating health risks such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and coronary artery disease.... read more »