Food Preservatives
By Dr. Melanie Dunlap | Healthy Foods Wellness
A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad...
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I fell down. That makes it sound gentle. What I really did was a meme worthy, trip over my feet, try to recover, think for a moment that I had it, start to go down, flap my arms in the air like one of those blow-up advertisements at the car...
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A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to “preserve” them. Preservatives are added to foods that go bad...
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The door to my office flew open and I jumped with a start. When I looked up he had a sheepish grin on his face...
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Mother nature provides some of the simplest and best remedies. One of those remedies is castor oil. Known by the botanical name Ricinus communis, castor...
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Mother nature provides some of the simplest and best remedies. One of those remedies is castor oil. Known by the botanical name Ricinus communis, castor...
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Thanks to much of what we hear in the media, cleansing has earned a reputation for being unhealthy and even unsafe. When you hear the...
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Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.” And while this may not be 100% true for every disease in every person, more and more...
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If you have ever gone to the doctor you have probably been sent off for some sort of medical scan. Maybe a simple x-ray or...
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Time seems to both drag and speed by when you are waiting for test results. Most tests have some amount of anxiety associated with them...
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Dawn was just beginning to break as I got out of bed. Sleep had been scarce, and I needed a shower to get me going....
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The common cold is big business. An estimated $3 billion a year is spent on over the counter medications for the common cold. There are...
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The start of a new year is often a time of reflection and introspection. A time to set goals, create vision boards and start shiny...
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The page a day calendar sits nearly empty on the counter. It started the year full of empowering messages meant to inspire me. Just like...
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