Archive for March 26th, 2012

Beneful Healthy Weight Dry Dog Food, 3.5-Pound Bags (Pack of 6)

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Healthy Weight is a reduced-calorie dog food that helps keep your dog happy and healthy – with 10% fewer calories than Beneful Original.

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The IINsider’s Digest: David Katz on Nutrition Fanaticism, Study Stirs Milk Debate, and Religion and Exercise

The IINsider’s Digest gathers all of the hottest nutrition headlines around the web in one place for you to easily digest. This week, Integrative Nutrition Teacher David Katz, MD is featured in an ABC News piece about whether high fructose corn syrup is sugar, and he also writes an opinion piece in the Huffington Post about the dangers of taking a religious-like stance to uphold the “perfect” diet. The number of meatless products is growing reports NPR, and Yahoo! reports that new study calls into question the benefits of drinking milk. Exercise challenges the religious – devout Christians are uncomfortable with yoga’s religious connotations, and Muslim and Orthodox Jewish women struggle to remain modestly dressed when participating in Zumba or other rigorous aerobic classes.

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The Dangers of Trans Fats, (partially) Hydrogenated Oils, Trans Fatty Acids


Trans fats are artificially produced fats that are very unhealthy. The consumption of trans fats is one of the main causes for the current obesity epidemic. Trans fats are used in thousands of food products. naturalnews.com The health risks of trans fats include hart disease, obesity, cancer, clogged arteries, high cholesterol, diabetes, birth defects, allergies in children, etc. articles.mercola.com Food manufactures use (partially) hydrogenated oils because it increases the shelf life of their products. This means less spoilage, less loss and therefore more profit! In addition, products with trans fat tend to taste quite good. Trans fats are used in fast food, chips, baked goods, french fries, etc. Trans fats are produced through the hydrogenation of vegetable oils such as sunflower and soybean oil. During this chemical process hydrogen molecules are added to the oil molecules and the oil becomes solid as is the case with margarine. When consuming natural fats, it takes the body 18 days to metabolize half of them. When consuming trans fats, it takes the body 51 days to metabolize half of them. This means that half of the trans fats you eat will still be in your body 51 days later! No wonder obesity has become such an epidemic. becomehealthynow.com Food products will contain trans fat if they include any of the following ingredients: (partially) hydrogenated oil or fat, shortening, margarine. Butter also contains a small amount of natural trans fat. This is not as

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Yogi Healthy Fasting, Herbal Tea Supplement, 16-Count Tea Bags (Pack of 6)

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Detoxification plays an important role in dieting, so look to our healthy fasting tea as part of your weight loss plan. Our flavorful blend of traditional herbs helps detoxify the body and supports stamina and digestion as you diet. A blend of organic red clover with burdock and dandelion supports the liver in eliminating toxins. Licorice supports overall stamina, and Garcinia cambogia supports the body’s ability to stay lean. Finally, fennel and cinnamon bark improve circulation and aids dige

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