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As most hot topics do, this started as an email. Recipients were warned that baby carrots, or cocktail carrots, are dipped in a bath of chlorine–as in, the liquid you use to clean your pool–for preservation before being packaged and sent off for you to eat with your lunch, in your salad and as a snack.

But that’s not all. The email claimed that the white residue, or white blush, that forms on these carrots is actually …

More than likely, there’s a bear shaped honey bottle in your cupboard. This is liquid honey, which is probably pasteurized (most grocery store honey is to prevent crystallization), and if you check the label there’s a good chance it is blended from many sources. Now go check – was I right?

This description is what most people think of when they think honey. Though always found in the kitchen; it’s usually used only here and there. On …

Did you know that blood pressure drugs don’t even prolong your life? They are expensive and with loads of side-effects, but they do not actually prevent heart attacks or strokes, nor to they add a single day to expanse of life.

Did you know that you can cure high blood pressure for good and get to the root of the disease with inexpensive food, supplements and other remedies? In fact, some of these remedies may be in your kitchen right …

Sneezing, runny nose, itchy watery eyes…

You recognize the symptoms. When seasonal allergies arise, they are just plain miserable!  Maybe ragweed is the culprit, pollen or even mold.  Sneezing through spring and itching through summer sends many of you running to your local drugstore for allergy relief or to get a prescription for something even stronger from your doctor.

The problem is that these chemical based drugs don’t address the root allergen issue.  Furthermore, their effects …