Posts Tagged ‘artificial sweeteners’

You already know that sugar is terrible for your health, and can be one of the causes of diabetes, obesity, and even feeds cancer cells.  And you also probably already know how terrible artificial sweeteners are for your overall health, gut health (they can decimate your gut flora), and other potential health risks.

Many people turn to stevia as a natural sweetener alternative that is healthier than sugar or artificial sweeteners.  Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t …

I wanted to talk about artificial sweeteners today because I've noticed that there's a lot of confusion and misconceptions revolving around these non-caloric sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners and the huge list of products sweetened with them are marketed to you relentlessly as “healthy foods” or “healthier” than sugar or corn syrup sweetened products. But are they really healthy or do they cause all sorts of health problems…

You've probably noticed that I like to talk about food… and healthy eating in particular. I've always said that healthy eating does NOT have to be boring and bland, and if you know a few preparation tricks, can actually be exciting and delicious.

Many people seem to …

Common knowledge know tells us that soda (or “pop” as it is called in some areas) is one of the most harmful things we can put in our body.  This carbonated cocktail of  gut fattening high fructose corn syrup, combined with toxic chemicals, causes a myriad of health problems including weight gain, regardless of how well it is praised.

Thankfully, if you are reading this then I know you really are careful about what you put in your body …

Yummm….coffee!!!

Practically everybody drinks a cup (or more) in a day….

But most of us don’t think of coffee as a “health drink.”  Well, it isn’t healthy when you add tons of sugar, artificial sweeteners and artificial creamers to a cup of Joe!

But, you CAN have a healthy cup of coffee and I’m going to show you how!

First, there has been debate about whether or not brewed coffee can have negative health effects due to compounds …