The Food Pyramid is Upside Down? Do you think the food pyramid is contributing to disease in America? You’re right! Statistics across the US show that 1/3 Americas are in a healthy weight, 1/3 are overweight, and 1/3 are obese and beyond. The largest growing segment is childhood obesity, which is scary because these children are being set up to fail with their health and our children will have to deal with the mess their parents make. America spends more of health costs than any other nation, and more than many industrial nations combined. Why the fall from grace? How is this … [Read more...]
Food Industry: Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap
The food industry has a deep hold on you and is purposefully tricking you out of your health. You’ve battle the parking lot, got a good spot, and remembered to bring your bags from home. The true challenge lies inside the store, the big food companies have legions of employees and mountains of research to influence your choices to get your money. It’s not simple anymore at all, food such as apples or oranges have been altered genetically (GMO), injected with artificial colors, or treated with chemicals. It is rare now-a-days to get pure food from a supermarket. Sadly, if you don’t do … [Read more...]
Fat & Cholesterol in Thornton and Northglenn?
Cholesterol and Fat Myth, a thing of the past Saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for you, is a proven myth now! New books, articles, and studies are coming out in increasing rates to prove the opposite, that saturated fat and cholesterol are good for your body. Saturated fat has been a healthy human staple for thousands of years, the overwhelming majority of human existence. The low-fat craze has pushed the public into excessive consumption of refined carbohydrates, primarily sugar which research links to increased inflammation and disease according to an article in Time, May … [Read more...]