Monthly Archive for May, 2007

According to an Argentina study in order to get full value from garlic, it should be crushed (not minced) before adding it to any recipe. 

What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in it. For the latest information on companies that produce products you can trust go to www.safecosmetics.org.   

One serving of red apple with its peel (100 g) has the same antioxidant activity as 1,500 mg of vitamin C.

If you frequent health food stores you may have noticed sodas disquised as health drinks; they may boast they contain cane sugar rather than refine sugar. No matter what these drinks may claim most are loaded with sugar and calories.

There are a few exceptions containing only 100% fruit juice and carbonated water; this makes them a better choice not necessarily a healthier choice.

Your healthiest option is seltzer water with a splash of 100% fruit juice. This is not only better for your waist line but for your children’s teeth. 

Now if partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are bad for you how does fully hydrogenated rank? It may sound like an oxymoron but “fully hydrogenated” is a healthier fat.

Fully hydrogenated fats have the consistency of candle wax making them too hard to be used on their own. In order to make these fats user friendly they are mixed with oil, preferably soy oil. Even though a fully hydrogenated oil is a saturated fat when mixed with soy oil this creates a fat that is high in stearic acid; this results in a fat that is easy on your arteries.  

Liquid oil is still your best choice but “fully hydrogenated” is a much better choice than “partially Hydrogenated”