For some people, going to the movies is not just about watching a movie on a huge movie screen.  It's about getting a large bucket of buttered salty popcorn, candy, and a soft drink.  It's the whole experience. If this sounds l

A primary factor that contributes to degenerative diseases plaguing America happens to be the #1 drink in America - soft drinks.  Soft drinks are readily accessible everywhere.  There are some kids that don't even know that there is som

We see Asian women and men as being slim.  They must be doing something right, it would seem.  They traditionally drink tea with their meals, eat plenty of vegetables.  It seems like their eating habits would be a model that we would w

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up on groceries in major supermarkets: a green "Smart Choice" check mark.  Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Ritz Bits Peanut Butter Chocolatey Blast crackers and Kid Cuisine Magical Cheese Stu

CONGRATULATIONS PAUL KLEIN Paul Klein of Miami, Florida won the March 2009 contest and won a free 1 ounce bottle of liquid STEVIA, the healthy alternative to sugar, from the Amazon Herb Co.  The contest was to write in 50 words or less why

Do you love eating sweets - the variety of donuts, cakes, cookies and candies that are available?  I know that they taste good, I used to eat them sometimes.  That was before I was aware of how dangerous sugar is.  It is so easy to get

For those wanting to enter the contest to win a FREE bottle of liquid Stevia from The Amazon Herb Co., you have until Saturday, February 28, 2009.  This contest is for those who want an alternative to sugar and artificial sweeteners. Enter

Are you the typical person who eats over 125 pounds of white sugar every year?  How much soda do you drink?  Do you drink diet soda, thinking it is better for you?Valerie Hall, C.N.H.P., in her article titled Go Beyond Calories for Successf

Mark brought his family's favorite sweet potato pie to our company's holiday pot luck dinner.  I happen to love sweet potato pie and couldn't resist having a piece.  The first bite told me there was a lot of sugar in the pie.I m

CONGRATULATIONS JOAN KATILUSJoan Katilus of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas won the August 2008 contest and won a free bottle of liquid Stevia

This morning I went out to breakfast with a friend.  I had these Harvest Grain pancakes that had ground up walnuts in the batter and I ate them plain without any syrup.  I don't even want to mention what my friend had.  Now my frie

Today at work I was passing by someone's desk and was taken back by what I saw.  Mike had on his desk a bottle of water, an apple, and a can of diet coke.  He was doing good with the water and apple, but what about the diet coke? 

 Congratulations Don Schraider!Don Schraider of Venice, California won the March 2008 contest and won a free bottle of Stevia, the natural pure alternative to sugar.  The contest was to write in 50 words or less why he wanted to win the Ste

Soft drinks fill the shelves on grocery stores, convenient stores, and gas station just to name an few.  They are everywhere.  And there is such a variety.  For those who don't like cans, there are plastic bottles and there are goa

The average American eats over 125 pounds of white sugar every year.  It has been estimated that sugar makes up 25 percent of our daily caloric intake, with soda pop supplying the majority of our sugar ingestion.  The amount of sugar we con

Every person has cancer cells in the body.  These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion.  Then doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after tr

As in most offices, the office that I work in has many, many vending machines.  Having a vending machine around can be great.  You can grab something to drink or eat if you don't have anything with you without having to leave the office