Melissa on October 20th, 2009

Last night on the CBS Hit Show “CSI:  Miami“  (Bad Seed, 10/19/09), the show centered around two people that had been poisoned.  It turns out, that both had been exposed to bacteria.  One person had eaten bacteria that was exposed to E-Coli and the other had eaten corn that had been genetically modified (GMO) and produced [...]

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Melissa on October 4th, 2009

In case you missed The Oprah Winfrey Show the other day, Dr. Mehmet Oz was on the show talking about Americans being addicted to prescription medications.  The show was primarily about pain-relieving, anti-anxiety and anti-depressant related medications; those being the primary drugs that people get addicted to.
It was an intense show and although I know that [...]

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Melissa on September 24th, 2009

Well yesterday it happened.  I got that funny little strange sensation that told me I was “coming down with it.”  I woke up feeling good; had my usual Power Smoothie and was bouncing off the walls.
But then about 10:00 am, I hit a MAJOR slump.  All of a sudden, my energy took a nose dive.  [...]

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Have you ever seen these words on a cereal box, a loaf of bread or flour?  Have you stopped to think about what it means?  This post is going to talk about these two words and the detrimental impact they have on our food supply.
Enriched……You’ll see this most commonly on flour, breads, tortillas and pasta.  [...]

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Melissa on August 22nd, 2009

There is quite a debate going around about coffee.  Depending on who you read, there are theories that suggest drinking coffee is actually good for you.  It does have antioxidant value associated with it, so that can definitely be a good thing. 
But for me, its how you’re drinking your coffee that matters.  Personally, I don’t like [...]

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