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Back in the day when Jamie Lee Curtis was lighting up the big screen in movies like True Lies, we probably didn’t anticipate her becoming the face of one of the most heavily pushed products on TV today: probiotics. But being synonymous with a branded yogurt that promotes healthy digestion isn’t such a bad thing. […]
It is almost the end of summer, which means yet another allergy season for some of us. If you find yourself scrambling to find a remedy, it may be time to look within, deep within, as in your gut. I just returned from a two-week trip to Asia and avoided Montezuma’s revenge, aka Bali belly, […]
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is an industrial chemical used to harden plastics and is found in plastic bottles and cups, as well as linings of food and drink cans. It has been linked to a number of health issues, including hormonal disruptions, diabetes, cancer, heart disease in adults and developmental issues in children, which has […]
This week was a huge win for Americans, whether health-conscious or not. On June 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has officially determined that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the source of artificial trans fats, are not Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for human food. The FDA made this preliminary decision in […]
