It is now the Year 2013 and we all know sugar is the enemy. So, table sugar (aka poison, also known as sucrose) is appropriately in the garbage, and label reading for ‘sugar’ content is now a grocery shopping ritual. Yet, the full sugar story is only partially revealed. Sugars, like fats, are not createdContinue reading “Sugars – The Glucose, The Fructose, and The Sucrose of it all.”
Category Archives: Nutrition
Commodity Futures For Coconuts – A Shrewd Investment?
This is a guest post from Nicole Gustavson – InForm Fitness, Leesburg, VA. I recommend starting each day with a 20-gram shot of saturated fat. Then I suggest that you repeat that decadence at least one more time each day, preferably about 20 minutes before your lunchtime meal. Sound crazy? No, or at least notContinue reading “Commodity Futures For Coconuts – A Shrewd Investment?”
Sharing in Mother Nature’s Bounty
As often as possible, I peruse my local Farmers Market in search of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. And, yes, as often as possible, I capitalize on those excursions as opportunities to observe my fellow health-conscious shoppers. My wife calls it staring. Regardless, I think people are fascinating. So, in a collective pursuit of superiorContinue reading “Sharing in Mother Nature’s Bounty”
Clean Water – Bottle or Tap?
So many of us rely on bottled water while others who have become more eco friendly have given up buying bottled water and are using reusable water carriers. This encourages the use of tap water. So the question is which is cleaner water – bottled or tap? Two independent studies have confirmed that tap waterContinue reading “Clean Water – Bottle or Tap?”
