Tag Archives: sugar-free

Gluten Free Reading, Right Here!

If there is one thing that food makers are sure of, it’s that health claims sell food. They don’t need to do any scientific studies to prove it, all they have to do is change the words on the box … Continue reading

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That’s Not News

I was reading in the Washington Post this morning that the Sugar Lobby is claiming that the science is still unclear concerning whether or not sugary foods are fattening. Not everyone who eats lots of sweet foods gets fat, therefore … Continue reading

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Disgusting

Money distorts just about everything, and gobs of money produce gobs of distortion. I say that even though I don’t need to, because you already know it. I am finishing reading the book “The Big Fat Surprise:Why Butter, Meat, and … Continue reading

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One Large Coke

Went to the theater yesterday and watched the movie “Whiplash”. Had a bucket of popcorn and a regular sweetened Coke. I didn’t drink it all! I shared it and we left about half of it in the theater. Earlier we … Continue reading

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Whereas….therefore

Today I will make up a New Year’s Resolution Template™ for some easy-to-keep promises for 2015. I thought that I would make these resolutions in the legislative, Robert’s Rules of Order style. I will include a Whereas for each resolution, for the … Continue reading

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Diehards

No Christmas post yesterday, so gonna make up for it by not missing a day for the rest of the week. I hope you had a great holiday, with family if you wanted, or by yourself, if that’s the kind … Continue reading

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Back in the News

Sugar addiction gets another shoutout in this morning’s New York Times. Substance use disorders, defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, exist when at least two to three symptoms from a list of 11 are present. In … Continue reading

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It Might Be Simple, But It’s Sure Not Easy

Losing weight is not hard to do–on paper. All you have to do is eat less calories than you burn. Eating fewer calories is easy, all you have to do is stop eating sugar, but you have to eat something. … Continue reading

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Tough Row To Hoe

These next two weeks are probably the toughest two weeks of the year to not eat any sugar or processed foods. If you are just starting your sugar detox then I feel your pain. If you are like me and … Continue reading

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You Have All the Power

  The good thing about living during an epidemic is that you have lots of company to share your misery with. We are living in an epidemic, one that is destroying lives young and old. You know someone, probably whole … Continue reading

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