Oh, that Cornucopia Institute, stirring up shoppers’ anger again! First it was eggs, now it’s your cereal.
A new CI report called “Cereal Crimes” found high levels of Genetically Modified Organisms in many "natural" cereals. The report compared big name cereals with cereals that ban genetically modified grains and synthetic pesticides.
In 2008, PepsiCo, makers of Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Gatorade, AMP Energy Drink, Cheetos, Doritos and Fritos and other snack foods, began an employee wellness program. Sounds good, right? Except the part where employees get a $50 per month fine if they smoke or have diabetes, high blood pressure or hypertension.
Workers can skip the fee if they go to stop-smoking classes or lose weight.
Ten days with a tube that goes through your nose, down your throat and drips protein into your stomach? We’ll just say it: Gross!
Yes, the latest crash diet is the Nose Tube, or “K-E Diet,” popular for women with just a few days before their weddings to lose 10 or 20 pounds.
Say goodbye to the beach tan, the booth tan and the spray tan. The tan that people find best-looking comes from all-natural food!
“We found people always preferred the golden effect from diet to the darker effect from the sun," said researchers from the University of St Andrews.
Anti-microbial! Anti-bacterial! Germ-killing! Sanitizing action!
Is our war on household germs and dirt the reason asthma, allergies and bowel disease have increased so much, especially among kids?
Here at True Citrus, we’re all about the power of lemon (and lime and orange and grapefruit!). But this little clock that runs on lemons got us thinking.
The designer said the clock was created to help people think about natural energy. And it really is a good reminder that there are natural alternatives for energy that we haven’t fully explored.
Ghrelin. Rhymes with gellin’, melon, and boy-my-feet-are-swellin’.
Why care about ghrelin? Because it might hold the key to dieting success instead of dieting failure.
Hey buddy - spare an electron?
Here at True Citrus, we talk a lot about how dehydration can lead to exhaustion, muscle fatigue and even stroke.
But there’s a new theory about what our bodies are calling out for. And we’re scratching our heads over it – and hoping some of our science-minded True Citrus customers will clue us in!
These days, buying fruits, vegetables, eggs and meats grown close to our homes is the new trend.
“Locavores” help the environment since local foods don’t use as much fuel for transportation. They improve their health since local foods don’t need preservatives. And locavores help their community’s economy by keeping small farmers in business. So definitely, buying locally-made food is a fabulous thing!
Identical twin studies prove it.
“Genes are highly over-rated,” said Dr. Darrick Antell, author of a study on twins that says lifestyles are really what determines how old you appear to be, especially smoking, sun exposure, stress levels and alcohol use.
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