eating healthy

Soda and Artificial Sweeteners

When people come to me for weight loss surgery they tell me they are “addicted” to “soda.” They add – but I use “diet soda.” They need to get off the diet soda, because if they do not, they will not lose the weight that they should.

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Sodas, Food Stamps, and Obesity

You can purchase soda with food stamps – which means, the government is paying for obesity – and when New York tried to get an exemption, they were denied.

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Fast Food and Chain Restaurants- Can’t Afford Them

Cooking at home is less expensive – less for food costs, less for calories, less for sodium.  Eating out at chain restaurants often have more calories than even fast food places

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Best Diet to Avoid Heart Disease

Many people are confused by which died to diminish risks of heart disease. It turns out from science we know the culprits are the carrier proteins of cholesterol and triglycerides- called LDL, HDL, VLDL.

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Being a Vegan- President Clinton and Heart Disease

President Clinton recently announced that he is a vegan – under the care of Dr. Dean Ornish. Sadly, this will not result in President Clinton being healthier – he is falling under the spell of so many TV MD’s. The science just doesn’t support eating a vegan diet.

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Third Largest Meat Recall Targets Ground Turkey

The third largest recall of meat in the United States as a result of an outbreak of one of the deadliest strains of Salmonella. Here is the list of products that are in the recall (a number of brand names). This salmonella is resistant to the most common antibiotics used to treat it and nearly 40% of those affected are hospitalized. Consider making your own ground turkey.

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Small Changes to Your Diet Equal Big Results

Making changes in what you eat on a day-by-day basis can make a profound difference over time about how you eat.

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Making Simple Changes To Your Diet

Trading up to better food, to better quality food, means that you can enjoy life more. It gives you a chance to incorporate some of the micro-nutrients that you might be missing. Ultimately you are empowering yourself for your own health.

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Tarbells Restaurant: Phoenix

Mark Tarbell has been serving fresh, local, organic, and delicious food in Phoenix since 1994. It is not surprising that Mark was the only challenger in season five to beat the Iron Chef. JJ loves the vegetables, April loves the fresh pasta, Terry loves the steak and is a Tarbell’s regular.

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