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How to Read Food Labels and Avoid Toxic Ingredients

April 12, 2017 by Miriam Levin
Last updated on: July 27, 2017

Grocery shopping has become hazardous to our health. We are told that whatever is sold from a grocery store shelf has been approved as safe, and the health-isle food is healthy. The truth is that there are actually many harmful… [read]

7 Horrible Food Ingredients You Should Absolutely Never Eat

September 4, 2014 by Dr. Frank Lipman
Last updated on: March 12, 2016

(DrFrankLipman – Frank Lipman) Not long ago, a seemingly radical idea arrived at the grocery store – the mandatory nutrition information label. Designed to help consumers get a clearer picture of what exactly was in their food, the idea essentially… [read]

What is Carrageenan?

April 15, 2013 by Jenny Smiechowski
Last updated on: November 15, 2016

The Carrageenan Controversy – Is it safe? As an avid label reader, I am always on the lookout for unfamiliar, unpronounceable, and otherwise suspicious sounding ingredients in my food. Unfortunately, in today’s world of pre-packaged, highly-processed food, it is often… [read]