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Salt Selections
Salt is somewhere between 97.5% to 99% sodium chloride – 40% as sodium, 60% as chloride. The biggest differences between salts are the size of the crystals, minute amounts of minerals in sea salt and certain additives added to table salt. One level teaspoon of table salt contains about 2,400 milligrams sodium, about the maximum recommended [...]

Top 5 Coupon Sites
Below are five of the Web’s most popular online coupon sites (although there are several more), ranked in order of unique monthly website traffic, according to Compoete.com data as of Dec., 2009. Coupons.com – Far and away the most visited coupon website. In 2009, $300 million worth of coupons were printed and that number is expected [...]

Haifa Smoked Fish Recall
Haifa Smoked Fish, located in Queens, New York, is recalling Haifa brand vacuum packaged Whole Schmaltz Herring with the lot number 20, because the product was found to be uneviscerated. The lot being recalled is a product of Norway, individually vacuum-packed in clear plastic pouches with lot # 20 indicated on the label and distributed through [...]

Meridia: Risk for Heart Disease Patients
Meridia Risky for People With Heart Disease The label of the weight-loss drug Meridia (sibutramine) will include new information stating that the drug is not to be used in people with a history of disease involving the heart or blood vessels (cardiovascular disease), including coronary artery disease (for example, heart attack or angina) stroke or mini-stroke (transient ischemic [...]

Hara Hachi Bu
Hara Hachi Bu is a cultural concept of eating only until you’re 80 percent full in Japan. Of course, you can’t really know when you’ve reached the 80-percent full mark, but the message is simple: Don’t stuff yourself.  Further evidence is a 2006 National Institute on Aging study, which showed that a low-calorie diet decreased [...]

Eating Healthy
Tips for Healthy Eating Choose lean meats and poultry. Bake it, broil it, or grill it. In a restaurant, opt for steamed, grilled, or broiled dishes instead of those that are fried or sautéed. Look for foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, and cholesterol. Most of the fats you eat should come from polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, [...]

Wheezing and Pet Dander
At the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Patrick Ryan has found that exposure to dog dander sets off immune reactions that cause wheezing and asthma. The study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine was supported by the National Institutes of Health. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), the [...]

Cold and Flu Tea
This recipe makes one mug – especially helpful with those annoying sniffles… Ingredients: 3 slices fresh ginger (spicy, warming, immune balancing) 5 to 10 leaves chopped sage (spicy, antihistamine) 2 to 3 springs fresh thyme (spicy, antibiotic, antiviral) 1 tablespoon honey (sweet, simple sugar) Juice of half a lemon (sour, vitamin c) A dash of cayenne pepper (hot, immune enhancing) [optional] This mug [...]

Fake Alli Sold Online
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public about a counterfeit version of the weight-loss drug Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill pack) being sold over the Internet, particularly at online auction sites. The counterfeit product is illegal and unsafe. FDA advises people who believe that they have a counterfeit product not to [...]

Snack Attack
Snacks seem to be the latest “on the attack” by the self-declared food police. One article, which attacks children’s snacking habits, rudely stated the following: Apparently, we have collectively decided as a culture that it is impossible for children to take part in any activity without simultaneously shoving something into their pie holes.  Source: Snack Time Never [...]

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