Category: Quality Control (Page 62 of 74)

Top Ten Food Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

October 6, 2011 / Staff

Reading labels, and eating whole not processed foods are just 2 ways to avoid making the top ten food mistakes.

Smart people are fooled by packaging and clever marketing everyday.

“Made with real fruit”, “low fat”, “natural”, “made with whole grains”, are phrases which are designed to fool consumers.

They usually are not an indication of a healthy food product.

Eating healthy is more tricky than you might imagine, especially when you consider that consumers are targeted by an aggressive laser sharp multi-billion dollar food industry that is competing for your taste buds and your cash.

Nutrition, Quality Control

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Grey Hair Pill

October 6, 2011 / Staff

A grey hair pill could be the answer to all your hair woes.

Bottles of color and peroxide no longer need clutter the bathroom.
The pill, scheduled to become available in 2015, contains an undisclosed fruit extract that mimics the chemical tyrosinase-related protein or TRP-2, an enzyme that protects pigmentation production, the company has said. The goal of the fruit extract pill is to prevent oxidative stress, a process that occurs when hair cells succumb to antioxidants and turn gray, L’Oreal officials say.

Quality Control, Research

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Government Subsidized Obesity?

October 2, 2011 / Staff

When you consider that there are more tax dollars being spent on junk food than on fruits and vegetables it seems obvious that there is a conflict of interest.

Spending tax dollars on health care to combat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes while fueling the problem with those very same dollars seems like a fool’s errand, to be sure.

It makes the efforts of people like Michelle Obama look downright ridiculous in face of the facts.

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Food Stamp Challenge: Living on $30.00 a week

October 1, 2011 / Staff

Living on food stamps is a reality for one in four families in the United States.

Making healthy food choices is just one issue.

The other is, can you buy enough food for $30.00 to last a whole week?

One reporter took the challenge for one week and discovered how difficult it really is to feed yourself with $30.00 a week.

One in four families – according to the Food Research and Action Center – worry about having enough money to feed themselves and their families. And for those who may get the help of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or food stamps, it still may not be enough to buy the minimum amount of food the United States Department of Agriculture says people need to survive.

Quality Control, Resources, Wellness

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Food Just Isn’t as Good as It Used to Be

October 1, 2011 / Staff

The use of fertilizers and pesticides has created food which has become void of nutrient value.

Getting the daily recommended vitamins and nutrients is becoming more difficult even for the most conscientious eater.

Since the industrial and agricultural revolution we have seen factory farming takeoff and is now used to grow most of our fresh fruits and vegetables. These intensive farming methods rely on heavy use of potent herbicides and pesticides. Unfortunately, over time these chemicals have sterilised our top soils and neutralized many of the naturally occurring minerals.
Although organic farming does not use harmful chemicals, organic fruits and vegetables may still be grown in the same depleted soils and the organic ‘seal’ is not necessarily a guarantee of high mineral content.

Daily supplements may be one way to get the vitamins and minerals which are not abundant in foods.

Nutrition, Quality Control, Research

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