A recent study in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine reported that artificial sweeteners contribute to weight gain. Rather than emotional issues as a primary cause, obesity in America has finally been linked to the widespread use of artificial sweeteners and other man-made chemicals.
Original attempts at dieting often fail because we cut out fats, focus on salads and low-fat food, then wonder why there’s no weight change. When I gave up the idea of dieting to eat peanut butter on bread to satisfy those carb cravings, I started losing weight and tripped into the lesson that we [...]
“Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.“ ~ Hippocrates. (460 BC to 360 BC)
If we omit the issue on genetically modified or engineered food and eliminate processed fast-food options, Hippocrate’s statement that ‘food is the best medicine’ is as valid today as it was in his [...]