Healthier Candy Options
I’m so happy that sweet treat options are ever-expanding. To be sure, no candy is really HEALTHY, but if you’re going to have a treat, have one without a bunch of junky ingredients. Here are some of my favorites. (Click on each picture to buy online!) You can also check out a post on my all-time favorite candies (which includes more vintage photos!) HERE. Annie’s Fruit Snacks Gummy candies are my absolute favs. These sweet bunnies from Annie’s are organic and vegan. Chocolate Coconut Raw Revolution Bars When I have a chocolate craving, I like to pick up a Raw...
Read MoreA Letter from My Body~May 2012
CONGRATULATIONS! Due to your outstanding efforts ignoring your own dietary precautions, we are happy to inform you that you now qualify for the following services provided by Sucrose, Lactose & Glucose (SLG): achy joints, extreme fatigue, inflammation of sinus cavities, increased fluid production, and headache. Because you have been such a valued client lately, your services are effective immediately. We hope you are enjoying your inability to leave your darkened bedroom as well as the entire third and fourth seasons of The Office that were provided as your complimentary...
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Healthy Child Healthy World asks you to take a survey: if Nestlé is eliminating artificial food additives in England, shouldn’t they do the same in the U.S.? Take the survey Baby Center. The Power of Positive Thinking is a scientifically-proven phenomenon. Maybe we’re not too far from food being viewed as a credible source of healing? Read how it happened: The Atlantic. More info on the toxic effects of sugar–what it does to your brain. Read on: Forbes. TWO IMPORTANT FILMS THAT NEED YOUR HELP: Please consider donating to Mislead and Do I Need This. Bookmark it! My...
Read MoreSugar Is Toxic: Avoiding Sugar & Changing Your Diet (Part 3)
Welcome to Part 3 in Healthful Mama’s Sugar is Toxic Series! Just finding the series? First read Part 1 and Part 2. Resetting Your Body Because sugar causes addiction-like cravings, and because your body craves more and more of it to get a “fix,” the best way to eliminate sugar is to ELIMINATE SUGAR. Most diets or diet foods want you to reduce sugar or simply use a sugar replacement–and that won’t work. I find that when I don’t have sugar, I don’t want sweets, and when I do indulge in something like ice cream, I notice wanting MORE of it. However,...
Read MoreSugar is Toxic: Natural Sugar Alternatives (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 in Healthful Mama’s series on the toxic effects of sugar. To read Part 1, which outlines the current research being done on sugar’s effects in the body and how to spot sugar on a label CLICK HERE. Let’s Talk About Sugar Alternatives One step in eliminating the urge for sugar is to replace it with healthier alternatives. Research on the toxicity of sugar has not mentioned natural sources as being harmful to the body, but I suspect that, with everything, moderation is key no matter the origins of a substance. Here are a few natural sweeteners that...
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