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cokes don't have to be bad for you, after all most of them started out as health tonics. in order to have health benefits they need to be made from the original ingredients in small batches. for the big manufacturers this would make them very expensive to produce, but for the home cook homemade cokes are cheeper than store…

here is another option for ya. since it is made from whole cola nuts rather than an artificial substitute it has appetite suppression qualities similar to mint. http://www.tristanstephenson.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/homemade-cola-recipe/

you do realize crystal light has aspartame in it right. diet coke however does not the switched to splenda almost immediately after its release.

let me start off by saying this is not a cleanse, it's not about flushing toxins from the body, it is a purge a way of flushing out the gi tract while good nutrition. I have always had problems with my digestive system, to the point that when its at its worst I am rolling on the floor in pain for a few days. thats the big…

honestly your far better off having the occasional non-diet coke then regularly drinking the diet. either way 4 days is not nearly a long enough time for an experiment of this nature. on another note almost all manufactured products switched to sucralose (splenda) aspartame is pretty much dead.

try cutting your cooking liquid with whole milk, or even half and half, or maybe just a tsp of butter. fiber fills your stomach quickly so you eat less, but grains still digest very quickly. adding a little fat slows down digestion so you stay full longer.

I never said that, I said it depends on your tolerance. some people with a gluten intolerance have no problem with whole barley wich since it maybe a third of the protein of wheat, and its not agitated during cooking contains very little gluten. on the other hand some people cant eat rice, or soy that contain almost no…

gluten is not a protein it is a protein structure. when the two primary proteins in grains gliadin and glutenin are dissolved in water and agitated they form a mesh that mesh is gluten. both proteins exist in the endosperm of all grasses in varied concentrations. that means wheat, rye, barley, corn, rice, oats, and for…

barley does contain the compounds necessary to form gluten, but not in any higher concentration then rice oats or soybeans.

barly salad, rice pilaf, oatmeal pilaf, brown rice salad, red beans and rice, baked beans, bean salad, lentil salad, honey, molasses, I could go all day but I think my point is made. despite all the bad press our cannot run on protein as long as your moving about half your calories should cone from carbs, and there are…

here is what I do, I have 2 workouts that I like to do. the first is a high intensity interval workout that I like to do 3-4 times a week takes 5-10 min. the second, my full circuit 20 min with 15-20 min weight training 2-3 times a week. then I have judo practice on wed, altho I haven't been in a while. it's really not…

why bother, I don't blame you with the current price of baby food, but why not feed them off of your own plate.

I'm repeat myself a little. if you want to cook more from home using good wholesome ingredients, the best way to do it is to make a staples list. pick out a handful of recipes that you make fairly often, then keep the ingredients on hand at all times. it doesn't have to stop at those recipes ether start playing with your…

here is what I did. I sat down with a dozen or so recipes and worked out what ingredients I need to have on hand to make them. this became my staples list, my inventory. getting everything put in place the first time was fairly expensive, mainly because we didn't have a pantry so I had to buy a book shelf. the first…

at those levels I would be concerned. having too little sodium in your diet is far more dangerous than having too much. the most immediate effect of a salt deficiency is dehydration, you feeling a mild anemia that steadily gets worse. eventually you get the dreaded d's, diarrhea, dementia, and death.

there is a very easy way to tell if you are properly hydrated watch the pee. if it runs clear, or just a pale yellow your drinking plenty. if its a dark yellow you need more, if your going to the toilet more than about 4 times a day your drinking to much its as simple as that. the actual amount doesn't really matter. oh…

there are too many compounding factors involved to definitively say that sodium intake effects your blood pressure, hence circumstantial. think about it this way. when a doctor tells someone to change there lifestyle to lower there blood pressure they don't just say lower your sodium. sodium intake is at the bottom of a…

there are some misconceptions floating around out there about sodium, and with so much conflicting information out there about the effects it has on the body that most of what is stated is the "medical norm". I say "medical norm" with quotation marks because almost every number that it lists has little if any data…

Not only is it possable I've done it. You can get a days worth of food in one pound for hiking, but 4000 into 24oz is a lot easier

I never said how long it would take. If a dairy cow that has recently given birth is left alone with the calf, The calf will drink all it can, but the cow will produce too much. Eventually her milk veins will rupture causing internal bleeding. It would be a long painful death. The more time that passes the less milk the…

also lactobacillus can replace lactase in your stomach, eat some yogurt, with live active cultures, any even someone who is lactose intolerant can have all the milk they want without the discomfort. who does the studies doesn't matter as long as they have the evidence to back up the claim. those studies paid for by the…

it is pretty much only those of northern European decent that continue to produce lactase after infancy. to those who can it is not only possible to survive but live a long healthy life eating nothing but bread dairy products and the occasional cured meat.

what about the cows? the modern dairy cow, at least those grown for milk, produce on average 11 gallons of milk twice a day, thats about 2-3 times as much as any calf would ever drink. if these cows are not milked they would die, it is that simple. the fat content of commercial milk is standardized there is almost no whole…

but it has a very low smoke point and an extremely low combustion point. so very very bad for high heat applications. there is another, just plain olive oil it is the second press oil enhanced by heat.

if you can't pronounce the entire ingredient list its too processed. that being said things like white bread and refined sugar are not bad for you. even your best whole wheat breads are only about 40% whole wheat, that combined with the extensive milling process whole wheat bread is not that much better. however I…

the real problem with artificial sweeteners is that they tend to numb the pallet. so you end up using more and more and more. then when you get real sweets real sugar they don't taste as sweet, down right bland really. for example, my father has suffered from diabetes since he was seven years old, first his mother then his…

Define sugar? I personally have an entire shelf in my pantry dedicated to sugar. I generally prefer maple syrup on my otmeal with a little dried fruit. Sugar is not inherently bad for you, just like salt and fat are not bad for you. Excess is the problum.

the connection between sodium intake and blood pressure is questionable at best. some more recent studies have shown that reducing your sodium intake can actually increase your blood pressure. the biggest difference one can make is cook as much as possible from raw ingredients and switch to an unrefined salt. of course I…

Why not make your own, use some dannon all natural to culture your first batch the keep growing it. That you can use whatever milk you want. I had some homemade goats milk yogurt that was amazing.

Ingredients 1 egg yolk* 1/2 teaspoon fine salt 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 2 pinches sugar 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 cup oil, safflower or corn Directions In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients. Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate bowl then…