Stevia

• Looked at as an alternative sugar to many sugar users • Truvia is made by wealthy companies with good reputations willing to provide the capital needed to keep the products strong in the market • High competition from big companies like that of Stevia in the Raw. • High competition from regular sugar companies who want to keep their product strong in the market. • The interest of regular sugar over sweeteners is still high. This is based on less research being performed on the safety.…

have to buy another grain again. I start each day with a large glass of kefir, a couple hands full of berries, a small amount of stevia, and a scoop of ground flax seed all blended together. SteviaThis an all natural sweetener that can be used to replace sugar or any artificial sweetener you might use. It comes from the extract of the leaves from the Stevia…

Teras Organic Whey Protein What is Whey Protein? Milk can be broken down into two main proteins, casein and whey. Whey can be separated from milk and is considered a byproduct of cheese production. Whey is a complete protein because it has 9 amino acids that are essential to us because we cannot naturally produce these amino acids. Additionally, whey comes with a low lactose content which allows people with milk lactose intolerances to still be able to enjoy whey protein. What Can Whey Protein…

Sweet Deception: The Skinny on Artificial Sweeteners Extensive marketing of artificial sweeteners as being beneficial for a healthy lifestyle has made their use by the general public widespread. In fact, between 1987 and 2000, the number of US citizens who ingested products containing non-caloric sweeteners rose from less than 70 million to 160 million (Hampton 2137). However, recent studies have demonstrated that the body’s reaction to artificial sweeteners may be counterproductive to their…

Instead of aspartame, these products use Splenda, an artificial sweetener that is derived from ordinary sugar, or stevia, which is naturally about 300 times sweeter than regular sugar. It functions well for those that must regulate their intake of carbohydrate because it does not influence blood sugar in the body. Stevia does not have any calorie per serving. It contains slighter calories as compared to sugar. When used in carbonated beverages, it takes less than…

Erythritol – Your New Favorite (Antioxidant-Rich, Diabetic-Friendly) Sugar Substitute! The verdict is in: Sugar is BAD for our health! But, does this mean we’ll never again be able to enjoy a decadent piece of chocolate cake, a plate of warm, chewy cookies, or a heavenly handful of candy ever again? Absolutely not! Thankfully, there is a sweetener out there that tastes like sugar, bakes like sugar, and can even improve your health (unlike sugar). It’s called erythritol (pronounced Air…

using artificial sweeteners. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated all of the artificial and non-nutritive sweeteners. The use of the following nonnutritive sweeteners: acesulfame-K, aspartame, neotame, Luo Han Guo, saccharin, sucralose and stevia have been approved as safe by the FDA. I will bring out the health benefits of artificial sweeteners which include losing weight. Even though these non-nutritive sweeteners are safe to use in general population, people with a rare genetic…

What is the main concern with products that go upon the lips? Is ingesting them one time dangerous? Or is it because we reapply so often/wear daily and it accumulates? The main concern is that most lip products are not made with edible ingredients yet we ingest the ingredients unknowingly. Ingesting the ingredients one time is not harmful, but toxins accumulate in our tissues overtime with daily applications. I think it’s best to purchase lip products that contain only edible, non-toxic…

weight she gained with her morning sugar bombs. Sugar substitutes are . Artificial sweeteners are non caloric resulting in potentially lost weight. (Fitday) Due to artificial sweeteners’ small packets, Americans are not on their “sugar rush” as much. (Stevia Cafe) Smaller intakes of sugar also reduce the risk of diabetes and an impaired immune system. Eating too much sugar can seriously harm the ability of your immune system to fight viruses, bacteria, and parasites. (Healthy Eating) Sugar…

One thing that I have learned while watching the video is that obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. The childhood obesity rate has tripled in the past two decades. I find it very upsetting because obesity causes issues with self-esteem but also their health. Dr. Katz mentioned that obesity is a string of problems that may shorten their life. There is diabetes and cancer that take many people’s lives away. I can relate to this because my mother’s side of the family has high cholesterol and…