tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34838746992090305472024-03-16T11:52:26.134-07:00HEALTH, HAPPINESS & HOTTNESSAll writing and personal photos are property of healthhappinessandhottness.blogspot.com unless noted otherwise.Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-2802657023572306502011-12-07T10:57:00.000-08:002011-12-07T11:22:17.796-08:00GOOD NEWS!<div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I apologize for the lack of posts on my blog lately, I've been immersed in work and exams for school while turning my blog into a website. I'm too busy to spend much time on here right now, but I'll be back soon. I have been posting informative articles on my Facebook page, though, so check it out: <a href="http://facebook.com/HealthHappinessandHottness"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://Facebook.com/HealthHappinessandHottness</span></i></a>. My website is going to be awesome, so stay tuned!</span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-30847832724839073112011-12-07T10:54:00.000-08:002011-12-07T11:11:49.491-08:00TAKE CONTROL<div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to share a post with you from <i>The Daily Buddha</i>, a site that I visit often. Jim's words speak to me in so many ways, and I hope they will for you, too.</span></div><div class="p2"><br />
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For the majority, it seems to be other people – society, colleagues, friends, or family. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. We didn’t want to be singled out by the crowd for being different because this wasn’t such a nice feeling. We learned this way of being so well that, as adults, we continue – mostly through mutual peer pressure – to keep each other in check. Like sheep without any need for a sheepdog, we keep each other in line.<br />
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So consider this carefully - "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” – Oscar Wilde<br />
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First, we are afraid of disapproval. Am I dressed right? Will people laugh at my accent? Will I look stupid? Will I make a mistake? When we feel that others think badly of us, it makes us feel bad and so we try to avoid this. Second, we all want to feel important and so we crave the positive attention of others. We crave this good feeling like a drug – we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Unfortunately there are plenty of family members, spouses and others who will unknowingly support this addiction!<br />
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As with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom – the freedom to be ourselves. Do you want your approval or do you want to be free? You cannot have both. If you want to pull your own strings, you need to stop giving away your power – you need to genuinely stop caring what other people think about you. The truth is that it’s all an illusion anyway – you cannot control what other people think. If we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand.<br />
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So how can we take back control? If we are truly ready to give up the drug of approval and importance (which most people are not), I think there’s only one way – make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. This doesn’t mean that you should start to treat people badly, step on them or use them. Why would it? I have written before about guiding your life by means of a set of values – not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life. We will be actualized and successful.<br />
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Only one question remains – do you really want to be free?<br />
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</div><div class="p4"></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love this! Self-acceptance and a positive attitude lead to true happiness, and that's a fact! There is no person or thing that can "make" you happy besides yourself. Depending on someone else to fulfill your needs doesn't work, because you'll find yourself lost and confused (I would know). Once you stop giving away your power and trying to please others all the time, you'll realize that if they can't accept you for who you are, they aren't worth your time. I've never fit in and was always considered "weird", which caused insecurity, anger, depression and a lack of self-acceptance.</span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="p1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I no longer care if others think I'm "good enough" for them, because being true to myself and embracing what makes me different has brought more positivity into my life. Sure, bad things happen, but beating ourselves up won't bring results. Its time for us to stop letting shame from our pasts and stress for the future control us, we must do our best to focus on the present and accept each moment as positive individuals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what if I still screw-up every now and then? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life is a continuous learning experience, and we must learn from our mistakes in order to move forward. I've spent my entire life wondering if I could ever learn to love and accept myself, and its finally happened! I refuse to let the words and actions of others bring me down now, I am enough, I am in control of my life and I am a phenomenal woman. This is why my site and brand that I'm developing is called 'HEALTH, HAPPINESS & HOTTNESS': Each one benefits the other!</span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-24257886512455580202011-11-22T15:27:00.000-08:002011-11-22T15:27:20.380-08:00GIRL PANIC<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm obsessed with this video/song! Now I want to join a chick rock band, whether its fake or not! I get to be the guitar player ;-D.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlNTe92HWm8J82nyNGD-73Emqwwg7rTua8Z4SS-D9R8zAxndDjN-ynZUhA6yjMRWdfcw07HM_ERod-MMvEmzptrlVszN840Jd1vD1v21eR_Vip3n3aUpjh1Lq3JGcrn1dbmy8UArTl1zI/s1600/niki_conor_display_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnlNTe92HWm8J82nyNGD-73Emqwwg7rTua8Z4SS-D9R8zAxndDjN-ynZUhA6yjMRWdfcw07HM_ERod-MMvEmzptrlVszN840Jd1vD1v21eR_Vip3n3aUpjh1Lq3JGcrn1dbmy8UArTl1zI/s320/niki_conor_display_image.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Niki Connor played offensive and defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Temptation during the 2009 Championship Season. </span><br />
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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-right: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Someone's Name Dropping <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NikiConnor/status/134410106505928704" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003366; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fact</a></strong>: Connor tweeted to me that she bailed on the LFL after winning the championship because there was too much drama! Dozens of women playing competitive sports in their underwear<em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">definitely </em>sounds like it could get dramatic. </div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #373737; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-right: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fleeing California </strong><a href="http://healthhappinessandhottness.blogspot.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003366; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fact:</strong></a> Connor ditched the west coast for NYC and is currently studying for her certification as a Health Coach while building her business. </div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-right: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #373737;">Thanks <i>Bleacher Report</i>!<i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/932578-lingerie-football-league-the-40-hottest-players-ever/page/22</i></span><br />
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Here's more info on my LFL experience: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i>http://healthhappinessandhottness.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-did-i-get-here.html</i></span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-86582670551482559362011-11-17T12:53:00.000-08:002011-11-18T09:38:49.035-08:00RATION SATISFACTION<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though all of our bodies are different, its important for everyone to stop giving in to "Super Sized" American portions that are causing more health problems in this country. Our healthcare system is making so much money off of keeping us sick, so don't give in to the "healthier choices" at major food chains with large portions. Even restaurants like The Cheesecake Factory have a small salad at over 900 calories and a large salad for nearly 1,600 calories! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Portion control is essential for maintaining and losing weight, and consuming healthy snacks between meals makes it much easier. The average portion sizes have increased up to 50% over the past 30 years - yikes! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We must avoid buying larger quantities of food, because even pre-packaged foods have suggested servings that are sometimes nearly twice the amount than the recommended portion size. The easiest way to avoid consuming larger portions while eating out is to order an appetizer and a side or a main course and a side as your meal at a restaurant. Remove whatever comes with your main course dish and replace it with veggies or just push it off your plate and request a side of steamed veggies. As I have explained in a previous post <i>(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"Keeping Cooked Foods Delicious and Nutritious"</span>)</i>, s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">teamed veggies are the healthiest way to consume them (besides raw), because most of the vitamins and nutrients stay intact, unlike other cooking methods of cooking at higher temperatures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is also important to make sure that your waiter tells the chef to substitute butter for olive oil wherever it is used. You may think that egg white omelette or halibut that you're eating is a good choice, but most restaurants cook everything in butter to "add flavor" when they're really just adding bad fat. I say "bad fat" because olive oil is in the "good fat" group of healthy fats unlike those solid "bad fats" that make you unhealthy and gain weight. <i>'Clean Plates'</i> has an online guide to help you make better restaurant choices, I highly recommend it: <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">http://cleanplates.com</span></i> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cooking and eating at home is the easiest way to keep the portions small and avoid extra calories in general. Use smaller plates and bowls rather than large ones so that you don't feel encouraged to fill up. As you can see in the photo below, I even eat my cereal in a coffee cup! Add vegetables before other protein and starches (good carbs only, please) and measure sauces and dressings with a spoon rather than pouring it directly onto your food. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drinking lots of water before and during your meal is a great way to avoid "empty eating" and excessive alcohol consumption - juice doesn't count! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The most important thing to remember when it comes to eating is to follow the "hara hachi bu" method in Japan: Stop eating when you are 80% full.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This is another reason why it is so important to eat slowly and chew each bite as many times as you can, because it takes about twenty minutes for our stomachs to communicate with our brains to determine how full we are. When we claim to be "starving", it is simply the brain sending signals to the stomach that its time to eat. Wait at least fifteen minutes for this feeling to pass before eating so that you can avoid overeating and eating too fast. It may take some time for you to get used to this method (it did for me), but its so worth it! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being completely full makes us feel bloated and uncomfortable because its not healthy! By adding this method of eating with organic foods and eliminating</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> processed foods and drinks, making greens and healthy grains the main part of your meals and consuming healthy snacks, your health, weight and overall well-being will improve, its already making a big difference for me!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzhKiywaqaTsGA0PgHpz1IfYbbmtPzL9SQODM83LFgwE7bVFYaY9NG2jjFp0hHYlQLWudQkBZgDzZ8mK71QzlvPSI0clCcXrlY1tlBAJMW9yyGp5Ysv-ox8_Ce9QOWCREtvgvn0VAcrm8/s1600/DSCF1171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzhKiywaqaTsGA0PgHpz1IfYbbmtPzL9SQODM83LFgwE7bVFYaY9NG2jjFp0hHYlQLWudQkBZgDzZ8mK71QzlvPSI0clCcXrlY1tlBAJMW9yyGp5Ysv-ox8_Ce9QOWCREtvgvn0VAcrm8/s320/DSCF1171.JPG" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My homemade granola (fiber, potassium, iron) with organic cranberries (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">proanthocyanidins, antioxidants)</span>, raisins (iron, calcium, protein, Vitamin C, fiber), flaxseed oil (omega-3s, Vitamin B, manganese, magnesium, fiber, antioxidants, etc.), cinnamon (reduces fasting blood glucose and cholesterol) and almond milk (Vitamin A, Vitamin D, riboflavin, iron). As you can see, I enjoy brewing my favorite chai tea the old-fashioned way!</span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-54615076121820224472011-11-09T07:55:00.000-08:002011-11-09T07:58:46.463-08:00"ENVIROPIG"<div style="text-align: left;">Genetically modified pigs? It sounds ridiculous, but its true. This could eventually reach the United States if we don't take action now and help save the pigs, we must always support local farming!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is the story from <i>"Think, Eat, Act"</i> (http://www.thinkeatact.ca/):</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 28px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 28px;">Enviropig™ - attacking the wrong end of the problem</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">Intensive hog farming raises pigs in giant complexes that bear little resemblance to what most of us would call a farm. Now, science is ready to provide the hog industry with a pig that has been genetically engineered to include mouse and bacteria genes, as a technological response to deal with the pollution problems created by turning the raising of livestock into an industrial process. Enviropig™ may well be the first GMO food animal approved for human consumption in Canada - without regulatory guidelines - in spite of the existence of other simpler, cheaper, more effective and less invasive ways to deal with pollution from hog manure.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 28px;">The genetically engineered "Enviropig"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">One of most serious impacts of the rapid shift to intensive hog production in Canada is water pollution. By confining and feeding thousands of animals in huge barns, their manure has become a pollutant.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">It is expensive to haul millions of gallons of liquid manure, so hog barn operators seek to spread manure on nearby land. The nitrogen and phosphorus in the manure fertilize crops, but too much of a good thing is a bad thing. Many lakes and rivers in Quebec and Ontario, as well as Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba have become seriously damaged due to phosphorus pollution, which occurs when all the nutrients contained in manure cannot be used by crops and instead wash into surface waters with rain water and snow melt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffffde; color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">The solution? Genetically engineer the pig!</span></div><br />
<div><div id="pad" style="background-color: #ffffde; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 60px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUO0xTYl9ah6WCA1j1s-QmoDFxtc8vDZEny8a9tle8P-yUWTYSolpTVPaDh2FNBywDm0zjvO0c0vanMec5hWKVEZkiImjAoR9xJDjKkeLV-7jg-kvbXyka2aaCWIGqHGf7ZmKyzv_kOv1/s1600/Enviropig-Model.medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUO0xTYl9ah6WCA1j1s-QmoDFxtc8vDZEny8a9tle8P-yUWTYSolpTVPaDh2FNBywDm0zjvO0c0vanMec5hWKVEZkiImjAoR9xJDjKkeLV-7jg-kvbXyka2aaCWIGqHGf7ZmKyzv_kOv1/s320/Enviropig-Model.medium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">That is what the University of Guelph is doing, with funding from Ontario Pork and the Canadian and Ontario governments. As a result of splicing in genes from a bacteria and a mouse, the genetically engineered pig is able to digest phytase, the indigestible form of phosphorus found in grains and beans.</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">This pig is trademarked “Enviropig” and has been patented in the US and China. But the pigs will still produce millions of gallons of manure which will still be spread untreated on farmland. The manure's odour, salt content, nitrogen content, and drug resistant microbes will not be affected by this genetic modification. Likewise atmospheric pollutants – methane, nitrous oxide, ammonia - will still be emitted from the manure. Enviropig™ certainly does not solve the environmental problems of industrial hog production.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The University expects to sell Enviropig™ breeding stock and collect license fees from farmers who would produce pork for sale to Canadian consumers and for export. However, many hog producers in areas that regulate manure spreading based on phosphorus content (Manitoba, Quebec) now add a phytase supplement to their feed. It has no net cost to producers because it improves feed efficiency - so the cost of the supplement is offset by reduced feed costs. Would hog producers use a genetically modified animal when a much cheaper, more flexible and more acceptable way to deal with phosphorus pollution exists?</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Canadians have not had a say in whether or not we want genetically modified farm animals as part of our food and agriculture system. The federal government has stalled the process of developing a regulatory regime for GM animals. Yet Environment Canada has already approved the Enviropig™ for segregated reproduction and for export. The University has asked Health Canada to approve Enviropig™ for human consumption. It is likely that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reviewing Enviropig™ for feed safety, as the byproducts and dead stock would be rendered for animal feed. All data submitted by the University is kept secret from the public, as it is considered confidential business information. There is no mandatory labeling of GM foods in Canada.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The democratic values of openness, transparency, dialogue and freedom of choice are their absent from the Enviropig™ process.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The solution to environmental pollution caused by intensive livestock production is not to tinker with the genes of farm animals. Pollution is a management problem that can be solved by simple changes such as altering sources of feed, reducing concentration of livestock and changing manure management methods. If we accept genetically modifying animals to allow industry to avoid necessary changes, how far will we as a society go? Where do we draw the line?</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 26px;">GMO Pork? No thanks!</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">There is no genetically modified pork approved for sale in Canada, so far, but most of the pork sold in large grocery stores is produced on factory farms that have significant environmental impacts.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Factory farms also focus on<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/biodiversity-farm-animals" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">just a few breeds</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">of pigs which have been bred to withstand intensive production.</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">To support genetic diversity and healthy ecosystems with your consumer dollar, seek out sources of pork that use smaller scale, ecological farming methods and heritage breeds of pigs.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Organic</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">The<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb/on_the_net/organic/index-e.html" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Canadian standard for certified organic production</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">specifically excludes genetically modified organisms, and recommends the use of livestock breeds that are adapted to organic production systems. Livestock breeds chosen for organic production should be adapted to local conditions and should have the characteristics of vitality and resistance to disease and the absence of disease and health problems specific to breeds or strains (page 10,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><a href="http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb/on_the_net/organic/032_0310_2006-e_Amended%20Oct%202008-dec%2009(Internet%20version).pdf" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Organic Production Systems General Principles and Management Standards</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">PDF). The organic standard also calls for a feed ration balanced to meet the animals' nutritional requirements and for pigs it mentions the need for vegetable matter other than grain (page 12). The number of animals on an organic farm in relation to the space available for raising them also must be appropriate to local conditions, feed production capacity, livestock health, nutrient balance of livestock and soils, and environmental impact. (page 16).</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Heritage Breeds</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/build-alternatives/socially-responsible-production/heritage-breeds" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Heritage breeds</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">are generally raised outdoors and on smaller mixed farms. The animals are well adapted to outdoor life, and thrive on a varied diet. Because smaller numbers of animals are kept on each farm, it is possible to balance manure output and the farm's crop fertilizer needs. When manure is composted, rather than liquified, manure management is even more environmentally friendly.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><div id="pad" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 60px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HGUt1Mf9QnB908C-poGVzxAbJDpYmo-ghDjUPJjIH2O601n_Pnr0Am35tZQJkf_GWWIhosH1xFVzMZRD6GWjhQNb_Dk-JGMtNwoIAlR4mgDGUJ34t3hcueEd4a6z6iyje3wFSyvIkiZB/s1600/Large+Black.medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HGUt1Mf9QnB908C-poGVzxAbJDpYmo-ghDjUPJjIH2O601n_Pnr0Am35tZQJkf_GWWIhosH1xFVzMZRD6GWjhQNb_Dk-JGMtNwoIAlR4mgDGUJ34t3hcueEd4a6z6iyje3wFSyvIkiZB/s320/Large+Black.medium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Find the meat you want to eat</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To find sources of organic and heritage breed pork near you, check out the <a href="http://www.eatwellguide.org/i.php?pd=Home" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Eat Well Guide</a>or Beyond Factory Farming's <a href="http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/consumer-choice/buy-local-food-directory" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Buy Local Directory</a>.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 26px;">Stop Enviropig approval</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you do not want to have genetically engineered farm animals in Canada's food and agriculture system, it will be necessary to take your concerns into the public sphere and become active.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Learn about the issue, inform your networks and send a message to the decision-makers.<a href="http://beyondfactoryfarming.org/" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Beyond Factory Farming</a> is working with the <a href="http://www.cban.ca/" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Canadian Biotechnology Action Network</a> in a joint campaign to stop Enviropig™ and prevent future genetically modified food animals (and fish) from becoming approved and marketed in, and from Canada.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Inform yourself</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">You can read more detailed information in the backgrounder, <a href="http://thinkeatact.ca/sites/thinkeatact.ca/files/CBAN%20enviropig%20report%202010-1.pdf" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Enviropig™: Genetically Engineering Pigs to Support Industrial Agriculture"</a>. This seven-page document answers the questions:</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><ul><li>What is Enviropig™?</li>
<li>Is Enviropig™ An Environmental Solution?</li>
<li>Who "Created" and Owns Enviropig™?</li>
<li>Is Enviropig™ Safe?</li>
<li>When will Enviropig™ be on the market?</li>
<li>Do Farmers Need Enviropig™?</li>
</ul><br />
<div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For on-going information and updates on new developments on this file, join our <a href="http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Enviropig/Join-the-Stop-Enviropig-Campaign" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">email list-serve</a>.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For a global perspective on corporate control of livestock genetics, see <a href="http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=528" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Livestock breeding in the hands of corporations</a> an article published in Seedling, January 2008.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div id="pad" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 60px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3R3rbFWKjx5vBGVtzAQ_ElLZK22O39XjYuqVqUy8qWviMueAKbKs2MNmT5NfILT4iZnGa8FSgZjTp4gwSXt_gpS2LqNd9E65ljvsiHP4mv1T4fvAUiIj8BsxEirUe_WJZoY1joilFJjX/s1600/enviropig_button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3R3rbFWKjx5vBGVtzAQ_ElLZK22O39XjYuqVqUy8qWviMueAKbKs2MNmT5NfILT4iZnGa8FSgZjTp4gwSXt_gpS2LqNd9E65ljvsiHP4mv1T4fvAUiIj8BsxEirUe_WJZoY1joilFJjX/s1600/enviropig_button.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Write to the Minister of Health</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;">Write a </span><a href="http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Enviropig/Write-the-Minister-of-Health-Stop-Enviropig" style="color: #1954c3; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">letter to the federal Minister of Health</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px;"> and ask her to reject the request to approve "Enviropig™" for human consumption. This letter includes opposition to GM fish, which comes under the same regulatory category as genetically engineered pigs. Your letter will be copied to key bureaucrats in the Ministry as well as the Health critics in the other federal parties.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px;">Spread the word</span></div><div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The <a href="http://www.thinkeatact.ca/sites/thinkeatact.ca/files/CBAN%20enviropig%20report%202010-1.pdf" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">resources</a> on our website are available to be downloaded so you can print them and distribute them to your own networks.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Feel free to put a link to <a href="http://www.thinkeatact.ca/" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">this website</a> on your own website, and/or in your email signature.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Circulate this <a href="http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Enviropig/Action-Alert-Stop-Enviropig-!-Take-Action-to-stop-GM-Animals-in-Canada" style="color: #1954c3; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Action Alert</a> to your email networks - feel free to add your own introduction but please do not edit the alert itself.</div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thinkeatact.ca/component/genetically-engineered-enviropig" style="color: #1954c3; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Think</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><a href="http://www.thinkeatact.ca/component/gmo-pork-no-thanks" style="color: #1954c3; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Eat</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: maroon; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Act!</span></div><div style="color: #170800; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">http://www.thinkeatact.ca/campaign/enviropig%E2%84%A2-attacking-wrong-end-problem</span></div></div></div></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Health and happiness is something that we must work on every day, because things can happen, but its all about our reaction. When you see someone who is down, don't save them, but motivate them to stay positive and save themselves. There's always someone who has it worse, and we must avoid complaining when things aren't going our way. The only way to be truly happy is to take care of yourself from the inside out, it always shows on the outside!</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"It is only when we have the courage to see things exactly as they are in this moment without any self-deception or illusion that a light can develop to which the path to success will be recognized."</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-Debbie Ford</span></i>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-12718512133575685732011-11-07T10:30:00.000-08:002011-11-07T10:30:01.102-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I'm in love...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When there aren't enough nutrients in our food, the body can't digest properly to support it's functions. In order to perform at our best, we must feed ourselves with foods containing a mix of different nutrients. I could go into detail, but I believe that there is plenty of additional information on this in a few of my previous posts. Give your body the TLC that it needs and feed it with foods that help rather than hurt it. That's right party animals: Be nice to your liver, too! Remember: "You are what you eat (and drink)!"</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PfGokZkgvFuCt8DWbLmd8rJwijoIcFJxHEJNcQG0Hse7bOEWocrTAkFlLOix1gZ-J8KxnvKWeGamNAW-F1-r1OMU1ZFMmP-OHOivbVImtmZomi0diO8FCbASIwyPdGv0c9pdwAmEaf3J/s1600/take_care_of_yourself_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0PfGokZkgvFuCt8DWbLmd8rJwijoIcFJxHEJNcQG0Hse7bOEWocrTAkFlLOix1gZ-J8KxnvKWeGamNAW-F1-r1OMU1ZFMmP-OHOivbVImtmZomi0diO8FCbASIwyPdGv0c9pdwAmEaf3J/s1600/take_care_of_yourself_medium.jpg" /></a></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-40280240616006321112011-10-28T09:09:00.000-07:002011-10-28T10:57:25.257-07:00FOOD SENSITIVITIES<div class="article-head" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><h1 class="size16 normal m0 pad0" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><h1 class="size16 normal m0 pad0" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pay attention to your body at all times, and if you think that you ought to take your food sensitivities more seriously, consult your doctor as soon as possible.</span></h1><div><br />
</div></span></h1><h1 class="size16 normal m0 pad0" style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="newlook newpaginationlook" id="content_0_lblTitle" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Food Sensitivities: 10 Best & Worst Foods for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Your Tummy</span></h1><h2 class="size14 normal m0 pad0" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="newlook newpaginationlook" id="content_0_lblSubTitle" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Achieve a Healthy Digestive System</span></h2></div><div class="article-info" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="fL w470 author" style="float: left; width: 470px;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="content_0_lblAuthor" style="color: #585757; font-size: 11px;">By Jennifer Gruenemay, Special to Lifescript</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: #585757; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span id="content_0_lblDate">Published August 23, 2010</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: #585757; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div class="clear" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Gas, stomach aches, constipation and diarrhea are common </em></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">signs your digestive system is off-kilter. But did you know that </em></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">brittle hair and low energy can also point to tummy troubles? </em></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Find out which foods will keep your gut clogged or moving. </em></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Plus, test your yogurt IQ with our quiz…</em></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">A healthy digestive system begins with a good diet. </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook0" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook0w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">Eat</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> the right </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">stuff and improve digestion. Eat badly, and you feel like a human </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">garbage can. How you eat can affect the way you feel, too.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"If you don't digest your </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook1w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">food</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;"> properly, your cells don't get what </span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">they need to function optimally," says Liz Lipski, Ph.D., a clinical </span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">dietitian and author of</span> </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0071441964?ie=UTF8&tag=lifescrcom08-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0071441964" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digestive Wellness</a></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> (McGraw-Hill). </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is also home to our most precious </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">disease-fighting resource: the immune system.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"Two-thirds of the immune system is in the digestive tract," </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Lipski </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">says. "There are more neurotransmitters in the GI </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">than </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">the brain </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">and more nerve endings than in the </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">spine," </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">she adds. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Your digestive system is vital to your health and happiness. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">So how </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">do you keep it working well? For starters, avoid </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">these </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">5 gut enemies: </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">5 Worst Foods for Your Gut</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">1. Red meat</span></b></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The more red meat you eat, the higher your risk </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">colorectal cancer risk. That's because it's typically high in </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">saturated fat, which is tied to cancer of the small intestine, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">according to a 2008 </span><i style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Cancer Research </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">study.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><em><b>How to avoid it:</b></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Choose lean cuts of beef, lamb and pork. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Eat more protein- and iron-rich legumes in place of red meat. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Grill a Portobello mushroom instead of a burger; it's meaty </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook2" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook2w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">flavor</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> will fill you.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">2. Processed meat</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Lunch meats, hot dogs, sausages and </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">other processed meats are packed with saturated fat, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">sodium </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">and nitrates.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: #585757; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Processed meats have been linked to colon cancer, possibly </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">because </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">they are cooked at high temperatures, which can </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">increase </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">carcinogens.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><b><i>How to avoid it:</i> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Stick to fresh, lean cuts and </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook3" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook3w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">eat</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> other </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">forms of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">protein (legumes and grains) as much as possible.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">3. Hydrogenated oils</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Trans fats, created when liquid oils </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">are hydrogenated (so they become solid at room temperature), </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">aren't </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">found in nature. They’re an inexpensive way to make </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">fats last </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">longer on </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook4" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook4w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">supermarket</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> shelves, but your body pays a </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">high price: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">They’re tough to digest and have been linked to </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">many health </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">problems, including increased bad (LDL) </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">cholesterol, decreased </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">good (HDL) cholesterol and colon </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">cancer.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook5" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook5w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">Food</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> and Drug Administration (FDA) requires trans fats </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">o be labeled on food products. But, the federal agency also </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">allows manufacturers to claim zero trans fats if there are </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">fewer than 0.5 grams per serving. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Don't be fooled: If a food lists hydrogenated oils as an </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">ingredient, it contains trans fats.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><b style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><i>How to avoid it:</i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> Get nutrients in </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook6" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook6w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">foods</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> that are fresh, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">whole and natural, and ditch the packaged, processed stuff.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">4. Gluten</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">About 2 million Americans suffer from gluten </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">intolerance, says the National Institutes of Health (NIH). </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Gluten is a protein found in barley, rye, spelt, wheat and </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">countless other foods such as processed meats, soy sauce, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">ice cream, cheese, cookies, pasta, ketchup, salad dressings </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">and more.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Food sensitivities affect 10%-20% of us, and can cause lots </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">of digestive complaints and stomach aches (gas, cramping, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">bloating, heartburn, indigestion) and other symptoms, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">including chronic headaches, aching joints and muscles, </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">depression, concentration, memory problems and poor </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">energy levels, Lipski says.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: #585757; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong>How to avoid it: </strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">A gluten-free diet is the only solution </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">to this food sensitivity; it’s a challenge but possible. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Check out </span><a href="http://www.lifescript.com/Home/Food/Articles/0/7_Gluten_Free_Recipes.aspx" style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">7 Gluten-Free Recipes</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">5. Lactose</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Another cause of stomach aches is lactose, the principal </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">sugar found in milk. Lactose intolerance affects 30-50 </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">million Americans, according to the NIH.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Avoiding milk will help, but you don't have to give up </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">all dairy. Some lactose-intolerant people do fine with </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">small amounts of milk.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><em style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong>How to avoid it:</strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> Drink lactose-free milk and eat </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">cultured dairy products, like yogurt, which break </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">down lactose. Aged cheeses (like Cheddar and Swiss) </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">have less lactose and may be easier to digest.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">5 Best Foods for Your Gut</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">1. Dietary fiber</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><i>Our Pick: Prunes</i></b></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Fiber keeps things moving through </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">your digestive system and out. Otherwise, your colon is </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">stuck with toxins that can build up and cause major </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">health problems. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Your </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook10" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook10w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">body</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> then begins reabsorbing toxins, hormones </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">and other substances. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"If you don’t have regular bowel movements, you're </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">retaining wastes that your body has finished with," </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Lipski says. "It’s like not moving a stinky garbage bag </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">out of your kitchen.”</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">A diet rich in fiber protects against colon cancer and </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">cancers of the small intestine, according to a 2008</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> study in the journal </span><i style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Gastroenterology</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes are all </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">packed with healthy fiber. But when it comes to </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">staying regular, prunes, because of their mild laxative </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">effect, is the go-to fruit. They're also a great source of </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">energy, nutrition and disease-fighting phenolic </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">compounds.</span></div></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both; color: #585757; font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="clear" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">2. Probiotics</strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><b style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><i>Our Pick: Yogurt </i></b></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Probiotics are those "good bugs" </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">you hear health nuts raving about. Why would anyone </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">willingly eat bacteria?</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Because our intestinal flora is made up of trillions of </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">good bacteria that aid in digestion and promote </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">immunity and health. In fact, four pounds of our body </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">weight comes from the bacteria that live in the </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">digestive tract. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The No. 1 probiotic food is yogurt. Yes, it's a dairy </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">product – the bane of millions of lactose intolerant </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">people – but eating yogurt calms digestive complaints. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">That's because it contains live cultures, typically </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Lactobacillus</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">and Bifidobacterium, that help lactose </span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">digestion.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'trebuchet MS', Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">When choosing a yogurt, make sure the cultures are </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">listed as "live" or "</span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook15" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook15w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">active</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">." Yogurts with added fiber </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">are even better.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">But steer clear of yogurts with a lot of sugar, which </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">hurts digestive health because it feeds the bad bacteria </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">in your GI tract. Plain, unsweetened yogurt is best. Add </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">some fiber-rich berries or honey, which has prebiotic </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">properties, if you need to sweeten it up. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>3. Prebiotics</b> </span><br />
<b style="color: #585757;"><i>Our Pick: Lentils</i></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">Prebiotics are food for probiotics. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">"Bacteria multiply very quickly but need food once </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">they reach the intestines," Lipski says.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">Prebiotics help good bacteria thrive while driving </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">down the number of disease-producing bacteria trying </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">to invade the digestive tract.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">They also promote a more acidic intestinal environment, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">which helps the body absorb nutrients in food such as </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">the minerals calcium, iron, zinc and magnesium.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">Luckily, prebiotics are found in many of the foods we </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">already eat.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin are two </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">naturally occurring prebiotics in onions, garlic, leeks, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">legumes, bananas, asparagus, sunchokes (Jerusalem </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">artichokes) and more. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Lentils, a legume, are a great natural source of prebiotics </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">and dietary fiber. They're a good substitute for red meat </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">because of their high protein and iron content. To help </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">your body better use the iron in lentils, prepare them </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">with a vitamin C-rich </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook16" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 14px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook16w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">food</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"> such as tomatoes.</span><br />
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<strong style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">4. Gluten-free grains</span></strong><br />
<b style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"><i>Our Pick: Quinoa</i></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Gluten – a protein found in grains </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">such as wheat, barley and rye – isn't necessarily bad </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">for you. But it does cause stomach aches for many people.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Because of genetics, about 30% of us poorly digest </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">gluten-containing grains, Lipski says. But many people, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">regardless of </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook17" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 14px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook17w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">family</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"> history, feel better when they stop </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">eating them.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Expanding your grain repertoire is a good idea whether </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">or not you're gluten intolerant. Quinoa (pronounced</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">"keen-wah") is an excellent option. This gluten-free grain </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">is a complete protein, meaning it provides all eight essential </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">amino acids. It's also fiber-rich and bursting with minerals. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">It </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook18" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 14px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook18w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">cooks</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"> up like rice (two parts water to one part grain) and </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">adds a unique texture (chewy yet crispy) to side salads, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">casseroles, </span><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook19" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-size: 14px; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook19w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; display: inline; float: none; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: auto; top: auto;">soups</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"> and more.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">5. Fermented foods</span></b><br />
<b style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;"><i>Our Pick: Sourdough </i></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">Sometimes your GI tract just </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">needs a break. Fermented foods are the solution.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">"Fermenting or culturing makes food more digestible by </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-size: 14px;">actually 'predigesting' it for you," Lipski says.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;"></div><div class="show" id="content_0_pnlPageContent6" style="font-size: 13px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" id="content_0_lblPageContant6" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">Fermenting also increases our absorption of the other </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">nutrients in the food. Pickles, sauerkraut, kefir, miso, tempeh </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">and Japanese tamari or soy sauce are all easy-to-digest </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">fermented foods.</span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">So is sourdough. It can sub in for wheat </span><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxthookspan" id="itxthook22w0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;"><a class="itxtrst itxtrsta itxthook" href="http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Diet/Eat-well/Gut_Check_10_Best_and_Worst_Foods_for_Your_Tummy.aspx#" id="itxthook22" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 100, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0.1em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; bottom: auto; color: darkgreen; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: inherit; left: auto; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static !important; right: auto; top: auto;">bread</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">if you’re sensitive </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">to gluten. Sourdough breads </span><i style="color: #585757;">are</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;"> often made with wheat flour, </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">but the fermentation weakens the gluten. </span><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">If you don't want wheat at all, many grocery stores offer 100% </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">gluten-free sourdough.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Something to wash it all down</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">Don't forget the most </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">essential "food" of all – water. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Digestion can't occur without </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">water, so be sure to drink eight </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">8-ounce glasses throughout </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">the day.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="size10 newlook newpaginationlook" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">For more information, check out our </span><a href="http://www.lifescript.com/Health/Health-Centers/Digestive_Health_Old.aspx" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Digestive Health Center</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #585757;">.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-42650218210204896632011-10-27T23:08:00.000-07:002011-11-19T09:06:53.467-08:00NOW YOU CAN ENJOY NILDA'S ADOBO, TOO!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Words cannot describe how much I love adobo. My Filipino nanny Nilda used to make it for me all the time when I was growing up, and when she left to go back to the Philippines, my Mom convinced her to share the recipe. There are plenty of versions for this dish in modern cookbooks, but this is the original from someone straight from the Philippines! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I probably sound like a spoiled brat when I say "my nanny", but when my family moved to the states, my parents needed extra help with my sister and I, so deal with it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always had adobo with chicken growing up, but I've been more of a pescetarian for a while and the meat version can easily be replaced with tofu or seitan. Keep in mind that this is the "healthier version" of Nilda's recipe, because that's how my Mom and I always do it.</span></div><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"Nilda's Chicken Adobo"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic93Q531A81TVxetm4hLf2VXikMkf2Y5b9KlEsmMXJZgJNs1-pOz_lA6FkB6YzZaAJGaZtwh0NV52KIkBaRP2b7xuoASzW0BFAxdLozU3P6NvXGEdTxtZi3_gmMNNikb5bNrQP4jy30EIf/s1600/chicken_pork_adoboCC23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic93Q531A81TVxetm4hLf2VXikMkf2Y5b9KlEsmMXJZgJNs1-pOz_lA6FkB6YzZaAJGaZtwh0NV52KIkBaRP2b7xuoASzW0BFAxdLozU3P6NvXGEdTxtZi3_gmMNNikb5bNrQP4jy30EIf/s320/chicken_pork_adoboCC23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Its easy to do the vegetarian/vegan version of this)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3-5 dark meat chicken legs (chopped in half)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 quart of chicken stock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 garlic cloves (chopped)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup of low-sodium soy sauce (Tamarind soy sauce and/or Liquid Aminos are much healthier choices)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 lemons (halved)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Directions:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Rinse the chicken and add it to a large pot of broth uncovered on low heat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add the garlic, soy sauce and squeezed lemons. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recommend adding vinegar because it inhibits the growth of bacteria, and adobo leftovers are just as delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) Keep the temperature on low. After 30 minutes, taste the sauce and add more lemon, soy sauce and/or garlic if needed. You can also add bay leaves and black peppercorns if you'd like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3) After cooking for an hour (still on low), check the chicken to see if its done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4) Serve with brown rice, steamed broccoli or corn (I recommend all three). Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like all of my other personal writing and photos, this is property of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">http://HealthHappinessandHottness.blogspot.com</span>.</span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-58963715453846381722011-10-25T23:33:00.000-07:002011-10-27T23:12:01.919-07:00'NUTS ABOUT QUINOA'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love quinoa because its so simple, yet incredibly beneficial to our health. Many assume that quinoa is a grain, but it is actually a seed that has been eaten for over 5,000 years! This gluten-free superfood provides plenty of protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium, antioxidants, potassium, iron, amino acids, the list goes on! Many health problems such as diabetes, certain cancers, infections and muscle strains can be cured with quinoa as well. I've been looking forward to creating my own quinoa meal for quite some time, but I haven't cooked a new dish without a step-by-step recipe before. I need to practice my Housewife skills in the kitchen more often, that's for sure!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided to put together a recipe of my own to try, and it just so happens that I got the dish right the first time, whew! I apologize for the low-quality photo and lack of proper presentation, but I haven't gotten my hands on a decent digital camera yet. I completely freestyled this, so the measurements are based on what worked for me, and you can add and subtract based on the amount you will be eating. The total amount from this recipe serves about four because I wanted to make extra so that I could store the rest in the fridge to use in other dishes. Quinoa fills you up so that its much easier to consume in smaller portions, which is definitely a plus! Remember: The smaller the serving dishes, the smaller the portions.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'NUTS ABOUT QUINOA'</span></b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCjYAd3u5ervsrbrMKUiNnQtZR6bAhdHl5yALmxwT-RGpvsLCgsl5Dt6TjbMs2UC6iLplbvpI44EuuV9tHt_ql50VeuWdrE_5gGGir3-RBWpGin1K1_yaYx6roZKlnaVCWhiOYWQb3UsN/s1600/IMG-20111025-00003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCjYAd3u5ervsrbrMKUiNnQtZR6bAhdHl5yALmxwT-RGpvsLCgsl5Dt6TjbMs2UC6iLplbvpI44EuuV9tHt_ql50VeuWdrE_5gGGir3-RBWpGin1K1_yaYx6roZKlnaVCWhiOYWQb3UsN/s320/IMG-20111025-00003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This tastes so much better than it looks, I promise!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ingredients:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember to keep it organic!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup of quinoa (rinsed)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups of water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup of chopped walnuts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 clove of garlic (sliced or chopped)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 cherry tomatoes (sliced)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 zucchini (chopped or grated)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 sprinkle of kosher salt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 sprinkles of ground black pepper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 tbs olive oil</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 sprinkle of cayenne pepper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fyi: a "sprinkle" is a bit more than a "pinch", and its best to add it to your hand first to get the right amount. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Directions:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) Add water, quinoa and a pinch of salt to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Salt? Yes, it somehow causes the water to boil more quickly and works every time! Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to "low" and cover the pan until the quinoa has soaked up all of the water, which usually takes about 15 minutes. Once ready, turn off the heat and keep the quinoa covered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2) Heat the olive oil in a skillet at medium heat, then add the walnuts and garlic and stir until you have toasted nuts. Mmmmmmm toasty!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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4) Remove the saucepan and skillet from the stove and either spoon the quinoa into a bowl followed by "the goodies" or mix it all together beforehand. Due to the fact that I had extra quinoa, I added "the goodies" after spooning some into a bowl and stored the rest in the fridge.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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If you can’t love and respect yourself, no one else will be able to make that happen. 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Unfamiliar ingredients usually equals chemicals, so keep it simple and organic! Many people use an excuse for not buying organic because its "too expensive", but it only costs $2-$5 more at most stores and is always worth it!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDasee0MmNk__abSzXAN1e3oEoLY2wFRL_1E9UrD6-ZueAKnfbUdIsdU_B0e4oVerbdweKBHOaac_54soJOa-UkXAESW5tWycnUaTrmywIHxfgCWyuuuM98zNCfrDNDpOkHMGw0sUl4dwi/s1600/gen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDasee0MmNk__abSzXAN1e3oEoLY2wFRL_1E9UrD6-ZueAKnfbUdIsdU_B0e4oVerbdweKBHOaac_54soJOa-UkXAESW5tWycnUaTrmywIHxfgCWyuuuM98zNCfrDNDpOkHMGw0sUl4dwi/s1600/gen.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">GMO INGREDIENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR:</span></span></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aspartame (aka AminoSweet, NutraSweet, Equal Spoonful, Canderel, BeneVia, E951)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Baking powder</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canola oil (grapeseed oil)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caramel color</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cellulose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Citric acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Colorose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Condensed milk</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Confectioners sugar</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn flour</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn masa</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn meal</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn oil</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn sugar</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Corn syrup</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cornstarch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cottonseed oil</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cyclodextrin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cystein</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dextrin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dextrose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diacetyl</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diglyceride</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Erythritol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Equal</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Food starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fructose (any form)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glucose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glutamate</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glutamic acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glycerides</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glycerin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glycerol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glycerol monooleate</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glycine</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hemicellulose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hydrogenated starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hydrolyzed vegetable protein</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inositol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inverse syrup</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inversol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Invert sugar</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Isoflavones</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lactic acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lecithin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leucine</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lysine </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Malitol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Malt</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Malt syrup</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Malt extract</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maltodextrin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maltose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mannitol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Methylcellulose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Milk powder</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Milo starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modified food starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modified starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mono and diglycerides</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monosodium glutamate (MSG)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oleic acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phenylalanine</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phytic acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Protein isolate</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shoyu</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sorbitol</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy flour</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy isolates</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy lecithin</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy milk (non-organic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy oil</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy protein (non-organic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy protein isolate</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soy sauce (non-organic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Starch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stearic acid</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sugar (unless specified as cane sugar)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tamari</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tempeh (non-organic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Teriyaki marinades</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Textured vegetable protein</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Threonine</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tocopherols (vitamin E)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tofu (non-organic)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trehalose</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Triglyceride</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegetable fat</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vegetable oil</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whey</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whey powder</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Xanthan gum</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://healthhappinessandhottness.blogspot.com/2011/07/gmo-food-alters-our-digestive-systems.html</span></span><br />
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Fish, flaxseed, beans and walnuts produce a fair amount of serotonin, and those foods a much better choice than simple carbs because the foods rich in omega-3s as well can even decrease depression. Many claim that it is the specific foods that you consume over the holidays and at special events that cause drowsiness, but too much of anything can do that! Think about how much you eat while with relatives, and how badly you want to take a nap after a big meal. All of those carbs and protein is to blame, so don't have such generous portions, keep it light. Veggies give you the right amount of energy, while animal products, especially from those that are not from local farming can make you feel stressed. This is because the animals were basically tortured before slaughter, and that negative energy transfers to the low-quality meat that you're eating! This may seem hard to believe, but its true!<br />
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Darker greens such as broccoli, kale and lettuce bring more oxygen to the bloodstream because they grow under direct sunlight and contain the most chlorophyll. Ground vegetables such as potatoes and squash bring more balance to your mood, and root veggies like beets and carrots absorb the nutrients in the soil and can make you feel more grounded and calm. I absolutely love spinach, and I'm glad that its one of my favorites, because it truly is a fantastic superfood. Spinach is full of antioxidants, which protect the membranes in brain cells from free-radicals which are a negative influence on both the mind and body. The folic acid and B Vitamins can also aid in reducing depression and fatigue, which explains why Popeye was such a tough guy!<br />
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Haven't you noticed how the energy that you get from simple carbs is so short-lived? This is yet, another reason to load up on veggies and fruit to be your absolute best from the inside out! Berries such as blueberries are the ultimate superfruit full of antioxidants that bring positive energy by maintaining your brain's neural pathways and actually recharges your genes to produce more positive enzymes in the brain. Plus, they're delicious! Besides berries, cherries are also full of antioxidants and also contain melatonin, which can aid in improving sleep, something that we all need! The Vitamin C in oranges pumps more oxygen throughout your body to enable your brain to "recharge" your system, which is why it makes perfect "pick-me-up" snack at any time of day!<br />
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Remember to never skip breakfast either, it is the most important meal of the day, after all! Starting your day with fiber, good fats and whole grains brings energy, better memory, and a calmer state of mind. Obviously skipping meals makes you feel like crap, and when you skip breakfast, your fatigue and anxiety is at its absolute worst. Eat your happiness, darlings!Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-83571443812521640332011-10-20T08:10:00.000-07:002011-10-20T08:13:21.783-07:00TIPS TO STAY POSITIVE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whenever you're feeling down and it seems like nothing is going right, remind yourself that there's always someone who has it worse than you do. Stop complaining and be grateful to have a roof over your head, food on your plate, and loving friends and family. There are plenty of people out there who don't have any of those things, so stay positive!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a great post from http://pathofawesomeness.blogspot.com:</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">1. Never respond when you are not calm. If you are not sure that you are calm, <i>don’t </i>respond. Take time to calm yourself down first.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">2. Take a deep breath as a first step to calm yourself down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">3. Speak in gentle tone to reduce the tension of the situation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">4. Realize that you can find opportunities in negative situations. Albert Einstein said: “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">5. Look at the content of what people say to you for something<i>positive</i> that you can act upon to improve yourself. Don’t just reject the whole messages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">6. For the rest of the messages which is negative, simply <i>ignore</i>it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">7. Maintain positive view of the people. Maybe you don’t like their messages or behavior, but that doesn’t mean that you can hate them personally.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">8. Realize that having negative feelings will just hurt you, not them. So there is no reason for you to have any negative feeling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">9. If you make mistakes, be open to admit it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">10. If you make mistakes, remember this quote by George Bernard Shaw: “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">11. If you can, listen to motivational audio program to feed positive thoughts into your mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">12. Talk to a positive friend who can encourage you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">14. Look at the negative situations as your training sessions for real life. The higher you climb in life, the worse the negative situations would be, so you’d better be prepared for them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">15. Realize that you can’t please everyone. In fact, nobody can. Sometimes you need to just let some people go. Realizing this will relieve you from a lot of unnecessary burden so that you can focus on the people that you can positively interact with.</span></div></h3></div></div></div></span>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-81786585063243215632011-10-18T16:18:00.000-07:002011-10-18T16:18:05.698-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The unity of those associated by mere authority, power, or greed is ultimately weak and unstable. In contrast, the unity of those united by the heart—by bonds of respect, honesty, and compassion—is strong and unshakable." -Taro Gold<span id="goog_1220098667"></span><span id="goog_1220098668"></span></span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinw0PUnU0aMUsPt_RMte2UyHcTB_NHDxMAyZ41tZFKZLhZmnREl-SQ91Bz9qLRZ8yED2QwJTADp2qCzIcnFyRzi4hG_NznDy3-uAXUBFH6pXFlGBirmjif8TNCYx9j6ds1ID91N1212ny/s1600/ilustra%252Cposter%252Cdigital%252Cart%252Cprint%252Cvexel%252Cvintage-0b540a932d1696b304c73b01bf499d31_h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinw0PUnU0aMUsPt_RMte2UyHcTB_NHDxMAyZ41tZFKZLhZmnREl-SQ91Bz9qLRZ8yED2QwJTADp2qCzIcnFyRzi4hG_NznDy3-uAXUBFH6pXFlGBirmjif8TNCYx9j6ds1ID91N1212ny/s320/ilustra%252Cposter%252Cdigital%252Cart%252Cprint%252Cvexel%252Cvintage-0b540a932d1696b304c73b01bf499d31_h.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's a team destined to fail!</div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483874699209030547.post-58979486340479279472011-10-18T16:13:00.000-07:002011-10-18T16:51:04.136-07:00THE ADA IS NOT CUTE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 9px; line-height: 10px;"></span><br />
<h3 class="entrytitle" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.8em; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Pesticides Are Good for You</span></h3><h4 class="entrysubheading" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Big Food's Co-optation of Nutrition Professionals</h4><div class="byline" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">BY <a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/contributors/michele-simon/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">MICHELE SIMON</a> | OCT 17, 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSY0YsWX_5tYNta62sO0UcEPQpdP5Ang-lypA8zl5C1yiziHFnWxOUNeSEddlzWOcUuFQpwSokiW8gFeFXfniCOEpokh5iQWfz-vCILSpW8Lt0f5zwGGJz9939vQNwPIxtabUKOTY6YK1/s1600/CokeRD-350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSY0YsWX_5tYNta62sO0UcEPQpdP5Ang-lypA8zl5C1yiziHFnWxOUNeSEddlzWOcUuFQpwSokiW8gFeFXfniCOEpokh5iQWfz-vCILSpW8Lt0f5zwGGJz9939vQNwPIxtabUKOTY6YK1/s320/CokeRD-350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt43-kmpHTJ07IeiAnUfmFgV9q0uHPNfXRZyPu32bwQE0SIbhbaJcEp-Ferhy2psHypayYQHd5pKtZp0nP5cufcL0ajB_v82dIAefY5609zB4dbj2uPCbWU9VPULCdooG7yUj6dWv03KY/s1600/Goldfish-350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFt43-kmpHTJ07IeiAnUfmFgV9q0uHPNfXRZyPu32bwQE0SIbhbaJcEp-Ferhy2psHypayYQHd5pKtZp0nP5cufcL0ajB_v82dIAefY5609zB4dbj2uPCbWU9VPULCdooG7yUj6dWv03KY/s320/Goldfish-350.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="byline" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-transform: none;">For years now, I have been hearing about the food industry's influence on the annual conference of the American Dietetic Association -- the nation's largest gathering of nutrition professionals--with some 7,000 registered dietitians in attendance. Last month, I witnessed it for myself and discovered the corporate takeover by Big Food was worse than I even imagined. </span></div><div class="byline" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-transform: none;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-transform: none;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The top-paying sponsors, whom ADA called "partners," were Coca-Cola, Aramark, the National Dairy Council, and Hershey (their "Center for Health and Nutrition" - really). "Premier sponsors" included PepsiCo, Mars, and General Mills. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">The exhibit hall seemed more like a processed food trade show than a nutrition conference. I saw very few booths with actual information, apart from that being peddled by the likes of Nestle, Kraft, and McDonald's, along with (of course), ubiquitous product samples, tastings, and myriad swag. (Oddly, Monsanto's booth featured its branded, soy-based lip balm.)</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">But the worst cooptation came during the "educational sessions," which should have been off limits to marketing. Numerous panels were hosted by industry players, including, "Dairy Innovations," brought to you by (surprise!) the National Dairy Council, which also hosted a media-only session, as did <a href="http://www.eatright.org/FNCE/content.aspx?id=5685" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">others</a>. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">"Culinary" demos were offered by cooking experts such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Hershey, and McNeil (maker of the fake sugar, Splenda). For attending several "Expo Impact Sessions," described by ADA as "scientific and evidenced-based," RDs could even earn continuing educational units. Who better to teach, "Are Sugars Toxic: What's Wrong with Current Research?" than the Corn Refiners Association? I attended a silly session called "Snacking and the 2010 Dietary Guidelines" brought to me by the largest snacking experts in the nation, Frito-Lay, who also had a huge booth touting their deceptively-labeled "natural" products, nearby the monstrous booth hosted by parent company PepsiCo. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">But while all this was obvious industry spin, several sessions had backers harder to identify because of the stealth names, lack of transparency, and impressive backgrounds of the presenters. Enter the <a href="http://www.foodinsight.org/Newsletter/Detail.aspx?topic=Expert_Perspective_Eat_Your_Fruits_and_Veggies_and_Don_t_Fear_the_Dirty_Rhetoric" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">International Food and Information Council</a>. Certainly sounds legit. But if anything sets off my BS detector it's the word "council." It's often used by corporate front groups to magically transform public relations into credible science.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">A closer look reveals IFIC's true agenda. On its <a href="http://www.foodinsight.org/About/Board-Of-Trustees.aspx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">board of trustees</a> sits representatives from PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, and General Mills, while<a href="http://www.foodinsight.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=NhBzWLfcA60%3d&tabid=91" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">funders</a> include the likes of Coca-Cola, Hershey, McDonald's, Nestle, and Monsanto. (Funny how this list sounds remarkably similar to ADA's sponsors.)</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">IFIC's mission is "to effectively communicate science-based information about health, nutrition and food safety for the public good." Heartwarming. Under <a href="http://www.foodinsight.org/Resources/Food-Safety/tabid/1286/Default.aspx" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Food Safety Resources"</a> IFIC communicates about such sticky issues as arsenic in food and "The Science of Bisphenol A." For the public good of course.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">What sort of science-based information was IFIC communicating to 7,000 nutrition professionals at the ADA meeting? The session, "A Fresh Look at Processed Foods" promised to "share new research on how processed foods contribute to key nutrition needs." Sounds a tad defensive. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Another panel asked, "How Risky is Our Food? Clarifying the Controversies of Chemical Risks." Who exactly is attempting to clarify the controversy? While the session was not listed in the program as being organized by IFIC, the moderator, Marianne Smith Edge, is the group's senior vice president of nutrition and food safety. At no time during her remarks did she disclose IFIC's corporate funding, although ADA rules require speakers to disclose any conflicts of interest. The two panelists were Julie Miller Jones and Carl Winter, both academic researchers, apparently hand-picked by IFIC for their industry-friendly positions. And indeed, each speaker downplayed any risks of chemicals in food such as pesticides, food dyes, and other additives, while practically making fun of organic production. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Jones lamented about organics being too expensive and offered tired arguments about how risks are everywhere, so really, why worry? She also claimed people automatically fear something because it is artificial. But Andy Bellatti, an RD in attendance told me he found this "rather insulting; she's trying to argue we have no capacity for rational thought. The concern with artificial ingredients is over studies showing harmful effects."</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">But the lowlight of the session came when Carl Winter launched into a lengthy attack on the Environmental Working Group's <a href="http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dirty Dozen</a>, an annual list of the 12 fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides. Winter claimed the list wasn't backed by science, resorting to outright mockery at times. This was the same theme Winter struck in his <a href="http://www.foodinsight.org/Newsletter/Detail.aspx?topic=Expert_Perspective_Eat_Your_Fruits_and_Veggies_and_Don_t_Fear_the_Dirty_Rhetoric" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Expert Perspective"</a> for IFIC this summer. His core argument is that EWG only considers pesticide residue and not actual exposure, which he argues, causes "negligible risks to consumers." </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Now reasonable people can disagree on this point and I am no expert in pesticides, but most troubling was how the audience only got to hear one side of the story. Why wasn't anyone from EWG invited to participate to defend their scientific analysis?</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">During the Q&A, several frustrated attendees challenged the presenters--the only time the audience heard any opposing viewpoint. Several who spoke up are members of the <a href="http://www.hendpg.org/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietary Practice Group</a>, which represents a growing number of RDs who are challenging ADA's corporate ties and making inroads, slowly but surely. (I recently became a "friend of HEN" to support this brave group of professionals challenging the status quo.)</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">I asked the moderator why IFIC had organized such a one-sided panel and complained that as a writer for Food Safety News, I was unable to cover the session in an intelligent way given the biased information. IFIC denied any such bias and defended its selection of presenters. Afterwards, an IFIC rep approached me to offer to put together a more balanced panel at next year's event. I am still waiting for the follow-up phone call.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">But the corporate-funded, pro-pesticide spin didn't end there. A few of us took to Twitter during the session, which in turn inspired a hit piece on<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2011/09/28/cleaning-up-the-ewgs-dirty-dozen/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Forbes.com</a> called, "Cleaning up the EWG's Dirty Dozen," co-authored by Henry Miller and Jeff Stier. Both have ties to the <a href="http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.104/healthissue_detail.asp" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">American Council on Science and Health</a>, (there's that "council" moniker again) a notorious industry front group that has <a href="http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.104/healthissue_detail.asp" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">attacked the likes of Marion Nestle</a>. Miller is currently a fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, right-wing / libertarian think tanks that favor deregulation, both heavily funded by corporate interests. </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Here's how the Forbes article describes what happened at ADA, although neither author was actually in attendance:</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Winter <a href="http://www.eatright.org/fnce/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">presented his report</a> at the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo this week. The food police on hand were outraged with his findings, but the best they could muster were ad hominem <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40Johnson_ML%20Google%20Carl%20Winter" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">attacks on Dr. Winter and IFIC,</a> such as, "Google Carl Winter and industry front group IFIC and you will understand." In fact, EWG's Senior Communications and Policy Advisor, Don Carr took to Twitter to call IFIC <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/DonEWG" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #336699; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"industry goons."</a> So much for scientific debate.</i></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">OK, so the Google suggestion was mine and I've been called the food police before. But scientific debate? That was sorely lacking at the event itself, as Don Carr noted in his comment in response to the article:</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-style: italic;">EWG was not invited to the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo nor were we even alerted that our Shopper's Guide would be the topic of discussion at the event sponsored by an industry front group. We welcome any opportunity for an honest, open and transparent discussion about pesticides and our consumer guide - but that was not afforded to us. </i></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Indeed how about a lively debate on whether chemicals in food are dangerous? That would have far more interesting and useful for the audience. But industry front groups are not interested in debating. IFIC only wants to present the spin that supports its funders' economic interests, which is entirely understandable. But how can the American Dietetic Association allow such powerful economic interests to completely control the message its members hear? </div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Between the junk-food dominated expo and the industry-friendly educational sessions, the American Dietetic Association conference is yet another disturbing example of Big Food's co-optation of the nation's health professionals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfplaewT2-MZ9i-P5YQDfJfYa-v6ikQgb02mOex3OLpXog6IqooTWQf3AdqYsb__Zz7xAbu5I-6zR3SVPW1hjjgFvnquge3Rwxdp3Hwpyc2elCHDUEvATV_eu60lcPWVTgT6ll6i_RWZvy/s1600/FritoLay-350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfplaewT2-MZ9i-P5YQDfJfYa-v6ikQgb02mOex3OLpXog6IqooTWQf3AdqYsb__Zz7xAbu5I-6zR3SVPW1hjjgFvnquge3Rwxdp3Hwpyc2elCHDUEvATV_eu60lcPWVTgT6ll6i_RWZvy/s320/FritoLay-350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iY60bczTKq48JRaA132xjLZL_7HcHQpRadp9DP1EFFMSZwZtBqGQRX-JmCM3faKAc-Rqq8Dy54nKjAytW1i5BXoM1bH7oV-VVsp_FG2mS-sRPCp04FvAQNzJVMxfbwT-QESK40RvvRHe/s1600/McD-at-ADA-350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iY60bczTKq48JRaA132xjLZL_7HcHQpRadp9DP1EFFMSZwZtBqGQRX-JmCM3faKAc-Rqq8Dy54nKjAytW1i5BXoM1bH7oV-VVsp_FG2mS-sRPCp04FvAQNzJVMxfbwT-QESK40RvvRHe/s320/McD-at-ADA-350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxwPP6HfXPsW5N8gm3rLVV5TNYXvcacZw3HlEoqiZHiJs1Cn562ZSVkgqyU6i6ow2G9-PPh9Y5fkJrO4Yj4xyxFsIQ5VkJt9LuEY2EXYSw75FMV3vlBT8yOyTK9GsJJRQMlBefv8lfXfK/s1600/Hersheys-iphone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxwPP6HfXPsW5N8gm3rLVV5TNYXvcacZw3HlEoqiZHiJs1Cn562ZSVkgqyU6i6ow2G9-PPh9Y5fkJrO4Yj4xyxFsIQ5VkJt9LuEY2EXYSw75FMV3vlBT8yOyTK9GsJJRQMlBefv8lfXfK/s1600/Hersheys-iphone.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">----------------------------</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Photos by Michele Simon</i></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="font-style: italic;">Michele Simon is a public health lawyer specializing in industry marketing and lobbying tactics. She is the author of "Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back" and president of Eat Drink Politics, a consulting firm.</i></div></div></div></div></div></span></div>Niki Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296952786547128882noreply@blogger.com0