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Aspartame – Yay or Nay?

Aspartame, also known as Tropicana Slim, Equal, NutraSweet and Canderel, is a sugar substitute that has received many opposing reviews. Here is some of the information on it for you to make your own decision. Aspartame is made from two amino acids and methanol (or wood alcohol). Too much methanol (approximately 8 grams) is poisonous [...]

Canola Oil

Most oils declare what they derive from in their name, for example, peanut oil, sunflower oil, flaxseed oil, etc. Canola oil is not so straight forward. There’s a reason for that! Canola oil comes from a genetically engineered version of the rapeseed plant found in Canada. Canola actually means “Canada oil”. Rapeseed oil is highly [...]