By Richard Tardif I hope you’re reading this while standing. If you’re not, stand up. Studies are showing the average adult spends anywhere from 50 to 70 percent each working day sitting or slouching behind a desk. It’s a sedentary lifestyle Doctors warn may be contributing to overall obesity, diabetes, some types of cancer and […]
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By Richard Tardif Every Friday for eight years I ordered two medium-sized all dressed pizzas. One was for my other half and my daughter and the second was all mine. Yes, I used to eat a medium-sized pizza every Friday evening for supper. So let’s count calories, just this one time? One slice is on
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By Richard Tardif If bees can drink coffee why can’t I? According to scientists at the University of Sussex caffeinated bees can cut it on the dance floor (waggle dance bragging “Hey, I found some really awesome stuff over there!”) and act more productive during pollination compared to their decaf fellow bees. So why the
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By Richard Tardif It isn’t. Last year the World Health Organization announced it would eventually chop the organizations’ daily sugar recommendation of 10 percent of total sugar intake to five. Less rigid is the U.S. Institute of Medicine recommendation of 25 percent of daily calories from sugar. Canada’s Food Guide is laissez-faires over sugar consumption serving
All this sugar can’t be good for you? Read More »
By Richard Tardif It’s so sweet that it’s heavenly. And you’re going to ingest large amounts of it because, well, it’s in so many of our drinks and foods and tastes so, well, OMG! We’re talking Aspartame. It’s 200 times sweeter than sugar and manufacturers can use less in their products while hyping it as
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