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A New Years Resolution to Healthy Armpits

Armpits are a common conundrum among health nuts like myself who have decided not to use deordorizers with chemicals and metals in them. So many armpit products today advertise as an “anti-perspirant”. But do you really know why they work or how?

Excuse me, there is Mercury in your Corn Syrup

So corn syrup, otherwise known as HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) has gotten a lot of bad rap lately. Corn syrup is in loads of processed foods and drinks contributing to obesity,diabetes, DNA damage, and unhealthy eating habits in the majority of Americans. HFCS is made from the same type of corn crop that is used to make Ethanol used to fuel E-85 vehicles. But recently, we may have yet another reason (like there aren’t enough) to avoid Corn Syrup. Read on…