Alzheimer's Disease, Uncategorized

Interesting Story – Woman with Dementia Gets Memory Back After Changing Diet

Interesting story on the web…although we can’t always believe everything on the web there may be something to learn from this story.  It definetly doesn’t hurt to try improving diet to improve memory and try to reverse Dementia…along with other diseases. Read the article here: 82 Year Old with Dementia gets memory back after changing diet

Pesticides in our food (Dirty 12 EWG List)

Pesticides in Produce – What’s in Yours?

Check out the final 2019 list of the amount of pesticides in our produce (tested by the EWG.org).  The “Dirty 12” are the top worst (having the highest amount of pesticide), and the “Clean 15” being the produce with the least amount of pesticide.  Think about purchasing Organic produce if you eat a lot of produce listed on the Dirty 12 list.  See the lists here: DIRTY DOZEN 2019 EWG GUIDE

Food Recalls, Uncategorized

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts > Henry Avocado Recalls Whole Avocados Because Of Possible Health Risk

Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Henry Avocado is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution due to positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection at its California packing facility. There are no reported illnesses associated with this recall.
— Read on www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm634230.htm

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What’s in your Bread?

Potassium bromate (bromated flour) is found in bread products and used as a flour improver to strengthen the dough and allow higher rising of the bread. Potassium bromate has been classified as a category 2B carcinogen (possibly carcinogenic to humans) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.  For this reason, Potassium bromate was banned from use in food products in the European Union, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, South Korea, Peru, China, and India.  However, it has not been banned in the US, and California is the only state requiring a warning label on bread when it is an ingredient in the bread.  

So think about how much bread or flour containing products (cake, cookies, cereals, etc) you eat everyday?  So how do we avoid it?  You have to look at the ingredient label on the bread: if it contains potassium bromate or bromated flour you will want to look for a different brand to avoid consuming this additive.  If you want to learn more, see this website review: EWG & Potassium Bromate in Bread

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