Tag ‘Sugar substitute’
NuNaturals Liquid Stevia Giveaway and Review
If you’ve ever thought about going sugar free, chances are you’ve heard of stevia, an all-natural, zero calorie sweetener that doesn’t raise your blood sugar. In the past, I’ve used powdered stevia and pure liquid stevia. This time, however, I tried some new flavored stevia from NuNaturals, who sent me some samples of their Vanilla more
Is Sugar Toxic, and Does Sugar Cause Depression?
60 Minutes recently aired an episode called, “Is Sugar Toxic?” I was immediately intrigued. I saw some previews of it from Dr. Sanjay Gupta on CNN during my workout a couple of weekends back and immediately made note of it to watch. I’ve always been curious about sugar and its effects on the body. Specifically, more
NuNaturals Stevia Giveaway – NuStevia Stevia Extract Packets & Vanilla Liquid Stevia
Who wants free stevia?! What is stevia? Stevia is an all natural sweetener that comes from the stevia plant. It’s 100% natural and replaces artificial sweetener and sugar in baking, cooking and beverages. It has no calories, doesn’t spike your insulin levels, and is safe for diabetics. It also doesn’t have the nasty side-effects associated more
NuNaturals NuStevia Stevia Products Discount Code + Free Samples!
Sugar consumption is a concern for many individuals for various reasons. Sugar has been linked to depression, weight gain & obesity, and life-altering conditions such as diabetes. For some, artificial sweeteners have been the answer, but there are alleged side-effects to these as well. As a result, many have turned to natural, sugar free sweeteners more
Getting Healthier in 2011 – November Health Goals
Since writing my October health goal wrap-up yesterday, I’ve been racking my brain trying to decide what my health goals for November should be. I don’t want to cut myself too much slack, but I also don’t want to over-do it. That could easily happen with Thanksgiving coming up…not to mention my 30th birthday. Yeah, more
Health Goals for February – Always Sick and Tired
My New Years Resolution is to Get Healthy! Why? Because I’m always sick and tired, and I’m, well, to sound totally cliche – sick and tired of always being sick and tired. My Health Goals for January were partially met, so I will need to continue being vigilant with those past goals, maintaining what I’ve more
Health Goals for January
Image by epSos.de via Flickr I posted my 2011 Health Plan (a work in progress), but I wanted to make a monthly goal plan as well. Keep the goals smaller, workable, and easy to stick with. So, my health goals for January are: Drink 9-8oz. glasses of water per day minimum. Take 1 Quercetin per more
Top Holiday Recipes – Merry Christmas!
Since my holiday recipe posts for food allergies seem to be the most popular, I thought I would do a sticky post so that the recipes can be found easily by people browsing my blog for good food allergy recipe ideas. Dairy Free, Egg Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe (lentin / vegan recipe) Sugar Free Cranberry more
