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Kathleen MacNaughton, Health Pro

May Is Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month!

In May of each year, it is time to "celebrate" asthma and allergies. What? Am I nuts? What do you mean celebrate them? Who wants to do that? Well, perhaps celebrate is not quite the right word, but is a time when people like us who have the disease (or who are parents caring for allergic or asthmatic children) can spread the word, so to speak... Read more Chevron

posted 05/03/2010, comments (0)|

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What NOT to Do When Your Child is Diagnosed with Food Allergies

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water - Eleanor Roosevelt Some events in life have such a tremendous impact that you view your life as “before” and “after” this life-changing occurrence. For some of us, that event was our child’s diagnosis of... Read more Chevron

posted 04/21/2010, comments (5)|

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Natural Color Additives and Health Hazards Part Two

Color Additives are exempt from Certification. are commonly referred to as "natural" additives. They are obtained from plants, animals or mineral sources. Because of their "natural" origin we tend to forget that they may be as dangerous as any synthetic food-coloring agent , like carmine or cochineal which are added to your strawberry Yoplait... Read more Chevron

posted 04/19/2010, comment (1)|

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Artificial Color Additives and Health Hazards Part One

Color additives for foods into two categories, natural and artificial. Artificial Color Additives which are used in food industry: to offset colour loss due to exposure to light, air, temperature extremes, moisture and storage conditions; to correct natural variations in colour; to enhance colours that occur naturally , and to provide... Read more Chevron

posted 04/19/2010, comments (0)|

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Should You Be Concerned About Carrageenan?

Carrageenan is a food additive which has caused a lot of controversy and confusion, It is in a lot of brands of soy milk, and I wanted to get the facts after reading a magazine article stating there was a concern of ulcers; possibly cancer; suppresses immunity; inflammatory bowel disease and allergies. 　 Carrageenan is a gelatin-type substance... Read more Chevron

posted 04/15/2010, comments (9)|

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