Information and opinions on health from verdungal at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/564984/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/564984/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/564984/index http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109663/additives-health Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:56:58 -0400 verdungal 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 yogurt.   These exempt additives come from such sources as vegetables, minerals, animals as well... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109663/additives-health http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109661/artificial-color Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:07:36 -0400 verdungal 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 colour to colourless items, and for "fun" foods. like those famous Cheetos. which made me so ill as a... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109661/artificial-color http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109362/carrageenan Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:57:46 -0400 verdungal 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 derived from a red seaweed often called Irish Moss. It is used in products to give them more... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/109362/carrageenan http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/108308/gluten-knowledge Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:05:40 -0400 verdungal People who suffer with celiac disease, the proteins gluten and casein are not completely digested, leaving small protein fragments called peptides. Certain of the peptides derived from gluten and casein get through the intestinal wall into the blood stream, and are carried to the brain, where they have opioid activity--that is, they act like morphine!   People with this problem are actually addicted to the gluten-derived opioid peptides... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/108308/gluten-knowledge http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/107983/processed-foods Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:47:24 -0400 verdungal Natural flavour sounds healthy, but is it?   The chemical wizardry behind natural flavours added to the processed food adds back the flavour that was taken away during the processing and storing of the foods. The long list of chemicals that make up the flavours is hidden behind the words "natural" flavours.   As long as the chemicals are on the GRAS list (Generally Regarded As Safe), the FDA does not require the ingredients of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/107983/processed-foods http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/106015/potential-food Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:22:16 -0500 verdungal This fall Canadians may well be eating a genetically engineered  corn called "SmartStax",  that is unique because it is has eight GE traits combined or ‘stacked' together - 6 for insect resistance (Bt) and 2 for herbicide tolerance.   ‘SmartStax' was created through a research collaboration between Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences so that the two corporations could share their GE traits. Monsanto and Dow are predicting... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/106015/potential-food http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/104903/making-scents Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:38:20 -0500 verdungal Hypoallergenic, fragrance-free and unscented products abound in the market place. But why the different terms? After all, if there is no scent, shouldn't it be considered unscented? Not necessarily. Women who struggle with itchy, dry or easily irritated skin often prefer a product that has little or no scent, oils or smells in the belief that the less ingredients in a product, the less chance for an reaction for their sensitive skin. It would... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/564984/104903/making-scents