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Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts RECALL Green Valley Food Corp. “Let’s Grow Healthy Together!� Alfalfa Sprouts 5 oz. containers because of a possible health risk.

Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts Ocean Spray Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Original Flavor Craisins Dried Cranberries and Bulk Dried Cranberries Sales

Rio Grande Imports Inc. is recalling 50 cases of Semita de Piña because it may contain undeclared milk. The product was distributed to the lower Hudson Valley Region, New York City boroughs and Long Island in New York state.  It is packaged in a poly plastic boat with clear plastic overwrap.  The product is pineapple filled pastry with the brand name of El Triunfo, bearing a code of 11-22-11.  Consumers who have purchased the product may return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.  Consumers with questions may contact the company at (631) 842 4410.

French Women Don't Get Fat - Book Review By: Nicole Beck French women seem to enjoy breads, desserts, and wine, but then don't gain the weight. American women, on the other hand, just think about snacking and magically put on ten pounds. In her bestselling book, French Women Don't Get Fat : The Secret of Eating For Pleasure , Mirelle Guiliano reveals the secrets that French women have at staying healthy and trim. French Women Don't Get Fat begins with the account of the author, Mirelle Guiliano, growing up in France. By a stroke of luck she was sent to America in her teenage years as an exchange student. In America, she was introduced to brownies and cookies - which quickly became favorites. In no time at all, Mirelle put on twenty pounds. When it was time to return home she was a little nervous about what her family and friends would think of the "new" Mirelle. The story of seeing her family for the first time after being away is funny and heart wrenchin...

Food Addiction Can Lead to Death Food Addiction Can Lead to Death By: Paul Wilson Food has been described as ambrosia and the elixir if life. For some, eating is a biological necessity for others it is a passion that can turn into an obsession. Experts define food addiction to be a disorder where the addict is preoccupied with food, the availability of food, and the pleasure of eating. There are three recognized addictions: Overeating, where the addict has no control over the amount or the number of times he eats. The person has no concept of being overweight or the servings a person must eat normally. Being an overeater, the addict will indulge in uncontrolled eating binges. Being obese, the addict will be prone to hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, arthritis, and cancer. Bulimisa Nervosa, where the addict binges and then tries to maintain weight by vomiting, using laxatives, excessive exercise, or even fasting. Such addicts will develop dental problems like thinning of ...

A Constipation Remedy Using Potassium and Prunes By: Rudy Silva Potassium and prunes are a natural constipation remedy that you can quickly use to help you get constipation relief.  Potassium is needed in your colon walls to insure that peristaltic action occurs. Without potassium, colon walls are weak and unable to respond and contract properly when fecal matter needs to be move. Potassium in your colon wall tissues brings in more oxygen, which is required for good cell function and elimination of toxins. In addition, potassium creates an alkaline environment inside and outside the cell, which help protect cell walls from bacteria, fungus, and other pathogens. Potassium is a powerful source when it comes to cleaning, feeding and building your colon walls. Removing the thin layer of buildup - harden mucus, dried fecal matter, waste derby, heavy metals - against your colon wall can be accomplished by eating those foods that are high in potassium. Excess buildup on your colo...

How Lamb and Pears Can Help Your Food Allergy By: Jack Prime Lamb and pears may appear to be a strange combination, but the reason they are chosen as part of a food allergy diet is because they are rarely indicated in allergies and are therefore relatively safe foods for most people with a food allergy to eat. Often the best way to treat a food allergy is to avoid the food that causes the allergy altogether so a period of exclusion gives your body a chance to tell you which foods are making you ill and whether you react to one food or many foods. An exclusion diet consists of eliminating one or more foods completely from the diet for a given period of time and then reintroducing foods one at a time to check for adverse reactions. If you are committed to the process your efforts will be rewarded with the food, or foods, that cause your problems and you can be free of the symptoms and distress a food allergy may cause. The principle of the lamb and pears food allergies diet is t...

If you’ve ever tasted stevia, you know it’s extremely sweet. In fact, this remarkable non-caloric South American herb has been used as a sweetener by the Guarani Indians of Paraguay for hundreds of years to sweeten their yerba mate and other stimulant beverages. Stevia is t he leaves of a small, green   plant have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. Stevia h as many excellent properties. The body does not metabolize the sweet glycosides from the stevia leaf or any of its processed forms - so there is no caloric intake. Stevia doesn't adversely affect blood glucose levels and may be used freely by   diabetics . But this innocuous looking plant has also been a focal point of intrigue in the United States in recent years because of actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That’s why you don’t see stevia on supermarket shelves next to the Sweet’N Low or Equal. But you can buy it in health food s...

For Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics, the importance of healthy snacking is something that cannot be emphasized enough. Since maintaining a constant and appropriate blood sugar level is a key component in maintaining their condition, eating healthy snacks is one of the most efficient ways to accomplish this. But there is also a fine line between snacking and abusing it. Too often, diabetics use it as a way to justify squeezing in additional meals. Snacking begins to mean more and more food until it resembles a whole other meal in itself. That's why its important to stay within the recommended guidelines, so that something meant to assist doesn't end up sabotaging you instead. An appropriate amount of food to consume is approximately 100 to 200 calories (420 to 840 kilojoules), of smart food choices. You can make smarter snack choices by choosing foods that are higher in fiber and various important nutrients, contain carbohydrates with a low-GI, and that are ...

As you know, I'm currently working with WEGO Health on a program to help me collect your feedback on ways to make our network even better. All you have to do is take a 60-second survey that will also give you quick, personalized tips on how to get more involved in health social media. I took the quiz and I’m MATCHMAKER! That means I like to bring people together who can help each other, without worrying about what’s in it for me. What kind of Health Activist are you?  What do you think of your results? (If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, you can do so here: http://bit.ly/jSiRO3 )

Health technology isn’t limited to medical devices; right now, iPads are being used by doctors and nurses … and patients alike for health information. Are you using one of the latest and greatest tech devices for your health? If you had the opportunity to design something tech-fabulous for your health condition, what would you create and what would it do? (Bonus points if you bust out Microsoft Paint and provide a picture of your dream machine!) Think about the ways that you connect with your community – Facebook, blogs, Twitter, meet ups in real life. What is missing from the health outreach methods you’re using? What would be the best bit of health technology to help you broaden your reach as a Health Activist? Do you think health technology is useful, or is it just another Internet buzzword? Do you think people are really using their smartphones for health? Are YOU? Talk about it!! Poetry time again? Don’t mind if I do! Time to break out your quill pen and w...

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We’ve made some exciting new changes to Vestres and need your help in spreading the news, so here’s a cool challenge that can make you an easy hundred dollars. Visit our new site: www.Vestres.org Sign up, if you’re not already a member & add a picture or avatar to your profile Invite  your friends to join Add them as friends On Tuesday May 31 st , we will do a friends count and the PERSON WITH THE MOST FRIENDS WINS!! The winner will receive One Hundred dollars via PayPal by Friday June 3 rd . That’s it! SIMPLE, & VERIFIABLE BY EVERYONE . No purchase needed, No forms to fill out, No special rules, No fine print to be read. The more friends you have the better your chances. Please keep in mind that Vestres is a FREE Recipe Sharing Network. So help us spread the word and you could get $100 while helping someone with a special needs or who just wants to eat healthy.

Diabetes is a chronic disease which can be well controlled by maintaining a balanced diabetic diet. Inclusion of fruits in diet plays a vital role in leading a healthy lifestyle. Which all are the favourable fruits for diabetic patients? What is the amount of sugar concentration in them? How will the intake of fruits in diet affect a diabetic patient's life? These all are the frequently asked questions by a diabetic patient. Now let's find answers for these commonly asked questions. As per the studies made on diabetic patients, health practitioners prefer including more amount of fibre rich fruits in their diet. These fruits with low sugar concentration helps in controlling blood sugar level to a maximum extend. Moreover, intake of fibre rich fruits helps in maintaining cholesterol level which in turn normalizes the metabolic rate of the body. It is better to prefer fresh fruits other than dry fruits for maximum utilization of food intake. Apple, pear, peach, orange, kiwi and p...

Fat: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By  Simon Evans Fat is bad for you. That's what we were told for a long time. More recently, we're told that some fat is good for you, like olive oil and fish oil. Then there are the downright evil fats, like Trans fats. Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time figuring out all this advice, it can be more than a little confusing. Now it turns out that the type of fat we eat may contribute to the risk of depression as well. But before getting into that, let's try to simplify how fats are different. We can really lump fats into 4 main categories: First, we have saturated fats. This is the kind you get from butter, heavy cream, and animal fat; like that tasty marbled fat running through your prime rib. Too much saturated fat is linked with heart disease and can play a role in clogging up your arteries. We can't avoid saturated fat completely (and probably shouldn't), but we can be careful about not sucking down too much of ...

By Kathi Jo Robinson Due to the magic and wonder of food dyes in the manufacturing and processing divisions of the food industry, the general consumer is led through a myriad of intense colors and textures with every trip to the grocery store. Unknown to that consumer though, many seemingly common staples we purchase repetitively are "dressed up" to awaken the senses of the buying public. Some examples of this, oranges are not necessarily orange in color when they are picked ripe right of the tree. Many times food dyes are added to get that beautiful orange sheen. A ripe orange is actually often shades of gray or splotchy orange in color. Tomatoes, when picked, can be a cross between shades of green to different levels of pink. That bright juicy red color though is often washed on with food dyes. Red cherries when processed always turn gray but the buying public always visualizes a cherry as red. Enter more food dyes. Dyes for cosmetic purposes o...

By  Paul McGillivary   Food allergies affect more and more people. The hard part is identifying the source of the allergy. Many folks get tested for environmental allergens. This seems to be the route of choice for many doctors. But for a lot of people, this may likely miss the root causes of the patient's symptoms. Food allergies can develop over time. You may eat a food earlier in life and be completely fine. Later on, you can eat that same food and have a reaction. The first episode simply primes your body to react later. Your body mislabels certain foods as enemies to the body. Once that food is introduced into the body, it starts to produce antibodies to fight the mislabeled enemy. This is why you can eat the food and not react until later in life. Some people grow out of these reactions. You may find that a child reacts to eating peanut butter, but can eat it when they are three. Shellfish are notorious for later onset reactions. These allergies tend to persist in the i...