Health and Wellness

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Why We No Longer Eat Breyers Un-Natural Ice Cream

Do you remember the Breyers Ice Cream commercial about a young boy (little Johnny) trying to read the ingredients list of Brand X ice cream?

Little Johnny stuttered and stammered and just couldn’t sound out the words because the names of artificial ingredients like polysorbate 80 were too complicated for him.

Then they gave [Read more…]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment for Relief, Recovery and Prevention

I’ve been dealing with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and wrist tendonitis (tenosynovitis) on and off for several years now.carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms

It’s something I cannot ignore since I spend most of my day on the computer which is the main cause of my pain.

I have gone for long periods of time pain free (six months or more), but sometimes I fall back into bad habits. I get repetitive strain pain and I’m forced to remember I need to take care of my wrists.

Below I have listed some carpel tunnel treatments I have tried over the [Read more…]

Xylitol Gum – Natural, Aspartame Free, Sugar Free Chewing Gum

I wanted to find a natural, aspartame free xylitol chewing gum because I chew a lot of gum and do not like artificial flavors or colors, artificial preservatives nor artificial sweeteners like aspartame or sucralose.

I like to chew sugar free gum after meals because it isnatural, sugar free xylitol gum good for your teeth, good for digestion, helps you focus on mental tasks (so says Dr. Oz)  and it gives me a sweet ending to a meal that I crave, instead of dessert, without a lot of calories.

So I did some research and comparisons on xylitol gum and here is what I found…

Brands of Xylitol Gum

There are lots of gum brands that contain xylitol, some of which are all-natural and contain only 100% xylitol as the sweetener while others [Read more…]