Corporations: The “Health” Food Deception
[Exploring Life] One of the most basic principles of all corporations is that they are allowed to intentionally lie and deceive the public without being responsible for their actions. A great deal of this deception takes place in what we might call a gray zone, or a place in which there is some degree of [...]
Mental Degradation: Toxic Food Toxic Mind
[Exploring Life] What we eat has a direct and immediate affect on how we behave. Though we may practice relaxation, mindfulness, and meditation in order to foster a sense of equanimity in our body and mind, we completely undermine our efforts by eating food additives (i.e. – chemical additives that are not really food) and [...]
Nutrition: Sunlight-Sun Beds-Vitamin D
[Exploring Life] Sunlight is the essence from which all life on our planet originates, evolves and is energized. Without sunlight we would not exist. Light and health are completely integrated; a lack of sunlight impairs our health. For thousands of years, humankind was naturally exposed to sunlight, without the psychological burden of fear we have [...]
Nutrition: Organic Food vs. Non-Organic Food
[Exploring Life] The ignorance of scientists and science can at times be so blinding that it leaves us wondering how such an obvious lack of intelligence and common sense gains even a remote sense of credibility – let alone attention. An independent review commissioned by the Food Standards Agency in the UK concludes that there [...]
Nutrition: The Use of Nutritional Supplements
[Exploring Life] Many people take a nutritional supplement (also known as dietary or food supplements) assuming that the supplement will in some manner assist in maintaining or improving their health. Nutritional supplements are widely available to consumers since they are often classified as a form of food rather than a drug. A supplement may include [...]
Food: Superfood – Critical Attributes
[Exploring Life] A superfood is currently a category of food that lacks clear definition. One particular food may be described as having special nutritional qualities that nurture a specific dimension of our health. A list of superfoods may be created with each item on the list described in terms of its specific nutritional benefits. The [...]
Food: Superfood – Health Claims
[Exploring Life] The emergence of the term superfood originates in the idea that some foods are superior to others in terms of their potential health benefits. While no accepted definition currently exists, the word superfood usually refers to a specific kind of plant-based food source that provides superior levels of essential nutrients and is often [...]