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Synthetic Drinks

Synthetic drinks are perceived as the “other” drinking problem in society in which the addicts are mostly kids. Intense marketing efforts by large soft drink manufacturers have ensured this addiction. Colas, some say, can be as harmful as cigarettes as they, like all soft drinks, contain a substance called anti-freeze which is carcinogenic (cancer causing). They can also dissolve our teeth enamel in just ten days. Synthetic soft drinks are highly acidic in nature because their pH is 3.4. To neutralize the effects of one glass of cola 32 glasses of high ph alkaline water is required. Once synthetic preservatives are removed from the drinks we may not even get half the range of products on the supermarket shelf. Soft drinks are trendy and cool. Primarily among the young. More...

Slow Food

The Slow Food movement is about eating and drinking slowly, with enough time to savour the food, while also enjoying the company of family and/or friends. Slow Food basically questions the sense of ‘hurry’ and ‘craziness’ generated by our present-day lifestyles, and the desire to ‘have in quantity’ rather than to ‘have with quality’. More...

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Processed Food

• There are nearly six thousand chemicals and additives in our food.
• Many processed foods are stripped bare, rendering them of little or no nutritional value.
• Junk food – high in fat and sugar – is one of the leading causes of type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and tooth decay.
• “Natural flavoring” can be just about anything, from the cells of yeast extract and nucleic acid from cell chromosomes, to waste bi-products from cattle.
• The protective wax on produce such as cucumbers, peppers, and apples may trigger allergies, and can contain pesticides, fungicide sprays, or animal byproducts. More...