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Farm Kitchen:  High Fructose Corn Syrup.... ugh!  |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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 Posted - May 17 2005 : 09:47:32 AM
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Here's an article in the latest edition of Organic Style magazine regarding the health risks of this product, which is in just about every product that is premade for consumption and all soft drinks- even so called "natural" labeled products. It's a scary thing. My mother has determined in her own process of elimination (because the doctors could not diagnose anything "wrong"), that this product was causing her severe gastrointestinal problems - think irritable bowel syndrome - no fun at all. Eliminating this from her diet has made a big difference for her.
Here's a link to the article summary.. guess you have to buy the magazine for the full article, but it might be worth it to learn some of the products that they name that you wouldn't think of that contain this product.  (I am really enjoying my subscription... it's a fresh approach to health, usually things I can do or contemplate doing - the con is that like all magazines they feature the young, skinny models, but I'm willing to overlook that for the content.)
http://www.organicstyle.com/feature/0,8028,s1-37-0-0-1111,00.html
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Eileen
USA
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 4:50:47 PM
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Thank you Clare,
I have known for a long time about this stuff due to having a diabetic son but have had no idea where to get an article that I could share with the other people in my life who think I am just a bit to radical in my thinking when it comes to our food supply. I forwarded this link to everybody on my mailing list! Eileen
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 5:55:51 PM
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OHHH... Eileen, then you'll want to buy this issue for sure because the author of the article is also "fanatical" (her own words) about eliminating this from her diet and from all those she loves. You'll appreciate her approach to it... quite clever actually. The online link doesn't cover any of this info. Worth the purchase, in my opinion!
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 6:58:30 PM
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My daughter's husband is diabetic. They are on a strict diet, and strongly avoid hfcs. He has cut down on his insulin intake by 25% since they started this diet. He eats mostly raw foods, and a few pastas and fish, and drinks only water and rice milk. I really believe this kind of decision has long term affects on your health. Thanks, Clare, for the link. I am sending it on to her to read, although she has been educating me, really, about the benefits of cutting these types of substances from our diets.
jpbluesky
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Look upward to the glitter of stars in God's clear skies.
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 7:51:06 PM
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Sounds like a great magazine...Thanks for the article! I'll look for it at the newsstand. There are so many toxics we injest unknowingly...Knowledge is power!
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 8:22:48 PM
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I have noticed a huge difference in children who have this ingredient retricted. Almost a withdrawl in the beginning, headaches, stomache aches, etc...makes you wonder what we are doing to ourselves and why. I just picked up this issue last week and I liked what I saw flipping through. There are quite a few interesting articles (I particularly liked the couple who have created an alternate lifestyle by creating a houseboat complex though it seemed a bit excessive ...) Clare, we middle aged goddesses must have compassion for those stick creatures who have yet to reach their full enlightenment and "blossom" into real womanhood!
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - May 17 2005 : 9:10:33 PM
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Bramble, Love your attitude and spunk! Of course, those little things have not even lived half the lives we have experienced, so they are nothing to compare to! Their day will come too.
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
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Posted - May 19 2005 : 6:19:14 PM
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I subscribed to Organic Style for a year, about 1 year ago. I found some of the articles useful, but for the most part I thought the magazine was geared to the "upscale organic consumer" (my description). I find better articles in consumer newsletters, etc. unless you are looking to buy organic cotton clothing, etc. (lots of ads in Org.Style). As far as the corn syrup, right on with that. That garbage (sorry to all those who grow corn for the syrup market) is nothing but a non-nutritive filler and is in most of our packaged sweetened foods, even those you might think are good for you (check out the peanut butter labels). Candy, cookies, cake, drinks, read, read, read those labels. If it says "natural sweetener" don't assume it's good for you. I have been cutting back on sweet foods, for the last six months or so, and find that anytime I eat a store-purchased item, I find it too sweet and no longer crave those things. I'm not saying I never eat out, etc. but there definitely is a difference when you give it up for a while.
Cecelia
ce's farm
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 20 2005 : 3:50:44 PM
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I love Organic Style. It seems to be coming back to earth a little bit. It still is kind of upscale-ish, but I have noticed a difference in the last couple of issues
farmgirl@heart
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