COMMENTARY | Media frenzy has broken since Starbucks confirmed on March 26 what many suspected about its Strawberry Frappuccino. What makes this product, and hundreds of other common food items red, is beetlejuice. Well, close enough. Natural red food coloring is most commonly derived from grinding and boiling up the exoskeleton of Cochineal beetles that ...
The need for this article had become evident to me several days ago, when I purchased a bundle of beets at Walmart, and the lady at the cash register picked it up and asked with much surprise, “What are these?” “Beets,” I answered, not sure whether she was serious. To which she replied, “Never seen ...
If you want to detox your body or if you want to jumpstart a weight loss program, a juice fast may be a good plan for you. A juice fast may be preferable to just fasting on plain water because the juice will keep you supplied with plenty of vitamins and minerals that your body ...
Many people dye their hair, and while they get decent results from salon hair dyes or even the dyes from their local drug stores, over time you can over-process your hair from dyeing it too much. Your hair can become brittle and dry, and even learn to repel hair dyeing colors and come out simply ...
Although growing up beets looked and smelled like something I should run the other way from, when I went to work for a restaurant with a buffet I finally got the nerve to try one. All the pickling and canning of the beets is done by cooks like me and as such I simply tried ...
One of my co-workers was diagnosed seven years ago with leukemia. His prognosis was not very good; he was told he had about 6-12 months to live. His physicians informed him of the importance of chemotherapy treatment, which he refused. The patient decided to seek alternative methods of treatment. He researched the effects of diet ...
Men and women seeking natural options for dyeing gray hair will find several solutions in their kitchen cupboards. Natural dyes for gray hair can also be made by combining a few ingredients from the health food store. You might be surprised to find easy natural dyes for gray hair are simple and inexpensive. Why use ...
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