Two pieces of legislation recently introduced in both the Minnesota House and Senate could soon make the Land of 10,000 Lakes the first in the nation to require the labeling of all foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Ask Your Legislators to protect your right to know about GMO’s. Contact them today [...]
Continue Reading →Ever wonder what those numbers on plastic containers mean? If you knew about the toxic chemicals that are used to produce plastics you would avoid plastic containers altogether.
In case you didn’t realize it, you’re surrounded by plastic–it’s inescapable. However, a quick review of plastics may help you make wise choices about how you [...]
Continue Reading →Every food product prints a Nutrition Facts Panel, which is required by the FDA. This information is so important that articles and books abound on how to read it. The FDA tells you how to read the Nutrition Facts Panel on its website stating, “label-building skills are intended to make it easier for you to use [...]
Continue Reading →A caffeinated energy drink like 5-Hour Energy shot and Monster Energy was cited as possibly linked to 13 deaths in reports received by U.S. officials over the last four years.
The disclosure of the reports about 5-Hour Energy is the second time in recent weeks that Food and Drug Administration filings citing energy drinks [...]
Continue Reading →Gluten-free food does not contain the protein gluten. Gluten is a specific complex of proteins that forms when cereal grains are mixed with a liquid and physically manipulated, like when kneading bread. It is found in cereal grains including wheat, kamut, spelt, barley, rye and triticale, which is a cross between wheat and rye. [...]
Continue Reading →NXTNUTRIO IS THE ONLY APP that can detect ingredients in foods that lead to obesity.
Seeking to reduce runaway obesity rates, the New York City Board of Health approved a ban on the sale of large sodas (Containers larger than 16 oz.) and other sugary drinks at restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theater concessions, stadiums [...]
Continue Reading →NxtNutrio is the only food app that identifies Non-GMO foods. By scanning the bar codes of food products, NxtNutrio identifies the ingredients in foods that contain or May contain GMO’s. The app also educates people about the potential harm from GMO ingredients.
While some food products already have the Non-GMO seal on their labels, others [...]
Continue Reading →The vast majority of Americans want genetically modified food labeled. And what’s the real reason foods cannot be labeled GMO free?
Labeling bills have been proposed in more than a dozen states over the past year. An appeal to the Food and Drug Administration in late 2011 to nationally mandate labels [...]
Continue Reading →Eating fresh, ripe fruits and vegetables in season is a smart way to ensure a high level of health. However, pesticides in produce raise concerns and could undermine your health. Pesticides are toxic by design, they kill living organisms. Environmental Working Group Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce otherwise known as the Dirty Dozen is the [...]
Continue Reading →The current issue of ExperienceLife magazine, June 2012 features an article on NxtNutrio. It is under the Well Informed section. The article concludes with great information about the solutions offered by the NxtNutrio App.
We’re thrilled to see that ExperienceLife, an esteemed mainstream publication, covered NxtNutrio honestly and thoughtfully. It’s a big step forward in [...]
Continue Reading →A new study out of the University of California-Los Angeles shows that a high-fructose diet sabotages learning and memory in rats. The study, published in the Journal of Physiology.
“Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think,” said Dr. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a professor of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine [...]
Continue Reading →What’s in your pantry, cupboards, or freezer? If you couldn’t rely on the grocery store, farmers market, or local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) to find your favorite things to eat, what would you do? Today convenience is king. If you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle, it’s a challenge to know what to eat, and [...]
Continue Reading →LEAN GREEN~ Looking for a great way to start your day? Whether you have plans for a morning at the gym, an active day with your kids or a productive day in the office, try starting your day with one of these super tasty, fabulously healthy, refreshing smoothies. What’s different about these smoothies? They include greens, which will wake you [...]
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The “Caramel Coloring” used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other consumables is contaminated with two cancer causing chemicals and should be banned, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, or CSPI.
This is such a threat to people’s health that the CSPI asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban caramel coloring [...]
Continue Reading →Six secrets to finding the best quality produce:
Eat your fruits and vegetables! Who hasn’t heard that? Usually with resistance. Whether you’re the parent of a two-year-old trying to get him started on the right track with a variety of fruits and vegetables or a student standing in the lunch line at school, those words [...]
Continue Reading →Lovey-Dovey Treats
One of the most sought after foods in the world today, chocolate is a fundamentally important part of celebrations throughout the year. Perhaps it’s because after indulging it results in heightened sensitivity and euphoria, amplifying sensuality and enriching one’s love life. Chocolate enhances heart health in more than one way, so go ahead and [...]
Continue Reading →What is your favorite Non-GMO Chips and Salsa brand? With Super Bowl around the corner, Scan your favorite chips and Salsa product and tap “like” button to enter a drawing for a $25 gift card at your local grocer.
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This new version of 3.0 added some features based on your requests.
We’re really exited
New Features:
✓ Browse Food Products by Category
✓ Detects Gluten in foods
✓ Enhancements made for those with Celiac disease
✓ Detects More Allergen and Food Sensitivities (MSG, Artificial color, and [...]
Ultra Informed
You may not be ultra sensitive, ultra rich, or ever had an ultra sound, but you’ve probably consumed ultra pasteurized milk. Really? Whether you’re shopping organic or conventional varieties, eggnog or heavy whipping cream, ultra pasteurization is dominating the market place, but not by consumer’s choice.
Ultra means extreme. It also means [...]
Continue Reading →If you use cooking oil, or any food products made with fats/oils of any kind such as salad dressing, crackers, cookies, chips, cake mixes ~ they are in almost all processed food products ~ you could be ingesting a harmful chemical: hexane.
Many fats and oils are processed with hexane, but don’t worry, food [...]
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