"Sorry, there´s no magic bullet. You gotta eat healthy and live healthy to be healthy and look healthy. End of story."
Morgan Spurlock (Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America)

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Healthy Alternative-Avocado Ranch Dressing

Recipe Yield 5 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup ripe avocado
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 pinch dried dill weed
  • 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 pinch garlic powder

Directions

  1. Mash avocado in a bowl, then stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, and vinegar. Sprinkle with salt, parsley, dill, onion powder, and garlic powder. Stir until well blended, chill until ready to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 125 | Total Fat: 12.9g | Cholesterol: 9mg

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Sodium erythorbate - Side effects

General Side Effects

Sodium erythorbate has been found to cause general side effects such as headaches, body flushing, generalized fatigue and malaise, dizziness, lightheadedness and hemolysis, a condition where red blood cells rupture leading to anemia and other complications.

Gastrointestinal Side Effects

Sodium erythorbate can cause nausea, vomiting, heartburn, gastritis, abdominal cramping and diarrhea. These symptoms can lead to significant dehydration if not managed appropriately and in a timely manner.

Renal Side Effects

Sodium erythorbate in high doses can lead to a buildup of acids in the bloodstream leading to the formation of kidney stones and the symptoms associated with them. These include flank pain, blood in the urine, and kidney and bladder infections.

Sodium Phosphate

Sodium phosphate is used to completely empty the colon (large intestine, bowel) before a colonoscopy (examination of the inside of the colon to check for colon cancer and other abnormalities) so that the doctor will have a clear view of the walls of the colon. Sodium phosphate is in a class of medications called saline laxatives. It works by causing diarrhea so that all the stool can be emptied from the colon.

Processed foods that generally have sodium phosphate as an ingredient:
  • Processed cheeses
  • processed meats
  • ready-made meals
  • tinned (canned) soups
  • Sodium phosphates are also commonly added to:
  • powdered soups
  • boullions
  • gravy mixtures
  • Sodium phosphates can also be used as a leavening agent. Some examples of these foods include the batter coating on breaded fish or chicken, and commercially baked cakes