It might be hard to imagine that our favorite, delicious fruits and vegetables might be carrying some not so delicious toxins. Conventional farming uses pesticides, herbicides and chemicals and we now have reason to believe that residues from some of these chemicals are left behind on fruit, vegetables, and grains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, […]
Aspartame is the technical name for the brand names, NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. Aspartame was discovered by accident in 1965, when James Schlatter, a chemist of G.D. Searle Company was testing an anti-ulcer drug. Aspartame was approved for dry goods in 1981 and for carbonated beverages in 1983. It was originally approved for dry […]