Highlights of this Week’s Edition

☢️ Household Chemicals May Increase Risk of Autism

🎭 Don’t Be Fooled: What to Look for in “Natural” Product Labels

🍳 Good Eggs: New Study on the Effect of Eggs on Cholesterol

🥓 Is Cabbage the New Bacon? Join the Craze 

🧠 Feature Article: Spring Cleansing 101: the Basics (Part 2 of 4)

🤓 This Week’s Health Hack: The ZWILLING Vacuum Sealer Set for Food Freshness

🥤From Our Kitchen to Yours: Mark’s Detox Super Smoothie

Recent Breaking News

Common Household Chemicals Linked to Neurological Diseases

A recently published study in the journal Nature Neuroscience found that chemicals commonly found in personal-care and household products may cause damage to brain cells that are responsible for generating the myelin sheath on nerve cells in the brain. The researchers draw a link between exposure of household chemicals and certain neurological diseases such as autism, attention deficit disorders, and multiple sclerosis. Read more about about what chemicals you may want to watch out for   (MedicalNewsToday)

Good Eggs? Study Finds That Eggs Aren’t So Bad Afterall

For centuries eggs have been a common staple in the diets of people across the world. Yet for the last few decades, largely due to changes in government guidelines based on misunderstandings of how cholesterol works in the body, eggs have largely been labeled as “bad for you.” A new study finds that eating more than a dozen eggs each week did not negatively impact cholesterol levels compared to those on egg-free diets. This adds to the preponderance of evidence that eggs are healthy as part of a balanced diet  (ABC News). 

Deep Fried Trouble: Deep Fried Oils Linked to Neurodegeneration

Deep frying is a commonly used food prep method around the world- think french fries, fried chicken, spring rolls and curry puffs. Most of us know that deep fried foods aren’t the most healthy food option for us due to its metabolic impacts, including weight gain. A new animal study furthers the deep fried concerns, suggesting that long term use of recycled oils often used in deep frying may be linked to neurodegeneration and dysregulation of the communication network of the liver, gut, and brain. Future studies hope to look at the relationship between long term use of deep frying oils and specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s as well as anxiety, depression and neuroinflammation. (ASBMBToday).

WEEKLY FEATURE

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This Week’s Top Picks & Trends

Don’t Be Fooled: What to Look for on “Natural” Product Labels

We all want to eat healthier and that means we need to shop healthier. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just glance at a package or can in the grocery store, see the words “Natural” and know it’s good for us. If only it could be so easy. This article provides a good overview of what you should look out for at the grocery store when looking to make healthier choices  (wellements)

Is Cabbage the New Bacon?

When a recent New York Times article hit my inbox last weekend, I was reminded of the “Year of the Brussel Sprout” several years back. It started with noticing friends were starting to bring brussel sprouts dishes more and more to potlucks. Then I began noticing brussel sprout dishes popping up in restaurants; with feta, with bacon, with balsamic vinaigrette. Yum. The cabbage article says the cabbage craze is really catching fire now across the country and new recipes are coming to a restaurant near you. Kimchi tacos, with bacon, or with tofu & braised mushrooms, anyone? You, too, can join the Cabbage Mania  (NYTimes)

This Week’s Health Hack

MAKE KEEPING FOOD FRESH EASIER WITH THE ZWILLING VACUUM SEALER SET 

Do you get tired of buying fresh meats and veggies only to have them go wilty or go bad in just a few days? We recently added this to our kitchen collection and it’s come in really handy to preserve food so that it stays fresh for longer. The idea is to remove air and tightly seal any food you want to keep fresh, and it’s helped us preserve veggies and raw meat for a week and kept our leftovers fresh as well. The set comes with a large container, 2 medium bags, 2 smaller bags, and a pump to remove the air from the containers so they are sealed for freshness.  You can check out the ZWILLING VACUUM SEALER SET on Amazon here >>>