Organic Foods To Avoid

Organic foods are supposed to be healthier because they grown without synthetic pesticides. Many organic processed foods are as unhealthy as their nonorganic counterparts. Organic sugars are no healthier than nonorganic sugars. The same with organic honey, maple syrup, potato chips, and dozens of other organic foods. This video shares which organic foods should be limited or avoided.
In this video:
• Organic versus nonorganic. 00:38
• Why buy organic foods? 2:29
• Organic versus nonorganic food nutrition. 3:32
• Organic foods to avoid. 4:59

Carnivore Versus Vegan Diets

Carnivore and vegan are extreme diets. One is all meat, the other all plants. Carnivore diets tend to appeal to men (hunters) and vegan diets to women (gathers).

This video shares the pros and cons of both diets.

In this video:

• What is a carnivore diet? 00:42
• What is a vegan diet? 3:11
• Are humans carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore? 3:44
• Carnivore versus vegan health benefits. 8:01
• Carnivore versus vegan health risks. 8:54
• Take aways. 8:54

Healthy Fast Food?

Fast foods have a some what deserved reputation for being high in calories, fat, and sugar, while being low in essential nutrients. Enter healthy fast foods, or foods that are heavily advertised to be healthier.

Usually, the emphasis is on calories. A healthy diet is more than calories. It is about obtaining the most essential nutrients from the fewest calories.

Are advertised healthy fast foods really healthier or is just marketing hype?

In this video:

• What is fast food? 00:42
• Can fast foods be healthy foods? 1:29
• Fast food calories and nutrition. 3:05
• Amino acids and protein. 7:32
• Essemtial Vitamins and minerals. 8:30
• Take aways. 9:39

Turmeric Benefits & Risks

Turmeric, a member of the ginger family, is a popular ingredient in asian cooking.

The active ingredient, curcumin, is an anti-inflammatory and antioxident. The health benefits are lost for people eating diets high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. Like all dietary supplements, there are risks associated with taking high doses that are not associated with natural turmeric in foods.

In this video.

• What is turmeric? 00:36
• Potential health benefits. 1:34
• Potential health risks. 5:08
• Natural vs. supplemental turmeric. 6:03

Milled Flax Seeds Vs. Wheat Flour

Nutritional comparison of milled flaxseeds (meal, flour) and wheat flours.

In this video:

• What are flaxseeds? 00:41
• Ground versus whole flaxseeds. 00:59
• Milled flax versus flax flour. 1:21
• Flax and ALA omega-3. 2:14
• Flaxseed versus wheat flour. 3:40
• Flax and flour nutrition. 5:18
• Flaxseed and flour protein. 6:14

Fresh Produce Facts & Myths

U.S. supermarket fresh fruit and vegetables are not as fresh or nutritious as you think. Produce harvested a year or more before being sold can be called or labeled fresh.

In this video:

• Definition of fresh produce. 00:46
• Fresh versus frozen produce nutrients. 2:26
• Why low prices may not save you money. 4:59
• Do consumers have a right to know how fresh is supermarket produce? 6:16

Ketosis Facts & Myths

Keto diets are very low carb diets. Its goal is replacing glucose with ketones for fuel. Many keto diets are low carb diets that can cause vitamin and mineral deficiencies and have negative long-term health benefits. Many keto recipes provide more calories than a balanced diet of animal and plant foods. Fats make up 60% to 80% of a recipes calories, and fat has more than twice the calories (9 per gram) of carbohydrates and protein.

In this video:

• What is ketosis? 00:52
• What are keto diets? 2:11
• Keto diet and calorie counting. 4:46
• Ketosis without keto diets. 6:59
• Reduce calories, reduce carbs, or both? 8:25
• Keto diets and essential nutrients. 9:35
• Ketosis and protein. 11:02
• Ketosis essential vitamins and minerals. 12:15

Health Risks Of Fried Foods And Oxidized Oils

The risk of weight gain and chronic diseases related to weight gain from eating too many high calorie fried foods is higher than cell damage from oxidized cooking oils. Oxidized cooking oils not only have a rancid oder they also given fried foods an off flavor.

In this video:

• What is oxidation?
• High heat and oil oxidation.
• Research studies and cause and effect.
• Reducing fried food health risks.
• Fried foods, weight gain, and chronic disease.

White Sugar vs Corn Syrup

Corn syrup, also known as glucose syrup, is a refined corn sugar used for cooking and baking. The video shares differences between refined white sugar and corn syrup and how to substitute corn syrup for sugar in cooking and baking.

In this video:

• What is sugar? 00:37
• What is corn syrup? 1:10
• Corn syrup versus high fructose corn syrup. 1:50
• Sugar and corn syrup nutrition. 2:29
• Substituting corn syrup for sugar. 2:52

5 Easy Methods To Disinfect Kitchen Sponges

Bacteria in kitchen sponges can produce unpleasant odors and be a health risk. This video shares five easy methods to kill harmful bacteria and eliminate kitchen sponge odors.

In this video:

• Extending a kitchen sponge’s useful life. 00:34
• Are sponge bacteria harmful? 1:17
• Disinfecting sponges:
• Dishwasher 2:26
• Microwave oven 3:06
• Chlorine bleach 3:57
• Vinegar 4:57
• Boiling water 5:25

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