Added Sugar Versus Natural Sugar





Sugar is a leading contributor to weight gain and type 2 diabetes. Some low carb diets eliminate many foods providing natural sugars without providing any scientific evidence. Some people believe anyone with type 2 diabetes should not eat sweet fruit. Research shows people eating high plant food diets including sweet fruit are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

For many overweight Americans, the problem is not foods providing natural sugars, the problem is diets high in processed foods with added sugars.

In this video:

• What is sugar?
• Added versus natural sugar.
• Dietary sugar and blood sugar.
• Dietary sugar and diabetes.
• Dietary sugar and weight gain.
• Recommended limits for added sugars.

Cooking And Baking By Weight Versus Volume





American home cooks measure recipe ingredients by volume (cups, spoons) versus weight (ounces, pounds). This is partly due to the U.S. being the only country using imperial units of measure instead of metric. American restaurants and bakers use weight.

Some old home cooked recipes used weight like the pound cake. The recipe called for one pound each of eggs, flour and sugar. Of course, to cook using weights instead of cups requires owning an accurate kitchen scale. Most kitchen scales are now digital instead of analog and can display units in ounces or grams.

For many recipes measuring using cups works fine. But, in some cases, using weights is more accurate and contestant. Measuring a cup of chopped broccoli is not as accurate as weighing 160 grams (5.6 oz) of broccoli. The same with measuring pasta using cups.

This video shares some advantages of measuring ingredients by weight instead of volume (cups) for more consistent results especially making cakes, muffins, pancakes, and biscuits.

15 Home Cooking Money And Time Saving Tips





This video shares 15 simple tips to save time and money eating healthier home cooked meals with less calories, sodium, and chemical additives compared to prepared and restaurant foods.

Unlike home cooked foods, prepared and restaurant foods can have artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, and chemical flavor enhancers. This allows food makers to use less expensive, lower quality ingredients.

Over 30 High Antioxident Foods





Your metabolism produces free radicals. Excess free radicals can cause chronic inflammation and cell damage. Antioxidants, like vitamin E, reduce free radicals. Some foods are high antioxidant, low inflammation foods. This video highlights over 30 foods high in free radical fighting antioxidants.

In this video:

• Free radicals and antioxidants.
• Antioxidants diets.
• Sample high antioxidant foods.

What U.S. Food Labels Really Mean

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Many foods are labeled (marketed) to appear healthier than they really area. This video looks at some common food labels like:

• New & Improved
• Alkaline foods & beverages
• The Cost Of Convenience
• Uncured & No Added Nitrates
• All Natural
• What’s In Your Beef?
• Whole Grains vs. Multigrain
• Cage-free, Free-range, & Humanely raised
• Certified to Increase Profits
• Artificial Colors & Flavors
• Less Sodium

Comparison Of Common Cooking And Baking Fats And Oils





Updated video comparing consumer fats and oils used for cooking and baking.

In this video:

• Cooking fats and body fat. 00:48
• The difference between fats and oils. 1:52
• Is saturated or unsaturated fat healthier? 3:42
• Refined oils and smoke points. 6:05
• Are RBD oils unhealthy? 8:28
• Fat and oil nutrition. 9:42

mRNA Vaccine Facts & Myths





Vaccines are used to protect against deadly viruses. Traditional vaccines have used inactive (dead) viruses to promote an immune response to fight the actual virus. Examples include, small pox, polio, measles, viral pneumonia.

For several decades researchers have been investigating using messenger RNA (mRNA) to develop vaccines. Instead of using an inactive virus, the vaccines use mRNA to provide the genetic code so your body develops a harmless protein used by the virus to enter cells. Your bodies immune system then identifies the protein as a foreign material that must be destroyed by creating anti-bodies. The antibodies provide protection against the actual virus.

As with traditional vaccines, there are many myths about the new mRNA vaccines developed against SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19.

In this video:

• What is RNA? 00:42
• What is mRNA? 1:26
• mRNA and DNA. 2:17
• Conventional versus mRNA vaccines? 3:44
• How do mRNA vaccines work. 4:28
• mRNA vaccine facts and myths. 6:21

Vaccine Facts & Myths





The development of vaccines to fight viral infections has reduced or eliminated many diseases that plagued humanity for thousands of years. In developed countries, several have lived with the threat of small pox, polio, measles, and other deadly virus. There is a robust anti-vaccination movement. It has more to do with an anti-government interference movement than based on scientific facts. The end result can be the reemergence of diseases that were under control.

In this video:

• Harmful bacteria, fungus, and viruses. 00:38
• Common vaccines. 3:20
• How do traditional and mRNA vaccines work? 4:04
• Vaccine efficacy. 7:00
• Vaccine safety facts & myths. 7:57

Medicare Part C: Advantages and Disadvantages





Turn on your television and you are bound to see advertisements, often with celebrity endorsements, for Medicare Advantage Plans also known as Medicare Part C.

The ads emphasize all the “FREE” benefits  participants in traditional Medicare are missing by not signing up for an Advantage Plan. Actually, there is no such thing as “FREE” benefits. All Medicare Advantage Plans are offered by for profit healthcare insurance companies.

This video shares the advantages and disadvantages of Advantage Plans.

In this video:

• What are Medicare and Medicaid? 00:44
• What are Medicare Advantage Plans? 3:50
• Medicare Advantage plus Medicaid. 5:41
• Medicare Advantage advantages. 6:46
• Medicare Advantage disadvantage. 13:13

Low Carb Diets Facts & Myths





Low carb diets have been around for decades. Many people claim they follow a low carb diet including keto and Paleo and have achieved amazing results. Most claims are anecdotal and unverifiable. If eating a low carb diet is the path to better health, why has the number of overweight and obese Americans increased instead of decreased?

Many low carb diets restrict or eliminate one or more plant foods for a variety of reason including being the cause of Americas obesity and diabetes epidemic. Most studies show people eating high carb diets tend to maintain a healthy weight and live longer, healthier lives.

In this video:

• What are carbohydrates? 00:48
• Carbohydrate health benefits. 2:21
• Why go low carb? 4:21
• How low is low carb? 5:19
• How many carbohydrates do you need? 7:14
• Carbs and antinutrients. 9:40
• Cut natural or manmade carbs? 12:25
• The final choice is yours. 13:42

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