This is a great example of how food manufacturers use multiple forms of sugar, and by doing so, can list “sugar” later in the list of ingredients and make it seem as if there’s less of it. Thanks for sharing it!

You get the idea. The total carbohydrate content in a 55g serving is 45 g. It’s got 5 g fiber, so that leaves 40 g very easily digestable sugars. They could produce a much more accurate label, such as:

1. Sugar
2. Fiber
3. Protein
4. Fat

On another issue you brought up — most people have to suffer through poor health before realizing they need to make a change. This,sadly, is the human condition: Like the drug addict or alcoholic, people have to hit “rock bottom” before waking up. We can see this in the economy, global warming, pollution and so many other facets of our lives. And those whom we trust to have insight and intelligence continue to fail us in the political arena.

I totally agree that the discomfort of change is what discourages most people from pursuing a healthier existence. The first challenge is realizing that mainstream beliefs and even government often have it wrong and don’t always have our best interest at heart. Then, of course, there’s the pain of giving up vices and learning a new way to live. It’s a lot, and it can certainly be overwhelming.

The only people who overcome this are those who truly understand the importance and benefits of optimal health. Unfortunately, it seems that many people don’t gain this understanding until they’re forced to by poor health.

The psychology is complicated. People defend their dietary habits with great zeal. They complain they cannot lose weight and are in denial about eating lots of carbs or artificial ingredients. They believe the lies that organics and healthier choices food are not better choices because they don’t want anyone taking away their bag of Oreos or can of Red Bull. Change is scary for most people. They fear to replace their Butterball turkey with a humanely raised turkey. People identify with their food as much as they identify with their country, religion or football team. To criticize these things is perceived as a personal assault. So they invent and adopt a language of defamation, using phrases like tree hugger, or granola head. In the same breath they are killing themselves with their diets and lifestyle.

I’ve witnessed many things like that myself and it’s always sad to see. This is part of the reason why I write these articles. I hope that they’ll reach the people who care enough about their wellness to be less trusting and more critical of what they choose to put in their bodies.

I think the fluoridation of water is misguided and is very representative of modern medicine’s flawed approach of chasing symptoms. It has been clearly established by the work of Dr Weston A. Price that good nutrition prevents tooth decay. It’s ridiculous that we all have to be exposed to fluoridated drinking water so that kids can continue eating too much junk food. Besides, some sources claim that fluoridated water isn’t even effective despite having numerous risks.

I think vaccines are appropriate in some situations, but it unfortunately seems that they’re also being pushed and even mandated without justification. This especially seems to have been the case with swine flu. I also think the drug industry should make more of an effort to produce vaccines with fewer toxic ingredients. Most importantly, more attention needs to be given to true prevention through healthier lifestyle habits. A strong immune system greatly reduces the need for vaccination.