The Evolution of the Sweet Tooth
From the very first time that your mother admonished your grandmother for letting you have a bunch of candy when you were under her care,
From the very first time that your mother admonished your grandmother for letting you have a bunch of candy when you were under her care,
From the very first time that your mother admonished your grandmother for letting you have a bunch of candy when you were under her care,
After the overindulgence of the holidays, lots of people decide that January is the perfect time to lay off the sauce.
And depending on how much alcohol your body is used to filtering, abstaining can be trickier for some than for others.
So it’s important to understand, if you choose to avoid alcohol, what goes on in your body when you first stop drinking.
Most of us (around 100 million, at least) know how much we’re willing to pay for thoughtless convenience — about $120 a year.
That’s what Amazon charges for its Prime service at last count. In case you’ve been untouched by the creepy, instant, and isolating reach of Prime’s witchy long-reaching fingers, here are a few of their prime-ary benefits:
Shipping as fast as 2-day, 1-day, and in some cases 2-hour
Prime Video privileges
Whole Foods Market 2-hour delivery in select cities
AmazonFresh meal kit delivery
Prime Wardrobe service — sending you fashion pieces to try-before-you-buy and mail back if you don’t want them
Prime Pantry household essentials delivery
Are you noticing an emerging pattern?
There’s a theory in the health community that…
Much like fire leaves ash when it burns, so does your metabolism. But we don’t call it ash. We call it metabolic waste. And metabolic waste, or what’s leftover after our metabolisms have consumed the food we’ve eaten, can be one of three things:
Acidic
Neutral
Alkaline
Here’s the idea – some foods will metabolize and leave an acidic residue. Some will leave an alkaline residue.
The task of detoxifying everything in your EDC (endocrine-disruptor) and chemical-laden home is beyond daunting.
Everything from your dish soap to your sofa fabric contains harmful chemicals that the FDA and EPA have determined are safe in measured quantities…
But so little research has been done into which quantities and which length of exposure actually impacts human development, that the “safety” of these chemicals is doubted by many.
Can you think of anything spookier than a haunted house? Scarier than a zombie attack? More soul shaking than Frankenstein’s monster?
What about…
An unhealthy gut?
Not scared yet?
Well, get ready… Americans are projected to spend $2.6 billion on candy this year. That’s between 160 million Americans. During Halloween season, the amount of candy sold weighs about as much as six Titanics.