Do you remember the commercials about potato chips: “You can’t eat just one.” My generation grew up with Mary Poppins singing “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down . . . “. One of the treats my grandmother let us have was toast with sugar and cinnamon.  Now it seems that sugar and high fructose corn syrup are in almost every food and drink. If not, then there are artificial sweeteners and high sodium (salt) content items  to boost the flavor.

Research studies now show that salt and sugar contribute toward cancer and fuel cancer cells.  [Read more...]