Does Cooking Honey Make it Toxic?
Switching to honey from refined sweeteners is a common first step for many who seek to improve their diet and overall health. This would include …
Sweeteners
Yacon Syrup: Healthy Low Calorie Sweetener or Modern Hype?
Yacon is a species of perennial daisy native to South America. It is a close relative of the sunflower and Jerusalem artichoke and has been cultivated …
Maple Syrup Truths Revealed: Time to Switch Brands?
Maple syrup is without a doubt one of the best and most traditional sweeteners that is easily available today. Supermarkets, buying clubs and …
The Dangers of Consuming Sugar Alcohols
Sugar alcohols like xylitol, erythritol, and sorbitol are heavily marketed to the overweight and diabetic and now those on the keto diet, but over …
How to Find the Best Raw Local Honey for Your Health
The benefits of raw, local honey are widely known, especially for boosting of the immune system and keeping allergies at bay, but is the local honey …
Coconut Sugar: A Highly Sustainable and Healthy Sweetener
Coconut sugar is one of the primary sweeteners I use in my home for baking. Other common names include palm sugar, coconut palm sugar, and coconut …
Xylitol: Not as Sweet As It’s Cracked Up to Be
Xylitol is truly the darling of sugar substitutes today. The American Dietetic Association touts its use, with this sugar alcohol sold alone and as a …
Beware Grade B Maple Syrup Trickery
Maple syrup is a traditional and whole sweetener that has consistently played an integral part of the economies of North America ever since Native …
Is “Sugar in the Raw” a Whole Sweetener?
Examination of the marketing claim of Sugar in the Raw and whether it is a whole, unprocessed sweetener retaining all the minerals of raw cane juice. …
Bye Bye Grade B Maple Syrup
Maple syrup is a traditional and whole sweetener that has consistently played an integral part of the economies of North America ever since Native …
Which Natural Sweeteners are Best? [VIDEO]
In my article on how to get off sugar, the recommended first step is to replace all refined sweeteners with natural sweeteners. Which natural …
Coconut Sugar vs Agave: A Healthy Alternative?
Agave nectar has taken the health food world by storm over the past few years. Touted as a healthy, natural, low glycemic sweetener that is helpful …