Skinny b***ch update...
So I finished reading the book, Skinny Bitch. Wow. I've never read anything that has made me want to steer away from all food, period. There are several factoids I've been spouting off to people since starting this page turner. One in particular: aspertame. I'm sure we've all heard blurbs in the past about how bad it is for you but it wasn't until this book that I realized just how bad. The artificial sweetener, Splenda, was rejected by the USDA eight times before it was finally accepted. Eight times people!!! If that doesn't freak you out, get this. When it was finally accepted, it was because an attorney bought his way onto the USDA board and passed this crap as acceptable for human consumption. He was working for the folks over at Splenda, by the way. So it probably shouldn't even be out there as is.
The section on what goes on in slaughterhouses, chicken coops, etcetera etcetera, is what keeps popping into my mind everytime I'm having a hamburger or a salad with chicken or turkey on it it. Now, I'm not ready to go all vegan or anything but I would definitely be upping Whole Food stock right now if there were one around. This is definitely a book that I've been recommending to people. It's not for those with a sensitive stomach but it does make you think twice before tossing back a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.
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I am going to read this now. It sounds like another really great eye-opener called "Diet for a New America." Check it out if you get a chance!
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