Blog — additives

Written by Dr Josh Axe Look over the food labels of many of your packaged foods and you may notice a very common ingredient called maltodextrin. This artificially produced white powder is often used in our everyday foods, like yogurt, sauces and salad dressings, sometimes without us even realizing it. The truth is that maltodextrin can be considered a metabolism death food — it lacks nutritional value, and there are some pretty scary maltodextrin dangers to consider before opening up a bag of chips or baked goods, such as spiking blood sugar. The good news is that there are healthier, more...

From the moment our babies come into the world, we worry. We worry about what not to bathe or moisturise them in, whether or not the ‘tummy stuff’ their experiencing is ‘normal’, we worry that they’re gaining weight too slowly – or too fast… And of course, we worry about what we’re putting in their mouths - what food we’re giving them – what’s in it, if it’s natural, if it’s good for them. Our babies inevitably come ahead of us as far as priorities go – it’s just the way it is. We’d throw ourselves in front of a bus...