Enriched | Fortified |Refined | Pasteurized

Those ever elusive words that plaster the products lining the aisles of your favorite grocery store; enriched, fortified, refined and pasteurized. What do they really mean?  Why are these processes performed, and what are they doing to our bodies? According to the USDA we should be consuming wheat and dairy products on a daily basis…

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) or Sodium Lauryl Sulfaocetate is an emulsifier, detergent or wetting ingredient; derived from nature and altered by man. But why? The transformation is one that boggles my mind.  Something beautiful, nutrient rich and sustainable transformed it into a harmful, drying additive found in everything from lotions and mouthwash to laundry detergent.…