Wednesday, 10 July 2013 11:11

Unhealthy Chemicals Found in Common Foods

Learn which products contain hidden BHT, GMOs and other dangerous chemicals.
Would you order a cocktail of gasoline with a shot of poisonous bromine? Perhaps some petroleum jelly on your breakfast cereal?

Of course you wouldn’t! And yet every day you consume the same compound that powers your car.

Food coloring made from petroleum is found in bottles of your favorite sodas along with a chemical implicated in thyroid disease.

Some American classic cereals are preserved by a carcinogenic petroleum derivative that has long been banned in England.

Special guests, Mira Calton and Jayson Calton, share which foods contain these toxins and the havoc they wreak on your health.

Additional Info

  • Segment Number: 2
  • Audio File: naturally_savvy/1328ns3b.mp3
  • Featured Speaker: Mira Calton, CN and Jayson Calton, PhD
  • Book Title: The Ultimate Grocery Purchasing System
  • Guest Bio: Jayson Calton, Ph.D. holds a doctorate in nutrition and has completed post-doctoral continuing medical education at Harvard Medical School and Yale School of Medicine. For over 20 years, Jayson has treated thousands of international clients with his unique and holistic approach to nutritional well-being.

    Mira Calton, CN is a licensed Certified Nutritionist, fitness chef, and integrative health specialist specializing in a sensible, drug-free, micronutrient-based approach to weight loss and disease prevention.
  • Length (mins): 10
  • Waiver Received: Yes
  • Host: Andrea Donsky, RHN and Lisa Davis, MPH