The Sweet and Sugar Free

Starbucks fall menu starts today and we’ve hunted down the healthiest low-calorie, low-sugar drinks for us to sip on. (And yes, pumpkin spice can be one of them!) But first, let’s introduce the options. This year’s menu includes classic flavours of pumpkin spice and pecan, new picks of banana bread and chaider, aaaand strawberry acai […]

Sugar alcohols are the star ingredient in some of the most popular zero calorie sugar alternatives out there and you can find them in everything from sugar-free gum to “clean” protein bars and guilt-free keto brownies. They sound kind of science-y, but also somehow natural. And if you’re trying to cut sugar, stabilize your blood […]

Sugar alcohols are the star ingredient in some of the most popular zero calorie sugar alternatives out there and you can find them in everything from sugar-free gum to “clean” protein bars and guilt-free keto brownies. They sound kind of science-y, but also somehow natural. And if you’re trying to cut sugar, stabilize your blood […]

It’s murdering our brain cells and stroking us out. The University of Colorado Boulder just confirmed that erythritol seriously damages our brain’s microvascular endothelial cell function leading to a drastically higher risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. And that’s in amounts found in your standard-sized artificially sweetened drinks. University of Colorado Boulder’s researchers treated human cells […]