One of the best shows on the airways, is reporting on the dirt on COLD FX. Don't worry, it'll be on again this weekend.
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Yes and the one and only Don Cherry is questioned about the Cold FX also he has a very amazing response lolOne of the best shows on the airways, is reporting on the dirt on COLD FX. Don't worry, it'll be on again this weekend.
30 minutes of a scathing report on the company/scientist that developed and marketed Cold FX that lies about is it can doing, disregards government guidelines, and contains fecal matter and 'that's what you got out of it. That Don Cherry doesn't know much about science and pharmacology. Then we have thepharmacists that don't know what their selling, That was 30 minutes well wasted.Yes and the one and only Don Cherry is questioned about the Cold FX also he has a very amazing response lol
Don handled that shit disturbing Erica Johnson like a pro. Man she has nice jugs.Yes and the one and only Don Cherry is questioned about the Cold FX also he has a very amazing response lol
So why is she a shit disturber? I ask the question suspecting I won't get a valid answer form you?Don handled that shit disturbing Erica Johnson like a pro. Man she has nice jugs.
There was always something that kept me from trying it, the cost. WTF, I couldn't believe the cost for powdered Ginsing, relative to it's benefits. If I run out and feel the need I have a couple of oriental friends who can supply me with the best type to suit my needs, reasonably priced vials, from wherever they get it. A bar of soap is a lot cheaper, even free if you feel the need.My pharm. always told me not to buy the shit...
Watch Don full interview, he closed it like a boss and shot down Erica big time
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2012/whatfx/doncherry.html
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2012/whatfx/doncherry.html
How exactly did he shoot down Erica?Watch Don full interview, he closed it like a boss and shot down Erica big time
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2012/whatfx/doncherry.html
He played stupid (or IS stupid), she presented facts.
He tried to blow smoke, and she refuted every single one of his 'claims'.
The man was soundly thrashed in the interview. He acted like a buffoon.
Such an ignorantly-phrased question hardly deserves a response, but an example would be last week's episode (Canada's worst customer service) where she spent a large portion of the episode gloating about how a min-wage clerk at Canadian Tire wasn't an expert on which are the best coffee makers to buy.So why is she a shit disturber? I ask the question suspecting I won't get a valid answer form you?
I saw that and, no, she did not.where she spent a large portion of the episode gloating about how a min-wage clerk at Canadian Tire wasn't an expert on which are the best coffee makers to buy.
What she was commenting on was that she couldn't get the person who was supposed to be in the department and who knew the stock, not that this person couldn't answer the questions. Apparently DN and I saw the same episode. as far as the phraseology of my question flames like yours often go unanswered, so I'm setting up the scene. Apparently you didn't get it right after all.Such an ignorantly-phrased question hardly deserves a response, but an example would be last week's episode (Canada's worst customer service) where she spent a large portion of the episode gloating about how a min-wage clerk at Canadian Tire wasn't an expert on which are the best coffee makers to buy.
there is no cure for the cold, nor a way to fully prevent it ... washing hands is good, flu shot helps ... but bacteria can still get transmitted
the medicines only deal with the symptoms such as coughs, runny nose, etc., and those are natural reactions (signs that your immune system is doing its work)
of course, it's not convenient to go around with a hacking cough, or with crap coming out of your nose, so take alka-seltzer, nyquil, cough drops, etc. to delay symptoms when you need it
the "cure" is drink plenty of water, get plenty of rest, and give it plenty of time
the medicines only deal with the symptoms such as coughs, runny nose, etc., and those are natural reactions (signs that your immune system is doing its work)
of course, it's not convenient to go around with a hacking cough, or with crap coming out of your nose, so take alka-seltzer, nyquil, cough drops, etc. to delay symptoms when you need it
the "cure" is drink plenty of water, get plenty of rest, and give it plenty of time
Several years ago, there was a pill that was put out by the big drug companies that was suppose to cure the flu. It cost $20 a pill. A year or two after it was put out, it was pulled off the market. You can net even trust the big drug companies. They fudge up the studies and push out the drugs just for the $$$.
On a side note, which company did Marketplace say had the worst customer service in Canada? It was on a few weeks ago.One of the best shows on the airways, is reporting on the dirt on COLD FX. Don't worry, it'll be on again this weekend.
The same one it said had the best Walmart. Doesn't that screw with your head.On a side note, which company did Marketplace say had the worst customer service in Canada? It was on a few weeks ago.
The top three worst were Walmart Canadian tire and Zellers ( being bought out by Target?). The only company that had the stones to accept an on camera interview, and to their credit, was Walmart.
This week Lousy Labels;
Household Goods
Lousy Labels
How many personal care products have you used today? Shampoo, deodorant, lotion, makeup, diapers, baby wipes, etc. — the products add up, and so do the chemicals.
That's why about 64 per cent of us say we're using more "natural" items. But how can you tell if a product is really natural or organic?
Marketplace takes a closer look at some of the green labelling on personal care products. We discover that many of those natural and organic labels are often misleading or exaggerating their claims.
It turns out that labels such as "natural" and even "organic" are not regulated. They're just marketing terms.
Some of the "so-called" natural products on the market are no different than the regular, often cheaper brands.
Erica Johnson separates the truly green products from the "greenwashed" — products that look green, but really aren't — in our top ten countdown of the most misleading natural products.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2011/lousylabels/
The worst label Maple Leak Natural Select Meats, advertised as healthy with no nitrates, BUT the celery extract listed on the lable 'iis a form of nirtates, as much as the regular ML deli meats. They got caught and have made arrangement to change the label to say it has 'some' nitrates.
Other health food and drinks that have Omega 3 but in such small amounts that you have to eat 170+ servings to get the equivalent of a a small portion of fish. By the way cereal based omega 3 isn't as good a fish based Omega three, or drink enough of a healthy drink to benefit from it cholesterol busting ingredient, but you also drink horrendous amounts of sugar along the way.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/02/marketplace-lousy-labels-full.html?cmp=rss
A number of companies tout the supposed health benefits of their food products but the claims don't resonate with nutrition and medical experts, a CBC Marketplace investigation has revealed.
Package labelling often promotes "all-natural" ingredients or the presence of valuable nutrients and minerals. Alternatively, companies often focus on the absence of preservatives and substances linked to serious illnesses and diseases.
Others suggest consumers will become smarter or healthier, including providing a nutritional or immunity boost, as a result of using the products.
Marketplace contacted a doctor who specializes in healthy eating, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, to examine a number of claims found on the labelling of food products and created a Top 10 list of lousy labels, packaging that might have consumers shelling out cash for little or no benefit.
1. Maple Leaf Foods' Natural Selections
Maple Leaf Foods offers its Natural Selections line of deli meat products as having "no added preservatives" when in fact it contains nitrite — a preservative that may be linked to cancer according to the Canadian Cancer Society — in the form of cultured celery extract.
When asked about the packaging, the company denied that it was being misleading.
"We care deeply about the integrity of the products that we produce and the labelling is accurate," said Randy Huffman, chief product safety officer with Maple Leaf Foods.
However, this week the company informed Marketplace that it would include a reference on Natural Selections packaging to say that it does contain nitrite.
2. Danone's DanActive
Danone promotes this product as a "daily pick-me-up probiotic drink to help strengthen your natural defences." However, it found a place onMarketplace's lousy labels list for saying its claims were "scientifically proven."
The company was forced to pay a $21-million settlement in the U.S. for claiming that it prevents colds and flu without any proof.
Marketplace also learned that Danone didn't get approval from Canadian regulators to make similar claims here.
3. Carnation Breakfast Essentials
Carnation Breakfast Essentials is promoted as a healthy morning drink which is loaded with vitamins and minerals but it contains 38 grams of sugar, which warranted a third-place position on Marketplace's lousy labels list.
The company that makes the drink, Nestle, defended its product, saying it provides "a good breakfast choice with energy, protein and other nutrients for the often rushed and on-the-go consumer.”
4. Oasis Health Break CholestPrevent juice
This product contains references to its health claims all over its packaging and used to contain a line implying that drinking two glasses of juice was equivalent to eating 80 oranges or 22 kilograms of broccoli.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently asked the company to take that claim off its packaging.
Companies are allowed to add plant sterols to juice and make a cholesterol claim.
In a statement to Marketplace the company that makes the juice, Lassonde, said its juice is "intended for people who are concerned about their cholesterol level or have a family history of this condition."
However, to gain the required health benefits a person needs to drink two glasses every day, which works out to more than 1.5 kilograms of sugar every month.
"If you’re worried about your cholesterol, I’m not sure that taking your medicine with sugar is a wise plan," Freedhoff said.
5. McCain Pizza Pockets
McCain Foods has recently reframed its Pizza Pockets as a healthy food option, pointing to the fact they are baked instead of fried and made with "wholesome ingredients that contain no artificial colours or flavors," according to its website.
However, one Pizza Pocket contains 11 grams of fat, which is more than a Boston cream doughnut, and 470 milligrams of sodium, more than a large serving of French fries at a fast food restaurant.
When asked why it promotes Pizza Pockets as wholesome, McCain said "consumers told us they wanted food made with real ingredients that are recognizable and pronounceable."
6. Praeventia cookies from Lecher
These heart-shaped cookies from Lecher, which the company says are a tasty, nutritious snack, made it onto the Marketplace lousy labels list for touting the benefits of antioxidants, which have dubious medical benefits according to Freedhoff. And because the product name — Praeventia — implies that the cookies prevent disease.
"We run the risk of people thinking that now they can eat as many cookies as they want because here, these are healthy cookies," he said.
However, the company said Health Canada allowed the product on the market because the "information was true and not misleading."
7. Kraft Canada Inc.'s KD Smart
There is a more expensive version of the popular macaroni and cheese product that is supposedly healthier and has "no artificial flavors, colours or preservatives." The line of KD Smart products includes an omega-3 option, which Kraft promotes as a way to get the fatty acid that has been linked to brain and heart benefits.
But that last claim didn't check out with the Marketplace investigation.
"The studies on omega-3 show that there is benefit to the consumption of fish-based omega-3, but those same studies show that there’s not the same benefit with the plant-based stuff," Freedhoff said.
Accordingly, a person would have to eat approximately 177 servings of KD Smart to ingest the same amount of omega-3 found in just a single piece of fish.
Kraft said its KD Smart was "simply another way for moms to get some omega-3 into their family's diet."
8. Wonder Plus White Loaf With Fibre
The iconic bread company touts a special product line which "provides Canadian families with the taste and softness they love plus added fibre and the nutrition they need."
However, the White Loaf With Fibre product from Wonder Plus has a label that may go too far in terms of promoting its nutritional qualities,Marketplace discovered. The bread actually contains the ground-up hulls of whole oats only.
Weston Bakeries Ltd., which creates the bread, had this to say when informed it had been selected for Marketplace's lousy labels list: "Oat hull fibre adds fibre to bread. We agree … that it does not have the same nutritional benefit of whole grains."
9. Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars
Kellogg's found a place on the Marketplace lousy labels list for its Nutri-Grain bars. The company promotes the health benefits of its cereal bars by making reference to a "golden baked crust of wheat and whole grains mixed with a variety of fillings made with real fruit" on its website.
However, each bar contains more than 12 grams of sugar, which certainly adds up if it is eaten every day. And the first ingredient, listed by weight, is regular, white flour.
When Marketplace called to ask about the Nutri-Grain products, the company simply stated that “nutrition has been the driving force behind Kellogg's since its founding in 1906."
10. Campbell's Healthy Request soup
The popular company has a special line of healthy soups that contain whole grains and vegetables, along with a label that says the product contains 25 per cent less sodium compared to other soups.
However, Campbell's Healthy Request soup uses two-thirds of the 398-millilitre container for its serving size. If a person were to eat the whole container they would ingest 750 milligrams of sodium, or more than half the daily recommended amount, Freedhoff said.
"The amount Canadians choose to eat will vary depending on their individual lifestyle and dietary needs," the company said.
Household Goods
Lousy Labels
How many personal care products have you used today? Shampoo, deodorant, lotion, makeup, diapers, baby wipes, etc. — the products add up, and so do the chemicals.
That's why about 64 per cent of us say we're using more "natural" items. But how can you tell if a product is really natural or organic?
Marketplace takes a closer look at some of the green labelling on personal care products. We discover that many of those natural and organic labels are often misleading or exaggerating their claims.
It turns out that labels such as "natural" and even "organic" are not regulated. They're just marketing terms.
Some of the "so-called" natural products on the market are no different than the regular, often cheaper brands.
Erica Johnson separates the truly green products from the "greenwashed" — products that look green, but really aren't — in our top ten countdown of the most misleading natural products.
http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2011/lousylabels/
The worst label Maple Leak Natural Select Meats, advertised as healthy with no nitrates, BUT the celery extract listed on the lable 'iis a form of nirtates, as much as the regular ML deli meats. They got caught and have made arrangement to change the label to say it has 'some' nitrates.
Other health food and drinks that have Omega 3 but in such small amounts that you have to eat 170+ servings to get the equivalent of a a small portion of fish. By the way cereal based omega 3 isn't as good a fish based Omega three, or drink enough of a healthy drink to benefit from it cholesterol busting ingredient, but you also drink horrendous amounts of sugar along the way.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/02/marketplace-lousy-labels-full.html?cmp=rss
A number of companies tout the supposed health benefits of their food products but the claims don't resonate with nutrition and medical experts, a CBC Marketplace investigation has revealed.
Package labelling often promotes "all-natural" ingredients or the presence of valuable nutrients and minerals. Alternatively, companies often focus on the absence of preservatives and substances linked to serious illnesses and diseases.
Others suggest consumers will become smarter or healthier, including providing a nutritional or immunity boost, as a result of using the products.
Marketplace contacted a doctor who specializes in healthy eating, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, to examine a number of claims found on the labelling of food products and created a Top 10 list of lousy labels, packaging that might have consumers shelling out cash for little or no benefit.
1. Maple Leaf Foods' Natural Selections
Maple Leaf Foods offers its Natural Selections line of deli meat products as having "no added preservatives" when in fact it contains nitrite — a preservative that may be linked to cancer according to the Canadian Cancer Society — in the form of cultured celery extract.
When asked about the packaging, the company denied that it was being misleading.
"We care deeply about the integrity of the products that we produce and the labelling is accurate," said Randy Huffman, chief product safety officer with Maple Leaf Foods.
However, this week the company informed Marketplace that it would include a reference on Natural Selections packaging to say that it does contain nitrite.
2. Danone's DanActive
Danone promotes this product as a "daily pick-me-up probiotic drink to help strengthen your natural defences." However, it found a place onMarketplace's lousy labels list for saying its claims were "scientifically proven."
The company was forced to pay a $21-million settlement in the U.S. for claiming that it prevents colds and flu without any proof.
Marketplace also learned that Danone didn't get approval from Canadian regulators to make similar claims here.
3. Carnation Breakfast Essentials
Carnation Breakfast Essentials is promoted as a healthy morning drink which is loaded with vitamins and minerals but it contains 38 grams of sugar, which warranted a third-place position on Marketplace's lousy labels list.
The company that makes the drink, Nestle, defended its product, saying it provides "a good breakfast choice with energy, protein and other nutrients for the often rushed and on-the-go consumer.”
4. Oasis Health Break CholestPrevent juice
This product contains references to its health claims all over its packaging and used to contain a line implying that drinking two glasses of juice was equivalent to eating 80 oranges or 22 kilograms of broccoli.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently asked the company to take that claim off its packaging.
Companies are allowed to add plant sterols to juice and make a cholesterol claim.
In a statement to Marketplace the company that makes the juice, Lassonde, said its juice is "intended for people who are concerned about their cholesterol level or have a family history of this condition."
However, to gain the required health benefits a person needs to drink two glasses every day, which works out to more than 1.5 kilograms of sugar every month.
"If you’re worried about your cholesterol, I’m not sure that taking your medicine with sugar is a wise plan," Freedhoff said.
5. McCain Pizza Pockets
McCain Foods has recently reframed its Pizza Pockets as a healthy food option, pointing to the fact they are baked instead of fried and made with "wholesome ingredients that contain no artificial colours or flavors," according to its website.
However, one Pizza Pocket contains 11 grams of fat, which is more than a Boston cream doughnut, and 470 milligrams of sodium, more than a large serving of French fries at a fast food restaurant.
When asked why it promotes Pizza Pockets as wholesome, McCain said "consumers told us they wanted food made with real ingredients that are recognizable and pronounceable."
6. Praeventia cookies from Lecher
These heart-shaped cookies from Lecher, which the company says are a tasty, nutritious snack, made it onto the Marketplace lousy labels list for touting the benefits of antioxidants, which have dubious medical benefits according to Freedhoff. And because the product name — Praeventia — implies that the cookies prevent disease.
"We run the risk of people thinking that now they can eat as many cookies as they want because here, these are healthy cookies," he said.
However, the company said Health Canada allowed the product on the market because the "information was true and not misleading."
7. Kraft Canada Inc.'s KD Smart
There is a more expensive version of the popular macaroni and cheese product that is supposedly healthier and has "no artificial flavors, colours or preservatives." The line of KD Smart products includes an omega-3 option, which Kraft promotes as a way to get the fatty acid that has been linked to brain and heart benefits.
But that last claim didn't check out with the Marketplace investigation.
"The studies on omega-3 show that there is benefit to the consumption of fish-based omega-3, but those same studies show that there’s not the same benefit with the plant-based stuff," Freedhoff said.
Accordingly, a person would have to eat approximately 177 servings of KD Smart to ingest the same amount of omega-3 found in just a single piece of fish.
Kraft said its KD Smart was "simply another way for moms to get some omega-3 into their family's diet."
8. Wonder Plus White Loaf With Fibre
The iconic bread company touts a special product line which "provides Canadian families with the taste and softness they love plus added fibre and the nutrition they need."
However, the White Loaf With Fibre product from Wonder Plus has a label that may go too far in terms of promoting its nutritional qualities,Marketplace discovered. The bread actually contains the ground-up hulls of whole oats only.
Weston Bakeries Ltd., which creates the bread, had this to say when informed it had been selected for Marketplace's lousy labels list: "Oat hull fibre adds fibre to bread. We agree … that it does not have the same nutritional benefit of whole grains."
9. Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars
Kellogg's found a place on the Marketplace lousy labels list for its Nutri-Grain bars. The company promotes the health benefits of its cereal bars by making reference to a "golden baked crust of wheat and whole grains mixed with a variety of fillings made with real fruit" on its website.
However, each bar contains more than 12 grams of sugar, which certainly adds up if it is eaten every day. And the first ingredient, listed by weight, is regular, white flour.
When Marketplace called to ask about the Nutri-Grain products, the company simply stated that “nutrition has been the driving force behind Kellogg's since its founding in 1906."
10. Campbell's Healthy Request soup
The popular company has a special line of healthy soups that contain whole grains and vegetables, along with a label that says the product contains 25 per cent less sodium compared to other soups.
However, Campbell's Healthy Request soup uses two-thirds of the 398-millilitre container for its serving size. If a person were to eat the whole container they would ingest 750 milligrams of sodium, or more than half the daily recommended amount, Freedhoff said.
"The amount Canadians choose to eat will vary depending on their individual lifestyle and dietary needs," the company said.
