Blog entries

Cereal Crimes: Kashi in the Crosshairs

True Lemon — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Oh, that Cornucopia Institute, stirring up shoppers’ anger again! First it was eggs, now it’s your cereal.

A new CI report called “Cereal Crimes” found high levels of Ge...

How to Get Ready for a Summer of Weight Loss

True Lemon — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

It’s getting hot outside! By now you’ve probably emptied the winter clothes out your closet. You might have also opened the windows and given your house a good Spring scrubbing....

PepsiCo Fines Employees for Weight-Related Health Problems

True Lemon — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

In 2008, PepsiCo, makers of Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Gatorade, AMP Energy Drink, Cheetos, Doritos and Fritos and other snack foods, began an employee wellness program. Sounds good, right? Except the part where employees get a $50 per month fine if they smoke or have diabetes, high blood pressur...

Why Adding True Lime Makes Water Cleaner

True Lemon — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

When you’re out and about, are you ever nervous about what’s in your water glass? If you are, just shake in a packet of True Lime! Because it turns out that lime juice can help make water safer to drink!

Feel like celebrating May 5th? Then try these zesty fiesta dishes, delicious and easier than ever to make thanks to all natural True Citrus flavors.

If you noticed there’s a lot of lime in these recipes, that’s b...

The Nutritious Spring Sensation That’s in Your Yard

True Lemon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

What vitamin-rich leafy green vegetable did settlers bring to the New World to eat that we now spend hundreds of dollars to remove from our lawns?

Dandelions! It’s true. The dandelion has been an important part of Europea...

Just Say No to the Nose Feeding Tube Diet

True Lemon — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Ten days with a tube that goes through your nose, down your throat and drips protein into your stomach? We’ll just say it: Gross!

Yes, the latest crash diet is the Nose Tube, or “K-E Diet,” popular fo...

How to Be a True Lemon Lean Machine

True Lemon — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

As we mentioned in a recent blog, we have lost a lot of weight over the years and kept it off. So we thought we’d go ahead and tell you our 4 secrets to permanent weight loss.

They’re simple and don’t involve fee...

The Less Salt Solution to No Heart Disease

True Lemon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Aside from the fabulous way it helps you drink more water – and therefore lose pounds and inches - here’s another good reason to stock up on all-natural True Lemon, True Lime or True Orange. They help you avoid too much salt, which can mean a reduced chance of heart attack or...

Save Your Skins - Why Eat Fruit and Vegetable Peels

True Lemon — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

We’ve told you how all-natural True Citrus flavors contain the cold-pressed and crystallized juice, pith and rind of the lemon, orange, lime and grapefruit. That’s a very good thing – considering how nutritious the outside of fruits and vegetables can be!

In many cases, the outside is even more nutritious than the inside. Good fruits to eat more parts of include:

Citrus skins. The soft, white pith has loads of good-for-y...

A Truely Wonderful Lemonade Poem for Poetry Month

True Lemon — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

April is National Poetry Month! Sometimes when we read poetry we wonder, “what the heck IS a poem?” Well, whatever it is, and rhyming or not, we do know a good poem lets you feel, hear, see,...

Does Eating More Fruits and Veggies Make You Prettier?

True Lemon — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Say goodbye to the beach tan, the booth tan and the spray tan. The tan that people find best-looking comes from all-natural food!

“We found people always preferred the golden effect from diet to the darker eff...

A Type 2 How Not To

True Lemon — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Family history isn’t the whole story when it comes to developing diabetes! Here are 5 ways to avoid the Type 2 blues.

1. Trade soda for water with all natural True Citrus flavors. Here's why:

Water he...

Dirt! Is It Actually Good for You?

True Lemon — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Anti-microbial! Anti-bacterial! Germ-killing! Sanitizing action!

Is our war on household germs and dirt the reason asthma, allergies and bowel disease have increased so much, especially among kids?

It&...

We Have Met the Enemy and It’s Sugary Drinks

True Lemon — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Be seated, men. I have some tough news for you.

Give it to us straight, Sarge.

Here it is. Unless you act ...

True Citrus Flavors and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet

True Lemon — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

You’ve probably heard by now how you can avoid arthritis, heart disease, some cancers and many other illnesses just through the foods you eat – and don’t eat.

Yes, more and more it’s looking like ...

Easier Exercise - Another Great Reason to Keep Water (and True Lemon) on Hand!

True Lemon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

It’s getting warmer outside. That means exercise is starting to take more effort as your body works harder to cool itself down.

Water to the rescue! And not just drinking it. Turns out that ...

Clock Runs on Lemon Juice

True Lemon — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Here at True Citrus, we’re all about the power of lemon (and lime and orange and grapefruit!). But this little clock that runs on lemons got us thinking.

The designer said the clock was created...

The Healing Power of Lemon

True Lemon — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Quick – what’s the fastest way to get juice from a lemon?

If you said tear open and pour a True Lemon packet, you’re right! In 3.2 seconds, you’ve got the juice of a fresh lemon wedge in your water g...

True Lemon and 7 More Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

True Lemon — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Every year losing weight seems harder to do. You’re not imagining it; it is harder. Your metabolism is slowing down.

After age 30, our metabolisms slow 2 to 5 pe...