If you’ve ever had what has been dubbed as “Mexican Coke,” you’ll notice that it tastes a lot better than regular Coke. Why? No, it’s not simply because it’s in a glass bottle vs. a can. It’s because it’s regular Coke, minus the corn syrup, with real cane sugar instead. It’s not only naturally sweeter, it’s healthier for you. Why is it not the standard?

High fructose corn syrup is among the many artificial ingredients that make up much of the food that we consume daily. It’s everywhere, along with trans fat, refined grains, livestock hormones and other materials and chemicals that are so prevalent in just about everything because they can be easily mass-produced and cost very little.

From food to synthetic fabrics to building materials like particleboard and more, we’ve continually attempted to perfect methods to create artificiality in many mediums for low cost, wider distribution and ease of use. And while many of these have allowed us to “scale” industries, we quickly reach a point at which they do more harm than good.

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