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Since I post links to my food and travel blogs on Facebook, I often gets ads on the sidebar for these subjects. One day the ad for "Miracle Noodles" showed up, I was curious, so clicked on the link. Lowers cholesterol and blood sugar, improves digestion; well now, this is something I could definitely benefit from. On the official website ( http://www.miraclenoodle.com/ ) there is a special offer for a variety pack of six types of noodles and rice, each contains two servings. Personally, I wasn't too fond of several of the flavors, and purchased what I really wanted to try out elsewhere.
So, what is this "miracle" stuff anyway? Glucomannan which comes from the root of the Asian yam-like plant called Konjac (full name…
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