| Subject: Re: PS--me and my silly questions!!! |
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Date Posted: 13:49:12 10/18/04 Mon
In reply to:
bittersweet
's message, "Re: sweeteners and confusion--(the boyfriend too!)" on 13:36:19 10/18/04 Mon
>>>>>okay, so i switched from Sweet n Low to Splenda a
>>few
>>>>>months ago, but i remember somebody saying
>>(chocolate
>>>>>i think) that Splenda has pretty much the same
>>>>>unhealthy effects....i just have a few questions if
>>>>>anyone can answer....is the sweetener Equal
>>"equally"
>>>>>as bad, lol....i've used it a few times so i'm just
>>>>>curious.....also, somebody mentioned Stevia--a
>>>healthy
>>>>>alternitive however you cant heat it above 180
>>>>>degrees? if this is true, would it be okay to put
>it
>>>>>in coffee? sorry about all the questions but i cant
>>>>>have regular sugar- it makes me jittery and
>>>>>light-headed
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks
>>>>>~jane~
>>>>
>>>>They are all chemicals and you should be careful
>with
>>>>the amounts you consume. A number of studies,
>>>>appearing in journals like Carcinogenesis and the
>>>>Journal of Applied Nutrition, as well a U.S. Food
>and
>>>>Drug Administration inquiry, have indicated that
>>there
>>>>are very serious side-effects to consuming Aspertame
>>>>(i.e. Neutrasweet, Splenda etc.)
>>>>
>>>>According to the studies, doctors world-wide have
>>>>misdiagnosed Aspertame poisoning as multiple
>>sclerosis
>>>>(MS), and it can also mimic or worsen fibromyalgia,
>>>>arthritis, Parkinson's disease, lupus, multiple
>>>>chemical sensitivities (MCS), diabetes, epilepsy,
>>>>Alzheimer's disease, birth defects, chronic fatigue
>>>>syndrome, lyme disease, attention deficit disorder
>>>>(ADD and ADHD), panic disorder, depression and other
>>>>psychological disorders.
>>>>
>>>>A chemical breakdown of Aspertame shows that 10 per
>>>>cent of the additive is methanol. When consumed, the
>>>>body's digestive system turns methanol into
>>>>formaldehyde and formic acid. Formaldehyde is a
>>deadly
>>>>neurotoxin. The recommended maximum intake of
>>methanol
>>>>is 7.8 mg/day. A one litre bottle of diet pop
>>contains
>>>>approximately 56 mg of methanol. Something to think
>>>>about next time you reach for a second or third diet
>>>>pop.
>>>>
>>>>Aspertame is also 40 per cent aspartic acid.
>Aspartic
>>>>acid is what neurobiologists call an excitotoxin.
>>When
>>>>there is an excessive amount of these excitotoxins
>>>>floating around in your system, they literally burn
>>>>out the neurons. It's like plugging a 40 watt bulb
>>>>into a 100 watt socket, it just overloads the
>>circuit.
>>>>Needless to say, killing neurons en masse is going
>to
>>>>effect your thinking ability and motor skills.
>>>>
>>>>That may have been close to the type of warning you
>>>>got from someone else before. Always remember, in
>>>>small amounts, most doctors would say either sugar
>or
>>>>a sugar substitute is fine for your health...just
>>>>don't overdo it on either end. Too much of anything
>>>>is never a good thing.
>>>>
>>>>Deb
>>>
>>>thanks deb- i certainly didnt know all of that!!
>might
>>>explain some of my, errrr, health problems! all i
>>>drink is diet soda, literally. i hardly ever drink
>>>anything else. maybe once a week i'll drink some
>water
>>>or something then it's right back to soda! as for the
>>>"fake sugar", i average one packet of that a day,
>>>which isn't much (i hope!)hmmm, i guess this means
>>>i'll have to stop drinking soda...damn. in your
>>>opinion, do you think once a day would be bad? well
>>>thanks for the info i guess i'll need to change some
>>>of my habits! sheesh that's a lot of health
>>>problems.....
>>>
>>>~jane~
>>
>>No, one 12 oz can of diet pop is fine; it's what I
>>allow myself with my lunch if I feel like it. The
>>rest of the day & night I drink filtered water or 100%
>>juice (but only 100% because if it doesn't say 100%,
>>it has more sugar in it than you'd care to know). If
>>you drink soda for the carbonation and feeling of full
>>which some people say they get and like, try flavored
>>soda water. Some ppl really like it (I don't - but
>>that's my tastes) but they don't contain sugar or
>>sugar substitutes. Check 'em out!
>>
>>Deb
>
>thanks a bunch deb! i had my mom read what you wrote
>before and she's shocked too! we're gonna go to the
>grocery store to pick up some alternitives to
>drink.....i'm gonna have to convert the boyfriend
>too--he's worse than i am! plus, it doesnt help that
>there was a problem w/ the vending machine at his
>work, so he got 8 huge cases of diet pepsi for
>free-that's over 100 cans! lol, we're gonna have to
>make that last a LONG time, now that i know all this
>info
>
>thanks again =)
>
>~jane~
what kind of water filter system do you use?
~jane~
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