Aspartame
A Sweetner
A Neurotoxin
A Bio Weapon?
Aspartame (Nutrasweet) is a chemical that at one time was to be used as a weapon against our country's enemies. Now it is put into thousands of food products consumed by our country's citizens. What???????????? I know, pretty hard to believe. I'll tell you the rotten tale at the bottom of the page.
Side Effects
As you might expect when consuming such a toxic chemical, there are very unpleasant side effects. Some of the more serious areas are:. the eye (up to and including blindness) . ear . psychological . loss of control of diabetes . ADD . non-Hodgkins Lymphoma . Fibromyalgia . Lupus . ALS . Alzheimers Aspartame has over 92 known side effects that impact your health. The bulk (over 70%) of the reactions filed with the FDA were from Diet Soft Drinks and Table Top Sweetener.
Aspartame Side Effects
An elderly lady I know was in a nursing home for rehabilitation and started acting totally out of character. It got to the point where she was hallucinating and calling her daughter at all hours. The doctors couldn't find the cause and it looked like her system was shutting down. They thought that at her advanced age she wasn't going to make it. The daughter was in for a visit with her mom and saw her dump 5 or 6 packets of Nutrasweet into her water before taking her pills. When asked why she was doing that she said she didn’t like the water at the place and needed to sweeten it. The daughter talked with the nurses and found that her mother was doing this all the time. She told everyone there to shut the supply of Nutrasweet off and within 48 hours her mother was back to normal.
But I want to lose weight!
Good news! Drinking products containing artificial sweeteners doesn't help you stay thin. Studies have shown that artificial sweeteners actually may be a cause of weight gain.Not to worry, however. Of the things that artificial sweeteners do to your body and/or health, weight gain is one of the less scary side effects.
Nutrasweet and weight gain
The comment that I get from my
coaching
clients when I talk about this and other issues concerning our food supply is "They would never allow that to happen". Well, when there is enough money and power behind a political maneuver anything can happen. Why is Aspartame allowed in over 9000 products? You can read the story on how it was maneuvered past the FDA by ex Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at
dirty politics.
My Reccomendation
NEVER use a chemical to sweeten anything. I found that once I broke the habit of eating sugary and sweetened food my tastes changed. Food has more flavor and I don't crave sweets like I used to. If you still want to use something to sweeten food, find something natural. Things I use are Black molasses, honey, and pure maple syrup. Be aware, think for yourself, and take control of your own health!
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