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**pinkbubble**

I hope you are not drinking any beverages with Aspartame in it like diet pepsi!

Why Aspartame is FAR Worse than Sugar

While many of the artificial sweeteners have reportedly similar side effects, aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious, including seizures and death. About 90 different adverse effects have been linked to aspartame, including:
Headaches/migraines Muscle spasms Tachycardia/heart palpitations Anxiety attacks
Dizziness/vertigo Weight gain Insomnia Slurred speech
Seizures Rashes Vision problems Loss of taste
Nausea Irritability and depression Tinnitus and hearing loss Memory loss
Numbness Fatigue Breathing difficulties Joint pain

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl..._DNL_art_1

**smerve**

**ID Rick**

In my house we have butter, and sugar. Potatoes, beef, chicken, garlic, onion, and real milk. If ya don't like it, go to the freaking resturant, and get your plastic food. We don't serve it here.

Jhikpghf

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 82316 04-24-2012 05:33 AM

ID Rick Wrote:

In my house we have butter, and sugar. Potatoes, beef, chicken, garlic, onion, and real milk. If ya don't like it, go to the freaking resturant, and get your plastic food. We don't serve it here.

Soooooo.... superior to the obese masses, it must be awesome being so alpha.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 87578 04-24-2012 05:51 AM

ID Rick Wrote:

In my house we have butter, and sugar. Potatoes, beef, chicken, garlic, onion, and real milk. If ya don't like it, go to the freaking resturant, and get your plastic food. We don't serve it here.

Get rid of the butter, sugar, and milk. Those things are killing you

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 85509 04-24-2012 06:15 AM

LoP Guest Wrote:

ID Rick Wrote:
In my house we have butter, and sugar. Potatoes, beef, chicken, garlic, onion, and real milk. If ya don't like it, go to the freaking resturant, and get your plastic food. We don't serve it here.

Get rid of the butter, sugar, and milk. Those things are killing you

MIlk? Hormones or no, it's kinda good for you.
Popcorn

**pinkbubble**

So what other alternatives are there? And are any of them safer than sugar/fructose or artificial sweeteners?

One of the best alternatives is stevia; a highly sweet herb derived from the leaf of the South American stevia plant. It is completely safe in its natural form and can be used to sweeten most dishes and drinks. Keep in mind though that if you have insulin issues, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or if you're overweight, you'd be best to avoid all sweeteners, including stevia, since any sweetener can decrease your insulin sensitivity. Also avoid stevia-based sweeteners like Truvia and PureVia as they've been highly processed and contain only the active ingredient in the stevia plant, which may have unforeseen biochemical ramifications.

Lo han (or luo han guo) is another natural sweetener similar to Stevia. It's an African sweet herb that can also be used, but it's a bit more expensive and harder to find.

**JF Priest** · **JF Priest** Subscriber User ID: 47416 04-24-2012 06:20 AM **Posts: 23,872**

I learned this from my Chemistry teacher when I was a Jr in High school.. He was Hypo glysemic..and he told me that Artificial Sweeteners were very bad for you.. They actually tricked your body into dumping insulin in your blood stream to counteract sugar which was not there... Bump

**freebyrd**

pinkbubble Wrote:

I hope you are not drinking any beverages with Aspartame in it like diet pepsi!

Why Aspartame is FAR Worse than Sugar

While many of the artificial sweeteners have reportedly similar side effects, aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious, including seizures and death. About 90 different adverse effects have been linked to aspartame, including:
Headaches/migraines Muscle spasms Tachycardia/heart palpitations Anxiety attacks
Dizziness/vertigo Weight gain Insomnia Slurred speech
Seizures Rashes Vision problems Loss of taste
Nausea Irritability and depression Tinnitus and hearing loss Memory loss
Numbness Fatigue Breathing difficulties Joint pain

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articl..._DNL_art_1

yup, that stuff is a migraine trigger for me, can not touch the stuff, nor do i want to Jhikpghf

**Astrochik**

aspartame and sucralose are both horrible!