Artificial Sweetners

Well I don't have much good to say about artificial sweetners as they are mostly neurotoxins. Many people looking to lose weight or diabetics are lured into using artificial sweetners due to their zero calorie claim. While I believe that sugar can damage your health I believe that aritificial sweetners are even more deadly! "Artificial" means something that is not found in nature, but is instead a man-made chemical compound. Current artificial sweetners include (in order of creation): Sacchrin, cyclamate, aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose (splenda), alitame and neotame. My personal position on all artificial sweetners is that you should simply avoid them. I believe you should stick to the food your body was designed to eat, which is foods found in their unprocessed state in nature. There are so many side effects reported with artificial sweetners. Everything from skin rashes, shortness of breath, migraines. itchy eyes, nausea, vomiting, chest pains, seizures, anxiety, numbeness of limbs and even claims of these substances contributing to cancer. While it is better to avoid sugar for your immune system sake if you have to have a soda or pudding or whatever please stay away from the sugar-free version. It is a better to have a sugar filled drink or dessert once in a while than to ingest a product with artificial sweetners. There are many websites and books out there discussing this topic further. One website I would recommend is www.SweetDeception.com - I think you will find the information helpful and enlightening. In my next blog entry I will discuss some natural sweetners that are side-effect free and are a wonderful addition to a healthy kitchen.