Artificial Sweeteners

Beware of all artificial sweeteeners

They are not an alternative to sugar. Please consider the many side effects they have before you try them.

Splenda ( sucralose )

It is a synthetic compound stumbled upon in 1976 by scientists in Britain seeking a new pesticide formulation. Once it gets to the gut, sucralose goes largely unrecognized in the body as food — that’s why it has no calories.. A percentage of sucralose will acumulate in your body and you will not be able to excrete it.With very few studies showing safety in humans, was approved in a rush by FDA, it is 100% synthetic and has got chlorine in it.

Side effects of Splenda are skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, muscle aches, headaches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain.

Equal ( aspartame )

The components of aspartame can lead to a number of health problems. Side effects can occur gradually, can be immediate, or can be acute reactions. According to Lendon Smith, M.D. there is an enormous population suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms. Then, there are users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all. Even these individuals are susceptible to the long-term damage caused by excitatory amino acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and DKP.

Has got a huge amount of side effects including pains, headaches and even weight gain ( Were you trying to lose weight in the first place? ).

Please review the list of side effects that aspartame has:


Abdominal Pain
Anxiety attacks
Arthritis
Asthma
Asthmatic Reactions
Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention)
Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia)
Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
Breathing difficulties
Burning eyes or throat
Burning Urination
Can't think straight
Chest Pains
Chronic cough
Chronic Fatigue
Confusion
Death
Depression
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Excessive Thirst or Hunger
Fatigue
Feel unreal
Flushing of face
Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair
Headaches/Migraines dizziness
Hearing Loss
Heart palpitations
Hives (Urticaria)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Hysterical pregnancy
Impotency and Sexual Problems
Inability to concentrate
Infection Susceptibility
Insomnia
Irritability
Itching
Joint Pains
Laryngitis
"Like thinking in a fog"
Marked Personality Changes
Memory loss
Menstrual Problems or Changes
Migraines and Severe Headaches (Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)
Muscle spasms
Nausea or Vomiting
Numbness or Tingling of Extremities
Other Allergic-Like Reactions
Panic Attacks
Phobias
Poor memory
Rapid Heart Beat
Rashes
Seizures and Convulsions
Slurring of Speech
Swallowing Pain
Tachycardia
Tremors
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vision Loss
Weight gain In addition, aspartame can mimic symptoms or worsen the following diseases:
Fibromyalgia
Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Lupus
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Disease
Birth Defects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Lymphoma
Lyme Disease
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Panic Disorder
Depression and other Psychological Disorders

Saccharin

Has been associated with bladder cancer in rats.

These products are present in all LOW and NO CALORIE foods, so next time you go to a supermarket, read the label carefully.

High fructose corn syrup

Main sweetener of regular sweetened foods has been linked to the obesity epidemic in America and is a super concentrated form of a mixture of fructose with glucose.

For more information visit http://www.mercola.com/ if you can get over all the products they try to sell you.

The only 2 sweeteners that have a safer profile are Stevia and Xylitol. Still I would recommend not to abuse them.

The next are 2 informative videos that you should watch.

Aspartame Video from FOX



Splenda Video from Mercola