| Of all the ways to lose weight and supposed fast | | | | mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and |
| diet tips I have studied over the years, the one that | | | | systemic lupus. Aspartame has also been linked to |
| seems to be the most misunderstood and potentially | | | | ADD and ADHD and many other emotional disorders |
| dangerous is diet soda. I have a lot friends that drink | | | | such as depression, mood swings, panic attacks and |
| diet soda because they are under the impression that | | | | seizures. Children are especially at risk for neurological |
| diet soda is somehow "better" than regular soda. Well | | | | disorders and should never be given artificial |
| I guess it depends on your definition of "better". | | | | sweeteners. |
| Considering regular soda is bad to begin with, what | | | | Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as |
| does it mean to be better than bad? | | | | multiple sclerosis, especially with diet soda drinkers. |
| First of all, diet soda is not really a diet product. It | | | | The victim is normally unaware that Aspartame is the |
| may not have sugar in it, but,it is also a chemically | | | | cause. People continue to drink diet soda which only |
| altered, high sodium (salt) and Aspartame containing | | | | continues to irritate the condition to such a degree |
| product that actually makes you crave | | | | that it can become quite serious and possibly |
| carbohydrates. As a matter of fact, rather than being | | | | life-threatening. The good news is that there are |
| one of the better ways to lose weight, it is far more | | | | many reports of cases where patients with systemic |
| likely to make you gain weight. Amazingly, the idea | | | | lupus become asymptomatic after they stop drinking |
| that diet soda is "better" for you is a very common | | | | diet sodas. In other cases of people diagnosed with |
| public perception. | | | | multiple sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear |
| Furthermore, the idea of a fast diet being a good | | | | over time. There are also reports of many cases |
| diet is typically flawed. If you want to explore | | | | where vision loss returned and hearing loss is |
| effective ways to lose weight, one thing should be | | | | improved. |
| very clear; Natural is always best. If it says sugar | | | | Stop drinking diet sodas and look for Aspartame on |
| free on the label, it will not help you lose weight for | | | | food labels. There are an alarmingly large number of |
| any sustainable length of time and it will likely have | | | | products that are fortified with it which is a huge |
| other negative side effects | | | | problem. The original patent on Aspartame has |
| Aspartame, which is present in such brand names as | | | | expired so there are now over 5,000 products on |
| Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful and other artificial | | | | the market that contain this deadly chemical and |
| sweeteners is essentially a toxic substance. It has | | | | there will be thousands more introduced until the FDA |
| been linked in studies to lupus, multiple sclerosis, | | | | does something about it. (No sense waiting for them!) |
| fibromyalgia, spasms, numbness in the legs, cramps, | | | | So as you can see, if you are looking for ways to |
| vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, | | | | lose weight and you have been under the impression |
| anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, and | | | | that diet soda is helping you, think again. You are |
| memory loss. | | | | much better off dumping the diet soda for filtered |
| To illustrate how Aspartame is so dangerous one | | | | water, fresh squeezed juice or unsweetened iced |
| only needs to understand that when the temperature | | | | tea. For that matter, put some raw sugar or stevia in |
| of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees Fahrenheit, | | | | to your non-diet drink of choice and stop searching |
| the wood alcohol in Aspartame converts to | | | | for the fast diet solution. Take baby steps with |
| formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn | | | | exercise and nutrition and be patient. It's a lifestyle, |
| causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison | | | | not a quick fix. |
| found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity | | | | |