Popular Ways to Lose Weight - Is Diet Soda Safe?

Of all the ways to lose weight and supposed fastmimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and
diet tips I have studied over the years, the one thatsystemic lupus. Aspartame has also been linked to
seems to be the most misunderstood and potentiallyADD and ADHD and many other emotional disorders
dangerous is diet soda. I have a lot friends that drinksuch as depression, mood swings, panic attacks and
diet soda because they are under the impression thatseizures. Children are especially at risk for neurological
diet soda is somehow "better" than regular soda. Welldisorders and should never be given artificial
I guess it depends on your definition of "better".sweeteners.
Considering regular soda is bad to begin with, whatSystemic 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. ItThe victim is normally unaware that Aspartame is the
may not have sugar in it, but,it is also a chemicallycause. People continue to drink diet soda which only
altered, high sodium (salt) and Aspartame containingcontinues to irritate the condition to such a degree
product that actually makes you cravethat it can become quite serious and possibly
carbohydrates. As a matter of fact, rather than beinglife-threatening. The good news is that there are
one of the better ways to lose weight, it is far moremany reports of cases where patients with systemic
likely to make you gain weight. Amazingly, the idealupus become asymptomatic after they stop drinking
that diet soda is "better" for you is a very commondiet 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 goodover time. There are also reports of many cases
diet is typically flawed. If you want to explorewhere vision loss returned and hearing loss is
effective ways to lose weight, one thing should beimproved.
very clear; Natural is always best. If it says sugarStop drinking diet sodas and look for Aspartame on
free on the label, it will not help you lose weight forfood labels. There are an alarmingly large number of
any sustainable length of time and it will likely haveproducts that are fortified with it which is a huge
other negative side effectsproblem. The original patent on Aspartame has
Aspartame, which is present in such brand names asexpired so there are now over 5,000 products on
Nutrasweet, Equal, Spoonful and other artificialthe market that contain this deadly chemical and
sweeteners is essentially a toxic substance. It hasthere 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, andthat 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 onewater, fresh squeezed juice or unsweetened iced
only needs to understand that when the temperaturetea. 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 tofor the fast diet solution. Take baby steps with
formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turnexercise and nutrition and be patient. It's a lifestyle,
causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poisonnot a quick fix.
found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity