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Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

I use artificial sweeteners such as nutrasweet or Splenda. 33. I drink sodas at least several times a week. 34. I drink diet sodas at least several times a week. 35. I have less than two large bowel movements everyday. 36. I have taken over-the-counter nonprescription drugs that I purchased at a drug store in my life. 37. I have taken prescription drugs in the last five years. 38. I use nonstick pans to cook with. 39. I use deodorant and antiperspirant. 40. I do not drink eight glasses of purified water every day. 41. I have never had a colonic or enema. 42.

Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? The Rest of the Story on the New Class of SSRI Antidepressants Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Lovan, Luvox & More Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

We are concerned about such a violent group of young people in our society today and yet these youngsters are drinking diet sodas at an extremely high rate mistakenly thinking that it will keep them from putting on excess weight. nutrasweet is a combination of two amino acids. It is a serotonergic product, both increasing serotonin and decreasing serotonin metabolism, with almost identical adverse effects to the SSRI antidepressants. I have often made the statement that nutrasweet was the closest thing we have saw to the Prozac family of drugs before Prozac hit the market.

This information certainly raises questions in my mind as to how and why nutrasweet was ever approved by the FDA. It is rare for me to interview someone who is using Prozac who is not drinking at least a gallon or generally two to three gallons per day of diet soda sweetened with nutrasweet! The patients have noted that they were both amazed and confused by their extremely high consumption of these diet drinks.

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ASPARTAME Approved in 1981 and more commonly known by the brand names nutrasweet and Equal, aspartame is found in thousands of processed foods, from colas to breath mints. It is now one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners in the United States. This sweetener is made up of a combination of the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid, plus methanol. The methanol (or wood alcohol) in aspartame is known to be poisonous even in small amounts and quickly breaks down into formaldehyde (which is a known carcinogen) and other possibly harmful compounds when subjected to heat.

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Furthermore, persons consuming large quantities of nutrasweet can develop symptoms of MS because of the toxic agents in nutrasweet. Three American Airline pilots who were heavy users of aspartame have died. One had a stroke. Others have developed disorientation, blindess and dizziness (vertigo) and were found to have low blood sugar values (hypoglycemia). The toxic effects of exitotoxins are greatly mangnifed by the presence of hypoglycemia. A pilot who skips breakfast will become slightly hungry and weak from low blood sugar.

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There are many documented complaints of people reporting feelings of dizziness, lethargy, jitteryness, or light-headedness following the ingestion of phenylalanine in the form of nutrasweet.2 I have found that carbonated beverages, in general, create psychological effects. The carbon monoxide may compete with oxygen, or may speed the effects of caffeine and nutrasweet. Some women have reported panic attacks following undue life stress mixed with drinking a large quantity of diet colas. (The carbona-tion is suspected of contributing to these attacks.

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However, if he has also taken nutrasweet his hypoglycemia and exitotoxins exposure may produce confusion, blurred vision, disorientation and vertigo. Brain cells need gluose to function and coma may appear in hypoglycemic situations. Human subjects are often at excess risk both from aspartame, which is frequently consumed several times daily, along with MSG and hydrolyzed vegetable protein. Aspartame has been proven to cause seizures in research studies on human subjects. The simultaneous ingestion of Crystal Light and nutrasweet has often caused seizures.

Furthermore, persons consuming large quantities of nutrasweet can develop symptoms of MS because of the toxic agents in nutrasweet. Three American Airline pilots who were heavy users of aspartame have died. One had a stroke. Others have developed disorientation, blindess and dizziness (vertigo) and were found to have low blood sugar values (hypoglycemia). The toxic effects of exitotoxins are greatly mangnifed by the presence of hypoglycemia. A pilot who skips breakfast will become slightly hungry and weak from low blood sugar.

The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children Carol Simontacchi See book keywords and concepts

They say that "it is not possible to consume too much nutrasweet brand sweetener. To your body, what's in nutrasweet is the same as what's in peaches, milk and most other foods you eat everyday [sic]. No limit is needed ... It is calculated that a 132 lb. adult could consumer [sic] 3,000 mg. of aspartame (i.e., 85 packets of Equal or 18 cans of diet soda) every day of her life and it wouldn't make a bit of difference.

Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! F. Batmanghelidj See book keywords and concepts

During the '80s 1 still only drank a few glasses of water daily, yet consumed large amounts of coffee, saccharine, and eventually nutrasweet. In 1987,1 was declared "disabled." In 1992, at 36 years old, I looked and felt like I was in my late forties and felt worse than I looked. I began using natural supplements with vitamins, herbs, and other natural medical techniques. The natural doctor's advice was to increase my water consumption and decrease my caffeine intake as well. 1 had lost the feeling in my feet, was always tired and achy, depressed, and had little hope.

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Do not drink or eat foods that contain sugar substitutes such as nutrasweet, aspartame, etc., and avoid refined sugar, which usually contains silicon. Stevia, unpasteurized honey, maple syrup, and brown rice syrup are healthy substitutes easily available. 19. Avoid antibiotics unless your doctor has done the necessary test to identify the exact bacteria this antibiotic kills (except in extreme emergencies, e.g., meningitis); keep treatment period to a minimum. 20.

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Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): 5 mg/kg body weight Cautions: Not recommended for use during pregnancy and lactation Aspartame (Equal, nutrasweet) Composition: Two amino acids, aspartic acid and phenylalanine, joined by methanol Sweetness vs. Sugar (Sucrose): 200 times sweeter than sugar Properties: Not heat stable and no aftertaste Food Uses: Used in tabletop sweeteners, cold breakfast cereal, gelatins, puddings, chewing gum, and carbonated beverages. Carbonated beverages account for 70% of its use.

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If a person tries to reduce his or her sugar intake, however, he or she often does this by replacing white sugar with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame (the sweetener used in nutrasweet, Equal, and Spoonful). Aspartame is one of the most common artificial sweeteners used today, and yet it was found to definitively cause various types of primary brain tumors in rats when studies were done in the 1970s. Even though these studies were conclusive, the FDA approved its use as a tabletop sweetener in July 1981.

In Bad Taste: The Msg Symptom Complex : How Monosodium Glutamate Is a Major Cause of Treatable and Preventable Illnesses, Such As Headaches, Asthma, Epilepsy, heart George R. Schwartz See book keywords and concepts

The chemical constituents of nutrasweet are involved with cerebral excitotoxicity as well as MSG. 2. Seizures, twitches, and hyperexcitable states have been linked to aspartame as well as to MSG. 3. Other side effects of nutrasweet include headaches, depression, bladder irritation and feeling as if there is a continual need to urinate. The latter symptoms are often thought to be involved with a urinary tract infection. Visual symptoms appear to be more common with aspartame than MSG and some cases of blindness have been reported.

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Avoid this vicious anti-nutrient in all its guises: candies, chocolates, cake, ice cream, donuts, pastries, jams and jellies, and artificial sweeteners such as mannitol, saccharin, Equal? and nutrasweet? And watch out for the refined white sugar present in brown sugar, turbinado sugar, and high-fructose corn syrup. 2. Refined White Carbohydrates and White Flour: Complex carbohydrates, such as those found in whole grain breads, cereals, and pastas, contain a cornucopia of minerals, vitamins, and enzymes. But when whole grains are refined, vital nutrients are extracted.

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Veterans Administration West Side Medical Center in Chicago. "NutraSweet brand sweetener is another substance that can create a false urge, and can be terribly irritating to some people's bladders," she says. Simple stress or anxiety can also jar the neural network into making you think you have to go to the bathroom, says Allen D. Seftel, M.D., an assistant professor of urology at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Infections also aggravate the urinary tract and are a common cause of this symptom.

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Sweeteners: nutrasweet (and other chemical sugar replacers), processed or refined sugars. Oils and fats: Corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil. Low-quality or hard-to-digest oils weaken the nervous system. Grains: Millet (drying). Vegetables: Cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, zucchini, raw vegetables (except lettuce and carrots) if hard to digest. (All these vegetables should be limited, taken in small quantities, and cooked well to avoid indigestion.) Spices: Excess amounts of cayenne pepper, chili, cloves, fenugreek, mustard, or hot spices.

Sweeteners: nutrasweet and other chemical or processed sugar substitutes. Oils: Corn, Crisco, peanut, sesame. Low-quality oils contribute to accumulations. Grains and Vegetables: None necessary to avoid. Spices: Excess amounts of cayenne pepper, chili, cloves, hot spices, salt. Proteins: Fatty meats (use lean cuts), peanuts. DIET TO REDUCE WIND AND HEAT Strengthens the Nerves and Reduces Inflammation FAVOR: General: Foods that are both highly nutritive and easy to digest are key to healing the nervous system, while good-quality oils and adequate fruits and vegetables help fight inflammation.

Sweeteners: nutrasweet and other chemical or processed sugar substitutes. Oils: Corn, Crisco, peanut. Low-quality oils are very inflammatory. Grains and Vegetables: Reduce raw vegetables (except lettuce and carrots) if hard to digest. Spices: Excess amounts of cayenne pepper, chili, cloves, fenugreek, hot spices, mustard, salt. Proteins: Beans except lentils (unless taken with spices or "Beano"), peanuts. DIET TO REDUCE HEAT AND DAMPNESS Diet for Reducing Inflammation, Fluid, and Mucus FAVOR: General: Foods should be very fresh, and organic if possible.

Optimum Health - A Cardiologist's Prescription for Optimum Health Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra See book keywords and concepts

Avoid nutrasweet, aspartame, and antihistamines. 7. Take a 200 to 500 mg magnesium supplement each day. 8. Take a daily multivitamin and mineral formula that contains antioxidants but no iron, copper, oils, preservatives, fillers, or animal products. 9. Take 60 mg of coenzyme Q10 after each meal. 10. Consume as much parsley and garlic as possible. Increase your intake of calcium- and potassium-containing foods such as kale, white beans, raisins, figs, and lima beans. 11. Eat fresh fish one to two times per week or take fish- or flaxseed-oil supplements. 12.

A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work James A. Howenstine, MD See book keywords and concepts

Aspartame or nutrasweet is composed of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. The aspartic acid is as powerful as an exitotoxin as is glutamate. Phenylalanine is known to produce seizures and act as a neurotoxin in the brain. Normally, the amino acids are part of proteins which are slowly broken down by the body so the level in the brain always remains at low levels. When a sweetener contains high amounts of these isolated amino acids the brain level may, after ingestion, become high enough to cause brain cell death, seizures and death.

In Bad Taste: The Msg Symptom Complex : How Monosodium Glutamate Is a Major Cause of Treatable and Preventable Illnesses, Such As Headaches, Asthma, Epilepsy, heart George R. Schwartz See book keywords and concepts

Any person concerned with MSG induced symptoms should also eliminate other excitotoxins, such as nutrasweet, from their diet. The Mystery of Free Amino Acids in Human Milk An argument proposed by the Glutamate Association (and their aliases) for the safety of glutamate is that mother's milk contains free glutamate. Once again, quantity is overlooked by those advocates of excitotoxicity. For example, while arsenic is present naturally in the soil, it doesn't mean 1000 times the amount in soil is safe.

The Diabetes Cure : A Natural Plan That Can Slow, Stop, Even Cure Type 2 Diabetes Dr. Vern Cherewatenko and Paul Perry See book keywords and concepts

Best known as nutrasweet and Equal, aspartame is a combination of two amino acids— aspartic acid and phenylalanine. Aspartame is 180 times sweeter than sucrose, so only a small amount is needed to get the sweetness you want. It contains 4 calories per gram but does not affect glycemia. Nonnutritive Sweeteners • Saccharin. The body doesn't metabolize saccharin, which is 300 times sweeter than sucrose. The kidneys excrete it unchanged, so it has zero calories. Although some studies have shown saccharin causes bladder cancer in animals, it's considered safe at human levels of consumption.

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Things to avoid • synthetic food dyes and artificial flavorings • processed food • drugs, including antibiotics • nutrasweet and saccharin Angina (see also Heart attack) This is heart pain, which is believed to be caused by a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. Yet, it is closely correlated with mental stress, especially anger and hostility. Relaxation and peace of mind is the antithesis of this condition. Put simply, if your heart muscle hurts, your inner heart, that is your soul, also hurts. The role of hostility in the cause of heart disease was recently confirmed by medical science.

Foods that help • cayenne and curry powder • horseradish • onions, especially green onions • radishes and turnips Things to avoid • milk products, especially butter • antihistamines, especially nasal sprays • nutrasweet and sulfites Skin cancer This is a current epidemic afflicting primarily fair skinned individuals. The greatest concentration of skin cancers occurs in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Prolonged exposure to the sun is the primary cause of skin cancer.

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Vienna-type sausages, made with chicken, cut up 1 tablespoon ketchup or barbecue sauce 2 teaspoons yellow mustard '/2 packet nutrasweet type sweetener dash hot sauce Combine ingredients over low heat and serve. Baby Food Soups Those jars of baby food your little darling refuses can help you toward a slimmer, more serene you. Broccoli Cheese Soup Serves /—Eat as 1st course 1 6-ounce jar Gerber's Broccoli, Carrots and Cheese Dinner 8 ounces low-sodium chicken broth V2 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and pepper to taste Combine the above ingredients in a small saucepan, heat, and serve.

The Memory Solution Dr. Julian Whitaker See book keywords and concepts

In addition, nutrasweet is further broken down into methanol (wood alcohol) and other toxic chemicals that are known to have a negative effect on the brain, even causing brain tumors in some cases. Thousands of adverse reactions to aspartame have been reported to the FDA over the years, but they have been largely ignored. Many of these reactions—dizziness, mood changes, vision problems, headaches, and even seizures—involve the brain and central nervous system.

The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children Carol Simontacchi See book keywords and concepts

THE SWEET BRAIN POISON: ASPARTAME Possibly nothing of a nutritional nature is quite as controversial or confusing as the question of aspartame, sold under the brand name of nutrasweet and Equal as a noncaloric sweetener. Where is aspartame found? In instant breakfasts, breath mints, cereals, sugar-free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, coffee beverages, frozen desserts, gelatin desserts, juice „ Z Y M a k AWARD ADULT DIVISION/ SECOND PLACE: Companies that produce "sugar-free" products with aspartame, an excitotoxin with serious potential side effects.

In Bad Taste: The Msg Symptom Complex : How Monosodium Glutamate Is a Major Cause of Treatable and Preventable Illnesses, Such As Headaches, Asthma, Epilepsy, heart George R. Schwartz See book keywords and concepts

The relationship of these visual symptoms with the methanol content of nutrasweet has been suggested as a cause. The association Hu L, Fernstrom JD, Goldsmith PC: Exogenous glutamate enhances glutamate receptor subunit expression during selective neuronal injury in the ventral arcuate nucleus of postnatal mice. Neuroendocrinohgy, 68(2):77-88, 1998. with worsening diabetes has been noted and needs more research.

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