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"ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved artificial sweeteners because there is no compelling evidence that they cause harm at current levels of intake. But I am not a fan of them. I can't believe any food that has that kind of chemical taste can be good for you. Their single virtue is the absence of calories, but there is not much evidence that their use has helped people lose weight. Perhaps people who use them compensate by eating more calories from other sources. Or perhaps artificial sweeteners reinforce our preference for sweets." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Roberts6 showed that artificial sweeteners containing aspartame, sold under various brand names, cause Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, plus a host of other disease and dysfunction symptoms. This is because the aspartic acid and phenylalanine in artificial sweeteners are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. They cross the blood brain barrier and deteriorate the neurons of the brain." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Roberts, a diabetes specialist, a member of the ADA, and an authority on artificial sweeteners, aspartame leads to the creation of clinical diabetes, causes poorer diabetic control in diabetics on insulin or oral drugs, causes convulsions, and leads to the aggravation of diabetic complications such as retinopathy, cataracts, neuropathy, and gastropare-sis. Dr. Roberts found "..." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Avoid all artificial sweeteners and instead satisfy your sweet tooth with evaporated cane juice, stevia, agave nectar, honey, blackstrap molasses, maple syrup (grade B only; grade A might contain formaldehyde), sucanat, date sugar, and fruit juice concentrates. For more information on different types of sugar, I highly recommend Marion Nestles book What to Eat. In addition to following these essential dietary protocols, you should also take a prenatal vitamin to guard against certain birth defects." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Just look at the food served in typical hospitals: artificially processed, high in additives, salt, sugar and artificial sweeteners, and trans fatty acids. We already know how important a healthy whole-foods diet is in maintaining our kids' health. So why are we feeding kids who are already sick food that does nothing to heal their ailing bodies? If anything, this food only creates more problems. Dr. Sencer's integrative oncology center has established many nutritional holistic protocols for kids with cancer. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Natural Sweeteners Stay away from foods high in artificial sweeteners and high fructose corn syrup. Your family will all love these healthy alternatives. • Agave nectar • Stevia • Maple syrup, Grade B • Evaporated cane juice • Lundberg's Sweet Dreams brown rice syrup (www.lundberg .com) • AHILaska organic chocolate syrup (www.ahlaska.com) Flours I like to keep a variety of flours on hand for baking. Try these healthier alternatives to bleached white flour: • Spelt • Oat • Whole wheat • Unbleached Grains Whole grains are an essential part of a healthy plant-based diet." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Most popular beverages—sodas, juices, shakes, and even coffee drinks—are packed with sugars or artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, and other additives. I avoid these beverages and stick with good old-fashioned water, which is calorie, sugar, and additive free. If you want flavor, try adding a slice of lemon or lime or some fresh-cut herbs (mint is delicious). If you do drink juice, look for 100 percent organic fruit juice that has retained its pulp (that's where most of the nutrients are found) and is additive free. You can cut calories and reduce tartness by mixing it with water." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Next are dietary modifications that include having small, frequent meals; reducing intake of caffeine, sugar, alcohol, artificial sweeteners, salt, red meat, saturated fat, and simple carbohydrates; and increasing the intake of complex carbohydrates; and foods that are rich in calcium and magnesium. A general multivitamin supplement is also recommended. 2. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a short-term, structured psychotherapeutic treatment that helps emphasize the role of the patient's current thinking in determining behavior." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Processed carbohydrate sources, such as refined cereals, cookies, chips, crackers, pasta, bread, and cake mixes made from white flour, instant mashed potatoes, gelatin, and pudding mixes • All oils with the exception of walnut, almond, extra-virgin olive oil, and fish oils • All sweeteners (including artificial sweeteners) with the exception of a dab of pure honey and the supplement stevia As you discard the bad, you'll want to substitute with the good: • If you feel a desire to drink milk, choose organic skim milk." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"In the case of artificial sweeteners, this propagates a sweet tooth. The best way to tame a sweet tooth is not by feeding it but by weaning it. The Flavor-Full Diet will help you remove sugar from places in your diet it simply doesn't need to be, such as in breads, sauces, spreads, and dressings. As long as you don't replace this sweet taste with artificial sweeteners, you'll reduce your exposure not only to sugar but also to sweetness. That lowers your preference for sweet tastes so you're satisfied with less." - David L. Katz, Catherine S. Katz, Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Get the book.)

"Regular consumption of stimulating foods or substances, such as meat, hot spices, chocolate, sugar, tobacco, narcotic drugs, soda pop, artificial sweeteners, and the like • Stress • Most pharmacological drugs • Excessive exercise • Overeating and excessive weight gain • Watching television daily for several hours Any of these factors have a blood-thickening effect and, thereby, force cells to give up water. The cellular water is used to restore blood thinness. To avoid self-destruction, however, the cells begin to hold onto water." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Avoid These high-fructose corn syrup hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils enriched and bleached flour artificial sweeteners (aspartame, saccharine, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and cyclamate potassium) monosodium glutamate (MSG) modified cornstarch sugar bromate olestra (brand name Olean) colorings known as FD&C Red No. 3, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, and Green No. 3 Stock Up on Organic Herbs and Spices When it comes to condiments and spices, we often resort to items that are full of preservatives, additives, and refined sugars." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Yet, relatively few people realize that holding on to resentment, anger, and fear, avoiding exposure to the sun, not getting enough sleep, or eating junk foods, chemical additives, and artificial sweeteners is no less dangerous than drinking polluted water; these habits of life may just take a little longer to kill a person than tiny amoeba do. Mistaken Judgment We all know that if the foundation of a house is strong, the house can easily withstand external challenges, such as a violent storm." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"We know for sure that since the widespread introduction of artificial sweeteners especially during the low-fat, "low-cal" diet days of the 1980s, the rate of obesity has skyrocketed." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Foods that contain added sugars or artificial sweeteners. You know that ice cream and cake have lots of sugar and you're probably well aware that these are not foods that are going to help you lose weight. While sugar is not the enemy, the amount we consume these days is a significant problem. The average American consumes 142 pounds of sugar a year, which is the average healthy weight of a woman standing 5-foot-8! To break it down to a small measure, on a daily basis most of us eat roughly 42 teaspoons of sugar. It's not all in our coffee." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Foods that contain artificial sweeteners are the stealth bombers of healthy eating. Food manufacturers have led us to believe that "low cal" is king. How The Truth About "Low Fat" Packaged Foods. People who are trying to lose weight see reduced-fat foods as great diet foods. But they usually fail to notice that what's missing in terms of fat has been added in some other form to make up for the loss of flavor and texture that fat provides. These foods are often nearly or as high in calories as a full-fat food." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.) "Avoid those with artificial flavorings, artificial sweeteners, high-fructose corn syrup or trans fats. Try to find bars with less than 15 grams of sugar (even lower is better—some like Kashi® TLC bars have only 6 grams) and at least 2 grams of fiber. Finally, look for a bar that includes SuperFoods like oats, nuts, berries, ground flax, or other natural ingredients. Finally, limit your use of these bars to an occasional choice, say, when traveling, and not part of your daily routine." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Both burping and farting may be signs of having eaten foods high in fiber (such as beans, some fruits and vegetables, and whole grains), dairy products, artificial sweeteners, and/or carbohydrates, especially sugar and starch. Excessive burping (and farting) can also signal a lactase deficiency (aka lactose intolerance). Lactase is an enzyme necessary to break down lactose in the digestive tract. If this enzyme is missing, many foods, including milk and other dairy products, of which lactose is a major component can't be digested properly and the end result is gas." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Agave nectar can be combined with artificial sweeteners to lessen their aftertaste. • It can be used as a substitute for honey or sugar in baking. Sharon's Simple Berry Sauce by Sharon Grotto Servings: 4 • Prep and cooking time: 35 minutes Our kids love to pour this berry sauce on their toaster waffles and pancakes or use it as an easy way to add fruit and sweetness to a smoothie. Simple to make but oh so good! This recipe contains two powerhouse ingredients." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"The artificial sweetener in the diet soda disrupted the mice's ability to regulate their intake of calories. All artificial sweeteners can produce this effect. The more you eat of any desired flavor over time, the higher it tends to drive your threshold for satisfaction. Although the science of sensory-specific satiety proves that eating the same flavor in one sitting turns down the appetite, eating a lot of the same flavor on a regular basis raises your appetite for that flavor. In the case of artificial sweeteners, this propagates a sweet tooth." - David L. Katz, Catherine S. Katz, Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Get the book.)

"Candy, chocolate, desserts, gums, artificial sweeteners. (Unpasteurized honey and maple syrup are okay in moderation.) Wheat and wheat products (except the original varieties of spelt and kamut). Breads and pastries: Bread made from any commercial flour, white flour, or flour that is more than 48 hours old. Macaroni, spaghetti, pasta. Breads that are high in salt. Over-cooked toast. Rolls. Pastries, crackers, biscuits, cookies, cakes, pies, pancakes, waffles, pizza. Potato and corn chips, pretzels, fried snacks, and doughnuts. Fats from animal sources: None, except unsalted butter." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Where flavored yogurt is concerned, the trick is figuring out whether you want artificial sweeteners (added to many light yogurts) or whether you are okay with most of the calories coming from sugar. If you are sensitive to aftertastes, chances are you will want to avoid the light stuff. If you want to create your own flavored yogurt, start with plain and stir in all sorts of foods and flavors until you get something you enjoy. From my kitchen to yours, here are a few ideas for jazzing up 6 ounces of plain yogurt." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"The main offenders are: Protein, especially animal þShellfish Caffeine Dairy products, especially pasteurized, processed Nicotine Sugar and artificial sweeteners Carbonated beverages, soft drinks Table salt Margarine, commercial cooking oils Processed flour products, pasta, pastries Grains ? Alcohol The normal waste products of cellular metabolism are acidic. The body has to neutralize the acids because a healthy blood pH must be maintained at all costs. It does this with alkaline minerals." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"If you're habituated to sweet tastes, particularly from artificial sweeteners, I don't want to shock your system with an abrupt change. Instead, I have a trick to lessen the hold these sweeteners have on you, just as they did on me. ii «mm i i mm................n ?i i i ..... mm1 tm 1 1 mm PINCH THE PACKET If you're addicted to noncalorie sweeteners—whether an artificial one or (preferably] the herb stevia—as most of us are, use the "pinch the packet" technique." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "These are almost always full of sugar and/or and artificial sweeteners. If you see the words sucralose, Splenda, or aspartame, run the other way. 3. High-protein energy bars with the words "sports bar," "energy bar," or "diet bar." These are a red alert. Not to be confused with high-protein, low net carb bars, almost all of these are grain-based sugar bombs that hide under the guise of being "healthy" or high in protein. 4. Trail mix or granola. These usually come with the words "all natural," but remember that sugar is all natural, as is cyanide. Both will kill you. 5." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "CALORIE SPARSE DOESN'T MEAN "LOW CALORIE" The term "low calorie" has been used to trick you into eating ground grain products sweetened with artificial sweeteners, which are even more effective in activating the "Store Fat for Winter" program than are high-calorie foods. The confusion between low-calorie and calorie-sparse foods comes down to the nutrient density of foods. In general, most calorie-dense foods have a lot of calories concentrated in a small package. For example, a l-inch cube of cheese contains up to 250 calories, virtually all of it fat with a tad of protein." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "Many whey powders contain sugar or artificial sweeteners.) The seeds are high in fat, albeit mostly omega-3s. High-fiber pasta See page 216 for information. Mozzarella Use only fresh mozzarella, which comes in baseball-size balls (as well as smaller ones) packed in water. Protein powder A combination of whey, soy, and rice proteins, made by Rainbow Light in chocolate and vanilla flavors. Rice protein powder Like whey protein powder, it contains the essential amino acids but is low in taurine, as are most plant-based proteins. Vegans who wish to avoid whey products can use it." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"There are, of course, other artificial sweeteners. The disadvantage of the lot of them is that they do not help you break your love affair with sweets, so when artificial sweeteners are not available, you will find yourself returning to sugar. My friend and colleague Hans Diehl, DrHSc, head of the Coronary Health Improvement Project, says the best thing to do for a sweet tooth is to "have it pulled!" The idea is that if you set sweets aside, you will eventually just forget about them. Of course, the best choices are fresh fruits—nature's sweet foods." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"This is because the aspartic acid and phenylalanine in artificial sweeteners are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. They cross the blood brain barrier and deteriorate the neurons of the brain. Methanol (wood alcohol) in aspartame is released when temperature exceeds 86°f (30°c), and converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, both of which are potent poisons. When aspartame is ingested, this always happens because normal body temperature is 9-8.6°f (37°c). Common table salt, sodium chloride, is salt that has been refined, processed, and depleted of its minerals." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"The causes of diarrhea vary and can include ingestion of certain foods or substances (such as caffeine, artificial sweeteners, or food allergens), food poisoning, viral or bacterial infection, parasites, excessive use of laxatives or antacids, overgrowth of natural bacteria in the intestines, exposure to chemicals the body cannot tolerate, and various bowel disorders or diseases. Acute diarrhea affects almost everyone from time to time. Chronic diarrhea or presence of blood in the stool may be due to a serious intestinal disorder and a physician should be consulted." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

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