Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Anyone really KNOW the skinny on Xylitol? I've just spent a little time on Onibasu looking up xylitol. It's looks long and I woke up with a migraine and don't want to spend hours trying to figure this out. I skimmed through the Nexus article: http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/xylitol.html and it looks pretty promising. Before I endorse this with my 73 year old (74 in Aug) Mom, I really just need the bottom line on this. She has tried Stevia to no avail. She has been fighting candida for many years - she has Sarcoidosis and was on high dose Prednisone about 10 years ago. I mentioned Xylitol to her about a week ago and she was ready to buy some then. I tend to be on the more cautious side, given that I was drawn in to Nutrasweet and consumed tons of it for about 12 or more years - as did my folks. I just don't want Xylitol to be the next nutrasweet - the deceptive wonder sweetener that is later found to be hazardous to our health. So, is it really as good for you as they say? Or is it all marketing hype? I've read that you should only consume it if it's made from birch. But what is the process from birch to consumption? If is sounds too good to be true... Thanks for your input, Skeptically, but hopefully yours, Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 There is usually a reason why one company's prices are so much less than the industry standards. A friend of ours had a bottle of NOW product and noticed that half of capsules were not the same as the other half. He asked NOW for an explantion which they wouldn't give so he took them to a lab. Half were what NOW claimed them to be and the other half were filler. , When I lived up North in Delaware, the owner of my local health store who had been manager for years of a co-op in another town carried the entire line of products. He said he had researched the company and he is the one that told me that. He said they had great integrity and had a quality product at a good price. I use many of the products. Donna _____ From: Coconut Oil [mailto:Coconut Oil ] On Behalf Of claudia diltz Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:41 PM Coconut Oil Subject: RE: Xylitol - Safe or Not? Donna, Just curious, what makes you say that about NOW products? Janney family <kjanney2@...> wrote: Hi, I have bought NOW brand xylitol and it is supposed to be from corn. Why should we only get the xylitol from birch if it is really the same substance in the end? NOW has been a pretty reliable brand which tries to get the best products available. Can anyone answer this? Thanks. Donna _____ From: Coconut Oil [mailto:Coconut Oil ] On Behalf Of Alobar Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 1:47 PM Coconut Oil Subject: Re: Xylitol - Safe or Not? Hi Rhonda, I am a diabetic who controls my blood sugar thru diet an supplements -- no meds. So I am *very* sensitive to any foods which boost my blood sugar. I can eat heavy cream because it has no carbs. Likewise eggs. But when I make an eggnog with cream and sugar, the taste is wretched without sweetener. So I tried xylitol. The spike in blood sugar is not nearly as high as it is with sugar. Much better. But the blood sugar levels do spike. Same thing with stevia. Now I do not know if either stevia or xylitol actually make sugar somehow, or if their presence in my blood somehow fools my meter. But I don't like to see the meter go up. I have read that large-scale use of xylitol is not good for the absorption of certain vitamins, but if one uses it in moderation, I doubt that would be a problem. If I did not have diabetes, I would definitely be using xylitol. Alobar Xylitol - Safe or Not? > Anyone really KNOW the skinny on Xylitol? > > I've just spent a little time on Onibasu looking up xylitol. It's > looks > long and I woke up with a migraine and don't want to spend hours > trying > to figure this out. I skimmed through the Nexus article: > http://www.nexusmagazine.com/articles/xylitol.html and it looks > pretty > promising. > > Before I endorse this with my 73 year old (74 in Aug) Mom, I really > just > need the bottom line on this. She has tried Stevia to no avail. She > has been fighting candida for many years - she has Sarcoidosis and > was > on high dose Prednisone about 10 years ago. I mentioned Xylitol to > her > about a week ago and she was ready to buy some then. > > I tend to be on the more cautious side, given that I was drawn in to > Nutrasweet and consumed tons of it for about 12 or more years - as > did my folks. I just don't want Xylitol to be the next nutrasweet - > the > deceptive wonder sweetener that is later found to be hazardous to our > health. > > So, is it really as good for you as they say? Or is it all marketing > hype? I've read that you should only consume it if it's made from > birch. But what is the process from birch to consumption? If is > sounds too good to be true... > > Thanks for your input, > Skeptically, but hopefully yours, > Rhonda > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 I have bought NOW brand xylitol and it is supposed to be from corn. Why > should we only get the xylitol from birch if it is really the same substance > in the end? NOW has been a pretty reliable brand which tries to get the > best products available. Can anyone answer this? Thanks. Donna, My understanding is that a lot of people have allergies to corn. But the main reason is that much (most) of the corn today is GMO (genetically modified organisms) which is very, very bad. After doing some studying on GM, I'm not buying corn products unless it's marked GMO FREE! And I know I'm probably preaching to the choir on this list, but 80% of soy is now GM and so should be avoided altogether, unless it is organic. Here's a good website for learning more about GMOs: http://www.seedsofdeception.com/ And now, back to your regularly scheduled coconut oil fix... Rhonda who added some VCO to a no bake cheesecake crust last night - the crust is only 1 cup of walnuts and about 3/4 cup of dates put in the food processor for about 40 seconds. Decided to add a Tablespoon of the oil to help *glue* it together - delish! and full of healthy fats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Is there room for me to momentarily perch with you on your GMO soap box? .....much (most) of the corn today is GMO(genetically modified organisms) which is very, very bad. After doing some studying on GM, I'm not buying corn products unless it's marked GMO FREE!.... The other problem with corn is cross pollination. Even if your field of corn is organic and GMO free at planting, there's no way to guarantee that it's not been cross pollinated with the artic fish/corn hybrid field up the road. In fact this very issue of cross pollination is causing great concern in the organic community; they liken it to having opened Pandora’s Box. Corn is a tricky thing these days --------------------------------- Becca Biderman --------------------------------- Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 As I have always said - don't buy from a company who builds down to a price, but find a company who builds up to a high standard. Cheap products are made with cheap ingredients! Carol From: claudia diltz <oxyqueen1187@...> There is usually a reason why one company's prices are so much less than the industry standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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