Dr Bate's Weekly Newsletter - 12/24 Artificial Sweeteners

[Guest guest]

Dangerous Artificial Sweeteners

I learned some years ago that Aspartame (Equal in the blue packets) kills fire ants very quickly. I was plagued by huge hills at times and they spread all over quickly. I open a few of those blue packets and sprinkle the contents over the ant hill and in 24 hours all the ants are

gone. It also kills all other ants as well. I use it with Boric Acid to control pests in Florida without dangerous pesticides. 

If it's that toxic to ants, how toxic is it to us? 

There's a building body of evidence about the bad side-effects of diet drinks containing Aspartame (NutraSweet and Equal). Several years ago, Dr. H. J (of West Palm Beach FL) wrote the first book (I think) about the dangers of Aspartame. He detailed several side effects, particularly chronic headaches that he had seen in his MD practice. That book " Aspartame (NutraSweet) : Is It Safe? " is available in both hard and soft cover. 

Another book about Aspartame is: " Story of Aspartame : Shocking Expose of the World's Most Controversial Sweetener " by Nash Stoddard is also available from Amazon.com.  

Since the NutraSweet patent has now expired, Aspartame is coming out in lots of other forms.  

It has been reported in several papers that the Aspartame in diet soda breaks down into formaldehyde if stored in " hot " temperatures. Formaldehyde is a very toxic chemical that can cause cancer, birth defects and it has been suggested that it may be a causative factor in the Gulf War Syndrome, as well as Alzheimers and senility. 

A 12 year old schoolchild Cohen of New Jersey did a science experiment for school involving Diet Coke. She tested three sets of Diet Coke for two months:

Refrigerated in home refrigerator.

Stored at room temperature in home.

Stored in an incubator at 104 degrees.

The results were interesting to say the least. The independent lab that

did the actual testing found that the soda at room temperature had the highest level of formaldehyde, four times that of refrigerated soda and three times more than the incubated soda. This would seem to indicate that the extreme heat of the Persian Gulf in which huge amounts of diet (and other) soda was stored was not the problem, as has been theorized. However, the storage of the diet soda at many varying temperatures from the manufacturer, to a warehouse, to a military warehouse, to a freighter or other transport to the Gulf certainly had to take relatively long periods at various temperatures. So, Aspartame may still be considered a suspect for GulfWarSyndrome. 

In my own case, when I started reading about Aspartame, my late wife and I talked about diet drinks and we decided to stop drinking them. There were two effects immediately that were noticeable:

Sunny (my late wife) immediately felt better overall, had less headaches, although she has to be careful about corn products - she has a

sensitivity to corn and it's found in different forms in all sodas, including diet types.

I found that my short-term memory and my over-all memory improved quite a bit within a week of quitting. I can tell by watching Jeopardy. If I know that I know the answer, but can't remember it, my memory is not so good. If my mind comes up with the answer right away, it's improved. That's the way I tested Gingko Biloba and the results there taught me that I should be taking it.

Fortunately, while we were sailing around the Caribbean, we couldn't afford diet drinks, so we made our own. Squeeze out about 4-5 key limes

(available in almost every island cheap) and put that into a gallon of water along with saccharin tablets (about 15 1/2 grain). This makes a very weak limeade drink that is not only delicious, and healthy, but it satisfies thirst better than any other drink except water.  

Unfortunately few people are aware of the dangers of Aspartame, but many

people still believe that saccharin is " dangerous " because of the " cancer warning " that is still on some saccharin bottles. This " scare " was because some stupid researcher tested rats on saccharin in dosages 1000 times more than would be " normal " for a human in the same weight/size ratio. Further testing by many laboratories has since blown

this " cancer scare " right out of the water. Saccharin is much safer than any other sweetener. It can leave an slight aftertaste which many people don't like, but in limeade, it doesn't seem to. 

Aspartame has been around for a several years and the evidence is growing more and more of toxicity. Saccharin has been around for nearly

a century and the evidence is growing less and less of any toxicity. Few researchers of any stature think that saccharin is at all dangerous now.  Saccharin is the one in the red packets. 

There is another confusion factor in all this. In the packets of dry sugar like sweeteners, both Equal and Sweet & Low use dextrin as a filler. This is corn starch and since many people have an unknown allergy/sensitivity to corn products, this can cause headaches as well. So, there may be a double whammy for those few persons who are allergic/sensitive to corn and Aspartame. If you are allergic to lots of things, I would certainly advise you get off diet drinks. 

By the way, there's even growing evidence that most people DON'T lose weight by switching to diet drinks from regular sodas. To lose weight that way, switching to the seltzers and other no calorie drinks like our

limeade may be a help. 

The latest information as of February 2010 is that the FDA (controlled completely by Big Pharma) has actually allowed Aspartame to be re-labeled as a " food supplement " placing it as " harmless " . Money talks again over health!

Splenda, the newest artificial sweetener is possibly the worst of all for your health as it exchanges an oxygen molecule for a chlorine one.  There gave been several lawsuits and both Coke and Pepsi have lawsuits concerning deaths, and the story I heard was that this is the reason they allowed the FDA to permit the use of Stevia.  Splenda is the one in the yellow packets, and is also known as " Sucralose " .

There's a study by Duke University  that shows Splenda/Sucralose  “suppresses

beneficial bacteria and directly affects the expression of the transporter P-gp and cytochrome P-450 isozymes that are known to interfere with the bioavailability of drugs and nutrients. Furthermore,

these effects occur at Splenda doses that contain sucralose levels that are approved by the FDA for use in the food supply.”  IMO, this artificial sweetener may be the most dangerous of all.  Since Coke and Pepsi have stopped objecting to Stevia, it is still " not " officially " approved " (because the FDA cannot as they were (and still are) controlled by Big Pharma and Big Food?  In a large vitamin store near to me, I find a whole assortment of real " diet " sodas using Stevia, and the price is not much higher than Coke or Pepsi. 

The same is true of Agave, and both Stevia and Agave are now considered safe.  There are many " new " products that are available that are much safer because they use either Stevia or Agave, and more and more recipes for various " sweets " available on line and in newer cookbooks.  I've found several by simply Googling whatever recipe I want. 

While on this subject of " sweeteners " , a mention about " High Fructose Corn Syrup " .  The corn industry is now  doing ads on TV that lie in saying " Sugar is all the same, and corn sugar is the same as cane sugar.  Corn syrup has been indicted as a cause of diabetes, and since it is cheaper than sugar, it is used in most candy and other sweets, but in my opinion, plain old cane sugar is much less dangerous to health.  As a low level diabetic, I avoid foods that use as much as possible.  

---From Natural News:Did you know there's a new " super broccoli " (non-GMO) that contains extra cancer-fighting medicine!http://www.naturalnews.com/034480_super_broccoli_cancer_nutrients.html

---Here are seven ways to end joint pain and halt gout using the healing power of cherries:http://www.naturalnews.com/034479_cherries_gout_arthritis.html

---2012 is nearly here. Is it a Mayan calendar doomsday prophecy? Or just a time for a rebirth of consciousness?http://www.naturalnews.com/034471_2012_end_times_Mayan_calendar.html

---It's official: Even the EPA now admits that fracking causes severe chemical contamination of groundwater:http://www.naturalnews.com/034470_natural_gas_fracking_groundwater.html

---It's official: Even the EPA now admits that fracking causes severe chemical contamination of groundwater:http://www.naturalnews.com/034470_natural_gas_fracking_groundwater.html

---The Green PolkaDot Box company now delivering organic and non-GMO groceries at discount prices straight to consumers.http://www.naturalnews.com/034464_Green_Polkadot_Box_organic_groceries.html

---Four more deaths have been reported from Gardasil vaccine injections:http://www.naturalnews.com/034437_Gardasil_deaths_VAERS.html

---Now a court judge in Canada has ruled that SSRI drugs can, indeed, cause children and teens to mindlessly commit acts of violence against others:http://www.naturalnews.com/034433_SSRI_drugs_children_murder.html

---Another great myth that's ritualistically propagated this time of year is the flu shot myth.http://www.naturalnews.com/034452_flu_shots_vaccines_immunity.html

---From Dr Mercola:The Drug Companies' Newest Profit Weapon to Steal Your Moneyhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/18/journalism-in-drug-industry.aspx?e_cid=20111218_SNL_Art_1

---Look What's Lurking on Your Freshly WashedClothes  http://products.mercola.com/laundry-detergent/?e_cid=20111222_DNL_art_1 & source=nl

---Are You Poisoning Your Household With thisChore? http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/21/are-you-slowly-killing-your-family-with-hidden-dioxane-in-your-laundry-detergent.aspx?e_cid=20111221_DNL_art_1

---The Best " Drug " for Slashing Your Risk of Cancer?http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/19/why-are-cancer-cases-rising-by-nearly-50-in-the-next-20-years.aspx?e_cid=20111219_DNL_art_1

---These Vilified Foods Help Build Hormones and Tame Your Appetitehttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/24/cbs-sings-praises-of-fat.aspx?e_cid=20111224_DNL_art_1

---Why is the U.S. Doubling Its Protection Against this Non-existent Health Enemy?http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/24/experimental-smallpox-drug-test.aspx?e_cid=20111224_DNL_art_3

---Doctor Reverses MS in 9 Months by Eating TheseFoodshttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/12/23/overcoming-multiple-sclerosis-through-diet.aspx?e_cid=20111223_DNL_art_1

---From Alliance for Natural Health:Personal Identity Thieves Love Health Recordshttp://www.anh-usa.org/personal-identity-thieves-love-health-records/

---Score One for the Crony Capitalists in the School Lunch Programhttp://www.anh-usa.org/crony-capitalists-in-the-school-lunch-program/

---Why Would a Young Person Start Shooting in School?http://www.anh-usa.org/why-would-a-young-person-start-shooting-in-school/

---From Newsmax Health:Nutrients Reverse Heart Failurehttp://www.newsmaxhealth.com/dr_blaylock/nutrients_heart_failure_/2011/12/08/421640.html?s=al & promo_code=DB01-1

---I hope you and yours have a a happy holiday season, as well as hoping that something in the above helps you and yours.  Alternate (drug less) Health is gaining all the time, and exposing Big Pharma's tricks and deadly advertising, and MD's and DO's are beginning to question the lies they've believed in.  We are having an effect. 

-