Stevia

[Guest guest]

Hi Faith:

In the discussion Bee replies with:

" the only sweetener allowed is pure stevia, which is from the

stevia plant - I've eaten the leaves and it is sweet. The best forms

are powdered leaf, which I buy from the bulk bins at my health store -

it is green just like the leaf. Even then you should only have very

small amounts of it. "

Also:

In his book Healing With Whole Foods, Pitchford cautions, " Obtain only

the green or brown [whole] stevia extracts or powders; avoid the clear

extracts and white powders, which, highly refined and lacking essential

phyto-nutrients, cause imbalance " .

So taking that in to account I would say what you are using is NOT

recommended.

Stevia is treated differently in different countries. I don't know where

you are from but here in Canada it is not banned nor illegal to purchase.

At 09:03 AM 03-04-06, you wrote:

>I know there was a discussion about Stevia a short while back. It is

>hard for me to be on the computer and do a lot of reading, so I am

>asking if what I am taking is ok.

>

>It comes in a green packet that says Sweet Leaf Stevia Plus. It is a

>white powder. Is this the one that was banned? Why is it bad for us

>when it says 100% natural. I have been on this since last summer.

>Please advise.

>

>Thank you,

>Faith

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/3/2006 3:59:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

jahlstrom@... writes:

Hi Faith,

Stevia Plus has FOS in it. FOS is not good to take. There is an

article in the files about it.

Lots of things that are " 100% Natural " are bad for us....Sugar for

instance. )

Just because something is " natural " does not make it " ok " .

jackie

Thanks Jackie. I wish I would have know about this all along. Everywhere

Stevia is mentioned, it just would say Stevia. I didn't read the files on

Stevia. Perhaps I should have. There is so much reading which is hard for me

when I

am feeling so bad.

Faith

[Guest guest]

This is a quote from your How to Successfully Overcome Candida " The only

sweetener that is safe to have is Stevia. " This was found on page 6 right under

Names for Sugar and Sweeteners. That is the only place I saw it. It did not

say not to have the white powdered Stevia.

Faith

In a message dated 4/4/2006 8:24:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

beeisbuzzing2003@... writes:

==>The information about Stevia is in my main article " How to

Successfully Overcome Candida " so reading it thoroughly is the most

important education you can get. Review it again and you may find

things you missed. If FOS were important to have I would have included

it in the main article. There are many things not listed for a reason.

Bee

[Guest guest]

" Natural " is a word used willy nilly by manufacturers, but it is not a

regulated word, so it doesn't mean anything.

Bee

>

> I know there was a discussion about Stevia a short while back. It is

> hard for me to be on the computer and do a lot of reading, so I am

> asking if what I am taking is ok.

>

> It comes in a green packet that says Sweet Leaf Stevia Plus. It is a

> white powder. Is this the one that was banned? Why is it bad for us

> when it says 100% natural. I have been on this since last summer.

> Please advise.

[Guest guest]

Faith wrote:

> Thanks Jackie. I wish I would have know about this all along.

Everywhere Stevia is mentioned, it just would say Stevia. I didn't

read the files on Stevia. Perhaps I should have. There is so much

reading which is hard for me when I am feeling so bad.\

==>The information about Stevia is in my main article " How to

Successfully Overcome Candida " so reading it thoroughly is the most

important education you can get. Review it again and you may find

things you missed. If FOS were important to have I would have included

it in the main article. There are many things not listed for a reason.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Dear Faith,

Give me a little slack here my friend. I can't possibly include all

of the details about products in an article of that size - it would

take a book.

Bee

>

>

> This is a quote from your How to Successfully Overcome Candida " The

only

> sweetener that is safe to have is Stevia. " This was found on page 6

right under

> Names for Sugar and Sweeteners. That is the only place I saw it. It

did not

> say not to have the white powdered Stevia.

[Guest guest]

> Hello:

> I discovered natural Stevia at the health food store lasat night. It

> is a green powder and when I tried to use it, I had the feeling and

> taste I was eating Henna. It was really nasty. I went back to the

> Stevia in the little packages and started to think. Is the Stevia

that

> is packages in the small packeages bleached with clorine? I think

this

> because it is white and Stevia in the natural state is green. Does

> anyone know about this?

> Jeanette

==>My natural stevia does not taste like Henna. lol!

Bee

[Guest guest]

I have never head of any restrictions regarding Stevia.

From: nofrillsbill

Just wondering if the sugar substitute Stevia is considered acceptible in any

way for one suffering from liver and pancreas cancer.

[Guest guest]

>

> What brand of stevia is best to get? I am out and want to make

sure I am getting a good brand.

>

> Betty, the best is from your health store's bulk jars, which is pure

ground up stevia leaves which is green. It's also the cheapest.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Our health food store only carries the stuff in bottles (white). I will look

out of town at Vitamin Cottage.

Thanks

Betty

[ ] Re: Stevia

>

> What brand of stevia is best to get? I am out and want to make

sure I am getting a good brand.

>

> Betty, the best is from your health store's bulk jars, which is pure

ground up stevia leaves which is green. It's also the cheapest.

Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> I didn't think that Stevia caused any side effects but I have been

> feeling wierd lately - very tired, dizzy, & feel like I am in a daze.

>

> I haven't changed anything else in my diet that might cause this that I

> can think of.

Hi Lynn,

Some people are sensitive to Stevia so it's entirely possible that it

caused you some upset. Also, please remember that natural healing goes

in cycles...some days you feel terrific and others you feel like

you've taken a huge backslide. Just keep on doing the program...you'll

get to feeling better again.

jackie

[Guest guest]

Oops, I just discovered something. I looked at the container that

the Stevia came in. Under other ingredients it says Maltodextrain

and silica. I hope that take it back.

I know another store who sells it in bulk. I will have to get some

there in the next couple of days.

Will the green colored Stevia turn food green too?

Thanks!!

Lynn

> >

> > I didn't think that Stevia caused any side effects but I have

been

> > feeling wierd lately - very tired, dizzy, & feel like I am in a

daze.

> >

> > I haven't changed anything else in my diet that might cause this

that I

> > can think of.

>

>

> Hi Lynn,

>

> Some people are sensitive to Stevia so it's entirely possible that

it

> caused you some upset. Also, please remember that natural healing

goes

> in cycles...some days you feel terrific and others you feel like

> you've taken a huge backslide. Just keep on doing the

program...you'll

> get to feeling better again.

>

> jackie

>

[Guest guest]

> Oops, I just discovered something. I looked at the container that

> the Stevia came in. Under other ingredients it says Maltodextrain

> and silica. I hope that take it back. I know another store who

sells it in bulk. I will have to get some there in the next couple of

days. Will the green colored Stevia turn food green too?

==>That depends upon how much you put into the foods. You should use

very minimal amounts because it is sugar and it still feeds candida.

==>Lynn, would you please trim your messages - see our Files for the

Candida Group Info folder.

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Irene,

Check out the file called

C) Stevia Articles & Information

You might find some useful info in there. " )

Also Bee talks about it in post 41972 where she explains why some

candida sufferers have difficulty with it.

" Some candida sufferers cannot tolerate stevia. It will feed candida,

making you bloat, etc. In any case it should only be in very small

amounts, like a pinch, and some people can't have it at all. "

Jecca

>

> How safe is stevia? I am always suspicious of it because I don't

tolerate it. But I was going to try and use it to see if I can get my

son to drink the egg drink. I just wonder if it is safe to use every

day, at what quantity with children?

[Guest guest]

I walk to hell and back to get something which can rid me of cancer. The stevia

story sounds fascinating. I want to believe it but first I have to understand

it.

What I do not understand is <water changing into a white soup that I pour into

bottles, where water sperates from floating toxins and then in the sink where

they belong> I understand that we have a white float on the surface of the water

b e f o r e the mixture has been consumed. The text then continues <... but

stevia gets the floating white soap out of your body.> Confusing. I thought the

float went into the sink. I need help here, because I’m not a native speaker of

English and I simply don’t understand the text.

Also, what intrigues me is that the poster has two friends who are ready to go

all the way to Washington to make this treatment available and acceptable but

our poster does not tell us of what these person have been healed.

Please help

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[Guest guest]

i've never heard that stevia was in the steriod family. i would like to see or

hear more

about this. i googled it and didn't find much info. donna gates from the body

ecology

highly recommends using stevia even for children. she wrote a cookbook about it

and

researched it for many years before endorsing it. i thought it was scd legal?

sam

> ,

>

> Not legal.

> Elaine writes:

> Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to my book

> called The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor ,

> 2nd edition, page 158, " This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have

> physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms. " Perhaps the affect

> is good, perhaps it is bad; I don't know, but its molecular structure

> resembles a steroid. It is not SCD^ legal.

>

> I think it is one of those things we all need to decide for ourselves

> whether the benefit is worth the potential risk.

>

>

>

> Viadro wrote:

>

> > Do we know for sure that stevia is SCD/GAPS legal? I thought I heard

> > someone ask Dr. Natasha about it at the WAPF conference (after her

> > talk) and her reply was somewhat ambivalent. It's probably too new for

> > the original SCD diet to have considered it. Does anyone know?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > [ ] Re: Treats for kids WAS Honey

> >

> > BTW i made muffins today with 2 banana's and some stevia instead

> > of the honey and it

> > didn't taste like banana's at all.

> >

> > .

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Mercola recommends it too. He has written a book about artificial

sweeteners and sweeteners: sweet deceptions. and apparently stevia has

been used in japan for a long time. my understanding is that the fda

hasn't allowed it because of the pressure from the artificial sweetener

big biz. sue v

[Guest guest]

I agree - Stevia is completely natural and plant-sourced. It's been studied extensively and found to not impact glucose levels. The only drawback is it doesn't taste all the good! I use a bit of Stevia to cut down on other sweeteners (like agave) in baking. Anne

Dr. Mercola recommends it too. He has written a book about artificialsweeteners and sweeteners: sweet deceptions. and apparently stevia hasbeen used in japan for a long time. my understanding is that the fdahasn't allowed it because of the pressure from the artificial sweetenerbig biz. sue v

[Guest guest]

I bought some stevia tablets at a health food store (a lonnnng time

ago!) and now I can't remember what you can do with the tablets. Can

you put one in tea? I'd love to hear ideas on what you all do with

that.

Tina

>

>

> I agree - Stevia is completely natural and plant-sourced. It's

been studied extensively and found to not impact glucose levels. The

only drawback is it doesn't taste all the good! I use a bit of Stevia

to cut down on other sweeteners (like agave) in baking. Anne

>

>

> Dr. Mercola recommends it too. He has written a book about

artificial

> sweeteners and sweeteners: sweet deceptions. and apparently stevia

has

> been used in japan for a long time. my understanding is that the fda

> hasn't allowed it because of the pressure from the artificial

sweetener

> big biz. sue v

>

[Guest guest]

Someone posted that stevia decreased tumors.

[Guest guest]

Hi, Ben.

A lot of us have first-hand knowledge about stevia. You don't say what

it is you wish to know about it.

For my part, it is a natural, far preferable sweetener to refined

sugar. I use it regularly in tea, in smoothies and in other things one

does not have to heat, as I believe heating destroys stevia.

I like the liquid better for sweetening liquids. It comes in liquid and

powder.

Elliot

[Guest guest]

From what I have seen, there is no good evidence that stevia decreases

tumors. And how would one ever know unless there was a specific study

done using just stevia, done by professional researchers? :+)) Thing

is, there has to be NO ONE out there with cancer taking just stevia and

nothing else. So how could anything besides the type of study I have

just mentioned ever cause anyone to say stevia shrinks tumors?

Only way stevia has any effect on cancer that I know of is by being a

sugar substitute, which allows a person to sweeten things without

feeding any tumors that are forming and without weakening one's immune

system the way sugar does.

Best wishes,

Elliot

[Guest guest]

Hi, .

I don't know how you dug up that title for this thread, but I would

personally appreciate it if we could just keep the title " Stevia, " as

an overwhelming majority of us feel that stevia has no cancer cure

properties at all. The person who posted that bit about stevia

shrinking cancer was not a health practitioner, and there is nothing at

all on the internet about stevia shrinking cancer. I would not like to

see lots of messages wasted again about something that has absolutely

no factual basis whatsoever, and practically zero anecdotal basis

either. For all intents and purposes, stevia is a good, natural

sweetener, but should not be taken in large doses, and is not good for

baking. That is the long and the short of stevia, to the very best of

my knowledge. I think we ought to leave it at that. Just my opinion.

Respectfully and with Best wishes,

Elliot

[Guest guest]

Er, Elliot, all I did was respond to the post, ok?

Whatever was in the subject line, I did not change.

Perhaps my reply was slow in coming, and I was wading

through a bunch of older posts before deleting.

No " offense " intended.

jp

> Hi, .

>

> I don't know how you dug up that title for this thread, but I would

> personally appreciate it if we could just keep the title " Stevia, " as

> an overwhelming majority of us feel that stevia has no cancer cure

> properties at all. The person who posted that bit about stevia

> shrinking cancer was not a health practitioner, and there is nothing at

> all on the internet about stevia shrinking cancer. I would not like to

> see lots of messages wasted again about something that has absolutely

> no factual basis whatsoever, and practically zero anecdotal basis

> either. For all intents and purposes, stevia is a good, natural

> sweetener, but should not be taken in large doses, and is not good for

> baking. That is the long and the short of stevia, to the very best of

> my knowledge. I think we ought to leave it at that. Just my opinion.

>

> Respectfully and with Best wishes,

>

> Elliot

[Guest guest]

My opinion about stevia is it helps you cut down on eating processed

sugars and artificial sweeteners, both of which are root causes of cancer.

Some cancer patients are sweets addicts, they won't admit it or don't

realize it.

Of course you can kill sweets addiction by doing Virgin Coconut Oil

detoxing.

Regards,

Edwin