Don’t Believe The “Diet” Hype!

• Following on from my last post about sugar and how addictive it is, I wanted to discuss one of the common substitutes that people use for sugar that I also recommend you eliminate from your diet immediately:

  Artificial sweeteners!

  Artificial sweeteners have been known to cause many brain defects, killing a large percentage of the users brain cells.

  A few of the many chronic illnesses that have been shown to be contributed to by long-term exposure to excitatory amino acid damage include:

  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • ALS
  • Memory loss
  • Hormonal problems
  • Hearing loss
  • Epilepsy
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Hypoglycemia
  • AIDS
  • Dementia
  • Brain lesions
  • Neuroendocrine disorders.

  However, what is actually more shocking to most people is that artificial sweeteners are proven to actually make you fatter, and lose less weight than if you were to eat sugar!

  Scientists at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana decided to do a study on rats and fed one group of the rats yoghurt with artificial sweetener, and one group yoghurt with sugar, and throughout the course of the study the group of rats who were fed the diet including the artificial sweetener actually gained more weight than the other group.

  This is a very striking study because people typically use artificial sweeteners when they are trying to lose weight, and not necesarily for the health benefits. That is why you will find artificial sweeteners in Splenda, NutraSweet, Sweet ‘n’ Low, and Candarel just to name a few. Also, if you see any food that is labelled “sugar-free” or “low in sugar” then it is highly likely that it includes one of the main ingredients of most artificial sweeteners – aspartame or saccharin are your main two culprits here.

  As a side note, aspartame was actually created accidentally by two scientists developing a rat poison!

  So every time you reach for your “Diet” Cola, or your “low-fat” meals hoping that you are doing your waist-line a favour, think again. The proof is there that it will not make you less fat, but more.

  However, I am not at all advocating that you eat a diet that includes sugar as we know how addictive and stressful this is to our bodies.

  As a culture it is important that we move away from the instant gratification of a “sugar-fix” or “indulging our sweet tooth.” Many of my clients find that after following the therapeutic protocols that I recommend, that their sweet cravings severely diminish or disappear completely.

  Even if your cravings do not go altogether there are plenty of natural sources of sugar – fruits, vegetables, natural raw honey, and Stevia is a natural sweetener.

  Remember to make better choices, and your body and mind will thank you for it.

  
  
  August 6th, 2009 | Brett Sanders | No Comments | Tags: aspartame, coke, cola, Diet, splenda, sugar, sweeteners, Weight Loss

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