A study performed on college students showed evidence that artificial sweeteners perpetuate CRAVINGS FOR SWEETS and overall sugar consumption is NOT reduced.  Another study showed that drinking both sugar and sugar-free soft drinks INCREASED the likelihood or weight gain by 65%.  BUT it was the DIET soda that was associated with “SERIOUS WEIGHT GAIN”.
Laboratory rats [...]

Neotame, approved in 1997 as a tabletop sweetener, was developed by Monsanto as the patent for aspartame was running out.  It is 72X sweeter than aspartame and 7-13,000X sweeter than sugar and is the sweetest artificial sweetener ever invented.  It is aspartame PLUS 3-di-methyl-butyl, which is included on the EPA’s list of most HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.
Neotame, [...]

Although it was first approved for limited use in July 1988 by the FDA, many scientists insisted that safety testing was seriously flawed and there were major concerns over endangering the public with wider use of this sweetener.  The Center for Science in the Public Interest is extremely concerned that acesulfame-K is a potential carcinogen.  [...]

I don’t want to go into all the gory details about the ridiculous political finagling that went on to get FDA approval for aspartame but in short, Donald Rumsfield (secretary of defense under Pres. George W Bush) used to be CEO of GD Searle, manufacturer of aspartame.  When his good buddy Ronald Reagan became president, [...]

Sucralose is a CHLORINATED artificial sugar derivative that is up to 600X sweeter than sugar.  Splenda brand sweetener is actually a combination of sucralose combined with other caloric sweeteners so that it will have the consistency of sugar and can be measured and poured just like sugar.
Sucralose was created accidentally by 2 scientists who were [...]

Many people suffer from binge eating which is basically defined as “pigging out” for a period of time.  For some people it will be 2 or 3 chocolate bars, or a tub of ice cream or a whole bag of Doritos or even 24 hours worth of poor eating. Different people will define it differently [...]

The ancient Romans described mushrooms as “the food of the Gods”.  The Egyptians believed they granted immortality.  Nowadays, mushrooms are rarely regarded for their many health-promoting nutrients.  Crimini mushrooms have been found to contain newly discovered, health-promoting polysaccharide phytonutrients which function as powerful antioxidants, protecting against oxidative damage to cell structures and DNA.
Although they are [...]

How exactly collard greens’ sulfur-containing phytonutrients (phyto = plant) prevent a wide variety of cancers is not clear, but research points to the ability of components known as “glucosinolates” and “cysteine sulfoxides” to activate detoxifying enzymes in the liver that neutralize potentially carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substances.
1 cup of cooked Collard Greens contains:

704 mcg of Vitamin K
5945 [...]

Studies show that cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli, that contain the largest concentrations of health promoting sulfur compounds, increase the liver’s ability to produce enzymes that neutralize potentially toxic substances.  Broccoli is also a wonderful source of the powerful phytonutrient antioxidants Lutein and Zeaxanthin, which are carotenoids that are concentrated in the lens of the eye.  [...]

Dr. Robert Lustig,
Professor of Pediatrics, Dept of Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco presents the amazing proof of the toxicity of sugar in the American Diet.  Please take the time to watch the entire video.  It will change your life.

Linda Miner
Registered Nutritional Counselor
RNC, CHN, RSNA, CMTA, BA
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