Comments on: New Mexico Bill Could Ban The Use of This Toxic Sweetener http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31 Health News and Commentary from Frank Mangano Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: runner85 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-3244 runner85 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:13:30 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-3244 I was very skeptical about using Stevia. I refuse to use artificial sweeteners and was searching for a healthier, natural alternative to sugar. I have researched Stevia and apparently Stevia-based sweeteners have been used in Japan since the 1970s – ever since that country banned artificial sweeteners. To this date, after being used by tens of millions of people for more than 40 years, there has not been a single consumer complaint about Stevia. I have been using the Sweetleaf brand for several months now and absolutely love it! You can now purchase it at any Whole Foods store. SweetLeaf can be used in hot drinks, cold drinks, is great on cereal, brings out the delicious flavors in fruits, can be used in cooking and baking, makes great-tasting desserts and is incredible in smoothies and blended drinks. I was very skeptical about using Stevia. I refuse to use artificial sweeteners and was searching for a healthier, natural alternative to sugar. I have researched Stevia and apparently Stevia-based sweeteners have been used in Japan since the 1970s – ever since that country banned artificial sweeteners. To this date, after being used by tens of millions of people for more than 40 years, there has not been a single consumer complaint about Stevia.

I have been using the Sweetleaf brand for several months now and absolutely love it! You can now purchase it at any Whole Foods store.

SweetLeaf can be used in hot drinks, cold drinks, is great on cereal, brings out the delicious flavors in fruits, can be used in cooking and baking, makes great-tasting desserts and is incredible in smoothies and blended drinks.

]]> By: Lana Love http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-253 Lana Love Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:43:22 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-253 Great article, I love hearing about natural alternatives to all the harsh chemicals there are on the market these days..glad i found your site! Thanks for mentioning stevia, I am a big fan. I can't wait till all the aspertame, sucralose and other chemicals are out of our food supply, you have my vote:) Thanks again for your great expert health advice! Great article, I love hearing about natural alternatives to all the harsh chemicals there are on the market these days..glad i found your site! Thanks for mentioning stevia, I am a big fan. I can’t wait till all the aspertame, sucralose and other chemicals are out of our food supply, you have my vote:) Thanks again for your great expert health advice!

]]> By: Bev Kelley http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-252 Bev Kelley Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:08:49 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-252 Thanks so much for the information about the gum. I have been trying to locate a gum that does not contain aspartame for a long time. Every store I go to I check at the register and do not see any. Now I know I have to go to a health food store to buy Spry. I applaud Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque for bringing up this bill. Ever since I learned about the harmful effects of aspartame, splenda (aka sucralose) and other artificial sweetners, I have been on a quest to avoid them. From my research, I have learned it is an excitotin which accumulates in your body. It literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. The brain depends on a delicate balance of excitatory and inhibitory systems. When their concentrations rise above a critical level, however, they can become deadly toxins to the neurons and nerve cells. The damage is cumulative and often not noted for several years. Glutamate, aspartame and glycine are three amino acids the brain uses unaltered. So another food additive to avoid is MSG. I wish the FDA would ban that one too. It is found in so many foods and goes by so many different names. One is only sure of avoidance by buying organic foods. The only thing organizations that use these food additives care about is making money--it certainly is not about the health of people. Did you know Donald Rumsfeld was one of the biggest pushers to get aspartame approved through the FDA. For what? Big business and money. Thanks so much for the information about the gum. I have been trying to locate a gum that does not contain aspartame for a long time. Every store I go to I check at the register and do not see any. Now I know I have to go to a health food store to buy Spry.

I applaud Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque for bringing up this bill. Ever since I learned about the harmful effects of aspartame, splenda (aka sucralose) and other artificial sweetners, I have been on a quest to avoid them. From my research, I have learned it is an excitotin which accumulates in your body. It literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. The brain depends on a delicate balance of excitatory and inhibitory systems. When their concentrations rise above a critical level, however, they can become deadly toxins to the neurons and nerve cells. The damage is cumulative and often not noted for several years. Glutamate, aspartame and glycine are three amino acids the brain uses unaltered. So another food additive to avoid is MSG. I wish the FDA would ban that one too. It is found in so many foods and goes by so many different names. One is only sure of avoidance by buying organic foods.

The only thing organizations that use these food additives care about is making money–it certainly is not about the health of people.

Did you know Donald Rumsfeld was one of the biggest pushers to get aspartame approved through the FDA. For what? Big business and money.

]]> By: Eldon Dahl http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-247 Eldon Dahl Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:18:23 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-247 If he watches Dr Mercola's video, Sweet Misery, he will have all the evidence he needs. To order the tape, go to mercola.com. You can also read his articles, type in Aspertame in his search window. Aspertame was developed as a pesticide. It makes a good ant killer. Also check out Sucrolose. (Splenda), vaccines, and see they are doing to the babies, Flu shots and read why I quit getting flu shots. Then GMO foods, and see what Monsanto is doing to you. If he watches Dr Mercola’s video, Sweet Misery, he will have all the evidence he needs. To order the tape, go to mercola.com. You can also read his articles, type in Aspertame in his search window. Aspertame was developed as a pesticide. It makes a good ant killer. Also check out Sucrolose. (Splenda), vaccines, and see they are doing to the babies, Flu shots and read why I quit getting flu shots. Then GMO foods, and see what Monsanto is doing to you.

]]> By: Frank Mangano http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-246 Frank Mangano Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:34:31 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-246 Hi Annemarie, Thanks for participating in my blog. ORBIT chewing gum does IN FACT contain the toxic chemical aspartame as well as other artificial ingredients. Therefore, I suggest you stop chewing this type of gum and switch to a healthy chewing gum instead. Here's the gum you should be chewing: http://www.naturalhealthontheweb.com/chewing-gum/xylitol.html Spry gum contains all-natural Xylitol, which is natural sweetener. As always, I have no financial ties to this company. Best of health, Frank Mangano Hi Annemarie,

Thanks for participating in my blog.

ORBIT chewing gum does IN FACT contain the toxic chemical aspartame as well as other artificial ingredients. Therefore, I suggest you stop chewing this type of gum and switch to a healthy chewing gum instead.

Here’s the gum you should be chewing:

http://www.naturalhealthontheweb.com/chewing-gum/xylitol.html

Spry gum contains all-natural Xylitol, which is natural sweetener. As always, I have no financial ties to this company.

Best of health,

Frank Mangano

]]> By: Annemarie Fugger http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31&cpage=1#comment-245 Annemarie Fugger Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:21:09 +0000 http://naturalhealthontheweb.com/mangano-minute/blogs/?p=31#comment-245 I consume quite a bit of ORBIT Chewing Gum. How safe is this? And are there any harmful sweeteners in that product? I consume quite a bit of ORBIT Chewing Gum. How safe is this? And are there any harmful sweeteners in that product?

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