Dr Mercola:(was: Soy/Tofu)

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Ok. I give him that. But he also sells a bunch of products - a clear conflict of interest. And in the " blog " section, he disses sucralose. Sucralose has been one of the most widely tested products that ever was. Warren has posted again and again reliable scientific sources on the safety of sucralose.

Here is what Dr M says about it - his " source " is not anything to write home about (at the bottom of the discussion). Please note for the more gullible among us - I am posting this only to show how UNRELIABLE Dr M and his website are:

" Sucralose was approved by the FDA in 1988 as a tabletop sweetener and for use in a number of desserts, confections, and nonalcoholic beverages. Splenda is approximately 600 times sweeter than sugar.

Sucralose (trichlorogalactosucrose) is a chlorocarbon and is more accurately compared to ingesting tiny amounts of chlorinated pesticides. The chlorocarbons have long been known for causing organ, genetic, and reproductive damage. It should be no surprise then, that the testing of sucralose reveals it causes up to 40% shrinkage of the thymus: a gland that is the very foundation of our immune system.

Sucralose also causes swelling of the liver and kidneys, calcification of the kidney, fertility issues in male rates, and gastrointestinal problems in pregnant rats. If you experience kidney pain, cramping, swelling, an irritated bladder, or blood in your urine after using sucralose in Splenda, stop use immediately. For furhter information on Splenda you can review my splenda toxicity page.

Som are you willing to risk your health by consuming something that closely resembles DDT? While I sure am not and have and will continue to avoid it and encourage you to do the same. I feel so strong about this that I am in the process of writing a book about Splenda and its dangers. The co-author will be the author of this article, Dr. Janet Hull. I am very excited about the collaboration and we hope to have the book out shortly after Christmas.AAAA "

Dr. Janet Hull July 2004 Newsletter

on 7/10/2004 10:29 AM, Dowling at dowlic@... wrote:

> Not to elevate Dr. Mercola, but he does have a doctorate in Osteopathic

> Medicine as well as " allopathic " residency training and is licenced as a

> physician. A chiropractor does not have the same medical training as an

> osteopathic physician.

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>> From: Francesca Skelton <fskelton@...>

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>> Subject: Re: [ ] Soy/Tofu

>> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 09:33:10 -0400

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>> Although there has been some other controversary about soy, I'm not sure

>> why

>> we are taking Dr Mercola's word or looking up his website on ANYTHING. Dr

>> M seems to be a chiropractor (an " osteopathic " physician). Why go there?

>> Let's get better references from people that are respected in the

>> mainstream

>> scientific community.

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>> on 7/10/2004 1:40 AM, Peg Diamond at enmuffins@... wrote:

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>>> Here's an article by Dr.Mercola on soy:

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>>> http://www.mercola.com/2001/jun/30/soy_fda.htm

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>>> There's also an ABC program about the use of soy. I stumbled

>>> on this Mercola article while reading posts on a hypothyroid list.

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>>> Canary Peg

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