Re: stevia and xylitol

[Guest guest]

About stevia:

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/stevia.htm

Personally, I have not been convinced that stevia =

steroids. I will definitely prefer it to saccharin

which Elaine recommends.

In my opinion, the main reason for not having a lot of

research done on stevia and for it not being approved

by the FDA is that it is a natural substance that food

giants can't patent and make millions from, but it

competes with artificial sweeteners.

Since it is 100 times sweeter than sugar, you really

need minute amounts anyway.

Xylitol does have an effect on gut pathogens since it

is a sugar alcohol, so this is another consideration.

It is SCD illegal. Another problem may be that it is

usually made out of corn, which could be an allergen

to some + GMO. I have found a great souce for xylitol

that is made out of organic tree bark and tastes much

better than any other xylitol I had tried:

http://www.globalsweet.com/

their price is not bad, either.

Personally, I only use xylitol in my son's homemade

toothpaste, so he does not consume huge amounts of

that, either.

Hope this helps - Tami

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> 1. hormones: estrogen & anxiety

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> 2. TD-DMSA dosage

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> 3. hormones: adrenarche - adrenal steroids -

> DHEA DHEA-S ACTH CRH

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> 4. Scientists Discover Gene That Confers

> Sizable Risk of Diabetes

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> 5. td-dmsa - challenge?

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> 6. hormones: general comments

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> 7. RE: td-dmsa - challenge?

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> 8. RE: Re: TD-NAC & Itching??

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> 9. Brain food

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> 10. update on G. long

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> 11. a new probiotic by Renew Life

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> 13. Stevia?

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> 14. Re: Stevia?

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> 15. Re: Stevia?

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> 16. Re: TD-DMSA/one syringe with no odor?

> From: susanbrgdn@...

> 17. California example: What's helping injure

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> 18. Re: hormones: general comments - response

> from

> From: Binstock

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> 19. Re: hormones: general comments - response

> from

> From: Haleh Niazmand

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> 20. Re: Stevia?

> From: " adoptinggrace "

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> Message: 1

> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:07:37 -0700

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> Subject: hormones: estrogen & anxiety

>

> A generally consistent finding is that estrogen

> tends to reduce anxiety

> in females. Here's a preliminary batch conveying the

> complexity of

> hormones literature.

>

> *T*eresa

>

> 1: Endocrine. 2005 Dec;28(3):235-42.

>

> Estrogen action in mood and neurodegenerative

> disorders: estrogenic

> compounds with selective properties-the next

> generation of therapeutics.

>

> Osterlund MK, Witt MR, Gustafsson JA.

> Karo Bio AB, Novum, S-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden.

>

> In this review, estrogenic effects in

> depression, anxiety, and

> neurodegenerative disorders are summarized.

> Moreover, preclinical

> findings from in vitroand animal models are

> discussed. There is a

> correlation between decreased estrogen levels (e.g.,

> premenstrually,

> during the postpartum period, and perimenopausally)

> and increased

> anxiety and depressive symptoms. Several studies

> show beneficial effects

> of estrogen treatment in women with anxiety and

> depressive symptoms.

> Recent data indicate that the estrogen receptor (ER)

> beta appears to be

> a major mediator of estrogenic effects in depression

> and anxiety.

> Additionally, both preclinical and clinical findings

> suggest that

> activation of estrogen receptors have an important

> role in

> neuroprotective and neurodegenerative processes in

> the mammalian central

> nervous system (CNS).

> PMID: 16388113

>

>

>

> 2: Brain Res Brain Res Rev. 2005 Dec 17; [Epub ahead

> of print]

>

> Neuroactive steroid effects on cognitive

> functions with a focus on

> the serotonin and GABA systems.

>

> Birzniece V, Backstrom T, Johansson IM, Lindblad

> C, Lundgren P,

> Lofgren M, Olsson T, Ragagnin G, Taube M, Turkmen S,

> Wahlstrom G, Wang

> MD, Wihlback AC, Zhu D.

> Department of Clinical Sciences, Obstetrics and

> Gynecology, UNC,

> Bldg 5B, Umea University Hospital, SE 901 85 Umea,

> Sweden.

>

> This article will review neuroactive steroid

> effects on serotonin

> and GABA systems, along with the subsequent effects

> on cognitive

> functions. Neurosteroids (such as estrogen,

> progesterone, and

> allopregnanolone) are synthesized in the central and

> peripheral nervous

> system, in addition to other tissues. They are

> involved in the

> regulation of mood and memory, in premenstrual

> syndrome, and mood

> changes related to hormone replacement therapy, as

> well as postnatal and

> major depression, anxiety disorders, and Alzheimer's

> disease. Estrogen

> and progesterone have their respective hormone

> receptors, whereas

> allopregnanolone acts via the GABA(A) receptor. The

> action of estrogen

> and progesterone can be direct genomic, indirect

> genomic, or

> non-genomic, also influencing several

> neurotransmitter systems, such as

> the serotonin and GABA systems. Estrogen alone, or

> in combination with

> antidepressant drugs affecting the serotonin system,

> has been related to

> improved mood and well being. In contrast,

> progesterone can have

> negative effects on mood and memory. Estrogen alone,

> or in combination

> with progesterone, affects the brain serotonin

> system differently in

> different parts of the brain, which can at least

> partly explain the

> opposite effects on mood of those hormones. Many of

> the progesterone

> effects in the brain are mediated by its metabolite

> allopregnanolone.

> Allopregnanolone, by changing GABA(A) receptor

> expression or

> sensitivity, is involved in premenstrual mood

> changes; and it also

> induces cognitive deficits, such as spatial-learning

> impairment. We have

> shown that the 3beta-hydroxypregnane steroid UC1011

> can inhibit

> allopregnanolone-induced learning impairment and

> chloride uptake

> potentiation in vitro and in vivo. It would be

> important to find a

> substance that antagonizes allopregnanolone-induced

> adverse effects.

> PMID: 16368148 [PubMed - as supplied by

> publisher]

>

>

>

> 3: J Neurosci. 2005 Oct 5;25(40):9309-16.

>

> Hormonal cycle modulates arousal circuitry in

> women using functional

> magnetic resonance imaging.

>

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