diet soda

[Guest guest]

I would love to read the article... and are you at Mizzou? I miss Missouri and

UMSL sooooo much!! But that's a whole other story. Thanks!

Mel

[Guest guest]

Bob,

I too quit drinking diet soda's about six months ago. Though I haven't had

the results that you have, I have seen some improvement in both my PA and my

Fibro. Aspartame poisoning is very serious. The FDA seems to just ignore

it. I hope that others who stop drinking diet soda's will also see results.

I drink Diet RC which has Splenda but unlike Diet Rite Cola, it also has

caffeine. I don't drink coffee so that is my only was to get any caffeine.

Take care

Sue

[Guest guest]

i hear that the citric acid in sodas is what can cause exacerbation

of psoriasis/psoriatic arthtitis. This is in diet and reg sodas..i am

going to try to cut out my soda

> I would love to read the article... and are you at Mizzou? I miss

Missouri and UMSL sooooo much!! But that's a whole other story.

Thanks!

> Mel

[Guest guest]

My family doctor told me if I must drink pop not to drink diet and if I must

drink pop while on a diet drink only half a week . Diet pop is really not good

for you

[Guest guest]

soda of any kind is about the worse thing you can ingest

C

Barbara Lane <BabsL@...> wrote:

My family doctor told me if I must drink pop not to drink diet and if I must

drink pop while on a diet drink only half a week . Diet pop is really not good

for you

[Guest guest]

Drink Green tea, not pop, if you must drink other than clean, pesticide free

water.

Drink Pau D'Arco better yet. Lots of it.

Joe C.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I have heard and know people who swear by this tea, D' Arco. I am

taking Essiac and I don't know if it is recommended to keep mixing alot of these

teas. I am confused about what to take and have and contuinue to talk to people

who seem to be having some sucess. I was told to give one a three month try

before changing. Please send me your thoughts on this or your experiences.

thank you

----- Original Message -----

From: JCASTRON

Drink Green tea, not pop, if you must drink other than clean, pesticide free

water.

Drink Pau D'Arco better yet. Lots of it.

[Guest guest]

Is it caffeinated? It might be caffeine withdrawal. You can try cutting your use

in half every few days, which might eliminate the caffeine withdrawal. HTH!

-Olif

[Guest guest]

Hi Courtknee

I have kicked the diet coke problem, and this is what I found.

Firstly as you said, it is terribly addictive. Going cold turkey

isnt the answer. The way I got off it is to substitute normal coke.

this is a lot easier. Hving got onto normal coke, I was then able to

kick the habit because normal coke doesnt have the same addictive

aspect.

I could guess that you probably had the same problem I did with diet

coke. It erodes the intestinal lining leading to something

called 'leaky gut syndrome' The permeability of the intestine is

damaged and intestinal contents leak into the body causing all sorts

of problems. It also leads to candida growing throughout the body

rather than just remaining in the intestine.

One third of a cup of good quality aloe vera juice will put a seal

over the intestine in 3 days to stop leakage. Thisen you should

start to feel better if thisis the problem. More importantly, the

leakage is lidely to have led to lowered immunity and to other

organisms developing. The Olive Leaf Extract will clear all this

out.

While the aloe vera juice puts a band-aid over the problem area of

the intestine, L-glutamine taken at 3 times the normal dose over at

least 3 months will go a long way to repairing the intestine. these

other organisms growning inside you can be the cause of problems.

Helen

I

>

> A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

> quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

> terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

> thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

> physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to

be a

> big part of my recovery.

>

> I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over

the

> physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without

drinking

> diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and

sometimes

> shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my

need

> to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> right back " on the wagon. "

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

On 6/18/06 3:09 PM, " courtknee77 " <courtney.writes@...> wrote:

> A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

> quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

> terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

> thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

> physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to be a

> big part of my recovery.

>

> I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

> physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

> diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

> shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

> to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> right back " on the wagon. "

Diet soda is EVIL, plain and simple. There are no real tips other than stop

drinking it ASAP. You are addicted to the caffeine, which I was too at one

point (coffee, not soda). You just have to wean yourself off of it slowly.

The headaches will diminish. Aspartame is a neurotoxin and causes a

multitude of health problems - get off it as soon as possible!!

_jason_

_________ ________ _______ _____ ____ ___ __ _ _ _

[Guest guest]

Yeah I know that is really bad stuff, that's why I'm so concerned about

quitting it. How did you wean yourself from the coffee? Was there anything

that helped with the headaches (extra water, a supplement, pain killer)? How

slow did you go?

On 6/19/06, ..: )::.. <ombass@...> wrote:

>

> On 6/18/06 3:09 PM, " courtknee77 " <courtney.writes@...> wrote:

>

> > A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

> > quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

> > terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

> > thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

> > physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to be a

> > big part of my recovery.

> >

> > I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

> > physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

> > diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

> > shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

> > to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> > right back " on the wagon. "

>

> Diet soda is EVIL, plain and simple. There are no real tips other than

> stop

> drinking it ASAP. You are addicted to the caffeine, which I was too at one

> point (coffee, not soda). You just have to wean yourself off of it slowly.

> The headaches will diminish. Aspartame is a neurotoxin and causes a

> multitude of health problems - get off it as soon as possible!!

>

> _jason_

> _________ ________ _______ _____ ____ ___ __ _ _ _

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I had heard from a friend that cinnamon stick tea was good for killing yeast

so I started drinking it.

It's very sweet and spicy and may help you get off of the diet coke.

I put 4 cinnamon sticks in a glass, add hot water, leave it sit for about

1/2 an hour and drink. You can use the same sticks multiple times.

I've used it for months on and off with no negative side effects that I know

of. It tastes great.

You may want to give it a try and let me know how it works.

Both my roommate and I are trying to overcome candida.

We were eating mostly the same things, but I was feeling pretty good, and

she was still feeling pretty terrible. The major difference between our two

diets is that I wasn't chewing 6 pieces of sugar free gum a day and she was.

She got off of the artificial sweeteners other than stevia and it seemed

to make a difference.

We had heard a while back that eating an apple can give you the same type of

energy that caffeine can. My roommate has been having half a green apple

in the morning for energy and it doesn't seem to be aggravating her candida.

Good luck,

>From: " courtknee77 " <courtney.writes@...>

>Reply-candidiasis

>candidiasis

>Subject: Diet Soda

>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:09:35 -0000

>

>A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

>quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

>terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

>thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

>physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to be a

>big part of my recovery.

>

>I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

>physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

>diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

>shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

>to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

>right back " on the wagon. "

>

>Thanks!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

To get off the caffeine, you might want to try a tea

from South America called Yerba Mate. I have been able

to switch off from coffee and on to Yerba Mate without

any side effects numerous times. Yerba Mate contains a

molecule that is similar to caffeine but without the

side effects of nervousness, over-stimulation etc. You

can find it at Health Food stores - several brands

also contain a non-sugar herbal sweetener called

Stevia if you need something sweet. You can also find

it at International Markets in its pure form as a cut

leaf. It's much cheaper than coffee and much better

for you too. Check it out on the web, it's very

interesting stuff.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

On 6/18/06, courtknee77 <courtney.writes@...> wrote:

> I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

> physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

> diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

> shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

> to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> right back " on the wagon. "

This might be the first and last time I ever say this, but: can you

try drinking regular soda? Just as an immediate band-aid solution.

Regular soda is awful for you, but at least it isn't neurotoxic.

I'm sure there is a much better solution to the problem, but diet soda

is a brain poison.

Chris

--

The Truth About Cholesterol

Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You:

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

[Guest guest]

I'm wondering if green tea might help with the caffiene thing? I do have

some, but it always seems to hurt my stomach when I drink it. I've gone now

two days without...so I'm hoping I can continue. Each time I crave one, I

repeat the word " neurotoxin " to myself.

On 6/19/06, Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

>

> On 6/18/06, courtknee77 <courtney.writes@...> wrote:

>

> > I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

> > physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

> > diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

> > shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

> > to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> > right back " on the wagon. "

>

> This might be the first and last time I ever say this, but: can you

> try drinking regular soda? Just as an immediate band-aid solution.

> Regular soda is awful for you, but at least it isn't neurotoxic.

>

> I'm sure there is a much better solution to the problem, but diet soda

> is a brain poison.

>

> Chris

>

> --

> The Truth About Cholesterol

> Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You:

> http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

If it is the caffeine you are addicted to, try substituting coffee for

the Diet Pepsi and see if that helps. Coffee is also bad for you, but

less so than Diet Pepsi. You can cut the coffee down slowly, or

substitute tea and cut that down slowly.

Good luck.

Keen

Diet Soda

A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to be a

big part of my recovery.

I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over the

physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and sometimes

shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my need

to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

right back " on the wagon. "

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

You can switch to black or green tea, both are lower in caffeine than

coffee or diet drinks.

When I drank coffee, I got horrible headaches. I used to live on

painkillers, not realising what was causing them. After about a month

with no caffeine, the headaches had improved immensely. Drinking lots

of water with the coffee did help a bit, though.

Keen

Re: Diet Soda

Yeah I know that is really bad stuff, that's why I'm so concerned about

quitting it. How did you wean yourself from the coffee? Was there

anything

that helped with the headaches (extra water, a supplement, pain killer)?

How

slow did you go?

On 6/19/06, ..: )::.. <ombass@...> wrote:

>

> On 6/18/06 3:09 PM, " courtknee77 " <courtney.writes@...> wrote:

>

> > A lot of my problems, I believe, have stemmed from drinking massive

> > quantities of Diet Pepsi, starting about ten years ago. It is a

> > terrible habit, and reading about the dangers has not been enough,

> > thus far, to curb my use. I really believe that this stuff is

> > physically addicting. I know that quitting Diet Pepsi is going to be

a

> > big part of my recovery.

> >

> > I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice for getting over

the

> > physical aspects of withdrawal that occur when I go without drinking

> > diet soda. I get migraines, feel more tired than normal and

sometimes

> > shake. I had tried time and time again to go " cold turkey " but my

need

> > to stay awake and be involved in my life has resulted in me getting

> > right back " on the wagon. "

>

> Diet soda is EVIL, plain and simple. There are no real tips other than

> stop

> drinking it ASAP. You are addicted to the caffeine, which I was too at

one

> point (coffee, not soda). You just have to wean yourself off of it

slowly.

> The headaches will diminish. Aspartame is a neurotoxin and causes a

> multitude of health problems - get off it as soon as possible!!

>

> _jason_

> _________ ________ _______ _____ ____ ___ __ _ _ _

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all so much for your responses. I'm sorry that I haven't been

around to respond to each one, I've had a big writing project going on. The

last few days have been interesting, to say the least. I decided to first

switch to regular cola. Even though it has sugar and caffiene, I figured

that getting off of the artificial sweetner would be important first. I

cannot tell you what a difference my body is feeling already. I am positive

that the aspartame was hiding something, because now I am having body aches

like you wouldn't believe. I've greatly reduced my consumption of cola, and

have only had one pepsi per day, vs. 4-7 of Diet that I was drinking.

Emotionally, things have not been so rough as I expected they might be....I

am just really physically tired. For example, last night I fell asleep on

the couch at 8 pm (normally I am up until midnight).

We did a great grocery shop last night and got a huge variety of vegetables

and some more meats. Lots of garlic too. I also received in the mail my

supplements that I ordered before I decided to get on the anti-candida

bandwagon (a multi-vitamin, green tea extract and Coenzyme q10).

So my next step is to cut out the Pepsi entirely, which I don't think will

be extremely hard, considering I don't really like the taste of it. I have

been consuming a lot more water, and some herbal teas that I have. I think I

read somewhere that tea bags contain mold, is this true?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the suggestion Keen. I've been stepping down with soda, and drank

herbal tea today. I have a bit of a headache, but am upping my water intake.

On 6/22/06, Keen Venables <kvenables@...> wrote:

>

> You can switch to black or green tea, both are lower in caffeine than

> coffee or diet drinks.

>

> When I drank coffee, I got horrible headaches. I used to live on

> painkillers, not realising what was causing them. After about a month

> with no caffeine, the headaches had improved immensely. Drinking lots

> of water with the coffee did help a bit, though.

>

> Keen

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good luck. I'm sure your body will thank you.

Keen

Re: Diet Soda

Thanks for the suggestion Keen. I've been stepping down with soda, and

drank

herbal tea today. I have a bit of a headache, but am upping my water

intake.

On 6/22/06, Keen Venables <kvenables@...> wrote:

>

> You can switch to black or green tea, both are lower in caffeine than

> coffee or diet drinks.

>

> When I drank coffee, I got horrible headaches. I used to live on

> painkillers, not realising what was causing them. After about a month

> with no caffeine, the headaches had improved immensely. Drinking lots

> of water with the coffee did help a bit, though.

>

> Keen

>

>

[Guest guest]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nb/lowcarb.html website to order Isopure...no carb...I love the mango peach.

Dee

Tampa FL

In a message dated 8/7/2006 2:32:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, watchmefalloffmyhorse@... writes:

I'll direct this to Nina - I have read that soda will be a no-no after banding. I drink diet soda - and expect that I'll have to quit them, but could you please explain to me the effect of soda, or carbonated drinks, on the banded pouch? Also, I've looked several places locally for Isopure - can you give me an idea of where to find it? And, last, for now, the diet drinks like Slim Fast - what is the recommendation on those?Whew! Thank you - and I hope some of these questions will be helpful to some of you others!Terry

[Guest guest]

Dee,

I wish I knew that you liked the mango peach.I have some bottles of it. I cant

stand it. I dont think it would be worth the shipping though.

How you doing after the fill? Do you feel a difference? I dont. Some have told

me that it might take a few days till it kicks in? I hope so. Hope you doing

great.

Kira

---- imdeelightful@... wrote:

>

> _http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nb/lowcarb.html_

> (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nb/lowcarb.html) website to order

Isopure...no carb...I love the

> mango peach.

>

> Dee

> Tampa FL

>

> In a message dated 8/7/2006 2:32:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> watchmefalloffmyhorse@... writes:

>

>

>

>

> I'll direct this to Nina - I have read that soda will be a no-no after

> banding. I drink diet soda - and expect that I'll have to quit them,

> but could you please explain to me the effect of soda, or carbonated

> drinks, on the banded pouch?

>

> Also, I've looked several places locally for Isopure - can you give me

> an idea of where to find it? And, last, for now, the diet drinks like

> Slim Fast - what is the recommendation on those?

>

> Whew! Thank you - and I hope some of these questions will be helpful

> to some of you others!

>

> Terry

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

just because soda is " diet " doesn't mean it doesn't have caffeine in it

Diet colas contain caffeine and probably Diet Mountain Dew.

My understanding is diet drinks cause one to GAIN weight, not lose it.

[Guest guest]

Barq's root beer does have caffiene....

-------------- Original message ----------------------

From: Sue <marysue@...>

> They make caffeine-free diet Coke and Pepsi. It will say on the label

> if it is caffeine-free. At present I prefer diet root beer, and it

> doesn't have caffeine. I know that water is healthier, and I drink

> that, too, but I love my bubbly root beer with the carbonation. I don't

> intend to give it up, and it doesn't make me gain weight.

>

> Sue

>

> On Sunday, January 21, 2007, at 09:15 PM, Bev Hannon wrote:

>

> > just because soda is " diet " doesn't mean it doesn't have caffeine in it

> > Diet colas contain caffeine and probably Diet Mountain Dew.

> >

> > My understanding is diet drinks cause one to GAIN weight, not lose it.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My husband and I only drink diet caffeine free sodas. I, too like the

diet rootbeer. It makes great floats, too. I don't think the sodas

make me gain weight. Something else must have since I gained 10 lbs

in the past year!

Debbie L

>

> They make caffeine-free diet Coke and Pepsi. It will say on the

label

> if it is caffeine-free. At present I prefer diet root beer, and it

> doesn't have caffeine. I know that water is healthier, and I drink

> that, too, but I love my bubbly root beer with the carbonation. I

don't

> intend to give it up, and it doesn't make me gain weight.

>

> Sue

>

>