Re: just had to share-Aspartame

[Guest guest]

Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes of Pseudotumor Cerebri for me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's a rare neurological disease that affects about 12,000 people in the US.) It's very hard to find things to drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the mornings to help raise my blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with dinner. To go off of it when I cut ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this, but had FORGOTTEN that I'm not supposed to have anything with aspartame ---- and didn't really put 2 and 2 together about all the diet drinks having it anyway, because it had been so long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet drinks... then I remembered why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks with aspartame to worsen my PTC. A few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi, Crystal Light, and Sugar Free Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a few diet colas without aspartame -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line, but everything else has it. (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I think Coke Zero and Sprite Zero, etc... if it's not sweetened with "Splenda," more than likely something that is sweetened has aspartame.)

On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped get away from soda completely, because you can't drink anything carbonated with it. It also makes many sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I don't have a sweet or chocolate issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the year. It's supposed to be taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it kills me. It's miserable to take, so I only take it when brain pressure is elevated.

Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary substance, and a lot of people not only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

Brigite

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Yes, Aspartame is awful! I know some people on Weight Watchers who

love it, and I gave them info on the hazards of it. One lady

countered 'but weight watchers says it's ok'. Of course they do,

it's an ingredient in some of their products. It is just another

saccharine in my opionion. One should strive to get off sugar

completely. Stevia is a great herb and very sweet - you can

purchase it in little packets in health food stores - it's basically

a powder. Once you are consuming more whole, fresh foods, your

taste buds will be retrained and you will loose the cravings for

such sweet items. There are alot of articles on aspartame on

www.mercola.com, if you are interested. Brigite, I am glad you

figured out what was harming you!

>

> Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes of Pseudotumor

Cerebri for

> me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's a rare

neurological disease

> that affects about 12,000 people in the US.) It's very hard to

find things to

> drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

>

> I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the mornings to help

raise my

> blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with dinner. To go off of it

when I cut

> ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this, but had FORGOTTEN

that I'm

> not supposed to have anything with aspartame ---- and didn't

really put 2 and 2

> together about all the diet drinks having it anyway, because it

had been so

> long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet drinks... then I

remembered

> why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks with aspartame to

worsen my PTC. A

> few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi, Crystal Light, and

Sugar Free

> Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a few diet colas

without aspartame

> -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line, but everything else

has it.

> (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I think Coke Zero

and Sprite Zero,

> etc... if it's not sweetened with " Splenda, " more than likely

something that

> is sweetened has aspartame.)

>

> On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped get away from

soda

> completely, because you can't drink anything carbonated with it.

It also makes many

> sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I don't have a sweet

or chocolate

> issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

>

> I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the year. It's

supposed to be

> taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it kills me. It's

miserable to

> take, so I only take it when brain pressure is elevated.

>

> Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary substance, and a lot of

people not

> only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

>

> Brigite

>

[Guest guest]

Does it ever end???? The dentist's have been " selling " sugarfree gum

to all the children for years!!! HELP! It's a good thing my hair is

grey already!!! lol

Keep up the good fight, ladies...let's educate, educate, educate!

Love, Sunny

> >

> > Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes of Pseudotumor

> Cerebri for

> > me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's a rare

> neurological disease

> > that affects about 12,000 people in the US.) It's very hard to

> find things to

> > drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

> >

> > I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the mornings to

help

> raise my

> > blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with dinner. To go off of it

> when I cut

> > ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this, but had

FORGOTTEN

> that I'm

> > not supposed to have anything with aspartame ---- and didn't

> really put 2 and 2

> > together about all the diet drinks having it anyway, because it

> had been so

> > long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet drinks... then I

> remembered

> > why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks with aspartame to

> worsen my PTC. A

> > few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi, Crystal Light, and

> Sugar Free

> > Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a few diet colas

> without aspartame

> > -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line, but everything

else

> has it.

> > (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I think Coke Zero

> and Sprite Zero,

> > etc... if it's not sweetened with " Splenda, " more than likely

> something that

> > is sweetened has aspartame.)

> >

> > On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped get away from

> soda

> > completely, because you can't drink anything carbonated with it.

> It also makes many

> > sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I don't have a

sweet

> or chocolate

> > issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

> >

> > I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the year. It's

> supposed to be

> > taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it kills me. It's

> miserable to

> > take, so I only take it when brain pressure is elevated.

> >

> > Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary substance, and a lot of

> people not

> > only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

> >

> > Brigite

> >

>

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In a message dated 8/13/2006 3:33:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, sedwards41255@... writes:

It also may have been the reason for my rash. I started drinking diet coke again after explant....and the rash came back. I am not drinking it anymore.

My rashes have seemed to have faded somewhat from staying out of tanning beds and direct sun... but I can go out 1 day and only have sun on me to the car and back (WITH sunscreen) --- I get red and rashed really bad. (Could be Lupus related, I guess.) They are also set off by clothing other than soft 100% cotton, inflammation, foods (especially MSG), and sometimes just pop up all over my face, neck, and chest out of no where. I can't wait to see if they go away after explant!!!

[Guest guest]

Splenda is even worse. Splenda is in almost everything now. I

researched it and a subsidiary of and started

Splenda. They take sucralose...force it thru all these chemical

reactions to force the bonding of three chlorine moluecules onto the

sucralose structure. We eat chlorine when we eat Splenda.

I talked with a another lady who was having a rash. Told her about

Splenda. Her husband is a doctor. She took her drink with Splenda

into her the office of her dermatologist. Drank it. They watched

her skin form red bumps from it. They are spreading the word about

splenda thru the medical community.

It also may have been the reason for my rash. I started drinking

diet coke again after explant....and the rash came back. I am not

drinking it anymore.

> >

> > Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes of Pseudotumor

> Cerebri for

> > me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's a rare

> neurological disease

> > that affects about 12,000 people in the US.) It's very hard to

> find things to

> > drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

> >

> > I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the mornings to

help

> raise my

> > blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with dinner. To go off of

it

> when I cut

> > ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this, but had

FORGOTTEN

> that I'm

> > not supposed to have anything with aspartame ---- and didn't

> really put 2 and 2

> > together about all the diet drinks having it anyway, because it

> had been so

> > long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet drinks... then I

> remembered

> > why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks with aspartame to

> worsen my PTC. A

> > few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi, Crystal Light, and

> Sugar Free

> > Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a few diet colas

> without aspartame

> > -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line, but everything

else

> has it.

> > (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I think Coke Zero

> and Sprite Zero,

> > etc... if it's not sweetened with " Splenda, " more than likely

> something that

> > is sweetened has aspartame.)

> >

> > On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped get away from

> soda

> > completely, because you can't drink anything carbonated with it.

> It also makes many

> > sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I don't have a

sweet

> or chocolate

> > issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

> >

> > I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the year. It's

> supposed to be

> > taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it kills me. It's

> miserable to

> > take, so I only take it when brain pressure is elevated.

> >

> > Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary substance, and a lot of

> people not

> > only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

> >

> > Brigite

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The manufacturers of aspartame and breast implants have used the same

PR Teams (junkscience.com / ACSH.org / quackwatch.com etc.) to

influence the 'science' and bash the activists!

BTW ...Searle invented it ( Rumsfeld's former company) and sold

it to Monsanto. It has quite a history.

Dr. Betty i has done a great job with getting this information

out to the public ... and has taken enormous 'flak' for it too.

One taste and I break out in hives.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/14/2006 12:07:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, saxony01@... writes:

Brigite,

You might check all your meds to see if any of them tell you to stay out of the sun while taking them . . .

Rogene

Diamox does, but I'm USUALLY off it for long enough durations to get it out of my system. Good thinking, though -as always!

Brig

[Guest guest]

Brigite, You might check all your meds to see if any of them tell you to stay out of the sun while taking them . . . Rogene KissofSadness@... wrote: In a message dated 8/13/2006 3:33:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, sedwards41255 writes: It also may have been the reason for my rash. I started drinking diet coke again after explant....and the rash came back. I am not drinking it anymore. My rashes have seemed to have faded somewhat from staying out of tanning beds and direct sun... but I can go out 1 day and only have sun on me to the car and back (WITH sunscreen) --- I get red and rashed really bad. (Could be Lupus related, I guess.) They are also set off by clothing other than soft 100% cotton, inflammation, foods (especially MSG), and sometimes just pop up all over my face, neck, and chest out of no where. I can't wait to see if they go away after explant!!!

[Guest guest]

Mine went away for about a month. Then I started drinking diet coke

with splenda, had an allergic reaction to the bandages I was using

and was taking two antibiotics (which I did not need) or probably a

million other things that I can think of that triggered it again.

It is going away again...and I hope it stays away.

If it helps, this rash looked way different than the one I had prior

to explant.

I think I have become so sensitive that I can not rule out the

supplements I was taking. So for now, I am off everything.

I hope yours goes away. It very well could be the Lupus. I have

heard of people diagnosed with Lupus and after explant....their ANA

levels return to normal. I hope this is the case with you.

Hugs,

>

>

>

> In a message dated 8/13/2006 3:33:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> sedwards41255@... writes:

>

> It also may have been the reason for my rash. I started drinking

> diet coke again after explant....and the rash came back. I am not

> drinking it anymore.

>

>

>

>

> My rashes have seemed to have faded somewhat from staying out of

tanning

> beds and direct sun... but I can go out 1 day and only have sun on

me to the car

> and back (WITH sunscreen) --- I get red and rashed really bad.

(Could be

> Lupus related, I guess.) They are also set off by clothing other

than soft 100%

> cotton, inflammation, foods (especially MSG), and sometimes just

pop up all

> over my face, neck, and chest out of no where. I can't wait to

see if they go

> away after explant!!!

>

[Guest guest]

IMHO, it's nasty stuff! . . . I've sworn off all "things" that pretend to be foods, but contain no nutrition . . . the contain only taste and/or calories. . . . working on hubby to do the same . . . You should see his expression after reading the ingredients for cheese dip, and for liquid Creamora, when I asked him which of the ingredients he was really hungry for! Some artificial sweetners actually make one want more to eat . . . Rogene

[Guest guest]

You definitely want to stay away from artificial sweeteners as most of them are neurotoxins and that's what we're all trying to detox from our bodies. Katesedwards41255 <sedwards41255@...> wrote: Mine went away for about a month. Then I started drinking diet coke with splenda, had an allergic reaction to the bandages I was using and was taking two antibiotics (which I did not need) or probably a million other things that I can think of that triggered it again.

It is going away again...and I hope it stays away. If it helps, this rash looked way different than the one I had prior to explant. I think I have become so sensitive that I can not rule out the supplements I was taking. So for now, I am off everything. I hope yours goes away. It very well could be the Lupus. I have heard of people diagnosed with Lupus and after explant....their ANA levels return to normal. I hope this is the case with you. Hugs, >> > > In a message dated 8/13/2006 3:33:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sedwards41255@... writes:> > It also may have been the reason for my rash. I started drinking > diet coke again after explant....and the rash came back. I am not > drinking it anymore. >

> > > > My rashes have seemed to have faded somewhat from staying out of tanning > beds and direct sun... but I can go out 1 day and only have sun on me to the car > and back (WITH sunscreen) --- I get red and rashed really bad. (Could be > Lupus related, I guess.) They are also set off by clothing other than soft 100% > cotton, inflammation, foods (especially MSG), and sometimes just pop up all > over my face, neck, and chest out of no where. I can't wait to see if they go > away after explant!!!>

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[Guest guest]

What really bothers me, actually infuriates me, is that dentists have

been pushing sugar-free gum for children for a long time. Now

it's....Oops...it causes cancer. I'm very motivated at this point, in

a lot of areas. Educating the public is of foremost importance, as

well as inspiring them to care...so many people feel that they don't

have a voice anymore. I understand why, but we cannot give up.

Keep on keeping on with the good fight,

Love & Countless Blessings,

Sunny

--- In , " colibrimama " <colibrimama@...>

wrote:

>

> The manufacturers of aspartame and breast implants have used the

same

> PR Teams (junkscience.com / ACSH.org / quackwatch.com etc.) to

> influence the 'science' and bash the activists!

>

> BTW ...Searle invented it ( Rumsfeld's former company) and

sold

> it to Monsanto. It has quite a history.

>

> Dr. Betty i has done a great job with getting this information

> out to the public ... and has taken enormous 'flak' for it too.

>

> One taste and I break out in hives.

>

[Guest guest]

Splendra is horrible! I used to drink a lot of

coffee, and I used Aspartame (Equal and sweet n low)

I wanted to quit, so I started using Splendra. I

became severely depressed and could not stop crying

all the time. This went on for the two weeks I tried

it. An online friend told me that Splendra caused

these problems, so I Googled it and read about some

football player who started using it and the exact

same thing happened-depression and crying spells. I

immedietely stopped and I was no longer depressed!

What is weird is that Stevia does the exact same thing

to me, only worse-I have panic attacks and crying

spells on that too. It's some Multiple Chemical

Sensitivity I think.....

--- Lamse <wannabe_proverbs31@...>

wrote:

> My kinesiologist first thought all my symptoms were

> from aspartame built up in my body. He was confused

> when all my detoxing wasn't changing any of my

> symptoms. That is when I knew it was not diet coke

> making me so ill. He was right on with the thinking

> my symptoms were caused by a toxin. He was very

> educated after we realized it was my implants.

> Funny, how even alternative doctors are unaware.

>

>

> sedwards41255 <sedwards41255@...> wrote:

> Splenda is even worse. Splenda is in

> almost everything now. I

> researched it and a subsidiary of and

> started

> Splenda. They take sucralose...force it thru all

> these chemical

> reactions to force the bonding of three chlorine

> moluecules onto the

> sucralose structure. We eat chlorine when we eat

> Splenda.

> I talked with a another lady who was having a rash.

> Told her about

> Splenda. Her husband is a doctor. She took her drink

> with Splenda

> into her the office of her dermatologist. Drank it.

> They watched

> her skin form red bumps from it. They are spreading

> the word about

> splenda thru the medical community.

> It also may have been the reason for my rash. I

> started drinking

> diet coke again after explant....and the rash came

> back. I am not

> drinking it anymore.

>

>

>

> > >

> > > Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes

> of Pseudotumor

> > Cerebri for

> > > me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's

> a rare

> > neurological disease

> > > that affects about 12,000 people in the US.)

> It's very hard to

> > find things to

> > > drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

>

> > >

> > > I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the

> mornings to

> help

> > raise my

> > > blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with

> dinner. To go off of

> it

> > when I cut

> > > ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this,

> but had

> FORGOTTEN

> > that I'm

> > > not supposed to have anything with aspartame

> ---- and didn't

> > really put 2 and 2

> > > together about all the diet drinks having it

> anyway, because it

> > had been so

> > > long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet

> drinks... then I

> > remembered

> > > why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks

> with aspartame to

> > worsen my PTC. A

> > > few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi,

> Crystal Light, and

> > Sugar Free

> > > Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a

> few diet colas

> > without aspartame

> > > -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line,

> but everything

> else

> > has it.

> > > (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I

> think Coke Zero

> > and Sprite Zero,

> > > etc... if it's not sweetened with " Splenda, "

> more than likely

> > something that

> > > is sweetened has aspartame.)

> > >

> > > On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped

> get away from

> > soda

> > > completely, because you can't drink anything

> carbonated with it.

> > It also makes many

> > > sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I

> don't have a

> sweet

> > or chocolate

> > > issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

>

> > >

> > > I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the

> year. It's

> > supposed to be

> > > taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it

> kills me. It's

> > miserable to

> > > take, so I only take it when brain pressure is

> elevated.

> > >

> > > Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary

> substance, and a lot of

> > people not

> > > only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

>

> > >

> > > Brigite

> > >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Do you ?

> Everyone is raving about the all-new

Beta.

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Once you get used to going without sweets, they will taste sickeningly sweet to you . . . It's those little yeasties telling you to eat sugar that makes sweets taste so good! Rubin says that a little honey every day is OK . .. Sunny recommends real Maple syrup. . . . Just don't overdo either one. One tablespoon a day is plenty. It just kills me the way the doctors offices leave a bowl of candies on the counter! . . . Like "Come here little kiddy - Let me make a patient of you." Rogene Leyna <leyna1964@...> wrote: Splendra is horrible! I used to drink a lot ofcoffee, and I used Aspartame (Equal and sweet n low) I wanted to quit, so I started using Splendra. Ibecame severely depressed and could not stop cryingall the time. This went on for the two weeks I triedit. An online friend told me that Splendra causedthese problems, so I Googled it and read about somefootball player who started using it and the exactsame thing happened-depression and crying spells. Iimmedietely stopped and I was no longer depressed! What is weird is that Stevia does the exact same thingto me, only worse-I have panic attacks and cryingspells on that too. It's some Multiple ChemicalSensitivity I think.....--- Lamse <wannabe_proverbs31 >wrote:> My kinesiologist first thought all my symptoms were> from aspartame built up in my body. He was confused> when all my detoxing wasn't changing any of my> symptoms. That is when I knew it was not diet coke> making me so ill. He was right on with the thinking> my symptoms were caused by a toxin. He was very> educated after we realized it was my implants. > Funny, how even alternative doctors are unaware.> > > sedwards41255 <sedwards41255 > wrote: > Splenda is even worse. Splenda is in> almost everything now. I > researched it and a subsidiary of and> started > Splenda. They take sucralose...force it thru all> these chemical > reactions to force the bonding of three

chlorine> moluecules onto the > sucralose structure. We eat chlorine when we eat> Splenda. > I talked with a another lady who was having a rash.> Told her about > Splenda. Her husband is a doctor. She took her drink> with Splenda > into her the office of her dermatologist. Drank it.> They watched > her skin form red bumps from it. They are spreading> the word about > splenda thru the medical community. > It also may have been the reason for my rash. I> started drinking > diet coke again after explant....and the rash came> back. I am not > drinking it anymore. > > > > > >> > > Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes> of Pseudotumor > > Cerebri for > > > me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's> a rare > > neurological disease > > > that affects about 12,000 people in the US.)> It's very hard to > > find things to > > > drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.> > > > > > > I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the> mornings to > help > > raise my > > > blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with> dinner. To go off of > it > > when I cut > > > ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this,> but had > FORGOTTEN > > that I'm > > > not

supposed to have anything with aspartame> ---- and didn't > > really put 2 and 2 > > > together about all the diet drinks having it> anyway, because it > > had been so > > > long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet> drinks... then I > > remembered > > > why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks> with aspartame to > > worsen my PTC. A > > > few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi,> Crystal Light, and > > Sugar Free > > > Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a> few diet colas > > without aspartame > > > -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line,> but everything > else > > has it. > > > (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I> think Coke Zero > > and Sprite Zero, > > > etc... if it's not sweetened with

"Splenda,"> more than likely > > something that > > > is sweetened has aspartame.)> > > > > > On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped> get away from > > soda > > > completely, because you can't drink anything> carbonated with it. > > It also makes many > > > sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I> don't have a > sweet > > or chocolate > > > issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi. > > > > > > > I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the> year. It's > > supposed to be > > > taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it> kills me. It's > > miserable to > > > take, so I only take it when brain pressure is> elevated.> > > > > > Anyway, just sharing... this is a

scary> substance, and a lot of > > people not > > > only consume it, but also give it to their kids!> > > > > > > Brigite> > >> >> > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Do you ?> Everyone is raving about the all-new Beta.__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Rogene, so true about the little " yeastie beasties " calling you to

eat sugar! I got some beets from my Mom's garden when we visited

Edmonton last Tuesday. I was cutting them up the other night, at my

son's house, and all of a sudden I had 4 little voices asking me to

taste the raw beets. Well, you've never seen 4 kids (who do like

candy) make a fuss over these sweet treats! Then I partially cooked

them to freeze, and they wanted to taste them again. Beets -- who

knew?? When I have a sweet craving, I just nibble on some raw beets

now. I'm excited about trying new vegetables I haven't tried yet.

The Chinese veggies fascinate me!

Love & Healthy Eating to all,

Sunny

p.s. something I just read: enzymes are depleted by cooking/over-

cooking. Raw foods provide live enzymes that are necessary for the

villi in the intestinal tract to function properly and provide

nutrients to our organs! was given a book from the " Above

Rubies " Camp this weekend called " Rejuvenate your Life " and provides

yummy recipes for mayonnaise made with almonds, etc. I'm going to

try some. I would like to buy a dehydrater as well. I love

dehydrated berries. In the winter, it would be great to eat some

saskatoons! Anyway, this p.s. is turning into an epistle! Bye for

now

> > > >

> > > > Aspartame is one factor that brings on episodes

> > of Pseudotumor

> > > Cerebri for

> > > > me. (For those who don't know what that is, it's

> > a rare

> > > neurological disease

> > > > that affects about 12,000 people in the US.)

> > It's very hard to

> > > find things to

> > > > drink that don't have it, so I stick with water.

> >

> > > >

> > > > I used to drink 1 (measured) cup of Pepsi in the

> > mornings to

> > help

> > > raise my

> > > > blood sugar when it feels low, and 1 with

> > dinner. To go off of

> > it

> > > when I cut

> > > > ALL sugar out, I used DIET Pepsi... I knew this,

> > but had

> > FORGOTTEN

> > > that I'm

> > > > not supposed to have anything with aspartame

> > ---- and didn't

> > > really put 2 and 2

> > > > together about all the diet drinks having it

> > anyway, because it

> > > had been so

> > > > long (YEARS and YEARS) since I'd had any diet

> > drinks... then I

> > > remembered

> > > > why. It only took 2 weeks of drinking drinks

> > with aspartame to

> > > worsen my PTC. A

> > > > few things I was drinking were: Diet Pepsi,

> > Crystal Light, and

> > > Sugar Free

> > > > Kool Aid. They ALL have aspartame. There are a

> > few diet colas

> > > without aspartame

> > > > -Diet Coke, and maybe others in the Coke line,

> > but everything

> > else

> > > has it.

> > > > (Diet A and W, Diet Pepsi, Diet Dr. Pepper, I

> > think Coke Zero

> > > and Sprite Zero,

> > > > etc... if it's not sweetened with " Splenda, "

> > more than likely

> > > something that

> > > > is sweetened has aspartame.)

> > > >

> > > > On the bright side, having to take Diamox helped

> > get away from

> > > soda

> > > > completely, because you can't drink anything

> > carbonated with it.

> > > It also makes many

> > > > sweets taste off (especially chocolate), but I

> > don't have a

> > sweet

> > > or chocolate

> > > > issue...it was just a love affair with Pepsi.

> >

> > > >

> > > > I usually take Diamox about 6 months out of the

> > year. It's

> > > supposed to be

> > > > taken every day for maintenance, but I swear it

> > kills me. It's

> > > miserable to

> > > > take, so I only take it when brain pressure is

> > elevated.

> > > >

> > > > Anyway, just sharing... this is a scary

> > substance, and a lot of

> > > people not

> > > > only consume it, but also give it to their kids!

> >

> > > >

> > > > Brigite

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Do you ?

> > Everyone is raving about the all-new

> Beta.

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing . . . so much that, if one is very toxic, they should only eat a small quantity of raw beets to begin with . . . I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I will today! . . . The grocery store has had some beautiful beets lately . . . And . . .the greens are outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you would spinach . . . BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming them. . . The flavor is ever so much better, and the nutrients stay in the food, rather than leach out into the water. I even steam potatoes for "baked" potatoes. Rogene

[Guest guest]

Rogene,

Tell me how you steam potatoes for baked, how long????

That sounds great, keeps them moist.

Lynda

At 08:56 AM 8/22/2006, you wrote:

>Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing .

>. . so much that, if one is very toxic, they

>should only eat a small quantity of raw beets to begin with . . .

>

>I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I

>will today! . . . The grocery store has had some

>beautiful beets lately . . . And . . .the greens

>are outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you would spinach . . .

>

>BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming

>them. . . The flavor is ever so much better, and

>the nutrients stay in the food, rather than

>leach out into the water. I even steam potatoes for " baked " potatoes.

>

>Rogene

>

>

[Guest guest]

Until I can stick a fork in them . . . Time depends on the size. .. If they're very large, I'll cut them in half. Rogene Lynda <coss@...> wrote: Rogene,Tell me how you steam potatoes for baked, how long????That sounds great, keeps them moist.LyndaAt 08:56 AM 8/22/2006, you wrote:>Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing . >. . so much that, if one is very toxic, they >should only eat a small quantity of

raw beets to begin with . . .>>I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I >will today! . . . The grocery store has had some >beautiful beets lately . . . And . . .the greens >are outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you would spinach . . .>>BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming >them. . . The flavor is ever so much better, and >the nutrients stay in the food, rather than >leach out into the water. I even steam potatoes for "baked" potatoes.>>Rogene>>

[Guest guest]

Hey, Rogene,

The enzymes only stay in vegetables if you lightly steam them. If you steam

them too long, the steam will kill the enzymes. I steam all of my veggies

and potatoes too.

Kenda

> Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing . . . so much that, if one is

> very toxic, they should only eat a small quantity of raw beets to begin with .

> . .

>

> I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I will today! . . . The grocery

> store has had some beautiful beets lately . . . And . . .the greens are

> outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you would spinach . . .

>

> BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming them. . . The flavor is ever

> so much better, and the nutrients stay in the food, rather than leach out into

> the water. I even steam potatoes for " baked " potatoes.

>

> Rogene

>

>

[Guest guest]

. . . Yes, yes, yes! . . . Hubby is learning to like crisper veggies too! . . . For those newbies . . please know that microwaving is OUT! . . . Ruins the nutrients! Rogene Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@...> wrote: Hey, Rogene,The enzymes only stay in vegetables if you lightly steam them. If you steamthem too long, the steam will kill the enzymes. I steam all of my veggiesand potatoes

too.Kenda> Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing . . . so much that, if one is> very toxic, they should only eat a small quantity of raw beets to begin with .> . . > > I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I will today! . . . The grocery> store has had some beautiful beets lately . . . And . . .the greens are> outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you would spinach . . .> > BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming them. . . The flavor is ever> so much better, and the nutrients stay in the food, rather than leach out into> the water. I even steam potatoes for "baked" potatoes.> > Rogene> >

[Guest guest]

Rogene, my Mom makes Beet Leaf Rolls (same as cabbage rolls)...she

puts rice and onions in them. Yummy...that good ole Ukrainian

cooking!

Love, Sunny

>

> Beets are said to be outstanding for detoxing . . . so much that,

if one is very toxic, they should only eat a small quantity of raw

beets to begin with . . .

>

> I've never tried eating them raw . . . but I will today! . . .

The grocery store has had some beautiful beets lately . . .

And . . .the greens are outstanding! . . . Just treat them as you

would spinach . . .

>

> BTW, instead of boiling veggies, try steaming them. . . The

flavor is ever so much better, and the nutrients stay in the food,

rather than leach out into the water. I even steam potatoes

for " baked " potatoes.

>

> Rogene

>