Interesting reaction to fake sugar

[Guest guest]

Got this from a friend today....had no idea she had suffered this summer, and even more surprised that she was able to discover her malady was from FAKE SUGAR in her sugarless gum!!!! Take a look!

"Over the summer I had a health scare that I spent a lot of time researching. Half of my face drooped, couldn't close one eye…it was horrible! I thought I was having a stroke. After it was determined to be not-a-stroke, they could not hold out any certainty that I would recover, although they thought I would eventually, maybe in a year or so. Scary! I finally found that it is a not uncommon reaction to man-made sugars. I don't drink diet sodas, and I don't eat foods with them in there either, but I chewed sugarless gum all day long. Within two weeks of giving it up I was back to normal. Now the only non-sugar sugars I use are Stevia and Xylitol, because I believe them to be safe."

[Guest guest]

Yes, those fake sugars are very, very bad for our

bodies. I avoid them. I also avoid a lot of

real sugars, but I am not nearly as worried about

them. I will use a bit of maple syrup, agave

nectar, etc. Xylitol gives me the runs, so have

to be very careful. Stevia does not usually

taste good to me, maybe I need to find a different brand.

Lynda

At 07:18 PM 9/20/2008, you wrote:

>Got this from a friend today....had no idea she

>had suffered this summer, and even more

>surprised that she was able to discover her

>malady was from FAKE SUGAR in her sugarless gum!!!! Take a look!

>

> " Over the summer I had a health scare that I

> spent a lot of time researching. Half of my

> face drooped, couldn't close one eye…it was

> horrible! I thought I was having a

> stroke. After it was determined to be

> not-a-stroke, they could not hold out any

> certainty that I would recover, although they

> thought I would eventually, maybe in a year or

> so. Scary! I finally found that it is a not

> uncommon reaction to man-made sugars. I don't

> drink diet sodas, and I don't eat foods with

> them in there either, but I chewed sugarless

> gum all day long. Within two weeks of giving

> it up I was back to normal. Now the only

> non-sugar sugars I use are Stevia and Xylitol,

> because I believe them to be safe. "

>