Re: OT- Diet Coke- was: Where to get Dry Wine???

[Guest guest]

Thanks!

Yall will be happy to know that i bought 5 Welch's Grape Juice last

night instead of Diet Cokes at the store...

Yall convinced me to finally give up Diet Coke cold turkey!

Randy the Rainman

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> <<(just how bad IS diet coke by the way?)...>>

>

> Whoa! SIX glasses per day?? As Carol pointed out, WAY more than

Elaine recommeded. I suspect you're hooked on the caffeine, as well

as just the habit of it, eh?

>

> Beyond SCD, I would discourage ANYbody from drinking soda period...

but especially not diet soda containing Nutrasweet (aspartame)!

Aspartame, like MSG, is what's known as an " excitotoxin " .... really

bad for the brain.

>

> Do a quickie Google.com search on " dangers of Nutrasweet "

or " excitotoxins " and you'll get a few hours worth of reading that

will raise your eyebrows!

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> I know there are differing opinions on the subject, but I have a

friend who used to be hooked on diet Pepsi, until she had two major

seizures about ten years ago (having never had seizures prior to

that). Her doctor told her to avoid Nutrasweet like the plague from

then on. She did... and has never had another seizure.

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> Patti

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>

[Guest guest]

Randy, You might not want to go cold turkey. The headache you will

get very shortly will tell you why. You might just want to drink

enough caffeine to stop the headache. If you can handle black tea,

that would be a better choice than the coke. Green tea also has some

caffeine. It may take a couple of weeks before you no longer have a

caffeine headache.

Good luck!

Sue

> >

> > <<(just how bad IS diet coke by the way?)...>>

> >

> > Whoa! SIX glasses per day?? As Carol pointed out, WAY more than

> Elaine recommeded. I suspect you're hooked on the caffeine, as well

> as just the habit of it, eh?

> >

> > Beyond SCD, I would discourage ANYbody from drinking soda

period...

> but especially not diet soda containing Nutrasweet (aspartame)!

> Aspartame, like MSG, is what's known as an " excitotoxin " .... really

> bad for the brain.

> >

> > Do a quickie Google.com search on " dangers of Nutrasweet "

> or " excitotoxins " and you'll get a few hours worth of reading that

> will raise your eyebrows!

> >

> > I know there are differing opinions on the subject, but I have a

> friend who used to be hooked on diet Pepsi, until she had two major

> seizures about ten years ago (having never had seizures prior to

> that). Her doctor told her to avoid Nutrasweet like the plague from

> then on. She did... and has never had another seizure.

> >

> > Patti

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> Randy, You might not want to go cold turkey. The headache you will

> get very shortly will tell you why. You might just want to drink

> enough caffeine to stop the headache. If you can handle black tea,

> that would be a better choice than the coke. Green tea also has some

> caffeine. It may take a couple of weeks before you no longer have a

> caffeine headache.

>

> Good luck!

>

> Sue

Dear Randy and Sue,

In keeping with SCD protocols I have always diluted my coffee with half

hot water and never exceeded three cups a day, usually I just have two.

It gave me a real lift, and boosted my energy. When the morning " hit "

subsided and I felt at a low point, and then I had the second cup.

Lately coffee has gotten some good press about apparent benefits so I

justified continuing this " drug " addicted behavior.

After some dental work, a nerve in my cheek gave me pain and stiffness

and I noticed it flared after the coffee, so I determined to break the

habit. I started reducing the proportion of coffee as compared to water

and now use 1/4 of a measure of coffee to two cups of water and only

once a day.

Cut your cola by diluting it with mineral water and reducing it

gradually. I had bad die off type symptoms for two days. They're now

gone and my teeth are two shades whiter.

You could still enjoy a diet cola once a week if you wish.

Carol F.

Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS

SCD 6 years