Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 The SCD™ Knowledge Base Stevia http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/stevia.htm Elaine writes: Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to my book called The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor , 2nd edition, page 158, " This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms. " Perhaps the affect is good, perhaps it is bad; I don't know, but its molecular structure resembles a steroid. It is not SCD™ legal. Seth writes: There are all kinds of steroids. The ones we take for IBD (ie prednisone which mimicks cortisol) reduce inflammation and scale down the immune system. But there are steroids that do the opposite. I think the point is that plant steroids could have any number of effect in humans and vice versa. Elaine writes 26/7/04 My present opinion is that its similarity in molecular structure to a steroid and limited research (on my part into it) results in my not favoring it as a sweetener. However, if all else fails: people still afraid of saccharin in spite of my showing that taking it off the market was purely political so as to sell aspartame, or that people have a phobia about anything made synthetically as saccharin is, in spite of the fact that almost 100 years of its use by diabetic specialists proved its safety - if after all that, these folks still do not want to use it (and it can be obtained here in Canada under a name of Hermesitas - then I say, use stevia which has unknown physiological consequences if they are determined to do so. Obviously, they are still afraid of honey in spite of the fact that Dr. Haas recommended it and I know its chemical composition and used at the beginning of the diet in small amounts (and then can be used as desired in larger amounts). The very people who have scared them away from honey have approved of grains which shows that they know little or no biochemistry. Stevia may be used in minuscule amounts in supplements. - Elaine 10/11/04 From the LI listserve ________________________________________ Loving Care,Grammy Gay IBS-1930, IBD-1984, SURGERY-1988, CD-1994, SCD-1997, REMISSION-1998, NO-MEDS. Put my address in your contact list or your address book. Grammy_Bauer@... for list serve *My Web Site: http://www.SCDiet.net/ hebegb70@... Support Group *Put in Subject: SCDiet SCD Pals or help, Please *** Or I may not see your post to me. ALSO: *** *FOR SCD-Friendly Doctor, Componding Pharmacy, and Vacation area, please ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SCD Cookbooks: http://www.scdiet.com/ Chalmers *LIST OF SCD FOODS: E-mail to scdiet@... SCDiet.com will provide this at no charge. In the subject put CARD REQUEST Give your name and address to get it snail mail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Active Parenting Today Online Groups [parenting classes from the comfort of home] Join: *http://www.activeparenting.com/aptog.htm --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Hi Grammy, I agree with you that Stevia is illegal but Elaine has allowed it for special circumstances. I am reposting an email by Marilyn. Mimi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stevia * caution * (list) Stevia is an herb native to South America, and is now grown and cultivated throughout the world. Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor , 2nd edition, page 158, " This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have physiological effects on mammals and microorganisms. " Elaine has noted on the adult listserv that, " Its molecular structure resembles a steroid. It is not SCD legal. " However, on the Elaine's Children list, she indicated that it might be used in strictly limited quantities for those children who absolutely cannot tolerate either honey or saccharin. Powdered stevia should be approached with extreme caution. At least one manufacturer of organic stevia includes " erythritol " which they claim is a " natural free flowing agent " . Erythritol is what is called a sugar alcohol. Sugar alcohols include things like mannitol, xylitol, and sorbitol which are used in a lot of commercial " sugar-free " stuff. They're allowed to get away with that because normally, our guts can't digest those sugar alcohols. But the bad bugs in our guts can, and will have a field day on them. If you elect to use stevia as a sweetener, read all ingredient lists very carefully, and research all ingredients. " All natural " or " organic " does not mean " SCD Legal. " If you are using stevia, and do not appear to be gaining any ground on SCD, it would be strongly recommended to eliminate the stevia for several weeks and keep a food log. -- Marilyn (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Author of *Louisiana SCD Lagniappe* (forthcoming) > The SCD™ Knowledge Base Stevia > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/stevia.htm > Elaine writes: > Stevia belongs to a family called Terpenoids. According to my book called > The Organic Constitutents of Higher Plants by Trevor , 2nd edition, > page 158, " This class of glycosides (terpenoids) often have physiological > effects on mammals and microorganisms. " Perhaps the affect is good, perhaps > it is bad; I don't know, but its molecular structure resembles a steroid. It > is not SCD™ legal. > Seth writes: > There are all kinds of steroids. The ones we take for IBD (ie prednisone > which mimicks cortisol) reduce inflammation and scale down the immune > system. But there are steroids that do the opposite. I think the point is > that plant steroids could have any number of effect in humans and vice > versa. > Elaine writes 26/7/04 > My present opinion is that its similarity in molecular structure to a > steroid and limited research (on my part into it) results in my not favoring > it as a sweetener. However, if all else fails: people still afraid of > saccharin in spite of my showing that taking it off the market was purely > political so as to sell aspartame, or that people have a phobia about > anything made synthetically as saccharin is, in spite of the fact that > almost 100 years of its use by diabetic specialists proved its safety - if > after all that, these folks still do not want to use it (and it can be > obtained here in Canada under a name of Hermesitas - then I say, use stevia > which has unknown physiological consequences if they are determined to do > so. Obviously, they are still afraid of honey in spite of the fact that Dr. > Haas recommended it and I know its chemical composition and used at the > beginning of the diet in small amounts (and then can be used as desired in > larger amounts). > The very people who have scared them away from honey have approved of grains > which shows that they know little or no biochemistry. > Stevia may be used in minuscule amounts in supplements. - Elaine 10/11/04 > > > From the LI listserve > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > Loving Care,Grammy Gay IBS-1930, IBD-1984, SURGERY-1988, CD-1994, > SCD-1997, REMISSION-1998, NO-MEDS. > Put my address in your contact list or your address book. > Grammy_Bauer@... for list serve > *My Web Site: http://www.SCDiet.net/ > hebegb70@... Support Group > *Put in Subject: SCDiet SCD Pals or help, Please > *** Or I may not see your post to me. ALSO: *** > *FOR SCD-Friendly Doctor, Componding Pharmacy, > and Vacation area, please > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SCD Cookbooks: http://www.scdiet.com/ Chalmers > *LIST OF SCD FOODS: E-mail to scdiet@... > SCDiet.com will provide this at no charge. > In the subject put CARD REQUEST > Give your name and address to get it snail mail. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Active Parenting Today Online Groups > [parenting classes from the comfort of home] > Join: *http://www.activeparenting.com/aptog.htm > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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