To those who recommend other sites for further information - please in the future mention that in order to read some of these articles you are REQUIRED to sign up for a subscription before you can access the information. I already have too many ezines, and I keep Care2 because of the breadth and scope of what is covered. I particularly don't appreciate the heavy-handed tactics at the Mercola site.

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To the gal who mentioned agave as a substitute:
Agave is not good for you. Stevia is good, in moderation. Please check out this wonderful article here:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/07/02/Agave-A-Triumph-of-Marketing-over-Truth.aspx

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Xylotol is a good product taste great no after taste like stevia, however do some research and you'll find it is harmful to pets infact it causes kidney failure in dogs

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Xylotol is a good product taste great no after taste like stevia, however do some research and you'll find it is harmful to pets infact it causes kidney failure in dogs

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Dr Janet Hull was an aspartame victim and decided to do medicine to help those victims of aspartame poisoning. I am also a victim so I joined happily. If you check out her site you will be enlightened and therefore make your own choice as to whether you want to live to a ripe old age or to get some dreaded disease. You will read about Splenda and read all the side effects of Aspartame.

Who wants to get brain tumors or have it spike your sugar levels, or make you blind, or stop you from having children or have kids hyper. There are 92 or 93 serious repercussions to do with ingesting Aspartame which is artificial sugars. There is no safe one apart from Stevia. Stevia has just been passed as safe by the FDA.

A man I met told me his father was rushed to hospital during a family celebration. He fell into a coma. The drs did a myriad of tests to no avail. When he awoke he was asked many questions regarding himself then they moved on to food. He had been drinking a can of diet coke every day for years and when they did a brain scan they found all these tumors in clusters. He was a very sick man for a long time and as I left the young son, I have no idea if his father survived or not.

We all have choices but I would prefer to know exactly my options rather than putting my head in the sand and saying all is well when its not. Chemicals are deadly. you wouldnt swallow petrol or petroleum oil

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Any info. or comments about Splenda & the other newer "artificial" sweeteners? Splenda claims to be "natural" & made from sugar.

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I have studied health and nutrition privately for decades but even more seriously for the last 10 years. My mother was pretty interested in alternative medicines and complimentary medicines too. So like mother she taught me basics and then I got really interested in many levels of health and pyschiatry.
Back in the 70's adverts hit the telly with a new drink called TAB made by the coca cola company. Little did the entire western world realize that this was to be the scourge of the earth to millions of people. Even now there are millions of people ini denial about aspartame b/c they dont know that word only artificial sweeteners. This is total ignorance on their part and there are many documents to prove it and people who are ill by ingesting it. Then when its too late they go..oh..I didnt know! Then its way too late b/c aspartame has done its job and the recipient of it is very ill with multiple illnesses.
People who are over weight think they are doing the 'right thing' but they arent they are making themselves fatter. It never leaves your body once attached for some reason.

So do a google search of YOU TUBE and hear what the Drs say about Aspartame and how Rumsfelds part is disgraceful in creating a monster.

Spread the word. Please find a different solution for kids. Golllllly i feel for children who are diabetic b/c their mothers allow them aspartame ie sero and diet pepsi and diet coke and all those zero foods and they wonder why their insulin or type 2 diabete

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If you want to know the truth about aspartame, equal, and the other artificial sweeteners see Dr. Mercola's book maybe called SWEET MISERY can't recall and don't know exactly where my copy is right now to look. he details the FDA's approval process and Dick Rumfield's involvement yes dear dick, in pushing it through in the 70s as a food additive after years of FDA refusing to do so because it was carcinogenic. Very scary but true stuff. Book is on amazon or at mercola.com

I have used stevia for 5 years after having to switch because sugar was causing rheumatoid arthritis like symptoms for me. My mother is very allergic to ragweed and just about every other thing other the sun and has used it for 4 years no problems. She reacts to everything usually. There are tons of studies on Stevia outside US though. Mercola.com is where I started my own self education about it. Its a great place to start even if a bit hypie looking

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When aspartame first came out many years ago, I consumed too much of it as it was in my drinks and many foods. It caused me to go through false pregnancy!

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Just wanted to mention to be careful of Stevia if you're allergic to ragweed, since the plant it comes from is quite similar and can cause allergic reactions. This should be mentioned somewhere on the product itself.

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