tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post4474894818220668843..comments2023-12-31T14:30:07.797-07:00Comments on Top Of The Morning: Don't Fake ItDavid G. Woolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09392352753586598503noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-70111092327287959912009-06-20T17:04:37.745-06:002009-06-20T17:04:37.745-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409413786775337137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-12156503559352406052009-06-20T17:01:13.772-06:002009-06-20T17:01:13.772-06:00Yes. But how do you convince your 80 year old mot...Yes. But how do you convince your 80 year old mother of this? She's a Diet Coke junkie, a diabetic, on dialysis and has a number of other health issues. She thinks we are trying to "rob" her of enjoying her last years. We just want to keep her around for a while longer. I'm quite sure she has the beginnings of Parkinsons Disease, but she blames it on the dialysis. It's very dis-heartening. I don't want her to die on my watch....but I am ever fearful.Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409413786775337137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-9152198981907862092009-01-29T21:44:00.000-07:002009-01-29T21:44:00.000-07:00Thanks Anon:I've read that as well as the website ...Thanks Anon:<BR/><BR/>I've read that as well as the website for the Centers For Disease Control and the American Cancer Society which all claim that any link to cancer remains inconclusive and there are no links in any studies to cancer or MS-like symptoms.<BR/><BR/>I have also read a number of medical journal studies which point out that the relationship between these sweetners and is not cuasal, meaning there is no direct relationship, though there have been anectodal situations where reducing intake of these sugars has helped patients, but nothing statistically identifiable in trials.<BR/><BR/>My hunch, based on my reserach and training in medical physiology and my reserach assistantship at the University of Iowa neurophysiology labs is that both sides of the argument are right. These artifical sugars do not directly cause any of these symptoms, but yet these symptoms persist. My assumption, and it is only assumption based on knowing people who have suffered and then found relief after ending the use of these products, is that these substances slowly degrade the protective sheath around nervous tissues and, depending on which tissues are degraded, the nervous system begins to dysfunction and the symptoms are varied in different people since different nervous tissue groups in the brain, organs and extremites of the skin are at risk. <BR/><BR/>I also hypothesize that removing these substances from the diet allows the sheat to repair itself and some if not all the symptoms can, in some cases, be reversed. <BR/><BR/>I may be wrong, but my view of things based on my study, training and reading pushes me toward not using these substances in any form. I may be wrong, but I seem to be in healthy company, regardless if some may think this is some sort of internet scam. <BR/><BR/>I didn't get any of my information from the internet, but rather from study and from personal anecdotal experiences.<BR/><BR/>All the best...David G. Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392352753586598503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-30677886131486241602009-01-29T19:53:00.000-07:002009-01-29T19:53:00.000-07:00Check this out. http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/n...Check this out. <BR/><BR/>http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsID.265/healthissue_detail.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-28657799237214503952008-12-08T14:19:00.000-07:002008-12-08T14:19:00.000-07:00Hey Dave,Did you see the caffeine article in Dec's...Hey Dave,<BR/>Did you see the caffeine article in Dec's Ensign? Between your post and that article I'm feeling pretty glad I never did develop a taste for diet coke!<BR/><BR/>I've always preferred my sugar to be the real thing ... :)Francie Jensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554588765597980825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-9532228905239024142008-12-02T08:32:00.000-07:002008-12-02T08:32:00.000-07:00Cute snowman.Cute snowman.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761951935843784725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-25989856261774297422008-12-01T09:08:00.000-07:002008-12-01T09:08:00.000-07:00I can't tell you how much better I feel when I don...I can't tell you how much better I feel when I don't have a carbonated beverage most days!! In fact I went completely off them this summer and started eating better, and I believe pretty darned firmly that is why I am pregnant with our hard to conceive #2. I wish my hubby'd believe me and cut out the D.P.!! I'll send him this way to read your post! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for putting the word out there about this poison. As if it isn't enough that the Lord has warned us about it...<BR/>~VickWight Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358493536288793219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-18505482765384265482008-12-01T08:19:00.000-07:002008-12-01T08:19:00.000-07:00We don't consume soda. I've never liked it much. I...We don't consume soda. I've never liked it much. I'll have to check my food more carefully. I'd much prefer fresh fruits and vegies all the time, but sometimes that's hard to come by in my area.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post--ever thought of writing a book?Rebecca Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969923131001170254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-37163720250176686282008-12-01T06:58:00.000-07:002008-12-01T06:58:00.000-07:00For years I suffered from debilitating migrains. ...For years I suffered from debilitating migrains. I didn't think much about their cause because my mother had them, my sisters all had them- all the women in my family suffered from them. I have identified some triggers, mostly perservatives in scented products, and can avoid both the triggers and the headaches. However, one of my boys has started having headaches. I had not thought about asparteme in conjunction with them until reading this. I don't do a lot of sweets and no soda at all. However, he is 17 and I can't control what he eats other places. We are going to do a bit of investigation of his food choices now.<BR/><BR/>I also suffer from Rhematoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondilitis. But they don't control me since I made the connection of food choices and pain. I just wish I had made the connection about 4 years ago.<BR/><BR/>I just checked the ingredients on some of the food in my pantry. I am not happy. Some of the things I thought I was making healthy choices on? Not so good- no aspartame but High Fructose Corn syrup. Time to revamp the grocery choices. Maybe I could talk you into some recipes?Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761951935843784725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32233065.post-26470659499983176882008-11-30T23:28:00.000-07:002008-11-30T23:28:00.000-07:00wow, dave you're up late! thanks for this post- w...wow, dave you're up late! thanks for this post- while it's discouraging for a diabetic to read, it's a necessary change we all need to make to our diets. On another note, after a lot of rain this week our garden is flourishing and I can't wait to have fresh healthy food I grew myself! Already we have three green beans :o) Happy Thanksgiving!Stephanie Shumwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435730993633744959noreply@blogger.com