"Never let what you can't do GET in the way of what you CAN do!"
Profound? Not really. Each of us gets stuck on the things we cannot do and it does get in the way of the things we can do. I used to fixate on subjects that I thought I could do nothing about. For example, the health care reform or the disappearing bee population. I began to realize that I couldn't change the problem in a day or even a week. But I could do something even though small, which would allow me to get the things done that I could do something about. I called Washington DC to be on a committee for Health Care Reform. I received a call from Congressman Price. Mission accomplished. As far as saving the Bee Population it was a little more difficult. I alone cannot save the Bee Population. I can be a voice by joining local bee associations which I have done. I could also be a beekeeper. After reading and attending bee keeping courses, this will be a reality starting May 2011.
Finally, the amount of sugar packets in diet and non diet soda is known to the American public. In the NYC subway system, posters are plastered inside the cars regarding how many packets of sugar are in soda, diet ice tea, breads etc. Although you may have not heard, millions of Americans are destroying their bodies by consuming diet soda. The main sweetener in diet soda is aspartame. It is marketed as Nutrasweet or Equal. It is the BLUE packets. Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet and since 2009, it also has been sold under the brand name AminoSweet. It was first synthesized in 1965 and the patent expired in 1992. There are some people who are genetically and or metabolically susceptible to the dangers of aspartame. Many do not know that aspartame is the culprit behind many of their health concerns. Imagine BEING POISONED SO SWEETLY.
Aspartame was originally approved for use in dry foods in 1974 by then FDA Commissioner Alexander Schmidt after review by the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Searle had submitted 168 studies on aspartame, including seven animal studies that were considered crucial by the FDA. Today there is still a medical controversy regarding its use. The safety of aspartame has been studied extensively since its discovery with research that includes animal studies, clinical and epidemiological research, and post-marketing surveillance, with aspartame being one of the most rigorously tested food ingredients to date. I can tell you that when I ask a patient to stop ingesting aspartame, their physical and mental symptoms get better. I have no scientific proof, only clinical (patient) proof. In my limited medical experience of 17 years, I have seen patients with a multitude of symptoms get better when they stop the ingestion of Aspartame. You make your own conclusion!
I have seen people literally get better when they stop drinking diet soda. Those cramps, vision and hearing problems, memory loss and being overweight can be a result of consuming too much diet soda. STOP! If you are sick with anything and consume diet soda do this -- Stop drinking diet sodas. It is one of those other addictions you have. Before you grab your next soda, think about the medical downward spiral you are entering. Diet soda with aspartame interferes with your calcium absorption, your acid base balance, your kidney function and your glucose. First of all do not have any diet soda in the refrigerator. The first step is to remove the diet soda from your house. The next step is either you or the household shopper stop buying it. If these are done there is no way that the diet soda is in front of you. When you go out, think before ordering your next loaded machine gun or diet soda. There is a childhood obesity epidemic in the United States and diet soda is one of the major contributing factors.
Read the labels for contents of aspartame. If it contains aspartame, put the product back on the shelves. Let's start this movement - NO ASPARTAME!
Until tomorrow...
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