Aspertame.... then Splenda... now Xylitol

Against the strong advice of my spiritual mom (an RN), I started using Aspertame the year it came out. I was rarely well after that, except when I worked in a health food store and didn't use it that much.

Soon as I left that job, I went back to using Aspertame, and went back to being increasingly ill over a period of years, I got worse as more and more products contained it.

Starting a few years ago, everyone saw that Aspertame was bad for you, so I stopped using it. I believe it caused my permanent bladder damage.

Right about that time, Splenda came along, and I was so grateful. I felt better for a few years because not very many products used Splenda, and I wasn't buying it in bulk then.

Once I started using it in everything, and it began to appear in almost every product, I was more and more ill. I think I ate it four or five times a day, plus in my coffee twice a day. I loved the stuff! (didn't lose any weight though).

Now we all are finding out more and more bad things about Splenda. I know that I react strongly to Chlorine -- running the dishwasher when I am awake and around the kitchen makes me almost unable to walk; my feet, bones hurt so much.

So, today I have thrown out my Splenda and ordered some Xylitol. I cured a 6 month long ear/sinus infection with it after having Antibiotic injections and rounds of different Antibiotics to no avail, so I have used it in almost every orifice, and drank down plenty during that time. But, since I was sick at the time from all the Splenda I was eating, I don't really know how Xylitol affects me.

From now on, Splenda will only pass my lips if there's nothing else to be had at the moment.

We'll see how I feel in six months using only Xylitol.

:)
peace