Aspartame.

So there's a TON of controversy over the artificial sweetener Aspartame. The FDA/government wants us to believe that it's ok for us to consume and people in the natural health field/etc want us to know that it's a 'poison'. I personally have done quite a bit of research on both sides of the fence and have come to my own conclusions. I won't really get into what I believe entirely on this topic, but I do want to give you a few tools that will help you start your own search so that you can decide on your own. Just know that I try to avoid most additives and extra stuff that's put into the foods we eat now :)

But it is hard to avoid aspartame (ie Equal, NutraSweet, Canderel and several other newer names) since it's in over 6000 foods/beverages all over the world. This includes: breath mints, cereals, laxatives, juices, milk products, instant coffee, wine coolers, yogurt, diet soda/soft drinks, drink powders, sugar free gum, frozen desserts, teas, supplements and many more things.

There are a ton of everyday ailments and diseases that are being 'linked' to the consumption of Aspartame even though the FDA/government/big business will tell you that everything is ok. There are many people in the medical/health field that have started doing detox programs to get people off of products that include this ingredient and have noticed 100% 'recoveries' from their symptoms. Here's one of the big names that I've come across that focuses on this program: Janet Starr Hall.

Here are a few other sources that I've found that will help you start your research: Naturalnews.com and Rense.com (the timeline for how it got approved by the FDA) and lastly, Holisticmed.com.

Like I mentioned before, when it comes to your health, it's completely up to you. No one else can decide for you or your family. The best thing you can do is educate yourself and go from there. It's tough for me to just listen to the news and take what they say to be true, but that's a whole different topic that I won't get into haha. I mean, one day coffee is good for you, the next day it's linked to cancer. The same goes for studies on all kinds of things -- alcohol consumption, eggs, meat, dairy, etc. There's constantly conflicting reports on the news and you have to cut through the lies and figure it out for yourself.

Just my two cents :)

What are your thoughts on Aspartame?