Weight loss (was:Re: HERB - yohimbe)

[Katherine Blackthorne]

I grew up with living with my diabetic grandparents.  Any soda we had on
hand was diet, so that they could drink it.  Back then, it was all done
with saccharine.  One of the first drinks to contain "Nutrasweet" was
Crystal Light.  We bought some, made several pitchers, and drank them one
summer.  It was hot and Gram' started getting intense headaches, so she
drank more than usual, thinking she must be dehydrated.  Finally, the
headaches were just crippling and she got a rash......It turned out to be
the aspartame.  
My friend with the Ph.D. in Microbiology from Stanford insists the stuff
causes brain damage and won't touch it.  
Katherine

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> From: Karen Dean <Eaglesridge at Tomah.com>
> To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: Weight loss (was:Re: HERB - yohimbe)
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 3:22 AM
> 
> Yet another word of caution about aspertame.  It makes some people not
just
> irritable but down right VIOLENT!  I know it does me.  You should hear
the jokes
> from my group about this, but, that's another story.
> Aoibheil
> 
> Louise Sugar wrote:
> 
> > Word of caution about aspertame as well....some people react to it
> > adversely...not only does it increase my appetite (gee and I was
wondering
> > how I could have put on 20 pounds while only doing diet stuff) but it
also
> > causes nervousness, irritability, and water retention among other nasty
> > stuff...knocked my entire system for a loop.....I'll take my beverages
> > unsweetened (like iced tea) or if it needs sugar that is what I will
> > use....judiciously.....98 pounds to go
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > >One word of caution - be careful about what you sweeten your teas
with.
> > >Aspartame can sometimes increase your appetite. But compared to the
> > >alternative, I'll take the aspartame!
> > >
> > >Catriona Rowley
> > >
> > >>Joanna
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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