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Old 08-05-2019, 07:05 PM
 
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Give up the chemicalsweetness, it is a crutch, a toxic crutch.
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Old 08-05-2019, 09:13 PM
 
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Artificial sweeteners are horrible for you.
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Old 08-06-2019, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Inland FL
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Someone I knew was getting vertigo from daily sweetners. Used to drink lots of diet sprites and add it to coffee and water, etc for about 15 years. Gave it up and hasn't had any more problems since. Uses sugar in place and gave up diet cokes. Just drinks plain water.
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Old 08-06-2019, 10:31 AM
 
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Someone I knew was getting vertigo from daily sweetners. Used to drink lots of diet sprites and add it to coffee and water, etc for about 15 years. Gave it up and hasn't had any more problems since. Uses sugar in place and gave up diet cokes. Just drinks plain water.
I know someone who had the same experience.

Artificial sweetners should be avoided. They are not beneficial.

Dick Cheney is responsible for saccharin, btw. It was banned and then he was the one who brought it back.

Makes you go hmmmm ....
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Old 08-06-2019, 12:04 PM
 
Location: near bears but at least no snakes
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I use stevia, which comes from a plant. Or it actually IS a plant and you can grow it, if you get the right species. It looks just like sugar and it's sweeter than sugar. In baking, I can't tell the difference, but other times I need to add a tiny bit of sugar along with it to make it taste right. I agree, artificial sweeteners aren't good.
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Old 08-06-2019, 12:30 PM
 
Location: equator
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I use stevia, which comes from a plant. Or it actually IS a plant and you can grow it, if you get the right species. It looks just like sugar and it's sweeter than sugar. In baking, I can't tell the difference, but other times I need to add a tiny bit of sugar along with it to make it taste right. I agree, artificial sweeteners aren't good.
Yes, we've been using stevia for years. There used to be a brand called "Skinny Girl" in a convenient dropper bottle, even Walmart had it. Or there are crystals in packets or jars.

A friend gave me a leaf she grew and it was like sucking on a sugar cube. Just amazing. I will try to grow it next. Here's a how-to:

https://www.motherearthnews.com/orga...t-zm0z13fmzkin

But we don't eat sugar in anything other than desserts I bake for special occasions, so sugar it is.

Artificial sweeteners are horrible!
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Old 08-06-2019, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Middle of the valley
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I use the Stevia baking blends for baking, and it's pretty good. I LOVE brownies made with that and almond flour.
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Old 08-06-2019, 12:42 PM
 
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Stevia was historically used as birth control.
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Old 08-06-2019, 12:49 PM
 
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Stevia was historically used as birth control.
So you have a link to that?
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Old 08-06-2019, 01:41 PM
 
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So you have a link to that?
Google is your friend (try "stevia used as birth control"). Look at whatever link you like.
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