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ASPARTAME ANYONE???
Wed, 05/30/2007 - 00:24Wondering if Aspartame also known as nutrasweet, (common sweetener in sugar free sodas and sugar free gum) is a trigger for anyone?
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Not all neuros agree with
Submitted by spaznurse on Tue, 2007-06-12 - 13:48
Not all neuros agree with this...I asked mine and she said no need to AUTOMATICALLY cut it out... Aspartame and Splenda were fine in moderation. So not all the studies are in agreement aparently that these chemicals were always a problem.
If you are concerned, this is my suggestion:: stop the Aspartame and Splenda for a few weeks (read labels too as many packaged foods sneak them in) and if the headaches and auras ease off, you have learned something. If you want to be sure, start up again, and if they come back you know for sure. Playing detective we can figure a lot of these things out for ourselves. :)
This is how we work the elimination diet for food sensitivities as well. It can be a long drawn out process to be sure but it does work.
"If you can laugh at it you can survive it'---Bill Cosby
Change is inevitable. Stress need not be...
Be well!
Spaznurse
Re: ASPARTAME ANYONE???
Submitted by kaidi on Tue, 2007-06-12 - 12:13
You should take a look at the GARD diet, I learned about it from another post on this forum in the alternative therapies section. The link is http://www.dogtorj.net/id16.html. People with epilepsy can be very sensitive to certain foods, as the previous comments were saying.
Re: Re: ASPARTAME ANYONE???
Submitted by lb34 on Thu, 2007-05-31 - 01:03
LB dbmomma, Thanks for the info! I always new I wanted to stay away from aspartame because I heard it crossed the blood brain barrier but this is the first I am hearing about splenda. I will definitely google it when I am more wide awake. I am going to bed now but thank you so much. I have my water bottle beside me now. No more diet drinks. Thanks again. God bless you and good night.