Topic: stevia

Science Says Sugar Is Toxic; Are ‘Natural’ Sweeteners Better?

Science Says Sugar Is Toxic; Are 'Natural' Sweeteners Better?

We’ve known for a long time that eating sugar wont’ exactly further our weight loss goals, but increasingly, studies and media reports are telling us that sugar is actually toxic: It fuels cancer growth, speeds aging, and contributes to obesity, heart disease and diabetes. The good news is that many health-conscious consumers have already started to proceed with caution when buying sweetened products. The bad news is that, with so many so-called “healthy” or “natural” sweeteners on the market, it can be pretty hard to figure out which, if any, are okay to consume. More »

Death By Sucralose: I’m Addicted To Artificial Sweeteners

Death By Sucralose: I'm Addicted To Artificial Sweeteners

I live, by all intents and purposes, an extremely healthy lifestyle. I exercise daily, I eat only nutritionally-dense, vitamin-rich foods and refrain from junk at all costs. But most of all, I have no vices whatsoever. Swearsies. I have always refrained from drinking, smoking, doing drugs, eating meat, having dairy, and drinking coffee. Ask anyone.

That is, until last year, when that final vice – the delicious caffeinated brown beverages of the Colombian variety – finally popped my vice-cherry (so to speak). So naturally, I sweetened the coffee with the artificial varieties available at the cafés.

And now I’m addicted.

And what’s worse, I know this stuff is killing me. More »