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Hidden Dangers of Diet Soda

Beverage manufacturers have done such a great job deceiving consumers about diet soda that most of them think that diet soda is a healthier alternative to regular soda. This is an assumption that they will regret later on in life if they do not reduce their diet soda consumption or stop drinking it.

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Ten Neurotoxins You Should Avoid

Neurotoxins are substances that interact with nerve cells by overstimulating them to death or interrupting their communication process. This process is harmful to nerve cells because it can fry them or reduce their functions. Studies have shown that neurotoxins can shorten the life span of nerve cells and contribute to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s Chorea and Parkinson’s.

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Aspartame: The Artificial Sweetener That Kills

There are currently more than a dozen artificial sweetener on the market but one of the most dangerous and widely used is aspartame. This sugar substitute is a synthetic substance made up of methanol (wood alcohol), aspartic acid and phenylalanine. When aspartame reaches the small intestine, it reacts to certain enzyme which causes it to release methanol. Methanol is considered very toxic to the human body and can cause blindness or even death.

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Ten Food Additives to Avoid

Food additives are popular among food manufacturers because they are cost effective and can intensify the flavor of their food products. Food additives can also increase the shelf-life of their food products which is great for their business. Most food additives are harmful to the body because they are usually created through unnatural process, and added with other harmful chemicals. Manufacturers of food additives don’t spent enough time studying the effects of their products. Many of them are rushed into the market because of one thing, profit!

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Amphetamine and Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells in the brain. This brain degenerative disease causes the brain to produce less dopamine. A lack of dopamine causes communication problem between cells because dopamine is used by cells to transport electrical signals. Parkinson’s disease usually becomes noticeable when people reached the age of 40. [...]

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Headache Relief: Natural Remedies

Headache is such a common thing in the United States that more than half of Americans suffer from some sort of headache. Some common causes of headaches are: stress, lack of sleep, eyestrain, head injury, viral infection, unhealthy diets, smoking and drinking. There are many headache relief remedies, below are some great examples.

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Sugar Substitute: Healthy Natural Sweetener

There are many sugar substitute out there but many of them are not good for you. Artificial sweetener is a popular sugar substitute but is also dangerous. Independent studies had confirmed that many artificial sweeteners are toxic to the body, especially the brain and nervous system.

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MSG: The Food Enhancer That Kills

MSG is added to a wide variety of food, such as soups, fast food, chips, frozen foods, microwave foods, canned foods, junk foods and even baby food. Many independent researchers that are not influenced by the food industry, suggested that MSG played an important role for neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Many neuroscientists classified MSG as an excitotoxin because they believed it destoyed nuerons in cells.

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The Danger of Equal Sweetener

Artificial sweetener such as Equal has changed the life of Americans, it has been linked to countless diseases and is a major contribution to health problems. Equal (NutraSweet, Aspartame, Spoonful) is found in products such as: soft drinks, cereal, candy, ice tea, chewing gum, pudding, ice cream, energy drinks, jello, syrup, cookie and even baby food.

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Artificial Sweetener Danger

Artificial sweetener, also known as sugar substitute, is many time sweeter than regular sugar (sucrose) and is popular in weight loss, prevention of tooth decay and people with insulin deficiency. There are many controversy about how artificial sweeteners can cause cancer. Certain studies have confirmed that some artificial sweeteners can cause cancer in rats.

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