WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER USE SPLENDA

Tasty Thursdays are not only about good tasting recipes. I also want them to shed light on good and
bad foods on the market. This year we will continue with recipes but also talk about nutrition.

I never promote the use of artificial sweeteners and avoid them fully for the most part. Today I have an
article from my friend and registered dietician, Bret Hall, about the dangers of artificial sweeteners that
hope will scare you into never consuming them again!  Enjoy---------------

Splenda®, also know as Sucralose, is an artificial, chemical sweetener. Despite advertisements stating
“Made from Sugar, so it Tastes like Sugar”, which attempts to confuse consumers, Splenda® is not natural
and contains no elements of natural sugar. 

You may also be surprised to learn that Splenda® contains chrlorine. Yes, the same chlorine that goes
in swimming pools. And here's the worst side effect:

Just like chlorine kills off micro-organisms in swimming pools, Splenda® and sucralose kill off healthy
bacteria that lives in your gut -- healthy bacteria that is VITALLY important to virtually every aspect of
your health.

Recently, a study at the University of Duke confirmed this very finding. Not only is sucralose a heavily-
processed, chemical artificial sweetener, but it's also damaging to your gut health, which goes on to affect
every other aspect of your health.

Here's a direct quote from that study:

"Splenda® suppresses beneficial bacteria and directly affects the expression of the transporter P-gp and
cytochrome P-450 isozymes that are known to interfere with the bioavailability of nutrients. Furthermore,
these effects occur at Splenda® doses that contain sucralose levels that are approved by the FDA for
use in the food supply.”

Did you know that over 80% of your immune system finds it's home in your gut? In fact, there are more
than 100 TRILLION living bacteria in your gut that control many aspects of your health, and due to things
like the ingestion of artificial sweeteners like Splenda®, most folks have created a massive bacterial
imbalance in their body.

But, it doesn't just stop with the use of Splenda® or other artificial sweeteners. There are MANY other
factors that are contributing to the bacterial imbalances that BILLIONS of folks are silently suffering from
all around the world.