From: Moira <[log in to unmask]>
> You should read a little bit more on aspertame.
> Aspertame is a neurotoxin.
> Please don't tell people it is harmless.
> I agree with you that unrefined carbos are not good for people.
> But I disagree with you about aspertame.

Moira,

There are  thousands of chemicals that are dangerous. It is very difficult
to be precise about what they are and the effects they have. Some are
obvious, most are not. What I do know is the cause and effect of blood
glucose instability. Take care of the glucose and you take care of most of
the so called "Western Diseases". The grains, seem to me, to be a well
documented source of health problems, so I will avoid them. I am hoping,
probably naively, that if I avoid the obvious problems, my system will have
something in reserve for the not so obvious. I speculate that if your
health suffers after consuming one coke then you were not in very good
shape to start with. If we talk about the chemicals in general, then we
have to watch what we breathe,drink,touch and then life can become
neurotic. On balance, IMO, until we know precisely what the cause and
effect of each substance on our health, I will have to weigh up the cost
and the benefit of consuming each substance. What will be the outcome of a
life of extreme dietary sacrifice? 1 year prolonged life, 5 years, or what?
Nobody knows. Paleo is a good guideline, but there are many unanswered
questions. There are many people living a "very long" time on a non-paleo
diet. I will welcome any irrefutable evidence that a certain "foreign
substance" is going to do me in. Aspertame may be one of them. I will do
more reading. Thanks.

Gary.

"I want to achieve immortality by not dying" - Woody Allen.