Category Archives: Sugar-free substitutes

Be Careful What You Put in Your Mouth

Fruit and VegetablesI do have to question who funded the recent study that was published on 23 February 2012, when I see the suggested replacements for the foods on the ‘NEEDN’T’ List.

Individual food intolerances are one thing but… oh dear… I’m beginning to sound like a cracked record.

I have to ask how people with common sense can possibly recommend the consumption of  ’diet’ soft drinks, sugar-free substitutes and artificial sweeteners, such as Aspartame?  (Maybe they need to read the ‘Thought for March’ in the newsletter? :) )

Results of a new study carried out in Otago University were announced to the New Zealand population last month…

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Is Your Vitamin C Harming You?

Da Vinci(Copy of letter to a well known Supplement provider)
As a Kinesiologist, based in Mairangi Bay on the North Shore of Auckland, I feel I must express my concern about one of the ingredients (an artificial sweetener) in your Chewable Vitamin C 1000mg.

Because I was to be in a situation involving many people last weekend I decided I would take a booster of Vitamin C to guard against any cold infections. I had no symptoms of any cold but decided, as it had been some time since taking Vitamin C, that this may be a sensible idea.

A client had visited on Thursday of last week and had brought along a container of aforementioned Vitamin C. It was not a product I had used before but, due to its ease of being taken (chewable), I looked at the ingredients list and thought, “Great, this is for me”, and promptly rang your suppliers and ordered it… keep reading »

Turn Your Life Around – Get Your Sun & Sugar fix!!

Lady in red dressGet more sun – Without Vitamin D our bodies just don’t work properly. For years we’ve been 
warned about the dangers of exposing our skin to the sun but the medical profession is now 
modifying its stance considerably. Sensible sun exposure is vital for us as Vitamin D3 
(manufactured in our skin when exposed to ultraviolet B rays) plays a really important role in the 
maintenance of our body organs. We can also add this essential mineral to our diet in the form of 
oily fish such as tuna and salmon and Vitamin D fortified cereals.

AVOID SUGAR SUBSTITUTES – Want to get rid of headaches, depression, anxiety, asthma, fatigue, hyperactivity, aggression, migraines, insomnia, dizziness, irritability, memory loss? keep reading »

‘Diet’ products … friend or foe? Look before you eat & drink

Fruit and VegetablesI have always hesitated to become overly dramatic about substances and foods as – depending on which study you read – you’re going to hear such varying views. However … back in 1997, when I started my Kinesiology studies in the UK, I was introduced to the effects of Aspartame (and other sugar-free, artificial sweeteners) on our body’s systems. It’s always been my belief that, with the knowledge that we have,  keep reading »