Quote:"Unsweetened tea is also safe to drink. It may taste different so mixing a sachet of Equal or Nutrasweet can add some flavoring."...................................
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Do you know how "toxic" equal-Nutrasweet is?
see links
Aspartame & Aspartame Poisoning Information Site
aspartame.com
Aspartame Dangers Revealed!
Aspartame Consumer Safety Network
Aspartame is, by far, the most dangerous substance on the market that is
added to foods. Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse
reactions to food additives reported to the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). Many of these reactions are very serious including
seizures and death as recently disclosed in a February 1994 Department
of Health and Human Services report.(1) A few of the 90 different
documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame
include:
Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle
spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability,
tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart
palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech,
loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.
According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of
aspartame, the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened
by ingesting of aspartame
2)
Brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome,
parkinson’s disease, alzheimer’s, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth
defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes.......................................... ...........more