Delete the Diet Soda

Recently the ADA, the American Diabetic Association, withdrew its support of artificial sweeteners. Researchers have found that folks who drink two or more diet sodas (or the equivalent in artificial sweeteners) developed larger waist size and weight gain. It seems that this goes against the belief that such drinks will help you lose weight. However, they actually make a person more hungry.

Artificial sweeteners are excitotoxins. They leave a lingering taste on the tongue, which cannot be neutralized at nerve endings and increase neuropathy. Exclude them from your diet and watch the dry eyes, tingling in the feet and other subtle symptoms disappear! Water and healthy drinks can be substituted. And if you need the added flavor find one of the many brands of stevia, D-ribose or xylitol.

Those extra inches on the waistline predispose to diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. If your waist is 38 inches or greater or your BMI is over 28 it is time to take action. Most doctors believe that diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that can be controlled, and reversed, by diet. If you avoid the diabetic label you will not be forced to have annual eye exams and you will have a weight off your shoulders.