Aspartame Artificial Sweetener Has A New Name to Damage Your Health and What to Do About It

Artificial sweeteners especially aspartame has gotten a bad rap over the years, most likely due to studies showing they cause cancer. But not to worry Ajinomoto the company that makes Aspartame has changed the name to AminoSweet. It has the same toxic ingredients but a nice new sounding name.

And if you or your child happens to be allergic to Aspartame, well don’t take it personally it’s just  business.  Despite the evidence gained over the years showing that aspartame is a dangerous toxin, it has remained on the global market . In continues to gain approval for use in new types of food despite evidence showing that it causes neurological brain damage, cancerous tumors, and endocrine disruption, among  other things.

Most consumers are oblivious to the fact that Aspartame was invented as a drug but upon discovery of  its’ sweet taste was magically transformed from a drug to a food additive. HFA wants to warn our readers to beware of a wolf dressed up in sheep’s clothing or in this case Aspartame dressed up as Aminosweet.

Over 25 years ago, aspartame was first introduced into the European food supply. Today, it is an everyday component of most diet beverages, sugar-free desserts, and chewing gums in countries worldwide. But the tides have been turning as the general public is waking up to the truth about artificial sweeteners like aspartame and the harm they cause to health.

The latest aspartame marketing scheme is a desperate effort to indoctrinate the public into accepting the chemical sweetener as natural and safe, despite evidence to the contrary.

Aspartame was an accidental discovery by James Schlatter, a chemist who had been trying to produce an anti-ulcer pharmaceutical drug for G.D. Searle & Company back in 1965. Upon mixing aspartic acid and phenylalanine, two naturally-occurring amino acids, he discovered that the new compound had a sweet taste. The company merely changed its FDA approval application from drug to food additive and, voila, aspartame was born.

G.D. Searle & Company first patented aspartame in 1970. An internal memo released in the same year urged company executives to work on getting the FDA into the “habit of saying yes” and of encouraging a “subconscious spirit of participation” in getting the chemical approved.

G.D. Searle & Company submitted its first petition to the FDA in 1973 and fought for years to gain FDA approval, submitting its own safety studies that many believed were inadequate and deceptive. Despite numerous objections, including one from its own scientists, the company was able to convince the FDA to approve aspartame for commercial use in a few products in 1974, igniting a blaze of controversy.

In 1976, then FDA Commissioner Alexander Schmidt wrote a letter to Sen. Ted Kennedy expressing concern over the “questionable integrity of the basic safety data submitted for aspartame safety”. FDA Chief Counsel Richard Merrill believed that a grand jury should investigate G.D. Searle & Company for lying about the safety of aspartame in its reports and for concealing evidence proving the chemical is unsafe for consumption.

The details of aspartame’s history are lengthy, but the point remains that the carcinogen was illegitimately approved as a food additive through heavy-handed prodding by a powerful corporation with its own interests in mind.

Practically all drugs and food additives are approved by the FDA not because science shows they are safe but because companies essentially lobby the FDA with monetary payoffs and complete the agency’s multi-million dollar approval process.

Changing aspartame’s name to something that is “appealing and memorable”, in Ajinomoto’s own words, may hoodwink some but hopefully most will reject this clever marketing tactic as nothing more than a desperate attempt to preserve the company’s multi-billion dollar cash cow. Do not be deceived.

Sources:
Ajinomoto brands aspartame ‘AminoSweet’
Aspartame History Highlights
FDA’s approval of aspartame under scrutiny
An Overdue Ban On A Dangerous Sweetener

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What Is Raw Food?

Raw food diet is one of the most popular diets with those who want to boost their health and achieve a leaner silhouette. As you can probably guess from its name, raw food diet is based on raw, uncooked and unprocessed fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables. If you want to find out what is the raw food diet and how does it affect your health, read on and learn how to eat healthier and feel better in your own skin.

Consuming raw foods is an excellent way to provide our body with all the essential vitamins and enzymes that otherwise would be destroyed due to the high cooking temperatures. Cooking changes the chemical structure of foods and diminishes their nutritious value as well.
Those who follow a raw food diet claim that approximately 75% of your daily diet must be composed of raw unprocessed food.

Raw food diet is not about weight loss, but more about enjoying the numerous health benefits this program provides you with. While some people might feel that this diet is very restrictive, others say that they feel better, freer and more energetic.

The most important benefits of raw food diet are: general health, detoxification, and weight loss. Raw foods are simple and effective ways to boost the metabolic processes of the body and loose some pounds. As you may know raw food goes hand in hand with health and eating raw foods is a great way to maintain a healthy body and a fresh mind.

Unprocessed food generally means fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that go straight from the plant to your plate. Lets see which are those staple unprocessed foods that you can eat if you follow a raw food diet:

Jump Start Your Weight Loss Journey with a Nutritive Cleanse and Detox

"Have you ever been wondering why you try so hard to lose a few pounds and only to gain them back so quickly and effortlessly?"

This is not your fault, my friend.

In the modern world, our diet is often so rich in processed foods and deficient in fiber and vital nutrients. Our body has become less efficient in digesting foods and converting them into energy to fuel our body and maintain cellular functions.

Slowly and surely your body builds up "sludge" inside. The sludge consists of accumulated toxins and food wastes that stay never get flushed out of your body. The "sludge" has slowed down every system in your body. It makes your body almost impossible to release stored bodyfat. Sludge has caussed you to age faster and feel older and less energized than you should.

More than 70% of Americans and Canadians are clinically constipated. That means their colons are storing fecal matter that could be years old. In fact, the normal adult stores more than 5 pounds of fecal matter in their colon at any given time.

If you eat 3 meals a day and you only poop once a day (or less), where do you think the rest of this matter goes? The truth is, it compresses down, excreting any liquid and then packs onto the walls of your colon, eventually forming polyps or herniating through your colon wall creating pockets.

You’ll never lose weight efficiently, you’ll never have loads of energy and your metabolism will never become powerful enough to burn off that stubborn fat until you get rid of this built-up fecal matter.

When Do You Need Internal Cleansing?

How do you know when it's time to free your body of accumulated toxins and other waste materials with a cleanse?

If you experience one or more of the following, then it's time to detoxify:

• Frequent tiredness and low energy


• Flatulence, gas & bloating


• Impaired digestion


• Irritability, mood swings


• Bad breath & foul-smelling stools


• Occasional constipation


• Protruding belly ("pooch")


• Powerful food cravings


• Skin problems


• Metallic taste in mouth

Cleaning out your system first before your starting your weight loss makes whole dieting process easier and smoother along the way.

Many health experts recommend cleansing as a normal, preventive practice. It's a simple and gentle way to get rid of any junk food dependencies or bad habits. A good cleansing and detox regiment helps maintain a healhty weight without feeling deprived.

The easiest way to do this is either through a series of colonics, which is never a pleasant experience but quite effective, or by consuming things like warm water with a little concentrated lemon juice and cayenne pepper. If you do this a few times each day, it’s going to increase the strength of your colon walls, and increase the rate at which you defecate, cleaning your entire digestive system, adding energy to your day and health to your metabolism.

You cannot expect to improve your metabolism, lose weight permanently or drastically increase your energy level without first cleaning your system.

So How Do You Properly Cleanse and Detox Your Body?

Here is a 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse program that may help you cleanse and detox your body.



As opposed to many far too aggresive program on the market, Young Living's 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse is a more gentle, progressive approach. The nutritive cleanse includes the following:

• NingXia Red: an energerzing, replenishing, whole wolfberry nutrition infusion providing your body with the nutrition it needs during the cleansing process.


• Balance Complete: a nutrient-rich fibers providing


• Digest+Cleanse(TM): essential oil blend in softgels promoting healthy digestion and eliminating the discomfort that may arise from an increase in fiber intake.

Balance Complete delivers eleven grams of fiber per serving, is low in calories, high in nutritients, and has appetite-suppressing ingredients that leave you feeling full and satisfied hours after drinking it. Two ounces of NingXia Red taken with each Balance Complete shake adds a sustained energy boost.

The ingredients in Digest+Cleanse(TM) are all proven to have calming effects on the digestive system. Lemon oil, another key ingredient in Digest+Cleanse, has an equally long history. Jean Valnet, famous medical doctor and practitioner of aromatherapy, says lemon oil stimulates gastrohepatic and pancreatic secretions.

Other supportive oils in Digest + Cleanse such as ginger, fennel, and anise, have a long tradition of cleansing and improving digestive function. They are reported to soothe the bowel, improve elimination, and activate various digestive organs.

When taken 30 to 60 minutes before each Balance Complete shake, it greatly increases the effectiveness and comfort of the 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse.

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