Agave is quickly making a rise in popularity among sweetener choices as more and more people realize just how dangerous artificial sweeteners are to our health. But is agave actually better for you? At approximately 60 calories per tablespoon (compared to 40 for sugar) it is also nearly twice as sweet so most people will…
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Aspartame – A Severe Metabolic Poison
What? That can’t be right, you are likely thinking. It is. The methanol in aspartame affects the dopamine system of the brain causing addiction. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is classified as a severe metabolic poison. Aspartame is a dipeptide molecule produced by joining phenylalanine and aspartic acid. Aspartame itself does not occur naturally but is…