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Splenda Essentials is NOT a Safe Healthy Sweetener

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:34:38 +0000

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Do you use Splenda as a sweetener thinking it is safe and healthy for you? Splenda is not natural and it’s not safe. Splenda is an ARTIFICIAL sweetener that has been marketed as a safe and “natural” sweetener. Now it is being marketed with B vitamins added as if it is a health food. It is not safe and its not a health food. Not even close.

Here is a very well researched post from ANH-USA “Toxic Chemical Being Sold as a Health-Conscious Sweetener”

Posted By ANH-USA On February 21, 2012

^[1]Splenda Essentials pretend to be health-supporting, when in fact they seem to have more in common with pesticides than with sugar.

Sucralose, sold under the brand name Splenda, is simply chlorinated sugar; in chemical terms, it is a chlorocarbon. The idea behind this is that the body would no longer recognize it as sugar. But, asJohns Hopkins-trained physician and biochemist James Bowen, MD ^[2], points out, chlorine is “nature’s Doberman attack dog—a highly excitable, ferocious atomic element employed as a biocide in bleach, disinfectants, insecticide, WWI poison gas and hydrochloric acid.” Common chlorocarbons include chlordane and DDT, a product so harmful that it is now banned for agricultural use the world over.

Now Splenda is selling a product called Splenda Essentials ^[3]. Different formulations contain B vitamins, antioxidants (vitamins C and E), or fiber. The marketing and advertising appear to be targeting health-conscious people who are interested in vitamins and nutrition—despite the fact that Splenda is highly toxic and has no place in a healthy diet.

Splenda’s advertising says the addition of B1, B5, and B6 “help support a healthy metabolism.” The antioxidant product “contains vitamin C and E, like those found in fruits and vegetables,” while the fiber product is touted as containing “one gram of healthy fiber.” It is worth noting that the regular Splenda product already contains fiber—the powdery dextrose and/or maltodextrin that forms the carrier for the sweetener—but only between 0.5 and 1.0 grams of it. For the fiber product, they bumped it up an even 1.0 grams. Whoopee.

For the vitamins, Splenda has added 20% of the recommended daily allowance; for the fiber, they’ve added 0.03% of the RDA. But let’s compare those amounts with the recommendations from the late scientist, researcher, and physician Dr. Emanuel Cheraskin of the International Academy of Science:

	B1	B5	B6	C	E	Fiber
RDA ^[4]	1.2 mg	5 mg	15 mg	85 mg	15 mg (22.35 IU)	32 mg
Amount per packet	0.24 mg	1 mg	3 mg	17 mg	4.5 IU	1 mg
Cheraskin^[5]	25 mg	100–200 mg	25 mg	1,000 mg	450 IU

With the minute amounts of nutrients per packet, one would need to be consuming unconscionable numbers of packets to make any impact at all on one’s health—that is, provided one weren’t also consuming the sucralose itself! As we noted last year ^[6], Splenda alters the microflora in the intestine and “exerts numerous adverse effects,” according to a Duke University study ^[7], including an increase in body weight (not quite what a “diet aid” is supposed to do!) and an elevation of liver enzymes, which hurts the bioavailability of nutrients.

In “The Lethal Science of Splenda, a Poisonous Chlorocarbon ^[2],” Dr. Bowen says that “any chlorocarbons not directly excreted from the body intact can cause immense damage to the processes of human metabolism and, eventually, our internal organs. The liver is a detoxification organ which deals with ingested poisons. Chlorocarbons damage the hepatocytes, the liver’s metabolic cells, and destroy them.”

Dr. Bowen notes that the high solvency of chlorocarbons like Splenda attacks the human nervous system and can produce cancer, birth defects, and immune system destruction. In test animals, Splenda produced swollen livers (as do all chlorocarbon poisons), calcified their kidneys, shrunk their thymus glands (the biological seat of immunity) and produced liver inflammation.

Our colleagues at ANH-Europe point out other adverse effects in animals ^[8] as a result of sucralose ingestion: DNA damage in gastrointestinal organs, increase in the number of normal cells in the surface tissue of the kidney, hemorrhagic degeneration of the adrenal cortex (which regulates carbohydrate and fat metabolism, salt, and water balance), incidence of cataracts, marked gastrointestinal disturbance, and deaths in pregnant rabbits and aborted rabbit fetuses. Splenda’s adverse effects in humans include headaches and migraines and a long list of consumer-reported side effects including skin rashes/flushing, panic-like agitation, dizziness and numbness, diarrhea, swelling, muscle aches, intestinal cramping, bladder issues, and stomach pain.

Splenda has replaced aspartame as the number one artificial sweetener in foods and beverages; aspartame’s popularity declined after the public learned that that it is both a neurotoxin and an underlying cause of chronic illness. As Dr. Bowen warns, “We should not be fooled again into accepting the safety of a toxic chemical on the blessing of the FDA and saturation advertising. In terms of potential long-term human toxicity we should regard sucralose with its chemical cousin DDT, the insecticide now outlawed because of its horrendous long term toxicities at even minute trace levels in human, avian, and mammalian tissues.”

ANH-USA is filing a citizen petition with the Federal Trade Commission ^[9] regarding Splenda’s deceptive advertising. Splenda’s online marketing includes a series of YouTube videos ^[10] called Splenda Health Essentials, which features anADA-certified ^[11] Registered Dietitian giving people health advice—though we might call it “natural health lite”—including prominent endorsements of Splenda Essentials. Their marketing clearly targets health-conscious people interested in nutrition and trying to pass off a toxic chemical as healthy.

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Article printed from Welcome to the Alliance for Natural Health – USA: http://www.anh-usa.org

URL to article: http://www.anh-usa.org/toxic-chemical-being-sold-as-a-health-conscious-sweetener/

[2] Johns Hopkins-trained physician and biochemist James Bowen, MD: http://www.wnho.net/splenda_chlorocarbon.htm

[3] Splenda Essentials: http://www.splenda.com/essentials

[4] RDA: http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=3&tax_subject=256&topic_id=1342&level3_id=5140

[5] Cheraskin: http://www.science.edu/CheraskinPaper/

[6] As we noted last year: http://www.anh-usa.org../../../../../how-sweet-it-isnt-cutting-through-the-hype-and-deception/

[7] according to a Duke University study: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15287390802328630

[8] point out other adverse effects in animals: http://anh-europe.org/news/social-networking-used-to-market-toxic-sweetener-in-new-form

[9] citizen petition with the Federal Trade Commission: http://www.anh-usa.org../../../../../wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Splenda-FTC-petition.pdf

[10] YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2KWTR2dbmE

[11] ADA-certified: http://www.anh-usa.org../../../../../new-campaign-to-make-big-changes-at-ada/

Relieve Chemotherapy Nausea with Milk Thistle

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:21 +0000

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Cancer treatment with chemotherapy can overburden the liver with toxicity and leads to the side effect of nausea. Milk thistle is used to support normal liver function and normal inflammation function. Watch my Smart Tip Video to learn more:

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Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:08:43 +0000

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Over the Counter Drugs and Herbs May Reduce Spread of Cancer | New Study

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:05:20 +0000

A new study (1) reveals that the spread of cancer may be reduced with common over the counter drugs. The study shows that reducing inflammation using widely used, inexpensive non steroidal anti-inflammatory non-prescription medications (NSAIDs) stop cancer cells from travelling through the lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, a common highway and location for the spread of cancer throughout the body to a new site ( metastatic disease.)

Which over the counter drugs are NSAIDs? Advil, Alleve, Ibuprofen, Aspirin to name a few. There are also natural botanical herbal medicines that are known to reduce prostaglandins involved in cancer inflammation. Here are eight medicinal herbs that contain active constituents that have been shown to lower an array of inflammatory molecules including the prostaglandin PGE2 targeted in this new study.(2) These herbs support normal inflammation function thus changing the environment of cancer cells.

Ginger Root (Gingerol)
Tumeric (Curcumin)
Green Tea (ECGC)
Grape seeds (Resveratrol)
White Willow Bark (Salicilin)
Pineapple (Bromelain)
Garlic (quercitin)
Boswellia (boswellic acid)
Holy Basil (ursolic acid)

The study showed that a growth factor called VEGF-D is linked to elevated levels of inflammatory molecules called prostaglandins. Higher levels of prostaglandins mean high levels of inflammation and a dilation of lymphatic vessels creating an open highway for cancer cells to break off from one place in the body (a primary site) and travel and grow in another site in the body. This is metastasis, the spread of cancer through the body. Cancer patients rarely die of cancer cells limited to a primary single original location. It is when cancer cells travel and spread through the body that cancer can kill. Stopping the spread of cancer is important to survival.

Is anyone suggesting that taking over the counter NSAID anti-inflammatory medications or using plant medicines with similar actions can cure cancer? Absolutely not. BUT cancer is an inflammatory disease. Cancer thrives and spreads in an environment of inflammation. This study suggests that managing inflammation may be one powerful and important part of a comprehensive cancer treatment plan for reducing the spread and growth of cancer. And in this case, the therapeutic agents are very inexpensive, not tens of thousands of dollars each month which is the cost of many of the new chemotherapy drugs that also have the potential to reduce the spread of metastatic disease. In an Integrative Cancer Care setting focused on highly individualized treatment plans, managing inflammation is a core component of any alternative cancer approach.

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Of course, you should ALWAYS consult with your health care provider before using any over the counter or herbal medicine.

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Herbal medicinal products target defined biochemical and molecular mediators of inflammatory autoimmune arthritis Shivaprasad H. Venkatesha, Brian M. Berman and Kamal D. Moudgil Bioorg Med Chem. 2011 January 1; 19(1): 21–29. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.10.053.

Fight Cancer in the Kitchen with Tumeric

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000

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You can fight cancer in the kitchen from your spice shelf. Many of the commonly used culinary herbs and spices are filled with anti-oxidants that can protect your cells and your DNA from damage. Watch my latest Smart Tip video to learn about tumeric, rich in curcumin. Curcumin has over 100 known health benefits including promoting normal inflammation management and important factor in most chronic illnesses including cancer

Nine Ways Acupuncture Benefits Cancer Patients

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:22:04 +0000

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The Benefits of Acupuncture in Cancer Care

Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing with modern applications. Many leading edge cancer centers today include acupuncture therapy for cancer patients. For the cancer patient or cancer survivor/thrivor, research supports the use of acupuncture for the following concerns:

Pain Management: Acupuncture is very effective for managing pain related to tumors, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and inflammation. Patients who receive acupuncture may be able to use lower doses of pain medications, enjoy improved quality of life as well as more restful sleep.

Immune System Modulation: Many cancers and cancer treatments cause a suppression of the bone marrow, the source of blood cells that are the army of the immune system. Acupuncture increases blood cell production and enhances Natural Killer Cells and Lymphocytes which leads to increased immune response and decreased risk of infection.

Inflammation: Increased inflammation is a part of the physiology of cancer. Many of the treatments for cancer such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery also cause painful inflammation. Acupuncture reduces the pain and swelling related to inflammation.

Nausea and Vomiting: Acupuncture has been shown to reduce the intensity and frequency of nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Dry, Painful Mouth and Throat: Cancer patients receiving radiation to the head and neck experience dry mouth due to the reduction in saliva production. Acupuncture has been shown to decrease these side effects.

Sleep: Cancer patients suffer sleep disruption and insomnia due to post-surgical discomfort, anxiety and depression and physical pain. By relieving these symptoms the cancer patient is able to get the deep sleep and rest required for recovery and healing.

Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients: Many women undergoing hormonal treatment for breast cancer experience hot flashes that disrupt sleep and activities of daily living. Acupuncture has been shown to decrease the frequency and intensity of hot flashes for breast cancer patients.

Neuropathy or nerve damage and related pain and numbness is a common side effect of chemotherapy. Both during and after cancer treatment, acupuncture supports the healing and repair of nerves and the restoration of normal nerve function.

Quality of Life: Eugene Mak, MD, a board certified oncologist states that acupuncture ” can also add to the patients’ sense of well being and decrease the malaise associated with any chronic disease, especially cancer….and imparts a sense of well being and accelerates patients’ recovery.” At the Dana Farber Cancer Center acupuncture therapy is employed to support quality of life for patients undergoing cancer treatment.

Acupuncture Therapy uses very thin needles inserted into acupuncture points throughout the body. Acupuncture needles are very thin and flexible. Needle insertion is very gentle and feels like a momentary mosquito bite at the surface of the skin. The acupuncture points themselves are in muscle and are not near nerves or blood vessels. During a treatment you slowly will drop down into a pleasant state of restful relaxation. In order to create deep lasting change, acupuncture is done as a series of treatments.

Anti-Cancer Foods | Broccoli and Breast Cancer

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:50:46 +0000

Nature has given us food constituents that can alter estrogen metabolism and change their cancer causing effects on our breast tissue.
The cabbage family vegetables, especially broccoli and kale contain high amounts of sulfphoraphanes which support the transformation of our own estrogens into safer forms that do not promote cancer. Watch my Smart Tips Video to find out more!

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Cancer Causing Chemicals in Grilled Foods | Cook Safely

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:21:35 +0000

Breast Cancer Linked to Parabens in Cosmetics

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:49:16 +0000

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Parabens are cancer causing chemical preservatives found in almost ALL cosmetics and body care products and many drugs. A comprehensive study of women with breast cancer published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of Applied Technology found parabens in 99% of breast tumors studied. This evidence clearly links these toxic chemicals to women’s cancers.

Researchers from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, found that almost all, ninety nine percent, of the tissue samples collected from women participating in the study contained at least one paraben, and 60 percent of the samples contained at least five parabens.

Parabens are estrogen-mimetics or chemicals that can act like estrogens in the body. They are commonly found in make up, shampoo, lotion, shaving cream, toothpaste, mouthwash as well as some processed foods and in many over the counter and prescription drugs, just about all personal care products. They are used to inhibit the growth of bacteria and increase shelf life.

What should you do to keep yourself and your family safe?

Use only personal care products free of parabens. You will have to read labels and find brands that have women’s health in mind. Wouldn’t you rather support companies that care about these issues?

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L. Barr,a G. Metaxas,a C. A. J. Harbach,b L. A. Savoyc and P. D. Darbred* Measurement of paraben concentrations in human breast tissue at serial locations across the breast from axilla to sternum Received: 22 August 2011, Revised: 11 November 2011, Accepted: 11 November 2011 Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI 10.1002/jat.1786

Cancer Fatigue Relief | Herbal Medicine to the Rescue

Dr. Nalini Chilkov — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:31:12 +0000

Suffering from Cancer Related Fatigue? Chemo Brain? Decrease your Cancer Fatigue by taking control of inflammation. High inflammation equals promotion of Cancer Fatigue, cancer growth and cancer recurrence. Research shows that many herbal medicines can lower pro-inflammatory factors fueling this common side effect of hormone therapy. Below are six herbs that may transform exhaustion into vitality.

One of many reasons we “feel sick” and experience fatigue is due to elevated levels of pro-inflammatory factors. By lowering the levels of these damaging factors we can transform fatigue into well being, enhance vitality and quality of life and mitigate inflammation related pain.

Inflammation is a fact of cancer and contributes to one of the most common complaints of cancer patients and cancer survivors, Cancer Related Fatigue, a distressing and persistent sense of physical and emotional tiredness as well as reduced mental clarity and alertness. Cancer survivors complain of inability to focus and concentrate, poor memory, inability to think clearly as well as sadness and depression, symptoms of Chemo Brain

Cancer Fatigue is a common side effect experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing hormone therapy.

Studies have shown that Cancer Fatigue is linked to increased levels of two inflammatory molecules produced by our cells: Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNFa) and Interleukin 6 (IL-6). Increased inflammation contributes to a sense of malaise, lethargy, muscle tenderness and evenLowering TNFa and IL-6 also have been shown to decrease depression and lethargy. Here are six potent herbal medicines, supported by research which demonstrates a decrease these pro-inflammatory factors. You can reduce fatigue, lower disease progression and have less anxiety about recurrence.

SIX HERBAL MEDICINES and FIVE SPICES FOR RELIEF OF CANCER FATIGUE and INFLAMMATION

Research shows that the following herbs and spices lower TNFa and IL6 and can improve normal inflammatory function and relieve symptoms associated with Cancer Related Fatigue.

1. Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) one of the great medicinal mushrooms of Chinese Medicine traditionally used in many anti cancer and immune modulating formulas. New research demonstrates its ability to lower TNFa and IL6, thus improving Cancer Fatigue.

2. Resveratrol a plant constituent found in red and purple grapes and concentrated from the herb Polygonum cuspidatum. Studies show that Resveratrol is able to turn on genes in the cell linked to longevity and immune function. Immune regulation includes this ability to turn off genes that create inflammation.

3. Astragalus Root is a well known Chinese Herb traditionally used to support vitality and is found in many anti cancer and immune modulating formulas. Astragalus root is often added to soups to for its nourishing and healing properties.

4. Milk Thistle Seed Extract Milk Thistle has been used traditionally not only for its value in enhancing normal inflammation function. It has also been used traditionally to support normal liver detoxification function, lowering our body burden of toxic chemicals which is also linked to tiredness, fatigue and a loss of well being.

5. Ginseng Root (Panax Ginseng) is a well known Chinese botanical medicine used for centuries for its restorative properties. Modern science has demonstrated its ability to lower TNFa and IL6, linked to improved energy and relief from these causes of cancer fatigue.

6. Schizandra, The Fruit of Five Flavors, one of the great tonics of Chinese Medicine not only lowers causes of inflammation, but is also rich in plant anti-oxidants which also protect our cells and our genes (DNA) from damage. Reducing DNA damage and protecting our genes is one of the primary ways to limit cancer.

The Pharmacy in Your Kitchen You can also fight cancer in the kitchen by using culinary spices and herbs that also lower Pro-Inflammatory TNFa and IL6. Such an Anti-Cancer Anti-Inflammatory diet might also include the liberal use of oregano, rosemary, garlic, tumeric, ginger and green tea also rich in cell protective anti-oxidants.

Herbal Medicines may be made into tea or taken as herbal extracts or herbal powders dissolved into water or taken in capsules and tablets. Always consult with a health care provider knowledgeable in the safe and appropriate use of herbal medicines. Using high quality pharmaceutical grade herbal medicines is the best way to insure expected results. Be patient. Herbal medicines work in the rhythm of nature. It takes several weeks to yield sustainable changes.

If you are concerned about unhealthy levels of inflammatory factors in your body, you can ask your doctor to measure not only TNFa and IL6 as well as CRP (C Reactive Protein). After you have incorporated foods and herbs that support healthy levels of these inflammation factors and lowered your intake of pro-inflammatory foods, you can retest to see how well you are doing.

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Another version of this article is published in the Healthy Living Section of the Huffington Post