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Originally Posted by iMind
Just wondering cause you seem like you're very fit, and health wise..
have you considered while reading this thread, that perhaps you'd see a major increase in stamina and the gains you're already making if you cut some of the chemicals out of your diet?
You seem eager to shoot a chemical into your body for the gains and rejuvenation, has it crossed your mind that cutting out the chems might provide this to you?
Just a thought.. but maybe you'd run that 10 miles faster, and have more energy left over after? possible ?
I invite you to try it for a month .. last week we all read you make tons of money lol, so clearly you can afford the organic and high quality foods, what do you have to lose? |
I never used to consume Aspartame, I always drank regular soda. I pretty much cut all sugars out of my diet though, so I have a package of Splenda with my morning cup of coffee and I'll sometimes have a diet Soda or ice tea.
Frankly, I slam a massive amount of chemicals in to my body. If I didn't take so much Ibuprofren, for instance, I probably couldn't walk most of the time. I'm a big believer in a better life through science. You'd better believe I'm considering theurpeutic HGH therapy, for instance.
I mean, if you got Pneumonia (a naturally occuring disease) I bet you'd happily take antibiotics to fix that. You probably wouldn't even think twice about it.
You have to understand, that the over whelming amount of data actually points to artificial sweetners, in small doses, being completely safe for you. You're right that some professionals, and I'll admit more and more, seem to disagree. The situation is simply not as clear cut as you'd have us believe. There's no clear evidence tha Aspartame is as you say a poison.
I am sort of busting your balls in this thread though, because of course like anything else, moderation is key. Even water can be toxic to your system if you have too much. I certainly don't advocate drinking 2L of diet coke a day. Although, if you absolutely _HAVE_ to drink 2L of soda, and you can't make yourself stop, I'd still argue better the Aspartame than the sugar. The complications of obescity _ARE_ well documented and very real.
Anyway, really to each their own. I personally consume up to about 5000 calories a day with the majority of that being chicken, fish, sweet potato, brown rice, low sugar whole wheat breads and vegetables. I consider a diet soda an indulgence. Sometimes you have to reward yourself.