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Artificial Sweeteners Toxic to Gut Microbes


Piney

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1 minute ago, XenoFish said:

I get heartburn way more than I ever used too. 

I was diagnosed with GERD, but since having my gallbladder removed, it rarely happens.  I was told by the doctor who did my surgery that a lot of times people are diagnosed with GERD due to their gallbladder issues.  

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I also wonder how much sweeteners contribute to skin conditions as well as stomach problems. A guy I work with slugs energy drinks all day and he has bad eczema

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4 minutes ago, tcgram said:

I was diagnosed with GERD, but since having my gallbladder removed, it rarely happens.  I was told by the doctor who did my surgery that a lot of times people are diagnosed with GERD due to their gallbladder issues.  

My dad had it too but his gallbladder had already been removed. We never could figure out why he had it because he was always careful with his diet and never used any artificial anything if he could help it. He was a tea drinker and didn't use milk or sugar in it either

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3 hours ago, XenoFish said:

I appreciate the advice, but I just want to eat. I'm so freaking hunger all the time. I miss having a good meal, it's nothing but soup now and the occasional ramen (no favor pack), because that's all I can handle. Last time I had real honey it cost $15 a jar, mixed it with bragg's apple cider vinegar and water. This problem killed my grandmother even after 3 major surgeries, figure it'll take me too. 

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this...it's not fair and I hope you find out what's causing it and can clear it up

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Just now, Jenn8779 said:

I'm so sorry you are dealing with this...it's not fair and I hope you find out what's causing it and can clear it up

This has been a problem since December 6th 2016, my birthday ironically.<_<

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Just now, XenoFish said:

This has been a problem since December 6th 2016, my birthday ironically.<_<

Your birthday?! That's just straight up wrong!

Not to pry but was this time frame a start for a stressful period? Was reading not long ago on long term effects of stress and it's not good

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14 minutes ago, Jenn8779 said:

My dad had it too but his gallbladder had already been removed. We never could figure out why he had it because he was always careful with his diet and never used any artificial anything if he could help it. He was a tea drinker and didn't use milk or sugar in it either

Genetics and chance. Sometimes people get problems no matter how healthy they are

 

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3 minutes ago, Jenn8779 said:

Your birthday?! That's just straight up wrong!

Not to pry but was this time frame a start for a stressful period? Was reading not long ago on long term effects of stress and it's not good

Stressful period started in November of 2012, my grandmother died. Then a bunch of personal stuff happened, my wife developed ovarian cancer about 2 years after that and is still receiving treatments. I woke up at 3 am with severe abdominal pain. Thought I need to use the bathroom, or I had terrible gas. Pain subsided till I went to work and it almost doubled, thought it was my appendix. Went to the hospital, blood work was fine, got microwaved and told I had diverticulitis. The very thing that killed my grandma. I ate a diet for divers but the pain still came and went.  

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Just now, spartan max2 said:

Genetics and chance. Sometimes people get problems no matter how healthy they are

 

Well he did make it to 94.... I'm just hoping his genetics mean I get that lucky

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1 minute ago, XenoFish said:

Stressful period started in November of 2012, my grandmother died. Then a bunch of personal stuff happened, my wife developed ovarian cancer about 2 years after that and is still receiving treatments. I woke up at 3 am with severe abdominal pain. Thought I need to use the bathroom, or I had terrible gas. Pain subsided till I went to work and it almost doubled, thought it was my appendix. Went to the hospital, blood work was fine, got microwaved and told I had diverticulitis. The very thing that killed my grandma. I ate a diet for divers but the pain still came and went.  

I am so sorry for your loss and also what your wife has been through! Now the stomach issues as well.... even if stress isn't the major factor I'm sure it isn't helping. 

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7 hours ago, Jenn8779 said:

I use a lot of local honey but it's getting harder to find up in my area once local farmers markets close after the season.... any recommendations for the winter in NJ?

Harvey's on Rt. 77 in Pittsgrove. It is a little hike for you but they sell big containers. The honey from the hives on the bogs is sometimes poisonous because the bees gather pollen from the rhododendrons and they don't sell it. That's why it's scarcer up by you.

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15 hours ago, third_eye said:

Ever tried Soy milk in hot coffee ?

The Ellis-Benke study said we can eat soy because a combination of genetics,  it's often fermented and because of the amount of fish we eat. In a Gaijin diet it's no good. I've been avoiding soy except when I fry eel. 

You can't have fried eel without teriyaki sauce.... :yes:

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8 hours ago, XenoFish said:

I get heartburn way more than I ever used too. 

Liver, gall bladder digestive system is all tied and regulated by your microbiome. Everything was giving me heartburn and I spent half the day on the can for the first 6 months I was out of prison. I just started sucking down raw goat milk and fresh yogurt from one of the Mexicans I knew.

Were they Monster energy drinks you were drinking? 

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3 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

Amp energy drinks. 

Ack, you stopped listening to your body or you never did. 

No "woo" involved just a certain level of sensitivity but when you are a real martial artist ( not that American crap) your sensitive to your body's need due to hyper alertness. I knew what was going on the last few months in prison when my rheumatic arthritis started going crazy and my body started rejecting the prison milk.  The prison doctor there thought I had developed Crohns  and I did develop celiacs. My legs would swell up so painfully I was dragging myself around my ruined farmhouse by my elbows and I would force my mounted trooper boots on because I couldn't even stand in sneaker,  so I could go out for food.

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2 minutes ago, Piney said:

Ack, you stopped listening to your body or you never did. 

No "woo" involved just a certain level of sensitivity but when you are a real martial artist ( not that American crap) your sensitive to your body's need due to hyper alertness. I knew what was going on the last few months in prison when my rheumatic arthritis started going crazy and my body started rejecting the prison milk.  The prison doctor there thought I had developed Crohns  and I did develop celiacs. My legs would swell up so painfully I was dragging myself around my ruined farmhouse by my elbows and I would force my mounted trooper boots on because I couldn't even stand in sneaker,  so I could go out for food.

My body has been addicted to sugar and caffeine since I was a baby, I listened to my body and the cravings are very hard wired into me. I have tried and failed way too many times to count to break this habit. 

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3 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

My body has been addicted to sugar and caffeine since I was a baby, I listened to my body and the cravings are very hard wired into me. I have tried and failed way too many times to count to break this habit. 

I was always given caffeine for my migraines but my grandparents and uncle denied me sugar because it doesn't mix with our genes. By the time I was a adult sugar was gross. 

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4 minutes ago, Piney said:

I was always given caffeine for my migraines but my grandparents and uncle denied me sugar because it doesn't mix with our genes. By the time I was a adult sugar was gross. 

Sugar vs. Cocaine

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1 minute ago, XenoFish said:

I know all about dopamine. I know a full blown addict who went from junk food to porn to coke. I volunteered at a Indian Center in the Ghetto. Addiction was as common as a cold. 

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1 minute ago, Piney said:

I know all about dopamine. I know a full blown addict who went from junk food to porn to coke. I volunteered at a Indian Center in the Ghetto. Addiction was as common as a cold. 

My point was that sugar is more addictive than cocaine and it's in nearly everything we eat. Not everyone can get fresh from the farm foods. 

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3 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

My point was that sugar is more addictive than cocaine and it's in nearly everything we eat. Not everyone can get fresh from the farm foods. 

I know, I only grocery shop at Aldis. The only thing fresh is the wild stuff I gather and tomatoes. I don't eat corn. If the whiteman didn't kill us. It would have. 

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36 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

My point was that sugar is more addictive than cocaine and it's in nearly everything we eat. Not everyone can get fresh from the farm foods. 

My point is you have to knock that inflammation down. Check your veggies, eat nothing with oxalic acid in it. No onions. No red meat.  Olive oil and tumeric every day. 

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12 hours ago, Piney said:

Something in the back of my mind always said they were bad news and I gave people hell about drinking energy drinks since they came out. 

When people use to ask me what was the best diet, I would say "eat right" and stay away from the trash.

yeah it´s not very good to live on the see food diet, I eat what I see...   I once was on the LCHF diet and lost 12kg in two months  but since it also contains  much diary products i noticed that I started to feel sick and the problem is that you can be lactose sensitive without being lactose intolerant and it doesn´t have to show on the test, in the end I had to cut down on the diary products and is now eating some sort of LCHF variant lots of vegetables !!! my weight also changed to the better when started to practise martial arts.

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15 hours ago, Piney said:

Harvey's on Rt. 77 in Pittsgrove. It is a little hike for you but they sell big containers. The honey from the hives on the bogs is sometimes poisonous because the bees gather pollen from the rhododendrons and they don't sell it. That's why it's scarcer up by you.

Thank you! I'd rather make the hike honestly. And I never thought about the possibility of poison from the pollen. Thanks for that warning too! 

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