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  STORY AT-A-GLANCE New evidence shows artificial sweeteners can change beneficial bacteria in your gut into pathogens that attach, invade and penetrate the intestinal wall, potentially contributing to inflammation, infection and sepsis Artificial sweeteners are advertised as zero-calorie options to help reduce weight and lower the risk of diabetes. However, studies have linked these to an increased risk of diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome Animal studies demonstrate artificial sweeteners damage the DNA in healthy gut bacteria, increase the risk of early death, affect neurobehavioral health and may trigger liver damage Consider alternatives for low-calorie artificial sweeteners and sugar, including stevia, Lo Han Kuo and allulose After years of investigation about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, I wrote my book, “Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health,” and published it in 2006. Since then I’ve been warning about the ever-...

  Hello everyone and natural health Nation -      Well we finally got some rain and now I’m beginning to wonder if we could turn it back off. It seems we're never happy - ha. I was surprised to see that the ground had dried out that much in a fairly short amount of time but with the rain we had this weekend, everything should be good for quite a while. I was happy to see the grass and everything green back up and the corn and beans are just growing like mad. We were working out in the rain on Saturday to finish some jobs and it was nice that it was warm. I'm sure we'll get lots of sunshine as the summer progresses and probably need more rain at some point too.      The article I'm sending along today looks at what happens to the human body when you eat processed foods. This is a problem during the summer when everyone gets into vacation mode and doesn't eat nearly as well as they did in the Spring. It's one of our problems in o...