Diet Drinks! My feeble attempt to cut calories and lose weight! Probably one of the biggest mistakes I’ve ever made. I consumed on average a 2 liter bottle of diet drink each day. I was ignorantly poisoning my body with toxic levels of aspartame which began to effect my health. Not only did it make me crave carbs which made me gain more weight, but over time I developed two auto-immune diseases which I credit with in-taking such a mega-dose of toxins.
My Mother called me one day and read an article to me about the dangers of aspartame and my reply was “Well you’re gonna’ die from something”! Not knowing then how true that statement was and I was well on my way if I didn’t stop. After years of living in constant pain, I decided to give it a try and within three days of stopping aspartame I could sleep better and was beginning to actually feel better. It wasn’t easy coming off aspartame! I had withdrawals and could tell I was actually addicted to this substance. I had relapse dreams like someone who was coming off of drugs. I would wake up in a panic thinking I had drank a glass of soda. It was crazy! Please do yourself a favor and do the research and make up your own mind about aspartame! I know how it affected me and many others from all the research I’ve done.
One last note: Dieting was much easier after this toxin was out of my system. I didn’t crave carbs as I did when I previously dieted and it made my lifestyle change almost effortless. Please do the research! Just type in the word “Aspartame” in your search engine and you will have hours of life changing information at your finger tips.
*Please note: I am not a medical professional! This is my story and what worked for me.
Melinda Walker 
I am so glad you are doing this and I’m do very proud of you , you have always been a beautiful person and we love you , thanks again , your other mother Linda .
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Thank you for the encouragement Linda! It’s been quite a journey but I’m almost to the finish line! Love you!
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Thanks for sharing Melinda. I feel strongly about the way foods and drinks we consume affect our bodies. I don’t eat a perfect diet, but try hard not too buy too many processed food and soft drinks are not something we buy at our house. It’s a rare occasion when we consume them. I used to get sick a lot when I lived in GA and even in my early days in Aus. I rarely get sick these days and neither do my family. I believe it’s because of the way we eat. Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables and very little processed food and preservatives.
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Thank you for your comment! Eliminating as many processed foods from our diet is great progress in my eyes. People don’t realize how we can heal our own bodies with proper nutrition.
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Proud of you Melinda! And yes we absolutely hate aspartame, it is a silent killer to America.
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