A few years ago, as part of a doctor suggested effort to cut back on sweets, I started drinking tea with splenda several times a day. My health deteriorated for several months until I thought I was going to die and I was ready to go. I couldn't drive. I had panic attacks. I was easily disoriented. I could not exercise. Sleep was difficult. Then, minutes after getting a brain MRI searching for an aneurysm or tumor, I sat down and had a cup of tea (mixed with splenda) and my wife watched me "melt" before her eyes.
After this discovery I stopped using that crap and within a day many of the worst symptoms disappeared. Now, two years later, I have almost fully recovered. A small setback occurred when I used "Airborne" in an attempt to stave off a possible cold. My wife then again witnessed me become a zombie. We were mystified until we read the small print and saw that it contains sucralose (aka splenda). Then it all made sense and she became a believer too.
I think splenda/sucralose is a neurotoxin. The USFDA and other countries made a mistake when they approved it for use as a food additive. Their procedures are inadequate to protect the public health and often more serve corporate interests. Splenda is becoming more commonplace and is often poorly indicated on labels if it is labeled at all. I don't know what the labeling requirements for it are in the US.
I could go on and on about this stuff. Using splenda cost me two years of good health. I know that I am not the only one who has had problems with it.
For more information see
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If you have had an adverse reaction to a food additive like sucralose you can report it to the USFDA
here.
I'd like to know how many other people have reported adverse reactions from using splenda to the FDA. If anyone knows how to get that information please leave me a comment.
