For those of you looking to cut out sugar, I BEG you, please, please, PLEASE avoid Aspartame... it's fucking poison (and only one of MANY that the FDA turns a blind eye to in deference to the petro-chemical cartel and all their money).
The Standard American Diet ("SAD" - how fitting!) is a killer. Between the crap the supermarkets sell as "food," vaccination, and the overprescription of antibiotics and other pharmaceutical meds, our bodies and autoimmune systems are under such a chemical burden and that it's no wonder there's been an alarming rise in all sorts of diseases.
I've learned quite a bit over the past couple of years (some of you might recall that I was VERY sick a few years ago -- in fact, my illness and the treatment thereof is how I had time to start building porn sites), and have been able to not only lose weight, I've also stopped taking the prescription drugs I was told I'd have to take for the rest of my life for Crohn's Disease. I've not been very diligent in posting all my sources, but fortunately, one of my girlfriends has links to many of the same information. If you're interested, check out
http://www.metafusium.com and get informed! Be warned, however... you may end up throwing out nearly everything in your cabinets (I did -- it was great. I have more room now!).
It's not only what we put through our digestive systems that is harmful, either. Shampoos, soaps, lotions, shaving cream, toothpaste, deodorant... nearly every personal hygiene product on the shelves of your local supermarket is literally brimming with things that are considered poisonous.
What pisses me off is that the drug companies and the FDA are leading Americans to believe that their chemicals and poisons are ok, and that even the side-effects are acceptable. And YET, nature's remedies like herbs, which have been effective for THOUSANDS of years, are made to look suspect and dangerous. And Americans fall for it. They don't mind risking "headache, diarrhea, sexual side effects or depression" in order to take Prozac or Paxil... but GOD FORBID they look to St. John's Wort for the alleviation of symptoms.
Better Living Through Chemistry -- MY ASS!!!
Oh, and I'm horribly behind in my "Healing Adventures" health blog, but it's here:
http://justrox.com/yl/ if anyone's feeling voyeuristic
