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AMA History, Splenda, Aspirin, Niacin Flush, and the A1C Blood Test
By Walt "dr health" Edwards

The American Medical Association (AMA) was dictatorially led for the first half of the 20th century by Dr. George H. Simmons and his protege Dr. Morris Fishbein. Simmons and Fishbein both served as general manager of the organization and as editor of its journal, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

In 1899, Simmons began a 25-year reign as head of the AMA. It was a weak organization with little money and little respect from the general public. Simmons came up with the idea to transform the AMA into a big business by granting the AMA's "seal of approval" to certain drug companies that placed large and frequent ads in JAMA. Advertising revenue increased substantially, from $34,000 in 1899 to $150,000 in 1909. Critics of the AMA have called their seal-of-approval program nothing but a form of extortion, since the AMA did no testing of any products.

In 1924, Simmons was forced out of the AMA due to the many scandals swirling around him. His replacement, Morris Fishbein, a medical doctor who never practiced medicine, was a specialist in publicity and the media. Shortly after he became head of the AMA, he wrote several books sharply critical of medical practices that were not AMA approved. He called chiropractic a "malignant tumor," and he considered osteopathy and homeopathy "cults." Fishbein also extended Simmons's idea for the AMA seal of approval to foods, and by including a significant amount of advertising from food and tobacco companies, he was able to make the AMA and himself even richer.

Splenda is a Drug

If there were a contest for the best example of total disregard for human life the victor would be McNeil Nutritionals - makers of Splenda(TM). McNeil Nutritionals is the undisputed drug-pushing champion for disguising their drug Splenda as a sweetener. McNeil learned from aspartame and saccharine pushers that if a drug tastes sweet then let the masses eat it in their cake. First though, you have to create a facade of natural health. Millions of diabetics (and non-diabetics) blindly eat sucralose under the trade name Splenda in place of real sugar (sucrose).

Splenda is not as harmless as McNeil wants you to believe. A mixture of sucralose, maltodextrine and dextrose (a detrimental simple sugar), each of the not-so-splendid Splenda ingredients has downfalls. Stevia is a much better alternative and it is a natural sweetener.

The main artificial sweeteners used in the US today are saccharin, aspartame and sucralose. They're sold under the brand names Sweet N' Low, NutraSweet, and Splenda, respectively. All of these are artificially produced chemicals. Saccharin is derived from coal tar, aspartame from amino acids, and sucralose from substituting chlorine for oxygen on the sucrose molecule. If you look around on the web, you'll find horror stories about all these sweeteners.

Commonly, people report physical symptoms they experienced -- restless legs, head aches, ringing in the ears, nausea, and hives -- that went away when they eliminated the sweeteners from their diet. Others claim that these sweeteners cause severe chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis or systemic lupus, Still others comment on toxic "chemical cousins" of the sweeteners, implying that the same toxicity may apply to the sweetener. For example, sucralose is chemically related to organochlorines, many of which are, in fact, extremely toxic (think dioxin).

Here's my take on artificial sweeteners, just avoiding them or at least minimizing their use. They are man-made chemicals. There's no need for any of these in our diet. They're called non-nutritive sweeteners for a reason.

Your Habits May Be The Cause Of Your Poor Health

Genetics are usually blamed. However, poor health passed down through generations is due to sharing similar lifestyle habits. Those that share similarities in habits also share the same health - bad or good. And those who make the same lifestyle changes experience equivalent changes in health - regardless of genetics.

What About Aspirin?

Contrary to popular belief, Bayer did not "invent" Aspirin. Mother Nature did with the White Willow tree and it's safer than the drug.Ê The side effects of Aspirin are so severe that they can cause a higher death rate relative to the populations who do not take it.(1) Each year, a grossly underestimated 7600 deaths and 76,000 hospitalizations occur in the United States from use of Aspirin and other NSAIDS like Motrin, Aleve, and Celebrex. Only about 10% of deaths caused by NSAIDS are reported. Death by drugs is usually attributed to the patient being either too sick or too old.

What About The Niacin Flush?

It is beneficial in that it relaxes the smooth muscles in the mid-size arteries causing the blood vessels to relax and dilate. This expands the width of the blood vessels and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cells while increasing waste product removal from the cells.

The Niacin flush may result in a warm, tingling, reddening of the skin which may last 15 to 45 minutes. In rare cases a rash or other mild side effects which disappear by lowering the dose or discontinuing use. A complete B complex should always be used when taking Niacin which is B-3. It is also a good idea to be taken with a meal. Remember B and C vitamins are water soluble and should be taken more than once a day.

What Is Vitamin K?

It is absolutely essential to build strong bones and helps promote heart and immune health. This little-known vitamin may be one of the keys to fighting the signs of aging. Plus, it's a strong antioxidant.

Why Is The Hemoglobin A1C Blood Test Important?Ê

Glycation is the chemical reaction between sugar and amino acids in your blood. The product of this reaction is a life-threatening compound known as an Advanced-Glycated End Product (AGE Product). To measure how much glycation you have, doctors and nutritionists look at hemoglobin A1C - yours is off the charts! Increased A1C can be used to measure how much damage your body has suffered from the "lost blood sugar." Uncontrolled, the AGE Products will elicit fatigue, depression, blurred vision/blindness, joint pain (osteoarthritis) and heart disease. It usually covers a blood sugar count for an average three month period. Readings below 6.5 are better than higher amounts. Check with your doctor for details.

Thought For The Day: When thoughts are properly nourished and internalized, they will become a reality in your world of form. Your thoughts are extremely powerful and can directly affect your health and well-being! Negative thoughts are just as powerful as positive thoughts. Wishing you wonderful, positive thoughts for a healthy day!

Have a great day!

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