As we prepare ourselves for our first weekend at the New School of Nutritional Medicine, we know the timing is just right, the information, the curriculum is spot on and people are ready. Today in one of the tabloid newspapers in England, The Daily Mail known more as the Daily Fail, decided to share about the recent research published in the British Medical Journal.
Here is the conclusion…
“The findings from this large scale prospective cohort study suggest a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose) and increased cardiovascular disease risk. Artificial sweeteners are present in thousands of food and beverage brands worldwide, however they remain a controversial topic and are currently being re-evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority, the World Health Organisation, and other health agencies.”
Here is the link to the original article
https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2022-071204
Aspartame is a toxin
Aspartame is one of the most widely used chemicals as an artificial sweetener worldwide.
ASPARTAME plays havoc with the microbiomeWhen you hear the word microbiome, you probably think of the gut. Fair enough, it gets most of the attention. But what if we told you that microbes are not just hanging out 'down under'? They are everywhere. There is the oral microbiome living in your mouth, the skin microbiome covering every inch of your body, the urogenital microbiome, the lung microbiome, and, of course, the celebrity of the microbial world, the gut microbiome. These tiny organisms are not unwanted guests infact, truth be known, we are their guests. They are part of you, which helps keep you alive.…this in itself should be enough for the health agencies to make some radical changes but this will only change when people vote with their ‘pockets’.
The nation has supposedly cut down on the sugar but replaced it with chemicals that impact an organ (the microbiome) in such a way that in itself can result in the metabolicMetabolism is not a calorie-burning furnace that sits somewhere near your belly button, deciding whether you can fit into last year's jeans. Metabolism is the set of chemical processes taking place inside your body every second of every day, keeping you alive. syndrome pretty much leading to all manner of dis-eases such as heart dis-ease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimers, etc. We are ‘replacing one dis-ease with several more’.
Aspartame itself can create an imbalance in the GABA – Glutamate balance. GABA is a calming neurotransmitter and glutamate is an excitatory one.
What sort of health issues can we see with an increase in aspartame intake?
- anxiety
- migrainesA migraine is a neurological condition characterised by recurrent attacks of moderate-to-severe headache, often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, sound, and smells, as well as visual disturbances known as aura. Whilst many people think of migraines as simply a bad headache, they are actually considered a disorder of the nervous system. There are several different types of migraine, including migraine with aura, migraine without aura, vestibular migraine (where dizziness and balance problems dominate), ocular migraine, menstrual migraine, and chronic migraine.
- gut issues
- aggravation of ADHD
- aggravation of ADD
- agression
- nervous system dis-eases like MS
Metabolism of aspartame can result in stimulation of what is known as at the NMDA receptors.
This can result in ‘excitatory’ behaviour or symptoms which further get stimulated by the action of glutamate in the body…so we have this supra stimulation ‘thing going on’ with the GABA-glutamate balance tipping over to the wrong side.
What about dementia and stroke and aspartame?
This article is worth a read https://depts.washington.edu/…/pdf/soda-and-stroke.pdf
What about memory and oxidative stress on the brain and aspartame?
Here is another article http://www.europeanreview.org/…/uploads/2092-2101.pdf
What about Multiple Sclerosis and aspartame?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/…/pii/S2213879X16000171
Is it true that those who consume diet drinks have a higher incidence of metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes? Yet again here is another article…..
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660468/
If your child’s school science nutrition classes are not sharing this science, then it is not science, it is an out-dated school curriculum.
Is sugar better then?
The issue we have at hand is that people have become ‘addicted’ to fast food, to refined carbohydrates, to sugar. Fast food provides that ‘quick’ fix. But the healthy option is to slowly wean off these stimulants.
At the New School Of Nutritional Medicine we recognise this behaviour, we see it in clinic, that ‘DIEt’ culture, that vicious cycle, that 21st century ‘speed’. This is where the integrated curriculum works the magic, the coaching skills are a vital part of this nutrition diploma course if we are to support our clients in this ‘day and age’.
The science is out there, it just needs to be shared. At the New School our curriculum is science based. The science is shared in a practical format, with a focus on the learning style of our students.
Do you want to train as an integrated nutritional therapist?
We have blended in life coaching skills with nutritional medicine, the first ‘alternative’ training institute of this kind and we have included rapid relief homeopathy into our informative and exciting curriculum.
Fancy joining? Ready for a change? Ready to change lives?
This Integrated nutrition diploma course is:
- A part time 2 year diploma course
- Fully accredited
- One weekend a month
- LIVE online for those out side a 75 mile radius of London
- In person in London in the beautiful grounds of Regent’s University
- Fun, interactive, 21st century relevant, as well as rigorous
- Preparing practitioners for what is to come in the world of medicine
The world needs 21st century practitioners!
TO WHOLE-ness
From the team at The New School Of Nutritional Medicine
Learn about the Founder & Principal of the New School of Nutritional Medicine, Dr Khush Mark PhD HERE.
