Suggestion: Avoid aspartame at all costs

Ideas for implementation

• Avoid using aspartame (eg. Nutrasweet, Equal, etc)
• Avoid any foods or drinks containing aspartame (eg. certain "fat free" products, certain "sugar free" products, diet pops, Crystal Light and Koolaid, sugar free gums)
• Look closely at medications, both active and inactive ingredients (may only list contains phenylalanine)
• Explore the use of an alternative natural sweeteners , read more in "The Guide to Healthy Eating"

Recommended Reading and Watching(Click title to order)

Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, by Russel L. Blaylock, M.D.

Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World DVD

Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet, and the FDA May Be Hazardous to Your Health, by Joseph Mercola and Kendra Degen Pearsall

Aspartame (Nutrasweet): Is It Safe?, by H.J. Roberts, M.D.