Artificial Sugar

Stevia – The Dark Side of This Natural Sweetener

Dr. Linda J. Dobberstein, DC, Board Certified in Clinical Nutrition Sweet taste without the guilt, sumptuous pleasure, zero-calorie, keto or paleo friendly are terms often used with sugar substitutes like stevia. Stevia has gained substantial popularity as a natural no-calorie sweetener in the last several years. Do you ever wonder how stevia affects your body

The Truth on Artificial Sweeteners

No getting around it, we Americans have a sweet tooth. Most of us eat the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar a day. True, you’re probably not sucking on sugar cubes throughout the day, but you are probably downing more than your fair share of sugary cereals, snacks, sodas, ice cream .. and the list goes on