Toxic Splenda Essentials Falsely Marketed to Health-Conscious Consumers

Executed as a tactic to trick consumers, the Corn Refiners Association in 2010 decided to rename high-fructose corn syrup to ‘corn sugar’ as it would appear on food labels. The change was contrived by the organizations in response to millions of consumers recognizing the negative health consequences associated with the ingredient. Now, another sinister product is being marketed to the public differently, also because millions of consumers are recognizing the harm surrounding its consumption.

Splenda has been sold as a no calorie sweetener for years, and for years those who use it have been suffering from health consequences. Sucralose, sold under the brand name Splenda, is nothing but chlorinated sugar. While sugar itself is leading to numerous health complications, chlorine is employed as a biocide in bleach, disinfectants, and insecticides. Needless to say, consuming this chlorocarbon is ruining your health.

Instead of Splenda rightfully discontinuing their toxic creation, they have decided to make it sound even better for consumers. Splenda Essentials, a product being pushed on ‘health-conscious’ individuals, is packed full of vitamins and nutrients such as B vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber. Unfortunately, you would need to consume inconceivable amounts for any positive health impact. Even if you were to benefit at all from the added vitamins, you are still consuming the highly toxic sucralose.

According to a Duke University study, Splenda has been shown to cause digestive imbalance by altering the microflora in the intestine while exerting other adverse effects. Nearly 200 studies have been conducted on Splenda, but only 10 percent (15 studies) looked at safety. 13 of those studies were funded by the creators of Splenda.

In “The Lethal Science of Splenda, a Poisonous Chlorocarbon,” Dr. Bowen explains how chlorocarbons like sucralose can cause cancer, birth defects, and immune system destruction. He goes on to say:

“Any chlorocarbons not directly excreted from the body intact can cause immense damage to the processes of human metabolism and, eventually, our internal organs. The liver is a detoxification organ which deals with ingested poisons. Chlorocarbons damage the hepatocytes, the liver’s metabolic cells, and destroy them.”

Unfortunately there is a high chance that you could fall victim to these negative health consequences even if you don’t use Splenda. Sucralose has been shown to be contaminating much of the nations waste water, surface water, and ground water. To determine the degree of its presence, researchers analyzed water samples from 19 US drinking water treatment plants (DWTP) which serve more than 28 million people. Sucralose was found in source water of 15 out of 19 water samples, finished water of 13 out of 17, and distribution system water of 8 out of 12.

Are you Rusting from the inside out?

From UltraPrevention


Many of you may be taking antioxidants, but do you know why? The reason is to reduce rust, or oxidation. This concept is confusing; oxygen is good, or isn't it? Yes, it’s true we need oxygen to live and breathe........

................... and yet oxygen itself can be damaging. What does our body use oxygen for? - to make energy. In the process of making this energy, however, oxygen molecules temporarily are changed into highly reactive molecules called free radicals that can cause damage to our cells. 

Our bodies normally produce their own natural antioxidants to protect us from these free radicals. The higher the amount of these free radicals, the more antioxidants are required to protect us from this damage. If our body’s natural antioxidants are depleted, oxidative damage occurs to our cells. Some everyday examples of oxidative damage include the rusting of metal (oxidation of iron), or the browning of a bitten apple when exposed to air.

When oxidation occurs in our cells, the result is damage to the structure and as a result, impairment of the function of these cells. Many disorders are characterized at least in part by oxidation including heart failure, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, liver and kidney disease, arthritis, cystic fibrosis, scleroderma, and even aging itself.

We can protect ourselves against oxidative damage in two main ways:

• 1) Reduce oxidative stress
• 2) increase our antioxidant stores.

There are several processes which lead to oxidative stress. This includes foremost the processing of food and energy production. This is the likely explanation for why several animal studies have shown that by simply reducing the calories eaten (not reducing the nutrients) substantially increases lifespan while greatly reducing the incidence of diseases typically associated with aging. A lower caloric intake results in less oxidative stress.

Another process which leads to oxidative stress is the process of detoxification and elimination of foreign substances from our bodies. This takes place to a large extent in our liver, although almost every organ is involved in detoxification at some level. Detoxification of even over-the-counter medications such as aspirin and acetaminophen can place added oxidative stress on organs such as the liver.

Although moderate exercise stimulates our bodies own antioxidant systems, excessive exercise can place additional oxidative stress on our system and may require additional antioxidant support.

Antioxidant supplements are not the final answer. Foods contain many natural antioxidants that work together in combination. Simply giving a single antioxidant in a vitamin capsule is not as effective as eating foods that contain many antioxidants, which work in concert together. Antioxidant-rich foods should supply the majority of our antioxidant needs. In cases of increased oxidative stress additional supplementation may be required. In that instance, these supplements should probably be given in combination. These supplemental antioxidants include Vitamins A, C, D, E, Co-Q-10, carotenoids and flavonoids, zinc, selenium, manganese, copper, glutathione and N-acetyl cysteine among others. New testing is also available to gain insight into your own levels of oxidative stress and antioxidant status.

Oxidative stress is one of several biochemical imbalances which can eventually lead to cellular and organ damage and ultimately aging or disease.

Please click on more of the Five Forces of Illness to learn more about the biochemical imbalances that represent the key to true prevention. 


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