I am writing for my husband. We have been married 15 years. When we met he started drinking diet sodas. And exclusively so. I don’t drink sodas. Since then he has gained 70 lbs., even though we eat the same basically. I do a lot of cooking. He also complains of muscle and tendon aches, and always passes it as “old age”. Ridiculous, I have always felt 25.
He has a lot of other subtle problems. Also he always wakes up in the middle of the night to drink water. He’s been off sodas now for almost 2 weeks, and has stopped getting up at night to drink water. Also he’s not achy any more. We will see this year how many more symptoms go away (By the way he saw 2 Neurologists who thought he was trying to get disability or just faking it!!).
I am so thankful to find this site as well as the responses from people who voice the same problems as my husband. Also, the only other product that is bothersome is when we eat out at oriental restaurants, and the MSG manifested itself in immediate scary symptoms: chest tightness, head tightness, headache, and trouble sleeping. I thought he would have to go to the emergency ward! Chemicals and pesticides and unnatural substances can pose a real silent danger to many people. Being a dental hygienist, I have seen such a rise in health issues, and young people getting cancer. Just like cigarettes, people should be informed and let them make their own choices.