Ep 019: Can Artificial Sweeteners Cause Leaky Gut?

Are you avoiding sugar but drinking diet soda and making low carb sweet treats with sugar substitutes? Depending on your use of artificial sweeteners you might be doing more harm that good in your quest to avoid sugar or

stick with your low carb diet. Research has shown that consumption of artificial sweeteners, including some processed forms of s tevia can irritate your gut lining and kill your good gut bacteria. In this episode Doc J discusses what’s in these artificial sweeteners that are irritating your gut, killing your good bacteria and causing leaky gut symptoms.

Resources From This Episode:
•Dr. Osborne’s Artificial Sweeteners Toxic Effects Blog Post
• Splenda Alters Gut Microflora
• Gut Bug Alteration by Artificial Sweeteners
• Xylitol
• The Scoop on Stevia
• Could your protein powder be making you fat?

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