SomaVeda® Uncomplicating Corona, The Good News and The Bad!

SomaVeda® Uncomplicating Corona, The Good News, and The Bad!

How and Why We (The World, The U.S.) are Vulnerable to Corona and Novel Viral and other pathogens and HOW TO FIX IT!

By Ajahn, Dr. Anthony B. James, Dean of the American College of Natural Medicine,  College of Ayurveda Medicine, Thai Yoga Center

New Updated! July 5th, 2023

The Bad News! So far, as of today… the risk of death associated with Covid exposure is proportional to complicating, underlying chronic, and or acute pre-existing issues. As I read through the numbers, I see the vast majority of morbid outcomes occur for those individuals who ALREADY have severe health issues before becoming infected… Remember that so many are surprised when people die because they didn’t consider the underlying, chronic diseases the patient was already dying or at risk of serious death!

Read the whole article…But then try to find a way to wrap your head around the idea that the greatest health risk of Covid-19 to you and everyone you know is underlying unresolved health issues and the chemical prescription drugs used to treat or control them!

Pre and Co-Morbidity! Coupled with poor nutrition and rampant malnutrition, a poor diet consisting of “Franken-foods” G.M.O., Artificial everything, anything, artificial sweeteners, outright malnutrition from common deficiencies of vitamins, minerals, Iodine, vitamin D, C, etc. Lack of grounding, lack of sunshine, lack of fresh air, lack or insufficient exercise including load bearing and aerobic, chronic dehydration, insufficient deep sleep, Chronic constipation, Chronic Diarrhea, Gut Dysbiosis, Pre and Pro-biotics out of balance, ELF/ EMF Harmful energy exposure, Radiation from Chornobyl and Fukushima… Don’t forget the many common Chemical Drugs/pharmaceuticals known to shut down critical immune system functions…

Add in a real infectious vector Corona… Well, you get the picture. It’s a perfect storm, and the big numbers start to make sense!

Add in a real infectious vector Corona… It’s a perfect storm, and the big numbers start to make sense!

The Good News! The solution? What we have been saying literally for the past 50 years. Concepts still appear “novel” to the mainstream medical community and industry. Concepts labeled at best C.A.M., i.e., complementary and alternative medicine practices, and at worst “Quackery.” Concepts such as Indigenous, traditional, Natural, and Holistic Medicine and Health practices reduce both the frequency, duration, and morality of over 90% of the underlying chronic and acute issues which contribute to mortality (Death), including “Physician” caused death by malpractice and prescribing of harmful chemical and toxic drugs.

These C.A.M. practices come by many names: Ayurveda, Traditional Thai Ayurveda- Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) including Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Yunani Medicine, Hilot Medicine, Naturopathy and Nature Cure Medicine, Monastic Medicine and or Religious Therapeutics, Native American Medicine, Herbology, Aromatherapy, Acupressure, Light therapy, P.E.M.F. (Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy), Homeopathy, Chelation Therapy, Nutrition Therapy, Health Coach, etc. These are all recognized by The Who, providing care for billions of people to some degree or another today. These all share that they provide relatively safe, predictable, and functional medicinal outcomes toward reducing or eliminating underlying chronic or acute health issues with little or NO risk of associated death. They share aims, for example, to KEEP YOU OUT OF THE Hospital, the emergency room.

More Good News! New Book!

Recovering Health Post SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Variant and or Vax & Booster: Dealing with and Protecting from Adverse reactions to Gene Modification (mRNA)- delivery systems with Informed Healing, Protection, and Recovery Advice (Update 03/02/2023)

Short Term, What Do I DO? Sixteen Helpful Suggestions from the Doctor!

What to do until or while waiting for an appointment for counseling or treatment protocol from your chosen provider?

1. In many states, “social Distancing” guidelines and restrictions have recently been found unconstitutional and not based on science or sound medical practice! Check your local and state guidelines to see the current status.
2. Do NOT wear a mask in public… It is not scientifically valid and, for many, causes far more harm than good! (See Video: Why are We Wearing Masks?) If you must wear a mask… Clean and re-sterilize your mask regularly: Wash with hot soapy water, rinse, and dry regularly at 130 degrees for at least 20 min. Spray with Colloidal Silver and let air dry. However! Do Not mistake this recommendation for a “Health Recommendation”! It is NOT! Wearing a Mask, any mask, for a prolonged time causes Hypoxia and oxygen starvation which begins immediately to cause harm…Watch this video… Truth Bombs! Rant #2: Why Are We Wearing Masks?
3. If you have a fever, Do Not Go Out… Do Not Socialize, and observe a voluntary stay at home. There are many reasons other than Corona to have a fever, but for the care of those you love, stay home if you have a fever. This should be common sense.
4. Wash Your Hands before and after each session… There are many guides to this now that everyone is an expert! If you are unsure if you’re doing it right… go to YouTube and search!
5. Stay Healthy, drink plenty of water, eat right, get rid of junk food, go outside, get plenty of sunshine, be happy, have some fun, enjoy your family and your pets!
6. Take your supplements! Now is not the time to be slack! If you need to order or restock, do so now, as delivery times could be slower. Take those minerals, Iodine, Vitamin C, D, and Zinc. Take your probiotics. Ask about our Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and Herbal Medicine support recommendations!
7. Manage your diabetes by eating a mostly plant-based diet. If necessary, take a fortified meal supplement with digestive enzymes.
8. Eat more Sprouts!
9. Use an Infrared Sauna or Infrared Lamp, Bio-Mat, etc.
10. DO NOT take any drug as protection AGAINST infection! Remember, ALL Chemical Drugs and or Vaccines have serious adverse effects! Don’t take any drug unless you know what those side effects, even death, are and are making an informed decision.
11. Obtain a Nebulizer for O2 therapy and or Colloidal Silver if needed.
12. Work on your emotional, mental, and/or psychiatric health and stay balanced! Use your B.E.T./ Tapping/E.F.T./ Energy Psychology to stay healthy and happy.
13. Let go of the minute-by-minute social diarrhea and endless news updates… Once you know what you’re dealing with and where the real risk comes from, that is your point of focus! One more statistic will NOT assist you in not becoming sick or dying of Corina!
14. Spend time with attractive and positive people! Phone, video, yelling over the fence! However, you can do it. Socializing is also a necessary part of an overall health plan.
15. Get real help for your pain issues! Back pain, neck pain, Knee pain… whatever it is, there is a C.A.M. Provider who can follow a safe protocol and treat your pain. Don’t suffer in silence because you don’t have to.
16. Make that appointment for a personal consultation. Most good SomaVeda® Thai Yoga, Ayurveda, T.C.M., Chiropractors, Holistic Health Coaches, and Nutritionist Counselors are busy right now, so you likely must plan.
17. Schedule and start a SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapeutic Protocol with an N.A.I.C. Authorized Professionally Certified Professional to both reduce underlying health issues and build support for proper immune system function, to de-compress, de-stress and bring joy for living back into your life!

Many hospitals and emergency rooms are turning sick people who are not severely infected (option) as it is. So where are these people? Where are you and your family or patient to turn to now? I say… the same place recommended last year and the year before… U.S.! The holistic C.A.M. provider is more your resource now than ever before. We are everywhere and, in reality, not hard to find. Seek your provider and get cracking with some helpful counseling and therapy today. Don’t procrastinate resolving the underlying health issues that yesterday might not have seemed so important but which today could contribute to taking your life!

Here’s an article “SomaVeda® Thai Yoga and Ayurveda Solutions for Corona Issues” (https://thaiyogacenter.com/somaveda-thai-yoga-and-ayurveda-solutions-for-corona-issues/)

PLEASE NOTE: We also have more in-depth Courses and lessons addressing Corona and Strategies for solving many underlying health issues on our LearnThaiYoga.Teachable.com online learning platform… Specifically in the “Jump Start Your Healing Practice and Improve Your Income” All Inclusive Course program. (https://learnthaiyoga.teachable.com/p/jump-start-your-healing-practice)

Pre and Co-Morbidities: Underlying contributors leading to premature death complicated by Covid-19

These are: 

Metabolic X syndrome: (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20351916)(https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/219144/diabetes/covid-19-extra-caution-needed-patients-diabetes)

Obesity: Medical or otherwise (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819164/)

Diabetes: All (https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/24/6/1044), (https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/landia/PIIS2213-8587(15)00379-4.pdf), (https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/219144/diabetes/covid-19-extra-caution-needed-patients-diabetes),

Heart Disease including Hypertension: (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circep.108.816868), (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart-disease.htm)

Cancer: All (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24706221), (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer)

Chronic Respiratory: i.e., smoking-related, emphysema, C.O.P.D., Asthma, etc.

Influenza A, B, etc.:

Pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis:

Clinical Infection: Sepsis, M.R.S.A., etc., bacteremia, sepsis, and septic shock:

Tropical Infections Diseases: malaria, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, chikungunya and dengue.

Sub-clinical Infections of any kind: Bacterial, Viral, or Fungal: U.T.I., Candidiasis

Emotional, Psychological and mental health disorders: (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3048500/), (https://www.who.int/mental_health/management/info_sheet.pdf), (https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/1/98-0118_article)

Medical Malpractice, i.e., Iatragenic or Physician caused Mortality and or Death: (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html), (https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/), (https://www.headlice.org/news/2005/july/deathbymedicine.htm)

Please note: I will not attempt to list all the sources here! It’s overwhelming. Thousands of scholarly or scientific literature describe the morbidity and co-morbidity of these complicated health issues.

Primary Immune Disorder:

Usually inherited or caused by problems in genes of cells in the immune system, Characterized by infections that are severe, recurrent, and challenging to treat, More common than cystic fibrosis, affecting 1 in 1,200 people in the U.S.:

AIDS/ HIV

Common variable immunodeficiency (C.V.I.D.): People with C.V.I.D. have decreased levels of antibodies (immunoglobulins) in the blood and are, therefore, more likely to get infections.

X-linked agammaglobulinemia (X.L.A.): People with X.L.A.—an inherited form of P.I.—have very few B cells, specialized white blood cells that help protect the body against infection.

Immune globulin G (IgG) Subclass Deficiency: IgG is divided into four subclasses: IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4. People are said to have an IgG subclass deficiency when lacking or deficient levels of 1 or more IgG subclasses, but their total IgG levels are normal.

Hyper-IgM (H.I.G.M.) Syndrome: People with H.I.G.M. syndrome have an excess of IgM and reduced levels of other immunoglobulins, including IgG and immune globulin A (IgA).

Selective IgA Deficiency: One of the most common types of P.I. in Caucasians, selective IgA deficiency often goes undiagnosed in some people because they are never sick enough to be seen by a doctor. Others, however, may develop a variety of challenges that need medical attention.

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID): SCID, a serious form of P.I., is a rare syndrome with multiple genetic causes.

Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a P.I. disease affecting T and B lymphocytes.

DiGeorge Syndrome: DiGeorge syndrome is a P.I. disease caused by the abnormal formation of certain tissues during fetal development. The defect may affect the thymus gland and impair the production of T lymphocytes.

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T): A-T is a P.I. disease that affects several organs.

Pharmaceutical Drug  Issues:

A) Drugs that cause side effects that can exacerbate mortality…

B) Drugs that either are known to cause or to increase the risk of induced Pulmonary Disease:

C) Types of lung problems or diseases that medicines may cause include, but are not limited to:

          Drug-induced interstitial lung disease

Symptoms of Drug-induced interstitial lung disease: dry cough and shortness of breath due to interstitial lung disease; an imaging study may be ordered. A chest C.T. scan would show changes (reticular or ground-glass opacities). Your physician may also order pulmonary function tests, which can show moderate-to-severe decreases in carbon monoxide diffusion capacity.

Sound familiar?

• Allergic reactions — asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, or eosinophilic pneumonia
• Bleeding into the lung air sacs, called alveoli (alveolar hemorrhage)
• Swelling and inflamed tissue in the main passages that carry air to the lungs (bronchitis)
• Damage to lung tissue (interstitial fibrosis)
• Drugs that cause the immune system to mistakenly attack and destroy healthy body tissue, such as drug-induced lupus erythematosus
• Granulomatous lung disease — a type of inflammation in the lungs
• Inflammation of the lung air sacs (pneumonitis or infiltration)
• Lung vasculitis (inflammation of lung blood vessels)
• Lymph node swelling
• Swelling and irritation (inflammation) of the chest area between the lungs (mediastinitis)
• Abnormal buildup of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema)
• The buildup of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and chest cavity (pleural effusion)

Many medicines and substances are known to cause lung disease in some people. These include:

• Antibiotics, such as nitrofurantoin and sulfa drugs
• Heart medicines, such as amiodarone
• Chemotherapy drugs such as bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, and methotrexate
• Street drugs

According to “Merk”…

Drug-induced pulmonary disease is not a single disorder but rather a common clinical problem in which a patient without previous pulmonary disease develops respiratory symptoms, chest x-ray changes, deterioration of pulmonary function, histologic changes, or several of these findings in association with drug therapy. Over 150 drugs or categories of drugs have been reported to cause pulmonary disease; the mechanism is rarely known, but many drugs are thought to provoke a hypersensitivity response. Some drugs (e.g., nitrofurantoin) can cause different patient injury patterns.

Depending on the drug, drug-induced syndromes can cause interstitial fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, asthma, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, pulmonary eosinophilia, pulmonary hemorrhage, or veno-occlusive disease (see Table: Substances With Toxic Pulmonary Effects).

List of Drugs Known to cause Lung Failure and Disease…

hydrochlorothiazide

MICROZIDEchlordiazepoxide

LIBRIUMcyclophosphamide

CYTOXAN (LYOPHILIZED)methylphenidate

CONCERTA, RITALINhydrocortisone

CORTEF, SOLU-CORTEFmercaptopurine

PURINETHOLnitrofurantoin

FURADANTIN, MACROBID, MACRODANTINbromocriptine

PARLODELpenicillamine

CUPRIMINEcarbamazepine

TEGRETOLsulfasalazine

AZULFIDINEmethotrexate

OTREXUPAzathioprine

IMURANchlorambucil

LEUKERANtetracycline

ACHROMYCIN Vdipyridamole

PERSANTINEprocarbazine

MATULANEphentermine

ADIPEX-Pgemcitabine

GEMZARminocycline

MINOCINterbutaline

No US brand nameAmiodarone

CORDARONEfluoxetine

PROZAC, SARAFEMethambutol

MYAMBUTOLmitomycin

MITOSOLtrazodone

OLEPTROetoposide

ETOPOPHOSisoniazid

LANIAZIDmethadone

DOLOPHINEmelphalan

ALKERANbusulfan

MYLERANtimolol

TIMOPTIC

List of Drugs that cause Lung and Heart Injury

Amiodarone is the most common heart drug that causes pulmonary abnormalities. Used for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, pulmonary toxicity affects as many as 6% of individuals on amiodarone. Among these cases, fatality rates range from 10-20%. Eek. A safer, similar medication used for atrial fib is Multaq (dronedarone) which is more expensive than amiodarone but may be a better first choice given the lower risk of lung injury.

Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid) is a commonly prescribed antibiotic for treating urinary tract infections. Nitrofurantoin has been linked to both acute and chronic lung injury, believed to be a hypersensitivity reaction from the drug.

Methotrexate (Rheumatrex) is used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, as well as other serious skin conditions, and carries a known risk of acute interstitial pneumonia.

Biologic agents. Cetuximab (Erbitux), bevacizumab (Avastin), trastuzumab (Herceptin), and alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) are just a few of many in this newer class of medications that have been reported to cause drug-induced interstitial lung disease. Again, these are medications used for serious illnesses like cancer, and accepting the rare risk of interstitial lung disease may be “worth it” as you will be closely monitored.

Seizure medications. Phenytoin (Dilantin) and carbamazepine (Tegretol)—also used to treat pain from trigeminal neuralgia or shingles—are known to cause drug-induced acute interstitial pneumonitis.

Aspirin and other N.S.A.I.D.S. (ibuprofen, naproxen) may cause acute pulmonary hypersensitivity reactions, which may occur within the first week of treatment—or as late as three years after first exposure.

Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim) is a sulfonamide-containing antibiotic for bacterial infections. It is a rare cause of drug-induced interstitial lung disease.

Hydralazine treats high blood pressure and heart failure, and cases of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia have been reported.

Cholesterol medications, aka “Statins.” This is tricky because while drug-induced interstitial lung disease has been reported with most statins, including pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), and atorvastatin (Lipitor), they have also been shown in studies to be associated with lower mortality in people with interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis.

Drugs that can Lower or act as Immuno-suppressant

Diabetes Drugs:

They were reported on May 29, 2020, at 4 p.m. Those with N.D.M.A. (N-Nitrosodimethylamine/ dimethylnitrosamine) formula: (CH₃)₂NNO were recalled or banned worldwide. The Drugs listed are Metformin, Z.A.N.T.A.C. (ranitidine), and other AND GENERIC ZANTAC OTC RANITIDINE DRUGS. All of the following can exacerbate, mask, or contribute to Corona symptoms, course, and severity, add to complications, and complicate the treatment of Corona. However, many Doctors are still prescribing! (https://www.worldhealth.net/news/fda-recalls-extended-release-metformin-due-impurities/)

Exposure to N.D.M.A. can cause cancer. Injuries from N.D.M.A. exposure include but are not limited to:

• Breast Cancer
• Testicular Cancer
• Bladder Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Melanoma
• Prostrate Cancer (Under the age of 65)
• Uterine Cancer
• Intestinal Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Esophageal/Nasal/Throat Cancer
• Lung Cancer (for non-smokers)
• Ovarian Cancer
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Stomach Cancer

Corticosteroids

• prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone)
• budesonide (Entocort EC)
• prednisolone (Millipred)

Janus kinase inhibitors

• tofacitinib (Xeljanz)

Calcineurin inhibitors

• cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, SangCya)
• tacrolimus (Astagraf XL, Envarsus XR, Prograf)

mTOR inhibitors

• sirolimus (Rapamune)
• everolimus (Afinitor, Zortress)

I.M.D.H. inhibitors

• azathioprine (Azasan, Imuran)
• leflunomide (Arava)
• mycophenolate (CellCept, Myfortic)

Biologics

• abatacept (Orencia)
• adalimumab (Humira)
• anakinra (Kineret)
• certolizumab (Cimzia)
• etanercept (Enbrel)
• golimumab (Simponi)
• infliximab (Remicade)
• ixekizumab (Taltz)
• natalizumab (Tysabri)
• rituximab (Rituxan)
• secukinumab (Cosentyx)
• tocilizumab (Actemra)
• ustekinumab (Stelara)
• vedolizumab (Entyvio)

Monoclonal antibodies

• basiliximab (Simulect)
• daclizumab (Zinbryta)

PLEASE NOTE: The above is NOT comprehensive. A list of possible drugs causing or exacerbating would easily run into the thousands of possible suspects. I interviewed a past V.P. of Pharmacology of CVS Pharmacy, who told me emphatically it is scientifically and procedurally impossible to calculate the side effects, adverse reactions, and co-morbidity of three or more drugs simultaneously.

Considering that the average person in the U.S. (48.4%) takes at least one drug per month, more than 36.6% of people in the U.S. take between 3 and 5 prescription chemical drugs per month (C.D.C.: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm) it doesn’t take a science degree to see that 100% of all of these are likely to have one or more adverse effects and 36.6 % will likely have a severe and complicated, unpredictable list of adverse effects just from the drugs alone.

A) Profiles for prescription drugs… https://hpi.georgetown.edu/rxdrugs/#

Let’s not forget the O.T.C. Meds, N.S.A.I.D.S., etc., like the recently banned “Zantac,” which also has a huge list of adverse effects, including death.

Add G.M.O.s and Artificial sweeteners no to this growing list of factors that can cause or exacerbate co-morbidity with … well… anything! Including Covid.

List of side effects/ adverse effects of Artificial Sweeteners:

First names of Artificial Sweeteners: 

ACESULFAME POTASSIUM: ACK,  Ace K, Equal Spoonful (also +aspartame),  Sweet One, Sunett

ASPARTAME: A.P.M., AminoSweet (but not in the U.S.),  Aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester,  Canderel (not in the U.S.), Equal Classic, NatraTaste Blue, NutraSweet

ASPARTAME-ACESULFAME SALT: TwinSweet (Europe only)

CYCLAMATE: Not in U.S. as per F.D.A., Calcium cyclamate, Cologran = cyclamate and saccharin; not in US, Sucaryl

ERYTHRITOL: Sugar alcohol, Zerose, ZSweet

GLYCEROL: Glycerin, Glycerine

GLYCYRRHIZIN: Licorice

HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE (H.S.H.): Sugar alcohol

ISOMALT: Sugar alcohol, ClearCut Isomalt, Decomalt, DiabetiSweet (also contains Acesulfame-K), Hydrogenated Isomaltulose, Isomaltitol

LACTITOL: Sugar alcohol

MALTITOL: Sugar alcohol, Maltitol Syrup, Maltitol Powder, Hydrogenated High Maltose Content Glucose Syrup, Hydrogenated Maltose, Lesys,  MaltiSweet (hard to find online to buy), SweetPearl

MANNITOL: Sugar alcohol

NEOTAME

POLYDEXTROSE: Sugar alcohol (Derived from glucose and sorbitol)

SACCHARIN: Acid saccharin,  Equal Saccharin, Necta Sweet, Sodium Saccharin, Sweet N Low, Sweet Twin

SORBITOL: Sugar alcohol, D-glucitol, D-glucitol syrup

SUCRALOSE: 1′,4,6′-Trichlorogalactosucrose, Trichlorosucrose, Equal Sucralose, NatraTaste Gold, Splenda

TAGATOSE: Natrulose

XYLITOL: Sugar alcohol, Smart Sweet, Xylipure, Xylosweet

List of side effects, adverse effects of Artificial Sweeteners: 

Studies have suggested an association between using non-nutritive sweeteners and health outcomes (such as body weight, diabetes, cancer, and oral health)… See earlier in this article references for these specific issues relating to co-morbidity!

Dr. Osborne states, “Current research is limited on the benefits and long-term health risks associated with ingesting artificial sweeteners. However, the F.D.A. banned cyclamate (an early artificial sweetener) in 1970 due to carcinogenic risks in experimental animals. With this ban, the artificial sweetener market took a hit. Consumers were left scared, knowing a cancer risk could be associated with ingesting artificial sweeteners. Shortly after, manufacturers replaced one toxic artificial sweetener with a new, equally toxic sweetener. Many consumers report headaches, dizziness, rashes, bloating, nausea, diarrhea, and digestive problems after ingesting artificial sweeteners. These side effects could build up over time and cause serious long-term diseases with regular consumption of these processed sugars.

Currently, the great debate is between the F.D.A. and scientists. In a study determining the effects of saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame consumption in mice and humans, we are ingesting artificial sweeteners altered microbial metabolic pathways⁶. Studies indicated glucose intolerance was elevated due to changes in gut microbiota. Gut health has to be optimal to maintain a healthy immune system and normal metabolic functions in our body.  Such metabolic functions include maintaining normal blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol levels. More studies need to be conducted, but scientists believe there is a relationship between sweeteners and certain cancers, chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, autism, and systemic lupus.⁷  

Numerous studies observing weight loss by ingesting artificial sweeteners show insufficient proof that consumption is beneficial in weight management². Studies can show short-term weight loss but lack any long-term weight loss results. However, consumers are still consuming artificial sweeteners to reduce their caloric intake with the intent of weight loss based on the physician’s recommendations.

Artificial Sweeteners can also develop into an addiction. These processed sugars are 200-13,000 times sweeter than regular sugar⁵. Over time, consuming these artificial sweeteners can alter taste buds and result in a constant craving for overly sweet foods. More nutritious foods such as fruits and vegetables become less palatable, so less nutritious sugar-free substitutes and carbohydrates are consumed instead. Consequently, risks for nutrient deficiencies and weight gain increase.”

In case you missed it. There are other amazing and helpful courses and lessons in this LearnThaiYoga Program. I suggest the “Clinical Applications of SomaVeda® Thai Yoga Therapy” Course as a good NEXT STEP!

Be well!

Disclaimer: Ayurveda-based recommendations are not F.D.A. Approved: These recommendations are under religious therapeutic advice, and All treatment recommendations are for either N.A.I.C. Tribal Org Members and or Practitioner Ministers only: Please note the following recommendations are in addition to the excellent overall advice and N.A.I.C. Monastic Medical Recommendation’s guidelines as well as legal mandates as per governmental authorities. All health and medical recommendations on an individual level must follow your personal physician’s recommendations.