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Cutting out Diet Coke (and artificial sweeteners) has been key for me. I feel much healthier, and my head is clearer. Sugar is next. One other body hack: my kn
by espeed 14y ago
Cutting out Diet Coke (and artificial sweeteners) has been key for me. I feel much healthier, and my head is clearer. Sugar is next.
One other body hack: my knuckles were starting to ache like I had arthritis. At first I thought it was from programming too much, but then I discovered that peanuts can cause inflammation -- I was eating peanuts all the time as my go-to snack -- I eliminated those and my arthritis symptoms went away within a few days.
- fuzionmonkey 14y agoAspartame has been proven to be safe. The worst thing about Diet Coke is probably effect of the acid on your enamel.
- espeed 14y agoWhat study are you referring to? There are studies that show diet soda and/or Aspartame are linked to metabolic syndrome (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/nutrition/05symp.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/nutrition/05symp.ht...) and other studies regarding its excitotoxicity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxicity).