Day 4 Uprising : Aspartame Free

Sunday, May 4th was my 4th day free from aspartame. Wow! No headache, blurred vision, or odd pains yesterday! No headache? I have had the same headache for many years. The headache usually begins around the same time, right after my  morning coffee. Since giving up soda and anything with aspartame, my headache has been less painful but longer lasting. Yesterday, nothing. All. Day.

So, with no headaches and a very improved mood, I got to thinking.

The government approved aspartame for human consumption even after all the unappealing tests they conducted on animals. 

If the government concluded that aspartame was safe for us, does that mean we should also believe it is safe? Why should we believe it is ok? Because we want to? We enjoy or sodas, sugar-free snacks, and diet drinks, but we don't NEED them.

The song, Uprising, by Muse, came immediately to my mind due to a few lyrics:

"They'll try to push drugs and keep us all dumbed down..."

Well, we could go on and on about my beliefs in prescription medications and various diagnosis' that doctors push on us....but why we should we allow it in our everyday foods?

 While I am writing this, I am beginning my 5th day and I feel overwhelmingly great! Although my 4th day free from aspartame was a success, I feel today is going to be even better. 

Stay tuned for day 5........