Consuming too much processed sugar is a common cause of obesity, mood swings, and sicknesses such as diabetes. That means that it’s important to use a healthy replacement for the processed sugar in your food and beverage recipes. Stevia and a variety of stevia-based sweeteners are typically on the list of alternatives, but is Stevia the best choice? It’s good to know if and when Stevia should be used as a replacement for processed sugar in your recipes and with your meals. (Read on …)
Sugar substitutes and alternatives have shown themselves everywhere from the notorious Aspartame to Saccharin and Sucralose. But most of them are artificial and some are so dangerous they’ve been scientifically documented to induce cancerous tumors and other diseases.
So what is Stevia?
Stevia is essentially a cheap sugar alternative that comes directly from the soil and has been used as a sweetener for centuries by Latin American natives.
But is stevia good for you as they claim and you can safely put it in your homemade meal replacement shakes? Or is stevia bad for you like other popular alternative sweeteners and you should avoid it at all cost?
Continue reading on the next page to learn more …