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Comment #354

2011-03-29T11:00:33Z

Thanks, Linda. I've never seen Xylitol in the grocery stores, only in health food stores. Would you mind sharing what country/state you live in?

Comment #353

2011-03-29T10:17:58Z

Xylitol based sugar substitute under brand Ideal is available at my local supermarket. Again, it's not as economical as sugar, but it tastes great in my coffee.

Comment #352

2010-11-05T18:31:54Z

I am so pleased this site is being kept alive, even though the number of commenters is small. Patients is a virtue to any good site.

Star posted the following URL: http://www.naturalnews.com/022986_xylitol_health_sugar.html

(Clearly, Ramiel Nagel, its author, has a special interest in tooth decay. He has written a book on the subject with his own prescription for preventing dental decay. He wants you to follow his money so he makes many false claims: for example, one is that "Xylitol might inhibit bacteria growth, but so does white sugar". This is blatantly, scientifically not true; it is a deliberate lie.

Bacteria thrive on carbon and sugars are the easiest nutritional sources for metabolizing carbon so simple sugars are what most bacteria are attracted to for energy. Fats and proteins, the other two food kinds are broken down to simple sugars, and then carbon, by bacteria to use for survival. All sugars attract these hungry bacteria and feed them, with the exception of Xylitol and some other 5 carbon based sugars. But Xylitol then starves them. I suggest you try this little experiment. When waking up with a dirty and coated mouth, chew a half teaspoon Xylitol for a minute or two and as it dissolves, swish the solution around your mouth and between your teeth. The coating and gunk on your teeth thin out and seem to disappear leading to your mouth being clean and feeling smooth. The bacteria will have been attracted to the Xylitol and quickly will die. They have an extremely high metabolic need. Crash and burn is the best description of what happens.

One commenter said it was difficult to find information on Xylitol. Not true. Googling Xylitol brings a plethora of informational sites, many which are copies of information for other sites, but some sites have very carefully written articles with scientific supported evident. Check out Wikipedia as a starter.

A tablespoon or two of Xylitol a day will impact any future income support you will ever have to advance your dentist. Brushing your teeth with a Xylitol-soda mix (3 soda - 1 Xylitol) and a soft tooth brush will clean hardened dark plaque from your teeth over a month or two. It disappears like magic. With regular use, you will never need to have your teeth professionally cleaned ever again. Not even between the teeth. Healthy pink gums will be your natural state. Sinus problems and ear aches will be problems of the past.

As a child had I the chance to use Xylitol for brushing, swishing and to rinse my teeth, my ears and my nasal passages, I would not have a cavity in my mouth, my teeth would be stronger and harder, my breathing would have been easier and my ears itch free.

This is a great site. I wish more people could see it and post their findings. Opinions are cheap and easy; knowledge and understanding take a little time. Spend the time to learn everything you can about the wonders of Xylitol.

Comment #351

2009-08-01T11:53:11Z

Oooo, inflamed quarter notes! Sounds painful; no wonder Rush is strident at times.

Comment #350

2009-08-01T07:58:35Z

I have heard that actively following a blog on a topic one deems ridiculous can cause crotchetitis. But apparently that's how Rush Limbaugh got his start...

Comment #349

2009-07-25T11:43:21Z

I have heard that blogging about xylitol can cause cancer

Comment #348

2009-07-23T14:23:51Z

I agree wholeheartedly about the deception -- that's not too strong a word -- practiced by those who add artificial sweeteners to their products. I especially resent buying something labelled "sugar free," expecting something unsweetened, only to be gagged by aspartame or sucralose.

Personally, I think all ingredients should be listed on the package, along with their places of origin. That some products are too small to fit this list on their packaging should make us stop to think.

Comment #347

2009-07-23T13:40:10Z

I also get really annoyed when aspartame, sucralose, etc. are included in a product without warning.

A few months ago, I began eating a new 'non-diet' brand of protein breakfast bars when I noticed my body ache, lethargy, and headache. It took me a few days to think about if I had been doing anything different. I re-read the ingredients on the breakfast bars package and found 'sucralose' listed (hidden in the package crease) even though sugar and rice syrup (natural sweeteners) were main ingredients! AHHH!!! The carcinogenic chemical sucralose is now being hidden in a non-diet products?! But there was no skull and crossbones on the box!!

All the artificial sweeteners cause bad reaction, and even stevia gives me a headache, but Xylitol does not, and I love the taste. Thank God for Xylitol.

Comment #346

2009-06-09T01:30:09Z

http://www.naturalnews.com/022986_xylitol_health_sugar.html

I have heard xylitol can be cancer causing also.

Comment #345

2009-02-25T09:26:31Z

LOL

No, I meant I didn't need to know about margaret's yeast infection.

Comment #344

2009-02-21T19:30:22Z

Too much info? Hardly. Part of the problem is that there is not enough information on xylitol anywhere, much less on this blog.

My greatest concern these days is that most of it is made in China, so one has to wonder what's really in the package.

Comment #343

2009-02-21T17:26:17Z

Too much info!!!

Comment #342

2009-02-20T11:29:12Z

I'm sorry; I don't know any more than I've reported here. But I would be interested in anything you learn.

Comment #341

2009-02-20T05:13:25Z

Thanks for the xylitol info. I have been using it for a few months, very happily, but then I started developing minor yeast infection symptoms (while currently taking a good probiotic!). I am interested in reading more about the effect of xylitol upon the "good guys" in our guts. Any good article links you can recommend? Thanks bunches

Comment #340

2007-10-01T14:51:36Z

No one's keeping it out of the country. I can buy xylitol by the pound, xylitol gum, and xylitol mints at my local health food store. There might, however, be some collusion involved in the fact that you don't find it with Equal, Splenda, and such in the sweetener aisle of your local grocery store.

Comment #339

2007-09-30T23:33:59Z

Seems like a great thing to put in gum. So great in fact that I'll bet the man is keepin' it out of our country. Curses Big Pharma

Comment #338

2007-09-28T14:27:22Z

I just started using it on cereal and in my coffee and think it may have been the cause of some excess burping and salivation so I'm going to continue to monitor it.

Comment #337

2006-09-27T17:10:40Z

Thanks for your comment, Bob, and congratulations to your daughter.

Comment #336

2006-09-21T20:30:33Z

My daughter's teeth has been hurting her for some time. She will be going to the dentist soon for that. But she started brushing her each time after she eats, not just after meals, and chewing xylitol chewing gum every once in awhile. Her teeth no longer hurt.

Comment #335

2006-05-21T17:55:18Z

She hadn't heard much recently, but knew what I was talking about. A friend from dental school did a research project on the subject. She asked me about the caries rate in Japan, but of course I had no idea.

Comment #334

2006-05-21T17:15:01Z

What does Dr. Parpia (our dentist) have to say?