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[Knight1963]

What is the best artificial Suger to use because I can't do regular sugar and all the artificial Suger I have tried has made my symptoms worse

[wifeofparky]

have you tried Stevia? A little bit goes a long way. I would avoid any artificial sweetener since the body recognizes it but can't use it so it increases your sugar craving.

[Knight1963 in reply to wifeofparky]

Yes I have tried it I just don't know what to use I love my sweets I need to find something so I can make me some sweets and have my coffee cause I got to have sugar in it

[wifeofparky in reply to Knight1963]

I recommend slowly cutting back on your sweets. The more you eat them, the more you crave them.Good luck

[Knight1963 in reply to wifeofparky]

I have done that I have tried the sugar free candy and cookies but those still mess with my pd

[wifeofparky in reply to Knight1963]

sugar free products contain artificial sweeteners which mess up your GI system. We know PD starts in the olfactory bulb and the gut. Improving your gut biome will help you feel better

[Knight1963 in reply to wifeofparky]

Thank you how do I do that

[wifeofparky in reply to Knight1963]

limit sugar and processed foods. Eat plenty of vegetables and fruit. I added psyllium powder to my diet. I put it in smoothies, put it on my shredded wheat, scramble it into my eggs... It's easy to do.

[Knight1963 in reply to wifeofparky]

Okay thanks

[Sloboy in reply to Knight1963]

Someone has mentioned Stevia and that is supposed to be the most natural and safe artificial sweetener.

[Vt11 in reply to Knight1963]

I use this brand of liquid stevia, in various flavors, including lemon, chocolate, toffee and several others. amazon.com/SweetLeaf-Liquid...

[Knight1963 in reply to Vt11]

Thank you

[Lizzy9 in reply to Knight1963]

Hello Knight1963 ~ I personally can’t stand stevia. However, recently I found that just a couple of drops will add some sweetness without the nasty taste. I guess I was using too much.

Years ago I’m sure I had sugar coursing through my veins!! It was my main food source.

I was able to get off sugar. I don’t want to discourage you, but it took two years for the cravings & just the desire to go away. It took a lot of will power but has been so worth the hard work and effort.

I hope you can find the courage and perseverance to get it out of your diet. You will feel and do much better by getting rid of it!!

To help you to get off I would encourage you to get Monk fruit as someone else mentioned and maybe go at it with baby steps as another mentioned. It is hard to do, but very possible!!! It’s so wonderful not being ruled by sugar!!

Don’t give up!!!

Good luck!!

[park_bear]

Consider trehalose. It is readily available online. Not quite as sweet as ordinary sugar. It is being trialed as Parkinson's treatment in larger doses by IV and also orally. Avoid if you are taking antibiotics. Further discussion:

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[Knight1963 in reply to park_bear]

Thanks I'll have to try it

[John_morris71]

Xylitol ?

[1rocketman in reply to John_morris71]

Just to caution anyone using xylitol that it is extremely toxic to dogs, so just be sure your dog doesn't accidentally eat anything made with xylitol.

[Knight1963 in reply to 1rocketman]

Thanks

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[Knight1963 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks

[1rocketman]

I'm an avid baker and use monkfruit sugar, which registers zero on the glycemic scale. You can find it on Amazon, Costco and most grocery stores nowadays. I use a brand called Lakanto. Monkfruit sugars are often blended with erythritol, which is a type of sugar alcohol, I believe, but it also registers very little on the glycemic scale. If you bake, my favorite keto bakers have blogs, such as All Day I Dream About Food (she just posted a recipe for keto angel food cake), and Bakerlita, which has an excellent recipe for an outsranding chocolate cake. On YouTube, my favorite recipes come from Ketoserts. Note that these keto bakers use flour substitutes, such as almond flour. If flour substitutes aren't your thing, monkfruit sugar can still be substituted in many recipes calling for regular sugar, except for things like homemade jam, as it will leave a grainy texture.

I hope you'll give monkfruit sugar a try. I bake for my husband with Parkinsons and he doesn't seem to have any negative reaction to this sweetener. Good luck!

[Knight1963 in reply to 1rocketman]

Thank you

[LindaP50 in reply to 1rocketman]

I use Monkfruit for baking and tastes good.

Use Mannitol Balance in my husband's coffee/tea. Allegedly helps people with PD.

mannitolbalance.com/

[Knight1963 in reply to LindaP50]

Thanks I'm going have to give it a try

[Buckholt]

I find mannitol the best. Has less of the give away cooling after taste

[Knight1963 in reply to Buckholt]

Thanks

[Knight1963 in reply to Buckholt]

Thanks

[islandbird52]

Sukrin Gold, from Amazon.

[Knight1963 in reply to islandbird52]

Thank you

[Zardoz]

Sweeten your coffee with mannitol. You can search this website for alleged benefits of that sweetener.

[Knight1963]

Ok thank you

[hmm777]

This is the stevia I have used for years. I tried quite a few before deciding this one was the best tasting.

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[Knight1963 in reply to hmm777]

Thank you

[amykp]

Well, which ones have you tried? There are like a zillion out there, and many are completely unrelated to each other, so there is no reason to think that because one makes your symptoms worse, another will, too.

I personally, like the taste of splenda best, but others hate it. Boca sweet is great too (and natural, I believe) but expensive. Allulose is natural as well, and actually lowers your blood sugar. I love the monk fruit/erythritol blend for baking. Swerve brown, for some reason, is tastier than Swerve white IMO (why?) I have friends who love old-fashioned saccharin! I find stevia bitter and awful. Mostly, I try to use a blend. Keep trying them!

Here's the thing--no matter how bad any of these substitutes might be for you, IMO sugar is worse. Sugar is also addictive, more than cocaine, and it could be that what you are feeling is just yourself coming off an addiction?

It's true what others say that as you push yourself to use less you will gradually want less. Be careful of sugar in commercial products too, and in things like fruit juice, and even fruit, if you are trying to break an addiction.

Part of the secret of tolerating substitutes in coffee (and other things) is not having too much. I can fool myself with a half teaspoon of splenda in a cup of coffee, but even I would be unhappy with a tablespoon of the stuff!

[Knight1963 in reply to amykp]

Thank you I like Splenda it's don't like me I'm with you on Stevie

[Thal]

I avoid artificial anything. Think my body does not know how to process it.

[Knight1963 in reply to Thal]

That would suck I hope something works for me

[Ponieboy]

Have you tried Stevie. Its a natural sweetener. I have gotten use to it in my tea and coffee.

[Knight1963 in reply to Ponieboy]

I have

[Sloboy]

We use pure maple syrup, no additives, or honey sparingly

[Bolt_Upright]

There is only one sweetener that I know of that is good for you: Raw Honey. I have 2 tablespoons of Raw Honey every day (one with my peanut butter, Nigella Sativa, Cinnamon, Licorice Extract, and PEA mixture, and one in a beverage).

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There is way too much good stuff in this paper to fit in here. It is a full paper. I will just share the headers:

2. Nutritional Facts about Honey

3. Other Nonnutritional Components of Honey

4. Effects of Honey on Brain Structures and Functions

4.1. Current Experimental Evidence of the Nootropic and Neuropharmacological Effects of Honey

5. The Effects of Physiologically Active Moieties in Honey on Brain Function

6. Honey as a Neuroprotective Nutraceutical

7. Honey as a Nootropic Nutraceutical

Honey

[Knight1963 in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Thank you I like Honey so that wouldn't be to bad I'm going to try it