Don’t Let Your Kids Drink the Milk at School!

. . .  it’s probably been made even more toxic with aspartame Our poor children are faced with unhealthy food choices everywhere they look. One place parents should be able to count on to provide healthy food for their kids is their school. But no such luck! Milk is already a toxic soup (see my article on Milk) that no one should be drinking, but would you believe that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows the $1 billion a year school lunch program to purchase milk flavored with chemical sweeteners, especially aspartame? Aspartame (NutraSweet® and Equal are two trade names for this toxic sweetener) is the last thing you want to give a child. It’s an excitotoxin that can damage and even destroy nerve and brain cells. Yet 40% of our children regularly ingest aspartame. Can you say Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? Aspartame, which has also been linked with cancer, impairs absorption of the amino acid tryptophan. Tryptophan in turn is used to make serotonin, one of the “feel good” neurotransmitters that is often low when people are anxious or depressed.  Can you say temper tantrums? As parents, you’re on your own to provide your children with a healthy diet, and those of you making this effort every day deserve a medal. You are going against the grain of a culture that seems hell-bent on poisoning our kids. On the other hand, what greater reward could there be than having happy, healthy children?

Alliance for Natural Health. Dairy industry tries to hide artificial sweeteners in school lunches. March 12, 2013. Accessed online August 18, 2013.