Aspartame,Fluoride and Brain

 Aspartame

Sweetening your coffee with aspartame is a quick way to kill your brain cells. Aspartame, a common artificial sweetener, used as a food additive and as a low-cal alternative to sugar, is highly controversial in terms of the negative impact it may have on your overall health.

Research published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008) suggests that consuming aspartame could cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals — including headaches, insomnia and seizures. 

Research states that ingesting too much aspartame could lead to certain mental disorders, and compromise learning and emotional functioning. You’re sweet enough, but if you must sweeten your coffee, a little honey goes a long way.

Fluoride

It’s in your toothpaste and even in your water — and it could be killing your brain cells. Like aspartame, fluoride is a highly controversial substance. Research suggests that fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animals and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults. Neurotoxicity occurs when exposure to toxic substances changes the normal activity of the nervous system, which in turn damages nervous tissue.
While the consensus seems to be that fluoride is bad for your brain, there haven’t been enough studies to prove that neurons die as a result of fluoride exposure. However, according to a study by the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, fluoride may be linked to lower IQ scores among developing adolescents. So what can you do? Invest in a water-purification system for you home and choose toothpaste that doesn’t contain fluoride.