Natural Herbs – danger or blessing…?
Hi Everyone,
I am back from lovely Spain, ready to get cracking into that time that always seems like a clean slate – September!
I wrote a post on my other site, which I think might be of interest to you….here is an excerpt:
I came across an interesting blog which posted on an article about the sweetner Stevia. This has been seen by many to be a wonderful blessing – 300 times the sweetness of sugar and all natural! Well beware! There is a possibility that this natural herb is actually genetically toxic, and can affect fertility…..
If you would like to read more click on the link on the left handside for the LifeBalanceinFertility! Coach blog which is listed under the Fertility heading. This should interest anyone who wants to support others in taking natural herbs, supplements etc, or anyone who is taking Stevia or natural herbs.
making a point,
Coach Louise Crooks
[…] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHi Everyone, I am back from lovely Spain, ready to get cracking into that time that always seems like a clean slate – September! I wrote a post on my other site, which I think might be of interest to you….here is an excerpt: I came across an interesting blog which posted on an article about the sweetner Stevia. This has been seen by many to be a wonderful blessing – 300 times the sweetness of sugar and all natural! Well beware! There is a possibility that this natural herb is actually genetically toxic, and can affect fertility….. If you would like to read more click on the link on the left handside for the LifeBalanceinFertility! Coach blog which is listed under the Fertility heading. This should interest anyone who wants to support others in taking natural herbs, supplements etc, or anyone who is taking Stevia or natural herbs. making a point, Coach Louise Crooks […]
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NOT TRUE. No. It all began with stories that ancient Paraguay tribes used Stevia for birth control. However, to this day, not a single person has ever been able to document this rumor. But the rumor has been so persistent, numerous scientific studies have been done to put an end to this unfounded falsehood. Here are just a few of the most current studies that refute concerns about Stevia and its relationship to reproduction problems or cancer:
Roberts, A., Renwick, A.G., Comparative toxicokinetics and metabolism of rebaudioside A, stevioside, and steviol in rats, Food and Chemical Toxicology (2008)
Brusick, D.J., A critical review of the genetic toxicity of steviol and steviol glycosides, Food and Chemical Toxicology (2008)
Wheeler, A., Boileau, A.C., Winkler, P.C., Compton, J.C., Prakash, I., Jiang, X., Mandarino, D.A., Pharmacokinetics of rebaudioside A and stevioside after single oral doses in healthy men, Food and Chemical Toxicology (2008)
Geuns, Jan M.C. , Safety Evaluation of Stevia and Stevioside, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Vol. 27 (2002)