Diet drinks

After reading a couple of posts lately about fellow pilots losing their
medicals or grounding themselves, I thought I'd throw this out there to chew
on.

I recently had a round with my local Dr., AME and a neurologist. I have
been cleared to fly after experiencing "light headedness" along with some
intense feelings of deja vu, disconnectedness and having a hard time
concentrating after a "spell". The official diagnosis is Migraine Auro's
being induced by mildly high BP (and by taking the BP meds, it has helped)..

But, I have also found that I could manipulate the frequency of the "spells"
by the amount of Aspartame that I injested. Now that I have cut the
Nutrasweet completely out of my diet, the spells have stopped.

Several years ago, I received a letter from the FAA (as did everyone on
their list) warning pilots to be careful when drinking diet drinks prior to
flying. According to the letter, you could have trouble focusing,
concentrating and even issues of virtigo. Now, for the FAA to recognize
this sounds pretty huge to me. Sounds like there may be something to this
whole Aspartame Poisoning conspiracy theory that you can find out on the
web.

Anyway, don't give up flying if you have these kinds of issues. It may just
be something in the water.....

jf

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

This is a bigger problen than many think..

This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...

Dave


On Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:34:42 -0500, "Jeff" jfranks1971 minus
wrote:

After reading a couple of posts lately about fellow pilots losing their
medicals or grounding themselves, I thought I'd throw this out there to chew
on.

I recently had a round with my local Dr., AME and a neurologist. I have
been cleared to fly after experiencing "light headedness" along with some
intense feelings of deja vu, disconnectedness and having a hard time
concentrating after a "spell". The official diagnosis is Migraine Auro's
being induced by mildly high BP (and by taking the BP meds, it has helped)..

But, I have also found that I could manipulate the frequency of the "spells"
by the amount of Aspartame that I injested. Now that I have cut the
Nutrasweet completely out of my diet, the spells have stopped.

Several years ago, I received a letter from the FAA (as did everyone on
their list) warning pilots to be careful when drinking diet drinks prior to
flying. According to the letter, you could have trouble focusing,
concentrating and even issues of virtigo. Now, for the FAA to recognize
this sounds pretty huge to me. Sounds like there may be something to this
whole Aspartame Poisoning conspiracy theory that you can find out on the
web.

Anyway, don't give up flying if you have these kinds of issues. It may just
be something in the water.....

jf

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

This is a bigger problen than many think..

This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...

Right. And Da Man invented AIDs to kill black people.

I believe *some* people are sensitive to *some* additives like
aspartame -- but let's not go down the "ban peanuts at the ballpark"
mentality because *some* people are allergic to them. Mary and I (and
the kids) have happily consumed only diet soda pop for decades. The
only side effect is that we are not overweight.

A single can of regular soda (AKA: Liquid Candy) per day will cause
you to gain several pounds per year. Most people consume far more
than one pop per day, and I could easily weigh 50 to 60 pounds more
than I do now (as, sadly, many acquaintances do) if I had not swore
off the stuff in the 1980s.

It's a healthier alternative to sugared soda, IMHO.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

Half of a can of diet whatever will have me down with a headache you
could not imagine..

This is a bigger problen than many think..

This stuff converts to Methanol in your body...

Right. And Da Man invented AIDs to kill black people.

I believe *some* people are sensitive to *some* additives like
aspartame -- but let's not go down the "ban peanuts at the ballpark"
mentality because *some* people are allergic to them. Mary and I (and
the kids) have happily consumed only diet soda pop for decades. The
only side effect is that we are not overweight.

A single can of regular soda (AKA: Liquid Candy) per day will cause
you to gain several pounds per year. Most people consume far more
than one pop per day, and I could easily weigh 50 to 60 pounds more
than I do now (as, sadly, many acquaintances do) if I had not swore
off the stuff in the 1980s.

It's a healthier alternative to sugared soda, IMHO.
--

I HATE the aftertaste of ALL artificial sweeteners! They leave a cloying
feeling on the tongue (YECCH!).

One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:39:42 -0400, Orval Fairbairn
wrote:

Heh..heh.. Agreed!

Tastes awful... sure ruins a refreshing drink!

IMHO!

Dave



I HATE the aftertaste of ALL artificial sweeteners! They leave a cloying
feeling on the tongue (YECCH!).

One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.

One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.- Hide quoted text -

What's funny is that after you've consumed diet pop for a few years,
it's impossible to drink the sugared stuff. It's like drinking a
liquid Jolly Roger -- your teeth feel like they're rotting, and your
tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth.

The sugar rush is kinda fun, though...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
One time I was given a sample of a "health drink." A few minutes later,
while walking around the store, It felt like my tongue was coated with a
taste deadener. I went back to the sample stand and found out that the
stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.- Hide quoted text -

What's funny is that after you've consumed diet pop for a few years,
it's impossible to drink the sugared stuff. It's like drinking a
liquid Jolly Roger -- your teeth feel like they're rotting, and your
tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth.

The sugar rush is kinda fun, though...

The same holds true with water as compared to diet soda! :-)

Matt

Jay Honeck wrote:

What's funny is that after you've consumed diet pop for a few years,
it's impossible to drink the sugared stuff.

After I quit both, it's become impossible to drink both. Since I never
drink it any more, regular and diet soda taste awful to me.

stuff had Splenda in it. Aspartame and saccharine have the same effect.

I have an idea that the folks who make such drinks use way too much
sweetener. Certainly Diet Coke with Splenda was oversweet - and soon
disappeared from the shelves (where I live, anyway). I use Splenda
almost exclusively, and find that, used sparingly, I can't tell the
difference between it and sugar.

No doubt individual reactions will vary - but I can detect no adverse
effect from consuming Splenda.

David Johnson

No..... "Da Man" did not...

But many people DO have sensitivities to be dealt with...

I am not going down the "Ban" road here...

I have to be careful at gatherings where this stuff is a component of
"punch" or any mixed drink, and it was several years before I figured
it out.

I understand the effects can be cumuative as well...

It was most unfunny when a Contenental Air pilot had a mild seisure
years ago traced to artifical sweeteners in the served hot
chocolate......

YMMV, but I simply have to avoid the stuff.

I do not think this laboratory chemical (ASA) is a "Healther
Alternative " to anything..

- sugar is bad food????

....and there are alternatives to consuming "more than one pop per
day" (!)

I might get up to 2 per WEEK!

A single can of regular soda (AKA: Liquid Candy) per day will cause
you to gain several pounds per year.

I wish, it might help. I have to pour the cals in to maintain even a
"light" weight..

And, no, "middle age" did NOT help....


Dave


On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:23:21 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:


Right. And Da Man invented AIDs to kill black people.

I believe *some* people are sensitive to *some* additives like
aspartame -- but let's not go down the "ban peanuts at the ballpark"
mentality because *some* people are allergic to them. Mary and I (and
the kids) have happily consumed only diet soda pop for decades. The
only side effect is that we are not overweight.

A single can of regular soda (AKA: Liquid Candy) per day will cause
you to gain several pounds per year. Most people consume far more
than one pop per day, and I could easily weigh 50 to 60 pounds more
than I do now (as, sadly, many acquaintances do) if I had not swore
off the stuff in the 1980s.

It's a healthier alternative to sugared soda, IMHO.