This book, however, offers another option -- one that’s actually been known about for many centuries in parts of South America, and has been widely used by the Japanese for the past quarter century. It’s the sweet herb stevia --a noncaloric solution to the sweetener problem that’s not only totally safe, but has various health benefits. "The Stevia Story: a tale of incredible sweetness and intrigue," contains everything you need to know about this beneficial herb from Paraguay, from its history of use by the Guarani Indians to its 'rediscovery' by much of the civilized world and the campaign against it carried on by the FDA. Also included is a description of the various forms in which stevia may now be obtained, along with advice on how to grow the herb at home and 10 delicious stevia recipes. With a foreword by James S. Turner, author of "The Chemical Feast," and "Making Your Own Baby Food."
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Their articles have appeared in a number of magazines and many major newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Donna Gates is a nutritional consultant and an expert on candidiasis and related immune disorders. She has conducted extensive research on how these conditions affect the body, mind and spirit. She is also the author of the best selling "Body Ecology Diet," and the "Magic of Kefir."
Donna has studied with the top macrobiotic teachers and graduated from Lima Osawa's cooking academy in Japan. She holds an M.Ed. in Counseling from Loyola University and a B.S. in Early Childhood Development from the University of Georgia
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The sweetener known as Stevia comes from the plant of the same name, used for centuries as a sweetener without ill effect. The Stevia Story traces the long history of safe, effective, world-wide stevia use and its relatively recent introduction to the USA. The Story provides information about the different kinds of Stevia available and used world wide, the different kinds of Stevia available in the USA, looks at various ways to use Stevia, and offers a number of recipes. There's even a section on growing Stevia.
Part and parcel of The Stevia Story is the story of the FDA's suppression of Stevia. If there is any shortcoming in The Stevia Story, it is in the authors' failure to elaborate on the fact that the FDA's obvious liaison with Searle/Monsanto in suppressing Stevia and approving the neurotoxic sweetener, Aspartame is only one example of the FDA's liaison with, and promotion of, Ajinomoto, Monsanto, and other purveyors (or former purveyors) of neurotoxic chemicals.
