There are many attributes that characterize healthy food substances. Obviously the more natural the better and the less acidic the better. Our mouth has the structure and chemistry to measure the value of these molecules. Those that cause inflammation and decay in the mouth will tend to cause problems for the rest of the body. Those that feed bad bacteria or yeast in the mouth will feed bad bacteria and yeast in the gut. Those that generate a healthy saliva, or a non-acidic saliva will tend to benefit the gut and the colon.
Another less talked about good attribute is symmetry in the structure of a molecule. Our bodies are naturally symmetrical from left to right with a head and heart in the center and likewise the molecule of xylitol is perfectly symmetrical left to right. This is unlike stevia which is not symmetrical yet has the same number of carbon atoms. This unique structure allows xylitol to fold and grasp a Calcium ion with three carbon bonds in what is called a tri-dentate ligand. This allows it to carry calcium to both bones and teeth. This and other special properties may be why it is produced by our own cells and is then stored in the mitochondria. Could it be that xylitol is helping both the mitochondrial DNA and RNA to repair itself and to produce important building blocks for our body? Because it is produced by our body, I call it “super-natural.”
Stevia has no positive healing ability and may cause hormonal and intestinal problems. It is also much sweeter than xylitol and some studies suggest that it can both harm the kidney and affect blood pressure. Unlike xylitol you cannot cook with it and the FDA will not allow it in processed foods. Xylitol is natural in strawberries, raspberries, plums, cauliflower, mushrooms and in the corn cob. Xylitol’s by-products help to protect the colon and when absorbed in the blood stream it protects both the host body and the fetus of a pregnant woman. Sixty-one years of studies among Finland’s entire population indicates that it stops tooth decay and even inoculates the mother’s newborn baby, protecting it from tooth decay up to age of 5.
Xylitol’s molecular symmetry apparently also gives it the ability to draw fluids in a hypertonic or hydroscopic way, thus helping to heal tissue linings in the body by washing away toxins, salts and bacteria. This includes stopping constipation in the colon, helping to heal the airway lining of some cystic fibrosis patients, healing the inflamed lining of the middle ear and nasopharyngeal passage, washing away toxins, bad bacteria and acidity in the mouth- thus preventing both tooth decay and gum inflammation.
So, the BIG question is why does Stevia take up so much shelf space in all the major grocery stores whereas xylitol is given NO space? Why isn’t the safe nutritive Xylitol offered as a healthy sugar? Is it because the sugar cartel is afraid of it or is it just the profit motive? Note also that we sell a lot of unnatural sugar substitutes that are non-nutritive and were accidentally discovered by a chemist trying to either find a substitute for DDT or other chemical. They use 3 chloro-atoms to staple together glucose to fructose rendering it so big that chemists claim it cannot enter the bloodstream. But what happens in those countless people who have a “leaky gut” that allows toxins and larger molecules into the blood stream? These non-nutritive substitutes may be accumulating in our livers and organ systems like high fructose corn syrup is. Are we to trust these profit-making biased studies? Read my paper title “The Ghosts of America’s Great Sugar Blunder” at both DentistryXposed.com and ToGodBtheGlory.com. Why Dentistry? Is it because 5 of the major diseases causing death in America are related to the mouth? Or is it because good mouth habits and conditions can save lives? New concepts in oral care and diet are two simple yet effective solutions mentioned. We need to stop manufacturing disease and use bottom-up observation to study solutions like xylitol and its amazing effectiveness.
It is time for action. Study my book and the research being done throughout the world on the benefits of xylitol. Check on research that is being done in other countries- since very little is done here on xylitol due to lack of a profit motive. Understand that it is up to us to dig up the truth since both your doctor (I have been one for 43 years and had no clue as to this perfect sugar) and your pharmacy are biased or brainwashed by Academia and by Big Pharma. Be proactive and ask Grocers like Walmart to stock xylitol products and other healthy items like Turmeric, clove oil and other essential oils. You can contact me on Facebook under the books title Dentistry Xposed, or at my websites: DentistryXposed.com, ToGodBtheGlory.org, or DentalRescue.com. There you will find articles and posts that will help you understand the mouth and gut microbiome, the leaky gut syndrome, & other amazing attributes of the “super-natural” xylitol such as its ability to help cystic fibrosis patients.
Postscript: in response to the common argument that xylitol causes bloating and is bad because it can kill a small dog. Dogs livers are very different from ours and cannot handle polyphenols and many polyols like xylitol. Note that polyphenols are very very important for our survival and for that matter so is xylitol.
Much of this is good disinformation by the sugar cartel… actually stevia has a lot more serious consequences, yet you hear nothing about it ,,,,or just think what table sugar does- one of the worst molecules on earth as far as causing disease and destruction to cells. Or take fructose and its cousin high fructose corn syrup, which one of our top Endocrinologists, Dr. Lutsig calls a poison- yet we put it in almost all processed foods!!! The point is sugar is like gasoline in a motor and xylitol is the oil that protects the linings and keeps it running—xylitol is natural in almost every cell of your body for it is made and stored in the mitochondria to help you produce the enzymes and proteins etc. that keep your body running right. Like every nutritive food, xylitol, can cause food allergies or sensitivities especially with someone who eats too much of it at one time without having consumed it before. Note that in Finland, despite it being a more inbred society, they gave it to all their 5 to 16 year olds for 20 years, as a dessert, not knowing that it would protect the health of all these kids to the point that they had NO tooth decay and very very few infections of the middle ear, sinus and nasopharyngeal areas. Then after 61 more years of research they have found that it can also prevent Candia infections, stop chronic infections, prevent pre-term births and innoculate the pregnant mother and child so that when born the baby will be protected until the age of 5.
Why don’t most people try to discover the truth? Is it because we are lazy or just willing to believe anything? Are we lemmings willing to trust in synthetic sugars that have NO nutritive value—simply because they do not cause a bloating feeling? Do we trust Big Pharma? Would you rather prevent disease or depend on Big Pharma? Do you realize that xylitol can stop a strep infection in the throat more efficiently and safely than your best penicillin??? And note never never use xylitol with erythritol—-this is how many people get sick and think it is caused by the xylitol—-NOOOOO it is the 3 carbon highly absorbed erythritol. What makes xylitol so Gooooood is that it is partially absorbable and eventually makes its way into the colon where it helps prevent colon cancer in 3 different ways- 1) it generates flow of fluids which allows movement and prevents constipation. 2) it hinders the cancer causing yeast Candida Albicans, 3) it looses one carbon and becomes butyrate which protects the lining of the colon.