Stevia is a naturally occurring sweetener that was originally banned by the FDA in 1991 amid controversy that they did so under corporate pressure. Stevia, being a naturally occurring plant, wasn’t patentable, so a lot of companies were against it.

Well, it seems the FDA has wisened up and are going to allow its production. And while I still have an almost crippling distrust of any sort of processed or manufactured food product, overall this seems a very good thing as it means less aspartame and sucralose usage, both of which should be completely off the market due to their adverse health effects.

Ugh. I’m going to my primary doctor today to get a referral for Novacare who, hopefully, will fix my back. It’s not getting any better and I spent a good deal of yesterday laid out on the floor trying not to move.

I had being old.

From this place:

http://handandstone.com/

About a month and a half ago, the first game of softball of the season, I ran in on a ball from the outfield and tried to swoop down, get it, and quickly come back up with it for the throw. My lower back kinda twinged and it hasn’t been the same since. I’m very reluctant to try a chiropractor as my skeptic’s nature puts me at odds with their unscientific “healing,” so I’m going the massage route first. I figure if it doesn’t help my back, at least it should be pretty nice and relaxing.

And exercising more will not help you lose weight. At least, not very well. You’re fat because you have too much insulin. Insulin controls whether or not our body burns or stores calories. The more insulin you have, the more fat you’re going to store. And while exercise burns calories, if your insulin levels are high, your body will demand those calories back and make you hungry.

So how do you lower your insulin levels? Eat fewer carbs.

Some days I just have to move. Physically. I have to move so much that everything gets tight, especially in my lower stomach and lower back. Today is one of those days. I constantly feel like I need to stretch. I bounce my legs and they need to bounce faster I cannot physically vibrate them fast enough to feel relief in the muscles. I can’t stop moving my fingers. I’ve always been this way, but some days it seems to be worse than ever.

What the hell is wrong with me?