I can’t tolerate Stevia. Stevia acts as a diuretic and a vasodilator on me. Ended up 4x’s in the ER in 2022. Cut out Stevia and I’m fine now. I still mainly use Erythritol & Allulose now. Lost 150lbs on low carb healthy eating. From 321lbs to 170lbs. 62 years old.

Dr. DLG you just keep knocking it out of the park when it comes to teaching us. So thankful how much you offer us. You put any and all doctors I've ever come in contact with over the past 40 yrs to shame... Complacent, non compassionate, quantity over quality of care. No teaching and piss pore examination screenings and exams. If other doctors aren't honoring and praising what you're doing maybe it's time for them to find another career! Love you & nurse LG, your team and all your research!!

Can We get a COPY of the Chart!! It is AWESOME!!!

A GIGANTIC THANK YOU, Dr.!! Finally, a Doc who truly cares about natural health and understands how God designed our bodies! 🙌🏻🎉☝️. May you and your family be immensely blessed for all of your efforts!

Most discussions involving stevia are referring to the processed stevia which is usually combined with other chemical sweeteners and is bleached. Stevia is a PLANT; capitalized for emphasis. I grow stevia, dry it and use it raw in small amounts. I don't use it for dieting rather as a replacement for adding sugar to my beverages. I use it in my French press coffee or in herb tea infusions etc. I doubt it has the same problems as processed stevia. Get a plant (or 5) and it comes back every year in zone 8 up.

Ohhhh my goodness I just LOOOOOVE your information delivery!!! You are so entertaining while educating us in the process!! Win-Win every.single.time!! Thanks as always!

Thisis one of the BEST educational videos I have heard on Sugar!!! Thank you

I just love all your knowledge and the fact that you share it. I am a member of DLG and have learned so much. I really wish doctors were interested in this approach to health, its so discouraging to try and find a holistic doctor that doesn't write prescriptions for everything. Thank you a million times over!

Mind blown!!! Diabetic for 30+ years. Gastric bypass 7 years ago. Only eating these horrible products. With this knowledge I can and will do better!!! I can’t thank you enough for this information.

Love the delivery 📦 guy example! You’re incredible boss! 🎉🙌🏻

Gosh, I feel as though I just went to a “Sweeteners 101” class! I cannot thank you enough for this information! After I had pancreatitis/gallbladder attack last year, I had my gallbladder removed. Plus, they told me I had fatty liver and they did a biopsy because of scarring which turned out ok. I came home knowing I had to make lots of food, lifestyle changes so I started watching you and Dr Eric Berg on what do and how to do it. Not a fan of Keto so I do a Mediterranean style of eating, watch my carbs, processed foods, sugar etc. Really just a common sense approach. I’ve lost 50 lbs and still working on another 30 lbs. Thank you again for your research, your great advice, your good common sense approach when it comes to eating, food choices… practicality of these choices. I do take Terry Naturally Healthy Liver supplement. I cannot afford a lot of supplements! Better to make wiser choices in the kitchen than pop 20 supplements a day! I appreciate you!

Thank you, Dr. Livingood! This was so comprehensive. Great to see!

Stevia is easy to keep the plant alive indoors. Different types and levels of sweetness in plants. I bought mine in April and it's producing new leaves inside as well as it did outside in a shady back yard. Just a few fresh leaves in my coffee mug is as sweet as a packet of processed.

Thank you coach livingood!!!! 🎉 God bless you for teaching us,cant put a price on this knowledge ❤️ putting it in practice is the secret w this info!!

THANK YOU DR LIVINGOOD! This is so well put together - that chart makes everything so clear! This is worth sharing with everyone I know, including my doctors. So blessed to have found this lifestyle and the education that is coming with it. I never liked science before but thanks to your teaching, I'm becoming a science geek! DLG for Life!

I use Manuka all the time time for sickness. The key is not to heat it past 110*. Works great!

OMG Dr. Thank you so much for this. I currently use Splenda occasionally and coffee syrups with sucralose. I really needed to hear this. I'm always making changes as I learn more. 💕

Raw local honey can also be fermented with organic garlic to make a very good natural antibiotic. I keep this in stock at my house and at the first sign of a sinus infection or respiratory issue, I take the fermented garlic with honey. Works wonders! :)

Thank you. My husband is Type 2 with stage 4 kidney disease. This is extremely helpful

Thank you for this in-depth and detailed research. I love your presentation. I have been listening to your KZfaq videos for months and have participated in several challenges and master classes. I realized that I was addicted to sugar and switched from sugar to Splenda about 10 years ago. Last month I realized that I had become addicted to Splenda so I switched to monk fruit per your suggestion. The aftertaste is not palatable but I remind myself that I did not like Splenda when I first switched to it. Again, thank you for teaching proper nutrition to all of us.

This is such a good video. The biggest takeaway of this information is the phrase you used often is “ food by God”. Man is changing all natural foods by molecule changes (synthetic)to make the product they are making to take the place of a natural ingredient so they can register the new product as theirs. Then they have to try to get rid of the natural. Problem is, what did the molecule they got rid of do to the true nutrient that the molecule give us? Evidently a bunch as we are all having health issues that you brought out. Thanks for this.

Thank you so much for digging deep!

Thank you so very much for your efforts to do thorough and detailed research and information. God bless you in all ways always🙏🙂♥️

Thank you Dr. Livingood. Very informative.

Wow. Thank you so much for this. May the universe bless you and your team for this kindness.

Thank you for your research and time. I absolutely love watching your delivery and appreciate not having to do this on my own. You’re a good man!

Doc, the title you gave those one is misleading. I sent it to a friend, and she told me she never uses artificial sweeteners so she wasn't going to watch it!!! Its so much more than that!!

Very very nice presentation. Live your style.

Lifetime member and still learning so much

I love the example of the Amazon delivery person and how sugar affects our body. Thank you for this video!

Awesome video and charts! Soo helpful!

God bless you, Dr. Livingood! I really appreciate all the research you put into this!

Thank you for doing such a comprehensive report. My only disappointment is that you didn’t mention Bochasweet made from the sweet Japanese squash

Great video. I am a type 2 diabetic and since I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago. I have it under control for just about that long.❤😊

Great presentation and very useful information .. this needs to be known by everyone!

Great presentation Thanks

If you can find it, Buckwheat honey has been compared to manuka honey (not exactly the same but closer and less expensive). It's darker with a stronger taste and may not be local necessarily.

Thanks for breaking this all down and sharing this! I feel like I can make better, healthier, informed decisions about what I put in my body!

I use Monk Fruit in my coffee every more. I can’t tell the taste difference from results sugar. What do u think? It’s saids keto friendly and doesn’t raise your blood glucose area.

I had googled Ace-K and it looked fine to me so I was puzzled why Whole Foods bans it, but now thanks to your video I have some specific search terms to use for further study.

Thank you so much! So very helpful and informative! All these things can be so confusing!

Excellent! You are the best. Thank you for teaching me so, so much!

Just found your site and subscribed and thumbs up. Great information on sugar. i have a hole new perspective. TY

Thanks for all the information!

Best video on sweeteners ever!

How we appreciate you folks

Wow! It never gets old to check out your videos. Thank you for the amazing knowledge you share; I just hope you can continue the good work. Btw, I make my 14yo son watch all your videos cause I believe they’re truly invaluable 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you!

I've also read that when your body processes sugar it makes its own erythritol. That's probably why there was so much in the bodies of those who already had heart and stroke issues. From the sugar not the added erythritol. They did not even say how much erythritol the subjects consumed!

Awesomely well put and demonstrated.

Raw sugar is naturally brown.. refined brown sugar is what you get when you mix white sugar with molasses ( the two are not exactly the same)

Hi Dr., Lovingood

Thank you Dr L for all your tips! What do you think of Ozempic for weight loss?

So whatcha saying is stevia or stevia leaf extract is safe?

Cyra criss I use honey, but not much

This is an excellent compilation of information in a good format easy to retrieve. One question on acesulfame…I am assuming with that name it has sulfa which I am allergic to?

This was so informative. Thank you 💕💕💕

42:19 thank you for digging into the study author!

Great video! Thank you and God Bless!

This is such great info. Wish I had access to this info as a teenager! Also how can we get a class in the schools to teach this ! If I was younger id fight for this in schools boards and and a degree to teach it!!!!

Stevia negatively affects my teeth & gums. I'm sure I was overdoing it for a bit, in the morning raw food meal replacement shake, in my tea. Cut it down to just that morning shake, and now have cut that out almost entirely. My gums and tooth sensitivity are now recovering.

Thank you for the most valuable information.

Very helpful. Thanks.

Great video. Shared your links.

I started sweeteners . When they first came out. I lost some weight. But I hope Splendor is a best. That what I use today. I also drink sugar free coke. My doctor advise me to stop drinking regular coke due to become a diabetic. I am not a diabetic.

Awesome info video thanks for sharing

Thank you Doctor 👍👍

Thanks DLG.

@DrLivingood is there a printable version of the sweeteners

My wife is a diabetic, so we have no cane sugar in the house. Any and all of the artificial sweetners give me an instant headache, even MSG. Has to be bad for you.

You're Amazing!! Thank you soooo much!!

Casava always makes me lightheaded, just as other carbs and sugars do.

Good morning from Tx

Thank you!

So, I just literally found out how dangerous tocopherols are.I was about to take my vitamin D3,K2,+4 immune boosters and thought I should check it when I found out these indeed contain tocopherols.This is very disturbing unless I'm missing something.Could you please explain.Thank you.

Sucralose...my body knows something isn't ok here. My throat closes up whenever I have it. It's in EVERYTHING!! I hate that.

This was very helpful for me to know thank u

I TOTALLY AGREE! 🙌🏻🎉

Thank you so much this helps alot

What about raw sugar can that be used

THANK YOU!!

I am thankful I like Stevia. Only sweetener I like / use besides sugar.

What about Xylitol, Sorbitol & Mannitol? These are contained in an energy gum I chew daily.

No links are showing up, have most of them, but monk fruit by itself have looked for, for a very long time

Thank you I learned so much

I watch this yesterday, sorta a bit long to go through it all without skipping through. Thought about this this morning I put about 10 to 15 g of D ribose in my coffee every morning. Anyhow, I don’t recall you mentioning D ribose. I know it’s not a normal sweetener and that’s not what I use it for. But it is a sugar I think.

Thank you ❤️❤️

Coconut or Coconut Palm Sugar isn't made from coconuts, it's made from the Coconut Palm flowers' nectar. Whereas Palm sugar is made from the sap of many varieties of Palm trees, not just Coconut Palm trees.

Growing up, I had molasses and maple syrup, real maple syrup, and the real molasses which came in a can and now I don’t even use them but maybe I should continue using them. I would think I was healthier, so I try to convert back to things that my mother fed us when we were kids fruits vegetables, maple syrup, molasses, and so forth

I use fruit 😋 and raw honey 🍯 for my sweetener. I don't need anything else. 🍯

Nice analysis. Can we print this list?

WOW!!!

Let’s ask for for neuro Fatigue,

How can I sweeten coffee with sugar taste? Feel like all alternatives taste horrible.

Thank you for sharing,! How long can it take to fix insulin resistance?

I have stevia

Hi Doc I saw on the news recently that monk fruit is causing blood clot. Is this true.

I've got one thing to ask how about in chewing gum if aspartame really bad for you.

U tube wont l et me open your site. 😮😢

I keep praying for God to heal my complex endocrine disruption PCOS, and he keeps saying "No." 😢 I didnt bring this upon myself. I have been attacked by this horrible condition ever since I went through puberty. Aging has only made it worse every decade that passes! Im doing everything I humanly can to heal it. The medical field has been of no help and has actually cause me a lot of harm over the years and years of trying to get help. I pray myltiple times a day for four decades and counting. All I ever hear from God is "No." I am a woman of strong faith in Jesus Christ. Ive been prayed over and even announted twice, yet no healing in any aspect of PCOS which has multiple problems associated with it. There is no cure for it, and God keeps saying "No" to me.😭😭😭😭

I guess I'm lucky I never care for sweet at all growing up and my kids don't eat Harley sweet growing up to