Coconut Sugar?

Xylitol, made from birch trees, is another choice and it is actually good for your teeth.

I don't think so, but it depends on your taste buds. Like any sweetener, use it in moderation. So some research on it since their not all made from birch. I read about that a long time ago, so I don't recall much other than birch was the best one.

I don't have strong sugar cravings, so I don't use any sweetener very often.

Can anyone else tell me what you use? Is coconut sugar ok?

I thought Xylitol contained alcohol in it? (the -tol ending?) am I wrong? There is also agave nectar. It has been sitting in my cabinet and I have not used it. I think you should be OK with coconut sugar unless you have a candida problem and then you are up the creek with no paddle…. I am allergic to stevia btw so you might be too if it tastes awful to you. People usually don't complain about the taste.

What brand is yours Lymebabe? It might depend on the source it was made from or the process used. Not all Xylitol is created equally.

We've never had a problem from it, but we don't use it a lot either.

From what I understand Candida feeds on sugar as do other microorganisms. However, sugar also creates acidic environment in the body which supports other microorganisms that are not directly dependent on sugar. That is what I got from the whole thing. Sugar also supports inflammation which is what we are all trying to get rid of. Look up alkaline diet it will explain it better than what my poor Lyme brain can produce. At the same time I don't believe that 1/2 tsp of coconut sugar per day will do any harm.

I use honey also but watch where you get it, like 70% of honey in the grocery store is fake. I get mine locally.

Hi Shelly - Ive got good things to say about organic honey if you can afford it. Besides for significantly less pesticides, organic honey is usually from small farms, its sustainable and the bees are not literally DYING to make it.

Its the chemicals in regular honey that are causing colony collapse disorder and are wiping out the bees worldwide.

Pure, unrefined Stevia without additives has its uses too (I just cant bake with it myself).

My only issue with Coconut sugar is it does have more calories than regular sugar. Coconut sugar is supposedly a better glycemic sugar though.