Living the Word of Wisdom in Zion Poor Emma, once again, scoured the black, sick-smelling, sticky chew, in hopes of removing it from the floor. I imagine her frustration as her aching knees buckled underneath her sore arms. I’m sure her stomach churned at the thoughts of where the snuff had been before its foul odor assaulted her delicate nose; not to mention the thick smoke that still lingered in the attic and clung to all upholstery with little hope of ever escaping again. Emma desperately, but sweetly, entreated her husband for a solution. The dear Prophet of the Restoration had received revelation to organize a special school, The School of the Prophets, where the leaders of the Savior’s Church would be instructed and prepared for great …show more content…
Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, contends in her health.com article, “5 Steps to Quitting Artificial Sweeteners,” that artificial sweeteners actually increase cravings, and thus, addiction. In a Harvard Health Publication from Harvard Medical School entitled, “Artificial sweeteners: sugar-free, but at what cost?” former editor, Holly Strawbridge, shares several experts’ findings that “use of artificial sweeteners can make you shun healthy, filling, and highly nutritious foods while consuming more artificially flavored foods with less nutritional value. Artificial sweeteners may play another trick, too. Research suggests that they may prevent us from associating sweetness with caloric intake. As a result, we may crave more sweets, tend to choose sweet food over nutritious food, and gain weight.” These artificial sweeteners are even worse than the processed “natural” sugars. What about other highly processed foods? In a recent study published by the peer-reviewed journal, “PLOS ONE,” entitled, “Which Foods May Be Addictive? The Roles of Processing, Fat Content, and Glycemic Load,” researchers at various Universities, Erica M. Schulte, Nicole M. Avena, and Ashley N. Gearhardt found highly processed foods “may share characteristics with drugs of abuse (e.g. high dose, rapid rate of absorption).” There is no question in my mind that these substances are highly addictive and harmful, but are offered at the very functions where my fellow Saints in the Gospel turn a blind