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Dec 20, 2023

Travis Lemon: Xylitol can help with allergies

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Sugar alcohols have become very popular, thanks to low sugar diets like the keto diet. While most people tend to think of cookies or brownies when sugar alcohols are mentioned, they might also want to think about keeping a certain sugar alcohol called xylitol in their medicine cabinet.

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is typically derived from birch bark or corncobs and while it makes for a great one to one sugar substitute, it can also be found in products like gum, toothpaste and nasal sprays. Yes, you read that last one right, a sugar substitute is becoming a very popular ingredient in natural nasal sprays.

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Travis Lemon is a certified herbalist and co-owner of Tulsi at The Market in Huntington. He has worked in the natural health and wellness industry for over 16 years. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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