Underground Wellness explains the benefits of the herb Stevia. Stevia is widely considered a better alternative for sugar than Splenda® and Aspartame.

Jon Barron talks about how artificial sweeteners increase weight gain rather than weight loss.
…artificial sweeteners may throw off your body’s natural calorie-counting response, leaving you more likely to overindulge in other foods. In experiments on rats, the researchers found that those fed yogurt sweetened with sugar substitutes, “consumed more calories, put on more weight, gained [...]