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firemonkey
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09 Oct 2019, 4:06 pm

My taste re how sweet things are is erratic ie today using two sweeteners my coffee has tasted really sweet. Another day with two sweeteners it hardly tastes sweet at all.

I seem to go from hypo-sensitive to hypersensitive with it .


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09 Oct 2019, 5:03 pm

I think I'm the same sort of way. Sometimes I love sweetness and sometimes I find it overpowering, depending on my mood.


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09 Oct 2019, 6:36 pm

Autonomic nervous system .. possibly suffering some changes , due to stress of a toxic load levels in blood of some type? Any other things off ?or on ?
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09 Oct 2019, 6:55 pm

I take two sugars in my tea and sometimes when my GF makes the tea it tastes like there's none ( she does make crap tea though ) .

I'm sure my sweet receptors pack in some time.

Mens taste receptors tend to pack in at around 50 yrs old , taste buds you still have may shrink and become less sensitive. Salty and sweet flavors tend to weaken first.


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10 Oct 2019, 8:21 am

SaveFerris wrote:
I take two sugars in my tea and sometimes when my GF makes the tea it tastes like there's none ( she does make crap tea though ) .

I'm sure my sweet receptors pack in some time.

Mens taste receptors tend to pack in at around 50 yrs old , taste buds you still have may shrink and become less sensitive. Salty and sweet flavors tend to weaken first.

Okay .. that makes sense too . All written in hopefully good taste.


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