> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Margot" <poodles2@...>
> To: <TN-L@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:19 PM
> Subject: Aspartame or Nutra Sweet....
>
>
> > Yes, this appears to be true for many people. I have a nephew who has
> > seizures from nutra sweet. He stays away from it. I noticed I have less
> pain
> > when I stay away from it. They seem to be substituting nutra sweet with
> > SPLENDA sweetener now. I seem to tolerate it very well.
> > Margot
> >
> > > Don't know how true this all is but ???
> > >
> > >
> > > Can this be true?
> > >
> > > >>
> > > >>In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had
> > > >>stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, to walk
was
> > > >>a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed,
she
> > > >>was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone biopsies, and
> was
> > > >>on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not figure
> > > >>out what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick,
she
> > > >>knew she was dying.
> > > >>
> > > >>She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance etc. in her oldest
> > > >>daughters name, and made sure her younger children were to be with
her
> > > >>oldest daughter. She wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip
to
> > > >>FL (basically in a
> > > >>wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19th I called her to ask her
how
> > > >>one of her tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the
> > > >>test, but they believe she had MS. I thought, oh, my....then I
> recalled
> > > >>an article a friend
> > > >>of mine emailed to me...and I asked her....Do you drink Diet pop?
She
> > > >>told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting ready to crack one
> > > >>open that moment....I told her not to open it, and stop drinking the
> > > >>diet pop....and I emailed her the following article. She called me
> > > >>within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she stopped
> > > >>drinking the diet pop, and she can walk...she went up the stairs,
and
> > > >>the muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but sure
> > > >>felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctors with
this
> > > >>article and would call me back when she got home. She called me, and
> > > >>her doctor was amazed, he is going to call all of his MS patients to
> > > >>find out if they consumed artificial sweetener....In a nutshell, she
> > > >>was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow
> > > >>death.
> > > >>
> > > >>When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and
> > > >>that was a pill for poisoning....she is well on her way to
> > > >>recovery.....and she is walking!!!!! No wheelchair!!!! This article
> > > >>saved her life!!!! The life saving article:
> > > >>If it says "SUGAR FREE," on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!
I
> > > >>have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL
> CONFERENCE
> > > >>on "ASPARTAME" marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful'. In
> > > >>the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United
> > > >>States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and
systemic
> > > >>lupus, that it was hard to understand what toxin was causing this to
> be
> > > >>rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly
> > > >>that subject.
> > > >>
> > > >>I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature
of
> > > >>this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME
> > > >>converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn
causes
> > > >>metabolic
> > > >>acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire
ants.)
> > > >>The methanol toxicity mimics among other conditions multiple
> sclerosis.
> > > >>People were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error.
> > > >>The multiple
> > > >>sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is!
> Systemic
> > > >>lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis,especially
> > > >>with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not
> > > >>know that the aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use,
> > > >>aggravating the lupus to such a degree that it may become
> > > >>life-threatening. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become
> > > >>asymptomatic once taken off diet sodas. In the case of those
diagnosed
> > > >>with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol
> > > >>toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases
where
> > > >>vision returned and hearing improved markedly. This also applies to
> > > >>cases of tinnitus.
> > > >>
> > > >>During a lecture I said "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet,
> Equal,
> > > >>Spoonful, etc.) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms,
> > > >>shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness,
> > > >>headaches,
> > > >>tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech,
> > > >>blurred vision, or memory loss-you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!"
> > > >>People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got some of
> > > >>these symptoms: Is
> > > >>it reversible?" Yes! Not drinking diet sodas and keeping an eye out
> for
> > > >>aspartame on food labels, yes!
> > > >>
> > > >>We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up to Dr. Espisto
(one
> > > >>of my speakers) and me and said: "Could you tell me why so many
people
> > > >>seem to be coming down with MS?" During a visit to a hospice, a
nurse
> > > >>said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had
> all
> > > >>been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! Diet Coke and
Diet
> > > >>Pepsi etc. IS NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The Congressional Record states
that
> > > >>it makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT. The
> > > >>formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and
> > > >>thighs. Once off these products with no significant increase in
> > > >>exercise, etc., Dr. Roberts in his lecture stated that he had
patient
> > > >>who lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.
> > > >>
> > > >>Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that
> > > >>physicians would believe that they have a patient with retinopathy,
> > > >>when in fact the symptoms are caused by aspartame. The aspartame
> drives
> > > >>the blood sugar out
> > > >>of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the
> fact
> > > >>that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the
other
> > > >>amino acids found in protein. Thus it passes the blood brain barrier
> > > >>and deteriorates
> > > >>the neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as well as in
patients
> > > >>not suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain damage,
seizures,
> > > >>depression, manic depression, panic attacks, rage, violence. (The
> > > >>Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi
consumed
> > > >>by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame
> > > >>for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.)
> > > >>
> > > >>Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects i.e. mental
> > > >>retardation if taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy.
> > > >>Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and
should
> > > >>NOT be given NutraSweet. I can
> > > >>relate different case histories of children having mal seizures and
> > > >>other disturbances being on NutraSweet. Unfortunately it is not
always
> > > >>easy to convince a mother that aspartame is to blame for her child's
> > > >>illness. Only
> > > >>by trial and success will she be able to warn other mothers to take
> > > >>their children's health in their own hands.
> > > >>
> > > >>Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, which helps in
the
> > > >>metabolism of sugar (which would be ideal for diabetics) has now
been
> > > >>approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. For years the FDA has
> > > >>outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO. Books
> on
> > > >>this subject are available: EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS -
> > > >>written by Dr. Russell Blayblock (Health Press 1-800-643-2665) and
> > > >>DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - written by DR H. J. Roberts,
> also
> > > >>a diabetic specialist. These two doctors will be posting a position
> > > >>paper with some case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame on
> > > >>the Internet.
> > > >>
> > > >>According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians
"we
> > > >>are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this
> > > >>deadly poison." Here is the problem: There were Congressional
Hearings
> > > >>when aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this
> > > >>initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no
> > > >>avail. Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have
very
> > > >>deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this
> > > >>chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!! I assure you, MONSANTO,
the
> > > >>creator of Aspartame knows how deadly it is. They fund among others,
> > > >>the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic
Association,
> > > >>the Conference of the American College of Physicians. This has been
> > > >>exposed in the New York Times - to no avail. These Associations
cannot
> > > >>criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO
> > > >>because they take money from the food industry and have to endorse
> > > >>their products.
> > > >>
> > > >>Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all
> > > >>infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame.
> The
> > > >>bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems
> > > >>existing in the
> > > >>population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes
neurological
> > > >>and behavioral; symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and
> > > >>chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on
an
> > > >>unsuspecting public.
> > > >>
> > > >>
>