Hi Everyone,

I wanted to thank you all again for your support.

For any lurkers contemplating gettting off of Aspartame and who may
have read my earlier whines about the profound fatigue as a withdrawal
symptom, I wanted to let you know that it does get better.  Slowly but
surely, the fatigue is easing up as are the cravings.  I've been
aspartame-free for 2+ weeks now (yeah for me!).  I must say that the
withdrawal lasted longer than I expected, but it is sure to be worth it
in the long run.

Best wishes to all,
Sarah

They DO have a sentence and a link to aspartame and saccharin.  However as you
see in the paragraph below they write: the "experts" say aspartame is fine in
moderation--and if you're concerned sucralose is an option.

Questions linger about possible health effects of two of the oldest sweeteners,
saccharin and aspartame (see Aspartame & Saccharin).

Aspartame & saccharin: Debate continues
Ever since the government first approved aspartame for use in 1981, debate has
raged about its possible risks. Contrary to Internet reports, health authorities
say there's no credible evidence that aspartame causes seizures, lupus, multiple
sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, severe allergic reactions, or several other
maladies.

Whether aspartame contributes to cancer is more controversial. In two large
European studies published in 2005 and 2007, researchers found that feeding rats
aspartame at simulated doses at or below levels considered safe for humans
increased the rats' risk of leukemia, lymphoma, and breast cancer.

More than 100 other studies on aspartame have found no increased risk to the
average human. Some consumer advocates have called on the FDA to reevaluate
aspartame's safety, but the agency says it sees no reason to alter its position
that aspartame is safe. Those who should definitely avoid aspartame are people
with the rare disorder phenylketonuria, or PKU, who must limit their intake of
phenylalanine, an amino acid in aspartame.

The oldest artificial sweetener, saccharin, was almost banned in 1977 after
studies in rats linked it to bladder cancer. But research in humans largely
failed to turn up that risk, with the possible exception (in one study) of
people consuming six or more servings a day. In 2000, the government's National
Toxicology Program delisted saccharin as a possible carcinogen.

The experts we consulted say that aspartame and saccharin are fine in
moderation. But if you're concerned, sucralose is another option. Though
long-term evidence is lacking, studies so far haven't raised any cancer concerns

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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/snacks-sweets/sweeteners-10-07/overview/\
sweet-ov.htm

"Sweeteners: How the brands measure up."

They do have a feedback, (first you have to go to their FAQ page).   I wrote to
them that they were totally irresponsible not to mention the troubles of
aspartame and with Splenda.

Hope a few of you will send them a message, too.  So I don't seem like just one
crazed person. Gave them the link to aspartamesafety and sweetpoison.

Thanks,
Carolg

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Try this: molybdenum cooter

Matthew Hollins <mr_big_stuff35@...> wrote:          Got it to work but,
when I click on a link on the page it just goes to the top and doesn't do open
anything.

sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote: Type it in. But, type in the whole
link beginning with www and ending with html.

Matthew Hollins <mr_big_stuff35@...> wrote: What will be of interest. The
link is broken.

Matt

sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote: For those of us who can't seem to
get rid of the formaldehyde buildup, this will probably be of
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Got it to work but, when I click on a link on the page it just goes to the top
and doesn't do open anything.

sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote:                               Type
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  Matthew Hollins <mr_big_stuff35@...> wrote:          What will be of
interest. The link is broken.

  Matt

  sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote: For those of us who can't seem to
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Tried that and it didn't work either.

Matt

sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote:                               Type
it in. But, type in the whole link beginning with www and ending with html.

  Matthew Hollins <mr_big_stuff35@...> wrote:          What will be of
interest. The link is broken.

  Matt

  sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote: For those of us who can't seem to
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Type it in. But, type in the whole link beginning with www and ending with html.

Matthew Hollins <mr_big_stuff35@...> wrote:          What will be of
interest. The link is broken.

Matt

sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote: For those of us who can't seem to
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What will be of interest. The link is broken.

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sharon miller <woofmom1950@...> wrote:                               For
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Katie,

This was spam that I accidentally let come through because I thought it was
a legitimate e-mail

Bryant

----- Original Message -----
From: Katie
To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:41 AM
Subject: [Aspartame Support] Re: What Is Happening Is Completely Outrageous!


---
WOW that is something. I am so sorry. GEESH

Katie
In aspartame@yahoogroups.com, "heatherhansen1" <heatherhansen1@...>
wrote:
>
> What Is Happening Is Completely Outrageous!
>
> I am so angry I can barely type. I was the general store manager at
a
> major supermarket chain store. A couple of weeks ago our Supermarket
> Magazine had an article about this program at<snip>

Here is Mary Stoddard's prompt reply.


----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Stoddard
To: Carol Guilford
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: "Deadly Deception"


Carol,

In our book, on page 3, we list 20 breakdown products of aspartame, including
phenylethylamine. Aspartame is a far more complex molecule than the
manufacturers of the artificial sugar sweetener want you to know.

These 20 products are all broken down further, accounting for other metabolic
by-products in larger amounts than usual. In addition, increased amounts of
various enzyme systems occur in response to large amounts of aspartame.

Interestingly, chocolate contains a number of chemicals, including
phenylethylamine. This substance is also produced naturally in the human brain,
and is believed to be produced in higher amounts when people fall in love. The
effects of phenylethylamine may account for the "feeling good" state so many
people seem to experience from eating chocolate.

As you mentioned, our book addresses these questions and many more that are not
generally well-known, concerning aspartame and neotame.

I hope this helps answer your question.

Best regards,
Mary Stoddard, author and editor
Deadly Deception Story of Aspartame
www.aspartamesafety.com

I did a little search...  my interest being semi-piqued.

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/millward/phenylethylamine.htm

and another---this is from about.com,1998
Phenylethylamine
Phenylethylamine is a chemical in the body that is similar to an amphetamine.
Researchers believe that our body releases phenylethylamine when we are in love,
thus producing the uplifted mood associated with love. At one time, it was
rumored that chocolate produces the same feelings because of the
phenylethylamine it contains. Unfortunately, tests now show that the
phenylethylamine in chocolate is broken down before it can affect the brain in
this way.

Phenylethylamine is also said to cause migraines and other headaches, but not
for everyone. It is believed that phenylethylamine causes blood vessels to
dilate in the brain, thereby causing headaches.

The amphetamine-like nature of phenylethylamine is responsible for mood swings.
As with amphetamines, phenylethylamine may cause an initial lift in the mood,
followed by a crash in mood a short while later. Again, whether or not the
phenylethylamine in chocolate ever reaches the brain is not yet determined

One reference said the molecule was shaped like the one in "Ecstasy", the
illegal drug.

and http://www.wellnessletter.com/html/ds/dsBlueGreenAlgae.php


On Aug 29, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Carol Guilford wrote:

Dear List,

Every time I look through Mary Nash Stoddard's book, "Deadly Deception" I find
something new.

Mary is a pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement (www.aspartamesafety.com).

This week, there was a short thread on the list about phenylethylamine.

Sharon Miller asked:

Bry or Carol: Is there a connection between Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae
(phenylethylamine) and PKU?

Sheila Swift answered with: Dear Sharon, To my understanding there is none
because it is a whole naturally balanced substance. In aspartame it is dangerous
because it does not have the other elements in balance for the body to absorb it
properly.

Charmelle wrote:  YES....Blue Green Algae IS Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae...and it
DOES contain
NATURAL Phenylalanine in perfect balance with ALL necessary natural amino acids.

Blue Green Algae is considered a complete food supplement because of all it
provides...all necessary amino acids...vitamins, minerals, including trace
minerals, omegas 3 & 6 (but not 9), GLA, chlorophyll (a healthy source of
magnesium)...It is often used for building blood...and IS THE NATURAL SOURCE OF
THE
BUILDING BLOCKS OF STEM CELLS !!!!!!!! Most stem cell researchers today who
(snip)

Rich Murray wrote:
  Health Canada recommends that children not be given products
containing the non-Spirulina blue-green algae until measures to address any risk
have been implemented. Because of their lower body weight, children are at
greater risk of developing serious illness from blue-green algal products
containing elevated levels of microcystins, especially if these products are
ingested for an extended period of time

On  page 2 of "Deadly Deception"  Stoddard lists the breakdown products of
aspartame and

"Phenylethylamine"  is one of them; she writes:  "These products break down into
many by-products  accounting for other metabolic substances in larger than usual
amounts."

I'm sending Mary a copy of this post,  and I know we'll get an answer.

Carolg









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WOW that is something. I am so sorry. GEESH

Katie
  In aspartame@yahoogroups.com, "heatherhansen1" <heatherhansen1@...>
wrote:
>
> What Is Happening Is Completely Outrageous!
>
> I am so angry I can barely type. I was the general store manager at
a
> major supermarket chain store. A couple of weeks ago our Supermarket
> Magazine had an article about this program at
> http://theshopperadvantage.com They were talking about how effective
> it is and how it is rapidly spreading throughout the 50 states. In
> fact I witnessed several people at my store that were using this
> program and saving an unbelievable amount of money. So I decided I
> would help others too. I told everyone I saw at the store about this
> program. Then last week my regional director comes in and fires me
on
> the spot yelling that we are not here to help people get free
products
> and that I should have never told people about this website. So now
I
> am commited to telling everyone I can about this because if I had to
> lose my job over helping people, then I will not rest until everyone
> in this country knows about this program!
>
> Heather
>

I think I opened a can of worms. And apparently they bite. And I ALWAYS  get
real nervous when something begins with phenyla. Because of Aspartame I've been
in severe resoiratory distress a number of times. For me, somethings are a
matter of life and death. Therefore, it's better to be very, very cautious.
Thanks!!!!!!!!

E Bryant Holman <bryanth@...> wrote:          This is not a red
herring. It is something that it behooves us to look into
if we really care about our wellbeing or that of others. Rich did not offer
his opinion. He simply brought some important data to our attention, and
that was very astute of him. It would also be very astute of us to look into
this seriously and not dismiss it out of hand for the reasons you are
suggesting.

If it turns out that you are right, then I would be happy about that.
However, since no one has cast aspersions on you or questioned your motives
or anything along those lines, I would hope that everyone else here gets the
same treatment. Let us examine the issue openly and see what sort of useful
information we might find.

Bryant

----- Original Message -----
From: Sheila swift
To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Aspartame Support] "Deadly Deception"

Rich Murray indicated that algae was ineffective and dangerous. I understand
that some algaes can be and certainly important where it is coming from.

I want to say that I used Super Blue Green Algae from Celltech for many
years with great results. Infact would not have been able to function very
well without it. Others around me not using algae but in same physical
difficulties as myself were hardly functioning. ne of them committed
suicide.

Now I am using stem enhance and feeling advantages of that have experienced,
how my condition deteriorated in the years I wasn't using it and how I see
others benefitting greatly. By benefitting I mean much better quality of
life, increased health and well being.

I think we should stay focused on the things we know are causing serious
harm to anyone and everyone, so that we can change the situation. If there
is sufficient change and focus on how we want the world to be we can change
this whole situation. Things like dabbling in other things are like red
herrings taking the focus, consciousness off where it needs to be to
properly change the situation with aspartame and the other toxins forced
upon us. No one is forced to use algae, it is totally by choice. Anyone can
have informed choice if they chose too, it is not the case with aspartame,
mercury, msg.

Please consider this. Sheila Swift






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I began using Blue Green Algae & Red Algae (not brown algae) for my son  when
he was a little boy.  I pitched his Ritalin before he went to  Kindergarten.
He was among the first children in our area to be given  Ritalin..and indeed
he became a VICTIM of Ritalin's deadly  effects rapidly.

He was skinny since birth...21 1/2 inches long weighing 6 lbs 4 oz at
birth...& continued to grow tall without gaining weight...weighed 24 lbs at  age
2.still 24 lbs at age 3..but had grown almost 4 inches between age 2 &  3..so
the
Dr considered the weight just FINE.

When he showed signs of severe "hyperactivity"...(today's ADHD)...no one
looked at the bags of candy he was given by his grandparents (who enjoyed
spoiling their ONLY grandson).  Also...no one focused on his favorite Ding 
Dongs,
Little Debbie snacks or the RED Hawaiian Punch & "aspirin type  flavored" ROOT
BEER which gave the worst hemorrhages.
  With headaches, nose bleeds that could become huge hemorrhages even
blocking the throat..causing inability to breathe from such heavy blood flow  &
clotting in the nasal area & throat...also rashes...& runny nose,  red itchy
eyes,
tummy aches, etc all adding to his problems but being noted as  ALLERGY
symptoms....we had a HUGE problem to solve with him.

I was in favor of the Ritalin for him...since I worked in the medical  field.
  I had seen it prescribed as a STIMULANT for adults.   I  know now how
dangerous that was as a stimulant...as it was often interchanged  with DEXADRINE
(REMEMBER THE YaYa SISTER's MOVIE??   Remember DEXAMYL  the little seed type
capsules the women took...which also made the lady a  PSYCHOTIC MENTAL patient
as
the others had milder but obvious effects??)   DEXADRINE too eventually LEADS
to severe psych problems as well AS coronary  risks.  DEXADRINE too is heavily
Rx'ed for ADHD Adults & KIDS of all  ages today...such a pathetic thing to do
!!  It's a SURE ticket to Mental  Illness & eventual Silent Heart Attack.

Since he was so skinny...he took the smallest Ritalin  dose allowed.
  I was a bit amazed when I saw it being Rx'ed in other places in the  country
in order to CALM CHILDREN...but I gave FDA, Doctors, & others the  benefit of
the doubt...& supported such a use of the drug.
HOW WRONG I was for believing Ritalin was safe !!!   The drug in  a short
time was turning our once very active child into a quiet ZOMBIE...with  GLASSY
EYES...
One night we returned home to find my inlaws in tears...as my mother in law
was holding our baby girl.  Our little son was sliding along the
wall...perched ON TOP OF THE BACK OF HER COUCH looking straight 
ahead...remaining totally
quiet...just moving from one end of the couch to the  other....

   His head was a bit forward only to avoid pulling a picture  down...but
otherwise he merely looked THRU us as we got in front of him.   He didn't seem
to
SEE us...but the glassy eyes were quite noticeable.  He  was so OUT OF IT !
I rushed to take him down as my husband took our little girl into his
arms..& we all headed to the car.  I left my mother in law in  tears...and I was
crying too.

I KNEW it was the RITALIN that was putting our little boy into that awful
Zombie-Like State.  I made a decision that night that his hyper behavior  was
indeed better to handle than watching him LOSE BRAIN CELLS or face BRAIN
SWELLING with such a big gun drug.

  I lay next to him all night....as his little body JERKED...especially  his
legs.  I later realized he was likely experiencing some type of  seizures from
this neurotoxic drug....but I'm sure taking him to an ER would not  have given
any results as far as the RITALIN causing the symptoms.  I  prayed & watched
him all night...only dozing on & off thru the  night.

I began developing MY healthy diet for him...while digging for information
at libaries, book stores, etc.  I even made out of state phone calls..to  any
clinic, doctor..or anyone I read about..who was involved in diet type
approaches to improving HYPERACTIVITY.

While doing that...I did each thing suggested..such as eliminating several
dangerous additives...including those which are actual BLOOD THINNING (bleeder)
  chemicals added to foods, drinks, supplements, &  meds.      OF course
immediately I had to  eliminate MSG...which we noticed then WAS a main culprit
causing BRAIN SWELLING  (the reason MSG was removed from baby foods in the
'70's).

Also...the RED Coloring in Hawaiian Punch was a bigtime culprit causing bad
behavior, cold/sinus/stomach problems, etc.
The diet became easier & easier to handle...so his behavior  improved
tremendously...
Most were shocked....especially when I began to introduce healthy OILS
(essential fatty acids)...mainly OLIVE OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, FISH OIL, etc...also
trace mineral foods...& also CELTIC SEA SALT as another source of trace
minerals...AND BLUE GREEN ALGAE & RED ALGAE.

I was first introduced to the Blue Green & Red Algae by a woman from
Nicaragua..who insisted that BLUE GREEN Algae is the superfood that helped 
rebuild
her little girl's brain for improved school performance.

She insisted that her "special ed" child...began "eating" the Blue  Green
Algae after SHE as a mother watched the study done by some universities in
California...as they did the study in Nicaragua...HER native country.  NO  ONE
could deny the kids taking the Blue Green Algae..whether in drinks..OR in 
tablet
form..b/c it IS A FOOD....& denying them that would be saying NO to a
nutritious food for them.

She said the cheap food supplement...was used to help the poor kids get
better nourishment...in order to get them interested IN school...& with  enough
overall feeling of well being for them to GO TO school.

She said the SCORES of those  students at the BLUE GREEN ALGAE STUDY
schools...SOARED to the top..& attendance was so high...all were so proud of 
those
kids & the schools. SHE decided to try the BLUE GREEN ALGAE & also  included
RED ALGAE sometimes for her little girl in special ed in  California.

She claims this Algae improved her immunity immediately....improved her
sleep....improved her demeanor...& eventually turned her life around totally  so
that she became an HONOR ROLL STUDENT throughout the rest of her school
years..

I never forgot Hanna's story....and I felt it worth sharing with anyone
interested.

I DO want to mention though...that the SCARE about "Super Blue Green
Algae"...(KLAMATH LAKE SPIRULINA)...came about a few decades ago....when the 
algae
was found to contain unhealthy things... when KLAMATH LAKE was  found to be
extremely contaminated with HEAVY METALS.

    THEN..people like us were constantly searching for healthy algae for our
families...&& began demanding ONLY  BLUE GREEN  ALGAE (SPIRULINA/and or
CHLORELLA) from HAWAII OR OKINAWA (from the WILD...which  is NOT grown in cement
POND
either).

STILL many health food stores continued to have SUPER BLUE GREEN  ALGAE from
" KLAMATH LAKE" being sold from BEHIND COUNTERS (private small  businesses)
INSIDE the health food stores.

I KNEW BETTER than to buy it...because I KNEW of the heavy contamination in
that famous lake.

Still today...many who remember the Klamath Lake SUPER Blue Green Algae
being found contaminated...still refuse now to even touch a bottle of Blue 
Green
Algae if it states Klamath Lake. THAT LAKE was quickly CLEANED UP...so I  am
sure the Blue Green Algae would be just fine from there today.

    However...this caused many more people to stay focused on  buying Hawaiian
or Okinawan Blue Green Algae (from the Wild) & it boosted  the sales of
brands from those two places.

Charmelle

.








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This is not a red herring. It is something that it behooves us to look into
if we really care about our wellbeing or that of others. Rich did not offer
his opinion. He simply brought some important data to our attention, and
that was very astute of him. It would also be very astute of us to look into
this seriously and not dismiss it out of hand for the reasons you are
suggesting.

If it turns out that you are right, then I would be happy about that.
However, since no one has cast aspersions on you or questioned your motives
or anything along those lines, I would hope that everyone else here gets the
same treatment. Let us examine the issue openly and see what sort of useful
information we might find.

Bryant

----- Original Message -----
From: Sheila swift
To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Aspartame Support] "Deadly Deception"


Rich Murray indicated that algae was ineffective and dangerous. I understand
that some algaes can be and certainly important where it is coming from.

I want to say that I used Super Blue Green Algae from Celltech for many
years with great results. Infact would not have been able to function very
well without it. Others around me not using algae but in same physical
difficulties as myself were hardly functioning. ne of them committed
suicide.

Now I am using stem enhance and feeling advantages of that have experienced,
how my condition deteriorated in the years I wasn't using it and how I see
others benefitting greatly. By benefitting I mean much better quality of
life, increased health and well being.

I think we should stay focused on the things we know are causing serious
harm to anyone and everyone, so that we can change the situation. If there
is sufficient change and focus on how we want the world to be we can change
this whole situation. Things like dabbling in other things are like red
herrings taking the focus, consciousness off where it needs to be to
properly change the situation with aspartame and the other toxins forced
upon us. No one is forced to use algae, it is totally by choice. Anyone can
have informed choice if they chose too, it is not the case with aspartame,
mercury, msg.

Please consider this. Sheila Swift

Rich Murray indicated that algae was ineffective and dangerous.   I understand
that some algaes can be and certainly important where it is coming from.

   I want to say that I used Super Blue Green Algae from Celltech for many years
with great results. Infact would not have been able to function very well
without it.  Others around me not using algae but in same physical difficulties
as myself were hardly functioning. ne of them committed suicide.

   Now I am using stem enhance and feeling advantages of that have experienced,
how my condition deteriorated in the years I wasn't using it and how I see
others benefitting greatly.  By benefitting I mean much better quality of life,
increased health and well being.

   I think we should stay focused on the things we know are causing serious harm
to anyone and everyone, so that we can change the situation.   If there is
sufficient change and focus on how we want the world to be we can change this
whole situation.  Things like dabbling in other things are like red herrings
taking the focus, consciousness off where it needs to be to properly change the
situation with aspartame and the other toxins forced upon us.  No one is forced
to use algae, it is totally by choice.  Anyone can have informed choice if they
chose too,  it is not the case with aspartame, mercury, msg.

   Please consider this.    Sheila Swift



Carol Guilford <carolguilford@...> wrote:
   Dear List,

Every time I look through Mary Nash Stoddard's book, "Deadly Deception" I find
something new.

Mary is a pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement (www.aspartamesafety.com).

This week, there was a short thread on the list about phenylethylamine.

Sharon Miller asked:

Bry or Carol: Is there a connection between Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae
(phenylethylamine) and PKU?

Sheila Swift answered with: Dear Sharon, To my understanding there is none
because it is a whole naturally balanced substance. In aspartame it is dangerous
because it does not have the other elements in balance for the body to absorb it
properly.

Charmelle wrote: YES....Blue Green Algae IS Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae...and it
DOES contain
NATURAL Phenylalanine in perfect balance with ALL necessary natural amino acids.

Blue Green Algae is considered a complete food supplement because of all it
provides...all necessary amino acids...vitamins, minerals, including trace
minerals, omegas 3 & 6 (but not 9), GLA, chlorophyll (a healthy source of
magnesium)...It is often used for building blood...and IS THE NATURAL SOURCE OF
THE
BUILDING BLOCKS OF STEM CELLS !!!!!!!! Most stem cell researchers today who
(snip)

Rich Murray wrote:
Health Canada recommends that children not be given products
containing the non-Spirulina blue-green algae until measures to address any risk
have been implemented. Because of their lower body weight, children are at
greater risk of developing serious illness from blue-green algal products
containing elevated levels of microcystins, especially if these products are
ingested for an extended period of time

On page 2 of "Deadly Deception" Stoddard lists the breakdown products of
aspartame and

"Phenylethylamine" is one of them; she writes: "These products break down into
many by-products accounting for other metabolic substances in larger than usual
amounts."

I'm sending Mary a copy of this post, and I know we'll get an answer.

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Dear List,

Every time I look through Mary Nash Stoddard's book, "Deadly Deception" I find
something new.

Mary is a pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement (www.aspartamesafety.com).

This week, there was a short thread on the list about phenylethylamine.

Sharon Miller asked:

Bry or Carol: Is there a connection between Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae
(phenylethylamine) and PKU?

Sheila Swift answered with: Dear Sharon, To my understanding there is none
because it is a whole naturally balanced substance. In aspartame it is dangerous
because it does not have the other elements in balance for the body to absorb it
properly.

Charmelle wrote:  YES....Blue Green Algae IS Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae...and it
DOES contain
NATURAL Phenylalanine in perfect balance with ALL necessary natural amino acids.

Blue Green Algae is considered a complete food supplement because of all it
provides...all necessary amino acids...vitamins, minerals, including trace
minerals, omegas 3 & 6 (but not 9), GLA, chlorophyll (a healthy source of
magnesium)...It is often used for building blood...and IS THE NATURAL SOURCE OF
THE
BUILDING BLOCKS OF STEM CELLS !!!!!!!! Most stem cell researchers today who
(snip)

Rich Murray wrote:
  Health Canada recommends that children not be given products
containing the non-Spirulina blue-green algae until measures to address any risk
have been implemented. Because of their lower body weight, children are at
greater risk of developing serious illness from blue-green algal products
containing elevated levels of microcystins, especially if these products are
ingested for an extended period of time

On  page 2 of "Deadly Deception"  Stoddard lists the breakdown products of
aspartame and

"Phenylethylamine"  is one of them; she writes:  "These products break down into
many by-products  accounting for other metabolic substances in larger than usual
amounts."

I'm sending Mary a copy of this post,  and I know we'll get an answer.

Carolg




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Ninety-two percent of FDA advisory meetings in the last decade included a member
with financial ties to drug companies. A look at how that affects the drugs that
are allowed on the market -- even after they're shown to be deadly --

Read this article here for the nasty details:

http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/60973/

Bryant

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Formaldehyde induced urticarial vasculitis in male medical student, age
40, Michael Pellizzari, Gillian Marshman, Flinders U., Australasian J.
Dermatol. 2007 Aug: Murray 2007.08.29
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1468

" A complete recovery occurred only after strict elimination of all
exposure to formaldehyde, both occupationally and in the home
environment, was achieved. "


Rich Murray comments:  This clinical case report is similar to that by
Donald V. Belsito in 2003 November:

" A 60-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 6-month history of
eyelid dermatitis...

By strictly avoiding formaldehyde and all formaldehyde releasers for the
next 3 weeks, she improved only slightly.

Her problem, however, was subsequently solved when a local pharmacist
advised her to avoid aspartame.

She had begun using an aspartame-based artificial sweetener 5 months
prior to the onset of her dermatitis. [ 12 months of low-level aspartame
use until stopping. ]

Within 1 week of discontinuing the aspartame, her eyelid dermatitis
resolved completely and has not recurred over 18 months without specific
treatment....

Our patient was consuming an average of 80 mg (1.13 mg/kg) of aspartame
daily, well below the levels previously studied."

[ A packet of tabletop sweetener gives 37 mg aspartame, while a 12 oz
diet soda gives 200 mg aspartame. An aspartame reactor can have
immediate strong symtoms from an under-the-tongue wafer with 4 mg
aspartame. ]


www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00374.x?cookieSet=1&j\
ournalCode=ajd

[ full text $ 56 ]

Australas J Dermatol. 2007 Aug; 48(3): 174-7.
Formaldehyde-induced urticarial vasculitis.
Michael Pellizzari, pell0029@...,
Gillian Marshman,  gillian.marshman@...,
School of Medicine, Flinders University,
Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park,
South Australia, Australia

A 40-year-old male medical student presented with urticarial vasculitis
secondary to occupational formaldehyde exposure.

Serum sickness and delayed pressure urticaria also featured prominently
during his illness.

Initial symptom control was achieved with
oral prednisolone (25 mg/day tapered to zero over 2 weeks)
and oral antihistamine therapy
(fexofenadine 180 mg once daily,
promethazine 20 mg once daily,
ranitidine 150 mg twice daily);
however, subsequent exposures to formaldehyde produced transient symptom
flares that broke through the prednisolone cover.

A complete recovery occurred only after strict elimination of all
exposure to formaldehyde, both occupationally and in the home
environment, was achieved. PMID: 17680969

Michael Pellizzari, School of Medicine,
Flinders University, 7 Vardon Street,
Seacombe Gardens, SA 5047, Australia.
Email: pell0029@...

Michael Pellizzari, MBA. Gillian Marshman, FACD.
F-HSA formaldehyde–human serum albumin

http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/Medicine/1997/Staff.html
Gillian Marshman
BM, BS(Flinders), FACD
Lecturer in Medicine

http://som.flinders.edu.au/FUSA/Medicine/annrep99.pdf

DERMATOLOGY GROUP

CLINICAL STAFF
Dr Gillian MARSHMAN, BM, BS(Flinders), FACD
Dr Christopher DUGUID, MB, BS(Adel),DObsRACOG, FACD
Dr Lynette GORDON, MB, BS(Adel), FACD
Dr Yu-Chuan LEE, MB,BS(Adel), FACD

ADVANCED TRAINEE
Dr Harji KAUR, MB, BS(Delhi)
Dr Sally BALL, BM,BS (Flinders)

RESEARCH STAFF
Ms Michelle GRIMBALDESTON, BA, BTh(Hons) (Proceeding to PhD)
The core activity of the Dermatology Unit remains one of clinical
service with very busy general outpatient sessions and specialised
clinics now on a regular basis.
Combined clinics with Immunology and Paediatrics are well established
and very successful.
The role of the intern in managing patients in the outpatient setting
has been further consolidated and has proved a popular and instructional
time for those junior staff involved.
It is gratifying that many students who undertake the elective in
dermatology return to do the intern job with obvious enjoyment.
The Dermatology Day unit plays an important role in patient care and
education and nursing further education.
The Psoriasis Support Group meets periodically in this venue.
GP up-skilling places have been over-subscribed during 1999 and many
GP’s gained better understanding of dermatological diseases and their
treatment through this program.
The ongoing GP symposia held with the Southern Division again have been
very well attended and accredited.
Patch testing facilities and expertise have been consolidated and the
contact dermatitis clinic is well established.

RESEARCH
The Unit collaborated in a multi-centre blinded randomised trial
comparing the efficacy of 2 potent topical steroids in the treatment of
psoriasis.
This provided further recognition of FMC Dermatology as a centre of
excellence for the running of such trials and has led to our early
involvement in future studies.
Collaboration with the Flinders University photo-biology basic science
team is continuing with the study of the predictive value of cutaneous
mast cell numbers and function in BCC development.

A second study on suppression of the cutaneous immune system in
psoriasis is underway.
The photo-dermatoses clinic will commence early in 2000, with
mono-chromator testing, providing only the second such facility in
Australia.

Publications:
1. Gordon LA.
Compositae dermatitis.
Australasian J Dermatology 1999; 40: 123-130.

2. Lee Y-C, Gordon LA and Gordon DL.
Epoxy resin allergy from microscopy immersion oil.
Australasian J Dermatology 1999; 40: 228-229.
Senior Visiting Specialist, Dermatology Unit
Flinders Medical Centre
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eyelid contact dermatitis by formaldehyde from aspartame,
AM Hill & DV Belsito, Nov 2003: Murray 2004.03.30 [150 KB]

[ Extracts ]

"A 60-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 6-month history of
eyelid dermatitis...

By strictly avoiding formaldehyde and all formaldehyde releasers for the
next 3 weeks, she improved only slightly.

Her problem, however, was subsequently solved when a local pharmacist
advised her to avoid aspartame.

She had begun using an aspartame-based artificial sweetener 5 months
prior to the onset of her dermatitis. [ 12 months of low-level aspartame
use until stopping. ]

Within 1 week of discontinuing the aspartame, her eyelid dermatitis
resolved completely and has not recurred over 18 months without specific
treatment....

Our patient was consuming an average of 80 mg (1.13 mg/kg) of aspartame
daily, well below the levels previously studied."

[ A packet of tabletop sweetener gives 37 mg aspartame, while a 12 oz
diet soda gives 200 mg aspartame. An aspartame reactor can have
immediate strong symtoms from an under-the-tongue wafer with 4 mg
aspartame. (Appendix A, for comments, abstracts, and links.) ]

Contact Dermatitis. 2003 Nov; 49(5): 258-9.
Systemic contact dermatitis of the eyelids caused by formaldehyde
derived from aspartame?
Hill AM, Belsito DV. DBelsito@...,
Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901
Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. PMID: 14996049

A. Michele Hill and Donald V. Belsito
Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160, USA [ (Appendix B, for more
abstracts by Donald V. Belsito, selections, and institutions) ]

Key Words: allergic contact dermatitis; aspartame; eyelids;
formaldehyde; systemic contact dermatitis.

Formaldehyde is a common and ubiquitous contact allergen.
Sources of exposure include hair and skin care products, cosmetics,
topical medications, permanent press clothing, cleaning agents,
disinfectants, paper and even smoke. [ Also, new buildings, mobile
homes, furniture, carpets, drapes, particleboard, medical facilities,
methanol, aspartame, dimethyl dicarbonate, dark wines and liquors ]

Sensitization is reported in between 2.2 and 9.6% of patients patch
tested (1,2).
[ (Appendix C, for abstracts on rates of formaldehyde sensitivity in
control groups, as a possible first estimate of the impact of widespread
exposure to aspartame since 1981.) ]

Case Report

A 60-year-old Caucasian woman presented with a 6-month history of eyelid
dermatitis.
A corticosteroid-containing opthalmologic ointment improved but did not
clear the rash.
She failed to improve when she discontinued the use of all eyelid
cosmetics and nail polishes for 2 months.
She had had a facial dermatitis in 1995, for which she had been patch
tested and found to be allergic to formaldehyde,
quaternium-15 and fragrances.
She had also had incidental, non-relevant reactions to
neomycin and ethylenediamine.
Her dermatitis had resolved with a change to formaldehyde-,
quaternium-15 and fragrance-free facial and nail cosmetics.

There was no personal or family history of atopy or psoriasis.
Her only oral medication was celecoxib that she had taken for years
prior to the onset of her blepharitis.
She had also taken multivitamins, calcium and flaxseed oil for many years.
She worked as a homemaker and library volunteer. [ It is relevant as to
whether she had the standard urban diet with high protein and animal
fats, meats, milk products, some inorganic fruits and vegetables, high
sugars, and processed foods. Mercury dental amalgams and mercury
contaminated fish could also play a role. Was her water fluoridated or
otherwise contaminated? Were there toxic mold exposures in her
environment? Was she exposed to pesticides in her area? ]

Her eyelid dermatitis was kept clear with tacrolimus 0.03% ointment X2
daily.
She underwent patch testing to the North American Contact Dermatitis
Group standard tray, the University of Kansas' supplemental standard
tray, and to her cosmetics, cleansers, skin and hair care products and
topical medications.
She had relevant positive reactions at days 2 and 4 to formaldehyde
(++), quaternium-15 (++), diazolidinyl urea (+), DMDM hydantoin (+) and
imidazolidinyl urea (++), her hair care products and cleansers
containing multiple sources of these allergens.

She was extensively instructed in avoidance of formaldehyde and
formaldehyde releasers, as well as that of her multiple, currently
non-relevant allergens, including fragrance, benzalkonium chloride,
neomycin, bacitracin, p-phenylenediamine and black rubber mix. [ As a
medical layman, I'm disturbed to see all these chemicals that I know
nothing about. ]

By strictly avoiding formaldehyde and all formaldehyde releasers for the
next 3 weeks, she improved only slightly.

Her problem, however, was subsequently solved when a local pharmacist
advised her to avoid aspartame.

She had begun using an aspartame-based artificial sweetener 5 months
prior to the onset of her dermatitis. [ 12 months of low-level aspartame
use until stopping. Aspartame reactors discover this possibiliy usually
from the Net, alternative medicine providers, media, nurses, friends,
and pharmacists, rarely from physicians. ]

Within 1 week of discontinuing the aspartame, her eyelid dermatitis
resolved completely and has not recurred over 18 months without specific
treatment.
[ This quick healing response is typical of cases of low-level use with
few symptoms. Long-term heavy users , above 2 L, about 6 12-oz cans
daily for years, often have severe craving and withdrawal symptoms for
weeks, with gradual recovery for months. H. J. Roberts, MD has
summarized over 1200 cases. (Appendix H) Three recent case reports are
added here. (Appendix I) ]

Unfortunately, she refused to undergo rechallenge with the sweetener.
[ This is usually the case. Commonly, there is inadvertent reexposure,
with immediate painful symptoms, even with low doses. ]

Discussion

The artificical sweetener, aspartame, is consumed by 54% of adults in
the USA (3).

It has been reported to cause dry eyes and difficulty in wearing contact
lenses (3) but never allergic contact dermatitis. [ Reference (3) is
given in full here. (Appendix H) Roberts H J. Dry eyes from use of
aspartame (Nutrasweet): Associated insights concerning the Sjogren
syndrome. The Townsend Letter for Doctors, January 1994. Appendix H also
quotes several cases of eyelid dermatitis from his review of 1200 cases
in Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic (2001). ]

Aspartame, an L-aspartyl-L-phynylalanine methyl ester, is hydrolysed in
the intestine to phenylalanine (50%), aspartic acid (40%) and aspartaic
acid methyl ester (10%).

The methyl ester is then converted to methyl alcohol (methanol) and
carried by the portal vein to the liver.

Methanol is there oxidized to formaldehyde that is converted into formic
acid (formate) by alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and the
microsomal oxidase pathway.

This occurs not only in the liver, but also in other organs containing
high levels of these enzymes, including the eye (4,5).

Formaldehyde binds proteins and nucleic acids, forming adducts difficult
to eliminate via metabolism.

Trocho et al. (6) demonstrated the formation of formaldehyde adducts
with DNA and proteins after administration of 20 mg/kg 14C-labelled
aspartame to rats, concluding that these adducts were responsible for
functional alterations of proteins and for DNA mutations leading to
autoimmunity, cell death or malignant transformation. [ (Appendix E)
gives links, comments, and quotes for the debate on the key Trocho study. ]

In contrast to Trocho et al. (6), McMartin et al. (7) studied
formaldehyde levels after large doses (3,000 mg/kg) of 14C-labelled
methanol and 14C-labelled formaldehyde in monkeys, which unlike rats are
sensitive to the toxicities of methanol.

No increased formaldehyde derived from methanol was found.

High levels of formic acid were found in all monkeys that were given
methanol or formaldehyde.

[ (Appendix F) reviews the major studies. Oppermann et al (1973, 1976)
found that 30% of the methanol from aspartame fed to monkeys remained in
body tissues, indubitably as toxic products of formaldehyde and formic acid.
They did not test methanol product retention in humans.
McMartin et al (1979) reported significant formaldehyde retention in the
midbrain of one monkey from oral aspartame, and substantial formic acid
in liver, kidney, optic nerve, cerebrum, and midbrain in two other monkeys.
It is clear that his formaldehyde assays were too insensitive to give
valid measurements.
There has been a dearth of relevant primate and human studies ever since. ]

Based on the work of McMartin and al. (7), Tephly (8) concluded that the
radioactive carbon from methanol, which was found in DNA and protein by
Trocho et al., was due to the normal physiologic flow of single-carbon
units through the folate pathway.

Stegink et al. (9) have shown that doses of 100 mg/kg or greater of
aspartame are required to increase methanol blood levels (and thus,
presumable formaldehyde formic acid levels) above control.

This would be equivalent to consuming 35 cans of diet beverage at one
sitting for a 70 kg person. [ This is a typical aspartame industry PR
ploy, well designed to plant the impression that only absurdly huge
amounts of diet soda might supply damaging amounts of methanol-derived
formaldehyde and formic acid toxic residuals in body tissues, thus
reducing methanol blood levels. So, it is a classic red herring tactic
to focus on methanol blood levels.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/910
formaldehyde & formic acid from methanol in aspartame:
Murray: 12.9.2 rmforall

It is certain that high levels of aspartame use, above 2 liters daily
for months and years, must lead to chronic formaldehyde-formic acid
toxicity, since 11% of aspartame (1,120 mg in 2L diet soda, 5.6 12-oz
cans) is 123 mg methanol (wood alcohol), immediately released into the
body after drinking (unlike the large levels of methanol locked up in
molecules inside many fruits), then quickly transformed into
formaldehyde, which in turn becomes formic acid, both of which in
time are partially eliminated as carbon dioxide and water.

However, about 30% of the methanol remains in the body as cumulative
durable toxic metabolites of formaldehyde and formic acid-- 37 mg daily,
a gram every month. [Metabolism of aspartame in monkeys.
Oppermann JA, Muldoon E, Ranney RE.
J. Nutrition 1973 Oct; 103(10): 1454-1459.]
If 10% of the methanol is retained as formaldehyde, that would give 12
mg daily formaldehyde accumulation, about 60 times more than the 0.2 mg
from 10% retention of the 2 mg EPA daily limit for formaldehyde in water.

Bear in mind that the EPA limit for formaldehyde in drinking water is
1 ppm, or 2 mg daily for a typical daily consumption of 2 L of water.

[ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/835
RTM: ATSDR: EPA limit 1 ppm formaldehyde in drinking water July 1999
5.30.2 rmforall ]

This long-term low-level chronic toxic exposure leads to typical
patterns of increasingly severe complex symptoms, starting with
headache, fatigue, joint pain, irritability, memory loss, and leading to
vision and eye problems, and even seizures. In many cases there is
addiction. Probably there are immune system disorders, with a
hypersensitivity to these toxins and other chemicals.
(Appendixes D, E, F, G, H, I, J) ]

Leon et al. (10) studied doses of 75 mg/kg of aspartame daily for 24
weeks and found no change in blood or urine methanol levels and no
symptoms of methanol toxicity.

The dose used in Leon's study is 25 times the 90th percentile daily
consumption of aspartame (11). [ Appendix E gives an abstract by Davoli
(1986), using a properly sensitive assay, that proved a temporary rise
in blood methanol levels in humans from a single aspartame dose. Trocho
pointed out that formaldehyde adducts are persistent and thus
cumulative. It is reasonable to state that with long-term chronic
formaldehyde exposure, it may take a long time to both accumulate
adducts and develop markedly increased sensitivity and a series of
complex symptoms . Adequate studies would have to test substantial
exposures over a year or longer with large numbers of vulnerable types
of people and record all symptoms. ]

Our patient was consuming an average of 80 mg (1.13 mg/kg) of aspartame
daily, well below the levels previously studied.
[ A packet of tabletop sweetener gives 37 mg aspartame, while a 12 oz
diet soda gives 200 mg aspartame. An aspartame reactor can have
immediate strong symtoms from an under-the-tongue wafer with 4 mg
aspartame. (Appendix A, for comments, abstracts, and links.) ]

However, it is possible that the eye, with its high level of metabolic
activity, could be affected by methanol (and subsequently formaldehyde)
released from these low levels of aspartame and respond as a localized
target organ to minute amounts of her known allergen, formaldehyde, or
its metabolite, formate.

It is also possible that the amplifying effects of cell-mediated
immunity might detect trace amounts of a chemical not identified by more
standard assays, such as blood or urine levels. [ (Appendix D gives
Thrasher's data about immune system reactions from long-term, low-level
formaldehyde exposure, while Martin Pall gives a complex general theory,
specifically discussing formaldehyde as a major trigger.)

http://www.drthrasher.org/formaldehyde_1990.html full text Jack Dwayne
Thrasher, Alan Broughton, Roberta Madison. Immune activation and
autoantibodies in humans with long-term inhalation exposure to formaldehyde.
Archives of Environmental Health. 1990; 45: 217-223. "Immune activation,
autoantibodies, and anti-HCHO-HSA antibodies are associated with
long-term formaldehyde inhalation." PMID: 2400243

Confirming evidence and a general theory are given by Pall (2002):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/909
testable theory of MCS type diseases, vicious cycle of nitric oxide &
peroxynitrite: MSG: formaldehyde-methanol-aspartame: Martin L. Pall:
Murray: 2002.12.09

FASEB J 2002 Sep; 16(11): 1407-17.
NMDA sensitization and stimulation by peroxynitrite, nitric oxide, and
organic solvents as the mechanism of chemical sensitivity in multiple
chemical sensitivity.
Pall ML. PMID: 12205032 [ 162 references, received 1.3.2 ]
School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University,
Pullman, Washington 99164-4660, USA. martin_pall@... ]

Such a hypothesis might explain why her dermatitis was limited to the
eyelids and give clinical support to Trocho's theory of formaldehyde
adducts.

Unfortunately, without rechallenging her with aspartame, we cannot test
this hypothesis.

Nonetheless, her long-lasting remission following discontinuation of
aspartame intake suggests that its breakdown to formaldehyde may have
been a possible mechanism for her prior blepharitis.

References

1. Christophersen J, Menne' T, Tanghoj P, Andersen K E, Brandrup F.
Clinical patch test data evaluated by multivariate analysis.
Contact Dermatitis 1989: 21: 291-299.

2. Fransway AF, Schmitz N A.
The problem of preservation in the 1990s.
II. Formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing biocides: incidences of
cross-reactivity and the significance of the positive response to
formaldehyde.
Am J Contact Dermat. 1991: 2: 78-88.

3. Roberts H J. Dry eyes from use of aspatame (Nutrasweet):
Associated insights concerning the Sjogren syndrome.
The Townsend Letter for Doctors, January 1994.[full text in Appendix H]

4. Murray T G, Burton T C, Rajani C, Lewandowski M F,
Burke J M, Eells J T.
Methanol poisoning: A rodent model with structural and functional
evidence for reinal involvement.
Arch Opthalmol 1991: 109: 1012-1016.

5. Eells J T.
Methanol-induced visual toxicity in the rat.
J. Pharmacol Exp Ther 1991: 257: 56-63.

6. Trocho C., Pardo R, Fafecas I, Virgili J, Remesar X,
Fernandez-Lopez, J A.
Formaldehyde derived from dietary aspartame binds to tissue components
in vivo.
Life Sci 1998 1988: 63: 337-349. [ abstract and quotes in Appendix E )

7. McMartin K E, Mrtin-Amat G, Noker P E, Tephly T R.
Lack of a role for formaldehyde in methanol poisoning in the monkey.
Biochem Pharmacol 1979: 28: 645-649. [ abstract, quotes, discussion,
related studies in Appendix F ]

8. Tephly T R: Comments on the purported generation of formaldehyde from
the sweetener aspartame.
Life Sci 1999: 65: 157-160. [ letter, usually not peer-reviewed,
abstract in Appendix E ]

9. Stegink L D, Brummel M C, McMartin-Amat G., Filer L J, Baker G L,
Tephly T R.
Blood methanol concentrations in normal adult subjects administered
abuse doses of aspatame.
J Toxicol Environ Health 1981: 7: 281-290.

10. Leon A S, Hunninghake D B, Bell C, Rassin D K, Tephly T R.
Safety of long-term large doses of aspartame.
Arch Intern Med 1989: 149: 2318-2324.

11. Tschanz C., Butachko H, Stargel W, Kotsonis F N (eds).
The Clinical Evaluation of a Food Additive: Assessment of Aspartame
Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1996.
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1464
13 mainstream research studies in 24 months showing aspartame
toxicity, also 3 relevant studies on methanol and formaldehyde: Murray
2007.08.17

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1467
4 cases of aspartame-induced thrombocytopenia [ very low platelets in
blood ], HJ Roberts MD, Letter in Southern Medical Journal 2007 May:
100(5); 543: Murray 2007.08.25
This cogent clinical warning adds to the other 13 mainstream studies
in the last 24 months that justify prudent concerns
about aspartame toxicity.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1455
FEMA slow to safety test Katrina toxic trailers, Charles Babington,
Associated Press -- 1 ppm formaldehyde in air is about half the daily
dose from 3 cans aspartame diet soda and ten times the 1999 EPA alarm
level for drinking water: Murray 2007.07.23


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1457
aspartame bans, tis more an avalanche than a trend...: Rich Murray
2007.08.17

So far, USA print and broadcast media are deaf, blind, and dumb,
regarding recent major bans of aspartame and MSG in the UK and EU.

The EU Parliament voted July 12 to ban artificial sweeteners
in newly born and infant foods.

On May 15 four huge UK supermarket chains announced bans
of aspartame and MSG, food dyes, and many additives
to protect kids from ADHD --
Sainsbury, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, and ASDA, a unit of WalMart.

May 31: Coca-Cola and the much larger Cargill Inc.,
after years of secret development, with 24 patents,
will soon sell rebiana (stevia) in drinks and food
in the many nations where it is approved as a sweetener --
for decades a major sweetener in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan,
Thailand, Malasia, Saint Kitts, Nevis,
Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Israel,
and an approved supplement in USA, Australia, and Canada,
according to Wikipedia.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1454
recent research and news re aspartame and stevia: Murray 2007.08.16

"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority,
to actively find, quickly share, and positively act
upon the facts about healthy and safe food, drink,
and environment."

Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmforall@...
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searchable archive http://RMForAll.blogspot.com


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1395
Aspartame Controversy, in Wikipedia democratic
encyclopedia, 72 references (including AspartameNM # 864
and 1173 by Murray, brief fair summary of much more research:
Murray 2007.01.01

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1453
Souring on fake sugar (aspartame), Jennifer Couzin,
Science 2007.07.06: 4 page letter to FDA from 12 eminent
USA toxicologists re two Ramazzini Foundation
cancer studies 2007.06.25: Murray 2007.07.18

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1451
Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose) and coloring
agents will be banned from use in newly-born and baby foods,
the European Parliament decided: Latvia ban in schools 2006:
Murray 2007.07.12

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNMmessage/1437
stevia to be approved and cyclamates limited by
Food Standards Australia New Zealand:
JMC Geuns critiques of two recent stevia studies by Nunes:
Murray 2007.05.29

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1427
more from The Independent, UK, Martin Hickman, re ASDA
(unit of Wal-Mart Stores) and Marks & Spencer ban of
aspartame, MSG, artificial chemical additives and dyes
to prevent ADHD in kids: urray 2007.05.16
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2548747.ece

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1426
ASDA (unit of Wal-Mart Stores WMT.N) and Marks & Spencer
will join Tesco and also Sainsbury to ban and limit
aspartame, MSG, artificial flavors dyes preservatives additives,
trans fats, salt "nasties" to protect kids from ADHD:
leading UK media: Murray 2007.05.15

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1438
Coca-Cola and Cargill Inc., after years of development,
with 24 patents, will soon sell rebiana (stevia)
in drinks and foods: Murray 2007.05.31

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez search PubMed
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www.emedicine.com/derm/topic449.htm

Urticarial Vasculitis
Last Updated: March 16, 2007

Synonyms and related keywords: normocomplementemic urticarial
vasculitis, hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, wheals, hives,
allergic reaction, hypersensitivity reaction, systemic lupus
erythematosus, SLE, connective tissue disease, connective-tissue
disease, vasculitis

   	 AUTHOR INFORMATION
Author: Darius Mehregan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of
Dermatology, Wayne State University of Michigan

Coauthor(s): Iltefat Hamzavi, MD, Staff Physician, Department of
Dermatology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan

Darius Mehregan, MD, is a member of the following medical societies:
American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, and
American Society of Dermatopathology

Editor(s): Gregory J Raugi, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Internal
Medicine, Division of Dermatology, University of Washington at Seattle;
Chief, Dermatology Section, Primary and Specialty Care Service, Veterans
Administration Medical Center of Seattle; Richard P Vinson, MD,
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech
University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View
Dermatology, PA; Jeffrey P Callen, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatology,
Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Department of Internal Medicine,
University of Louisville School of Medicine; Joel M Gelfand, MD, MSCE,
Medical Director, Clinical Studies Unit, Assistant Professor, Department
of Dermatology, Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania; and Dirk M Elston, MD,
Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center

   	 INTRODUCTION  Section 2 of 11

Background: Urticarial vasculitis is an eruption of erythematous wheals
that clinically resemble urticaria but histologically show changes of
leukocytoclastic vasculitis. Urticarial vasculitis may be divided into
normocomplementemic and hypocomplementemic variants. Both subsets can be
associated with systemic symptoms (eg, angioedema, arthralgias,
abdominal or chest pain, fever, pulmonary disease, renal disease,
episcleritis, uveitis). The hypocomplementemic form more often is
associated with systemic symptoms and has been linked to
connective-tissue disease (ie, systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE]).

Pathophysiology: The pathophysiology of urticarial vasculitis is similar
to other forms of cutaneous small vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
Urticarial vasculitis is a type III hypersensitivity reaction in which
antigen-antibody complexes are deposited in the vascular lumina. This
reaction results in complement activation and chemotaxis of neutrophils.
These cells release various proteolytic enzymes, such as collagenase and
elastase, resulting in damage to the vascular lumina. Some authors have
speculated that eosinophils may be involved in the early stages of the
vasculitic lesions. Patients with hypocomplementemic urticarial
vasculitis are more likely to show autoantibodies to C1q and vascular
endothelial cells. The presence of antineutrophilic cytoplasmic
antibodies is rare.

Frequency:

      * In the US: The exact frequency is not known in the United States
or worldwide.

      * Internationally: Previous studies varied in their definitions of
the condition. However, when a study in the United Kingdom used
consistent criteria restricted to patients diagnosed with vasculitis by
biopsy and with urticarial lesions of more than 3 months duration, 2.1%
of 1310 patients with urticaria were found to have urticarial vasculitis.

Mortality/Morbidity: Urticarial vasculitis carries a good prognosis,
with most occurrences resolving in months to years. Urticarial
vasculitis associated with hypocomplementemia is associated with a
greater incidence of coexisting disease (ie, angioedema,
connective-tissue disease [primarily SLE], chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease). Mortality is rare.

Sex: Male-to-female ratio is 1:2.

Age: The median age of involvement is 43 years with a range of 15-90
years. While this is primarily a disease of middle-aged adults, it can
be seen in persons of any age.

   	 CLINICAL  Section 3 of 11

History:

      * Patients present with an urticarial eruption, often accompanied
by a painful or burning sensation.

            o Lesions are generalized wheals or erythematous plaques,
occasionally with central clearing, lasting for more than 24 hours in a
fixed location (in contrast to urticaria, which resolves in minutes to
hours or migrates continually). Petechiae may be noted within the
lesions, and they may resolve with ecchymoses or postinflammatory
hyperpigmentation.

            o Patients may have photosensitivity, lymphadenopathy,
arthralgia, angioedema, fever, abdominal pain, dyspnea, and pleural and
pericardial effusions.

      * The primary causes of urticarial vasculitis are as follows:

            o Drug induced, such as ACE inhibitors, penicillin,
sulfonamides, fluoxetine, and thiazides

            o Rheumatic disease, such as SLE and Sjögren syndrome:
Urticarial vasculitis has also been reported with immunoglobulin A and
immunoglobulin M monoclonal gammopathies, mixed cryoglobulins, and
hematologic and solid malignancies.

            o Viral disease, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and
infectious mononucleosis

      * Most cases of urticarial vasculitis are idiopathic.

      * Urticarial vasculitis is divided into hypocomplementemic and
normocomplementemic categories.

            o Hypocomplementemia often is associated with a systemic
condition, such as SLE (in which >50% of patients have
hypocomplementemia). In addition, as many as 71% of patients with
hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis have a positive antinuclear
antibody titer but do not fulfill the American Rheumatism Association
criteria for SLE.

            o Some authors have suggested evaluation of
hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis for immunoglobulin G antibodies
to C1q. Individuals with these antibodies have a higher incidence of
angioedema, ocular inflammation, glomerulonephritis, and obstructive
pulmonary disease.

            o Normocomplementemic vasculitis can be associated with
connective-tissue disease but at a much lower rate.

Physical: Lesions initially appear as erythematous wheals (see Image 1).
As the lesions progress, purpura may develop. Often, the lesions resolve
with postinflammatory pigmentation. Annular or targetoid lesions may be
observed.

Causes: The etiology of urticarial vasculitis has not been elucidated.
Associated conditions are listed in History.
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The truth is out there.  Note the mention of Blaylock (spelled wrong in the
article) and Roberts.

There's a place for "feedback."

http://www.pqbnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=50&cat=46&id=1052658&more=0

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Of course you're right!  Sometimes I forgot the "some"

Thanks for the correction.
Cg
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Matthew Hollins
   To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:32 PM
   Subject: Re: [Aspartame Support] Jerrod Butler


   Not all protein powders contain aspartame. You should check the labels. Some
are even labeled aspartame free.

   Matt

   Carol Guilford <carolguilford@...> wrote: Hi Michael,

   Would be great if you have access to Jerrod Butler to find out if he was 1..
drinking diet Coke 2. chewing Wrigley gum or 3. drinking Red Bull or 4. taking
protein powder, all with aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet) in the product.

   Here is a link to explain what might have happened, written by neurosurgeon,
Dr. Russell Blaylock.

   http://aspartametruth.com/blaylock/sudden_cardiac_death.html

   For the Aspartame Victim's Support Group here is the link to this story.
   http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5060467.html

   Thanks for reading.
   Carol Guilford

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Not all protein powders contain aspartame. You should check the labels. Some are
even labeled aspartame free.

Matt

Carol Guilford <carolguilford@...> wrote:
Hi Michael,

  Would be great if you have access to Jerrod Butler to find out if he was 1.
drinking diet Coke  2. chewing Wrigley gum or 3. drinking Red Bull or 4.  taking
protein powder, all with  aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet) in the product.

  Here is a link to explain what might have happened, written by neurosurgeon,
Dr. Russell Blaylock.

  http://aspartametruth.com/blaylock/sudden_cardiac_death.html

  For the Aspartame Victim's Support Group here is the link to this story.
  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5060467.html

  Thanks for reading.
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Hi Michael,

Would be great if you have access to Jerrod Butler to find out if he was 1.
drinking diet Coke  2. chewing Wrigley gum or 3. drinking Red Bull or 4.  taking
protein powder, all with  aspartame (Equal, NutraSweet) in the product.

Here is a link to explain what might have happened, written by neurosurgeon, Dr.
Russell Blaylock.

http://aspartametruth.com/blaylock/sudden_cardiac_death.html

For the Aspartame Victim's Support Group here is the link to this story.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5060467.html

Thanks for reading.
Carol Guilford

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Hi Donna,

I'm a newbie to this group.   The others will give you plenty of
evidence that even 6 packets a day of aspartame is unsafe.  The
argument I used with myself was simpler.  It was this:  "It CAN'T be
good for me.  Bad for me or not, it CAN'T be good.  So why am I
drinking this stuff?".

Perhaps your daughter can relate to that train of thought...

Best,
Sarah


--- In aspartame@yahoogroups.com, "snowflake@..." <snowflake@...>
wrote:
>

> I will share your comments with her & hope that she will decide to
quit "using".

Hi Donna,

Have a read of 'Aspartame makes you Fatter' by Dr
Sandra Cabot.

http://nancymarkle.com/cabot.html

A bit of an eye opener for those on the 'diet'.


Take care,


Alex
Scarborough
UK




--- Snowflake <snowflake@...> wrote:

> Thanks so much, Carol. I forwarded both messages. I
> won't give up
> nagging till she quits. She's not heavy (5' 5"- 110
> pounds)  and she
> doesn't like sweets (chocolate, candy, soda,
> desserts) BUT she loves her
> Italian coffee sweet!
>
> Best regards,
> Donna
>
> Carol Guilford wrote:
>
> >
> > Dear Snowflake,
> >
> > Is there evidence. Oh yes. Start her out with
> www.sweetpoison.com Dr.
> > Hull cured herself of aspartame poisoning in the
> form of Graves
> > Disease in six weeks when she stopped drinking
> diet Coke.
> >
> > Have her also surf over to www.aspartamesafety.com
> Mary Stoddard is
> > THE pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement, along
> with her partner,
> > Jim Turner, the lawyer.
> >
> > And have her check out if what symptoms she has at
>
> > www.presidiotex.com/92symptoms.
> >
> > Six packets of Equal is NOT a small amount. Tell
> your daughter, I met
> > a woman who put two packets of Equal in her
> Starbucks coffee. She had
> > a grand mal seizure on the floor.
> >
> > Even users who seemingly have no symptoms are
> candidates for aspartame
> > sudden death, in the form of a seizure or sudden
> cardiac arrest. I say
> > "sudden" because everyone dies from cardiac
> arrest... it is what
> > caused the sudden cardiac arrest that is the real
> question.
> >
> > No. 15 on the aspartame list of symptoms is change
> in heart rate.
> >
> > Another thing she can do is go to the archives of
> this list and read
> > some of the stories from victims.
> >
> > Tell her that aspartame is addictive because of
> the methanol in the
> > molecule. Methanol is wood alcohol---a poison.
> Once ingested it
> > converts to formaldehyde (embalming fluid) that
> collects in the liver
> > and fatty tissue. Dr. Sandra Cabot says the reason
> aspartame causes
> > weight gain is the liver is so busy detoxing it,
> it can't metablolize
> > anything else.
> >
> > If she is trying to lose weight, tell her the mean
> average of weight
> > loss after one stops using aspartame is 19 pounds.
> >
> > Let me know if you have any questions. In 10 years
> I have become a
> > reluctant expert on this insidious drug.
> >
> > Thanks for reading,
> > Carolg
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: snowflake@...
> <mailto:snowflake%40stowevt.net>
> > To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:aspartame%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:32 AM
> > Subject: [Aspartame Support] 6 packets of Equal in
> coffee
> >
> > Hello from VT,
> >
> > I was a regular Equal user since 1985 when my
> husband was diagnosed
> > with diabetes. Like so
> > many others, I thought I could use it as a
> substitute and reduce my
> > calorie intake.
> >
> > I found this group when I was researching "brain
> fog". At the time, I
> > was having problems
> > expressing myself. My mind would wander and I
> couldn't focus. My
> > memory also declined.
> > Although I rarely drank soda, I was using 4
> packets of Equal in my
> > coffee. I started with one
> > but over the years, I gradually increased to four.
> >
> > After educating myself (with the help of this
> group), I quit using
> > aspartame & noticed a
> > significant improvement in my memory and thought
> process. A few months
> > after I stopped using
> > aspartame, I was diagnosed with endometrial
> cancer. I was lucky to
> > catch it early and surgery
> > was successful. I guess I will always wonder if
> aspartame played a
> > role in my cancer too.
> >
> > Although I have warned my daughter about the
> dangers of aspartame, she
> > continues to use 6
> > packets of aspartame in her morning coffee. She
> feels that this small
> > amount cannot be
> > harmful. Is there any research out there that
> would dispute her
> > comment? She's in her 30's
> > and has been a "user" for many years.
> >
> > I will share your comments with her & hope that
> she will decide to
> > quit "using".
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Donna
> >
> >
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Thanks so much, Carol. I forwarded both messages. I won't give up
nagging till she quits. She's not heavy (5' 5"- 110 pounds)  and she
doesn't like sweets (chocolate, candy, soda, desserts) BUT she loves her
Italian coffee sweet!

Best regards,
Donna

Carol Guilford wrote:

>
> Dear Snowflake,
>
> Is there evidence. Oh yes. Start her out with www.sweetpoison.com Dr.
> Hull cured herself of aspartame poisoning in the form of Graves
> Disease in six weeks when she stopped drinking diet Coke.
>
> Have her also surf over to www.aspartamesafety.com Mary Stoddard is
> THE pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement, along with her partner,
> Jim Turner, the lawyer.
>
> And have her check out if what symptoms she has at
> www.presidiotex.com/92symptoms.
>
> Six packets of Equal is NOT a small amount. Tell your daughter, I met
> a woman who put two packets of Equal in her Starbucks coffee. She had
> a grand mal seizure on the floor.
>
> Even users who seemingly have no symptoms are candidates for aspartame
> sudden death, in the form of a seizure or sudden cardiac arrest. I say
> "sudden" because everyone dies from cardiac arrest... it is what
> caused the sudden cardiac arrest that is the real question.
>
> No. 15 on the aspartame list of symptoms is change in heart rate.
>
> Another thing she can do is go to the archives of this list and read
> some of the stories from victims.
>
> Tell her that aspartame is addictive because of the methanol in the
> molecule. Methanol is wood alcohol---a poison. Once ingested it
> converts to formaldehyde (embalming fluid) that collects in the liver
> and fatty tissue. Dr. Sandra Cabot says the reason aspartame causes
> weight gain is the liver is so busy detoxing it, it can't metablolize
> anything else.
>
> If she is trying to lose weight, tell her the mean average of weight
> loss after one stops using aspartame is 19 pounds.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions. In 10 years I have become a
> reluctant expert on this insidious drug.
>
> Thanks for reading,
> Carolg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: snowflake@... <mailto:snowflake%40stowevt.net>
> To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com <mailto:aspartame%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:32 AM
> Subject: [Aspartame Support] 6 packets of Equal in coffee
>
> Hello from VT,
>
> I was a regular Equal user since 1985 when my husband was diagnosed
> with diabetes. Like so
> many others, I thought I could use it as a substitute and reduce my
> calorie intake.
>
> I found this group when I was researching "brain fog". At the time, I
> was having problems
> expressing myself. My mind would wander and I couldn't focus. My
> memory also declined.
> Although I rarely drank soda, I was using 4 packets of Equal in my
> coffee. I started with one
> but over the years, I gradually increased to four.
>
> After educating myself (with the help of this group), I quit using
> aspartame & noticed a
> significant improvement in my memory and thought process. A few months
> after I stopped using
> aspartame, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I was lucky to
> catch it early and surgery
> was successful. I guess I will always wonder if aspartame played a
> role in my cancer too.
>
> Although I have warned my daughter about the dangers of aspartame, she
> continues to use 6
> packets of aspartame in her morning coffee. She feels that this small
> amount cannot be
> harmful. Is there any research out there that would dispute her
> comment? She's in her 30's
> and has been a "user" for many years.
>
> I will share your comments with her & hope that she will decide to
> quit "using".
>
> Thanks.
> Donna
>
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Dear Snowflake,

Is there evidence.  Oh yes.  Start her out with www.sweetpoison.com   Dr. Hull
cured herself of aspartame poisoning in the form of Graves Disease in six weeks
when she stopped drinking diet Coke.

Have her also surf over to www.aspartamesafety.com   Mary Stoddard is THE
pioneer of the anti-aspartame movement, along with her partner, Jim Turner, the
lawyer.

And have her check out if what symptoms she has at
www.presidiotex.com/92symptoms.

Six packets of Equal is NOT a small amount.  Tell your daughter, I met a woman
who put two packets of Equal in her Starbucks coffee.  She had a grand mal
seizure on the floor.

Even users who seemingly have no symptoms are candidates for aspartame sudden
death, in the form of a seizure or sudden cardiac arrest.  I say "sudden"
because everyone dies from cardiac arrest... it is what caused the sudden
cardiac arrest that is the real question.

No. 15 on the aspartame list of symptoms is change in heart rate.

Another thing she can do is go to the archives of this list and read some of the
stories from victims.

Tell her that aspartame is addictive because of the methanol in the molecule. 
Methanol is wood alcohol---a poison.  Once ingested it converts to formaldehyde
(embalming fluid) that collects in the liver and fatty tissue.  Dr. Sandra Cabot
says the reason aspartame causes weight gain is the liver is so busy detoxing
it, it can't metablolize anything else.

If she is trying to lose weight, tell her the mean average of weight loss after
one stops using aspartame is 19 pounds.

Let me know if you have any questions.  In 10 years I have become a reluctant
expert on this insidious drug.

Thanks for reading,
Carolg




   ----- Original Message -----
   From: snowflake@...
   To: aspartame@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 5:32 AM
   Subject: [Aspartame Support] 6 packets of Equal in coffee



   Hello from VT,

   I was a regular Equal user since 1985 when my husband was diagnosed with
diabetes. Like so
   many others, I thought I could use it as a substitute and reduce my calorie
intake.

   I found this group when I was researching "brain fog". At the time, I was
having problems
   expressing myself. My mind would wander and I couldn't focus. My memory also
declined.
   Although I rarely drank soda, I was using 4 packets of Equal in my coffee. I
started with one
   but over the years, I gradually increased to four.

   After educating myself (with the help of this group), I quit using aspartame &
noticed a
   significant improvement in my memory and thought process. A few months after I
stopped using
   aspartame, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. I was lucky to catch it
early and surgery
   was successful. I guess I will always wonder if aspartame played a role in my
cancer too.

   Although I have warned my daughter about the dangers of aspartame, she
continues to use 6
   packets of aspartame in her morning coffee. She feels that this small amount
cannot be
   harmful. Is there any research out there that would dispute her comment? She's
in her 30's
   and has been a "user" for many years.

   I will share your comments with her & hope that she will decide to quit
"using".

   Thanks.
   Donna






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I have been aspartame free for about over a month but, I do not know what the
typical withdrawal symptoms, other than cravings, are. Could someone please tell
me what to expect or what they are so I can distinguish the symptoms from other
things. I have to say that I feel better but, not that much. The most remarkable
thing, that can either be attributed to quitting the aspartame and or apple
cider vinegar, is my blood pressure. I was taking two blood pressure pills a
day, one in the morning and one at night. I have been able to start only taking
one a day. I hope to get it under control so that I do not even have to do that.
I still have brain fog and ache a lot but I feel it is a little better. Is there
a time frame in which I can expect to feel a lot better. Thanks.

Matt


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Thanks again, Bryant.  I really appreciate your support.

The good news is that the craving is easing up.  I still feel like this
huge part of life - a part that I enjoyed - is missing.  But at least,
I'm not craving it as much.  I hope to be able to report soon that the
exhaustion and depression are letting up, too.

Good luck to everyone else!



--- In aspartame@yahoogroups.com, "E Bryant Holman" <bryanth@...> wrote:
>
> Well, please don't be discouraged.