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--- Begin Message ---This was sent to me and I wanted to pass it on. Subject: Nutra-sweet/Subject: Nutra-sweet/ > > > Hi folks, this article is worth reading, especially if you use artificial > sweeteners. > Subject: Aspartame > > > > Just thought that maybe this would be of interest. > A friend sent this to me. > > In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach > spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking 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 several tissue and muscle biopsies and was > on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what > was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick...she just knew she was > dying. > > > > > > She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest > daughters name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of. She > also 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 how her most recent tests went, and she > said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. > > > > I recalled an article a friend of mine E-mailed to me and I asked my sister > if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was > getting ready to crack one open that moment... I told her not to open it, and > to stop drinking the diet soda !!! I E-mailed her the article my friend, a > lawyer, had > > sent. > > > > > > My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me > she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk!!!! The muscle > spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She > told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when > she got > > home. > > > > > > Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all > of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any > kind... > > > > In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda... > and literally dying a slow and miserable death. > > > > > > When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was > a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete > recovery ... and she is walking!!! No wheelchair!! > > > > > > This article saved her life 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, "ASPARTAME," marketed as > > > > > > 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. It was > difficult to determine exactly 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 and systemic lupus. > > > > Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not > a death sentence.. 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; irritating the > lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition. We have > seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. > > > > In cases 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 loss returned and > > hearing loss improved markedly. > > > > > > This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia. > > > > > > 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, unexplainable depression, > > anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss...you > probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!" > > > > > > People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I have some of these > symptoms. > > > > Is it reversible?" Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for > Aspartame on food labels! > > > > Many products are fortified with it!!! > > This is a serious problem. Dr. Espart(one of my speakers) remarked that so > many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a > hospice; a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, > had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! > > > > Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM > (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave > carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight! > > > > These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, > particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used > primarily to preserve "tissue specimens." > > > > > > Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store > it IN our body!!! > > > > > > Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the "diet > products" and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average > of 19 pounds over a trial period. > > > > > > Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some > physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had > symptoms 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 when taken without the other amino acids > necessary for a good balance. Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. Especially > with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then > deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, > seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage. > > > > > > Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non- diabetics, as well. > > > > Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children > diagnosed with ADD and AHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these > chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called "behavior modification > prescription drugs" (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, > they were never NEEDED in the first place! > > > > Most of these children were being "poisoned" on a daily basis with the very > foods that were "better for them than sugar." > > > > It is also suspected that 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 during early pregnancy. Children are > especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given > artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories to relate of children > suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances due to the use > of NutraSweet. > > > > > > Unfortunately, it is not always easy to convince people that Aspartame is to > blame for their child's illness. Stevia, which, which is a sweet herb, NOT A > MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, helps in the metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal > for diabetics. It has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. It > is known that for many years the FDA outlawed this true sweet food," due to > their loyalty to MONSANTO Chemical Company. > > > > > > 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 soon be posting a position paper with 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 directly caused by the > use of this deadly poison." > > > > Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was > included 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning it's > use.. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings and > still, nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep > pockets. Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED!! > > > > There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain > > this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. > > > > > > Everybody wants a "piece of the Aspartame pie." I assure you that MONSANTO, > the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. And isn't it ironic that > MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American > Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians? > This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These cannot criticize any > additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the > food industry and are required to endorse their products. > > > > > > Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label > warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant > women, children and infants. The bill > > would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the > problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain > chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms. The bill was killed. > > > > It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for > this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting > anduninformed public. > > > > Well, you're informed now!!!! YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!!!! > > > > > > Please print this out and/or e-mail to your family and friends. They have a > right to know, too **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
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