WOW--- indeed Emergen-C does contain aspartic acid. I never noticed this!
Ingredients: Sweetened with Fructose, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Ascorbic Acid, Carbonates of Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium, Citric, Malic, Aspartic, and Tartaric Acids, Sodium, Potassium and Calcium Phosphates, Tapioca Starch, Magnesium Hydroxide, Manganese Gluconate, Glycine, Quercetin, Naturally Flavored and Colored. ----- Original Message ----- From: Hanneke To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 5:51 PM Subject: CS>emergen-c and other medicines On another forum they are discussing the (possible?) damage of the aspartic acid in Emergen-C. Wayne, you have often recommended this, especially as a quick pick-me-up. What are your thoughts on this? Hanneke Well, you can get Emergen-C without the sweetener...which I believe I will from now on out (hearing my favorite pick-me-up is poisonous is like finding out my favorite uncle is a serial killer!). In researching this topic a bit more, I ran across these posts about it: Emergen-C contains Aspartic Acid Based on all of the positive responses I got from my last post, I decided to try the Emergen-C. I tried it for a few days and was able to keep it down. I could tell a difference (for the better) after taking it. However, yesterday I was on another forum that was talking about the artificial sweetener aspartame. Someone wrote in and said that was made up of 40% aspartic acid. I remember reading that on the "other ingredients" list on my Emergen-C box (but didn't make the connection at the time). I am not a scientist/chemist but I am very hesitant about taking this now.... Which sucks because I was really starting to like this stuff and its benefits. I'm not sure what to do. Can you all give me your opinion, here are some things I've found so far: http://www.unhinderedliving.com/aspartame.html Even though both phenylalanine and aspartic acid are amino acids that are present in the food we eat, and are safe when eaten naturally in foods with other amino acids present, taken alone and in elevated quantities they are neurotoxins which can permanently damage the developing brain and nervous system of the fetus, if the child is lucky enough to survive the potential destruction by the maternal immune system. Aspartic acid is an excitotoxin, which stimulates the neurons until they die(5). and -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour
