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Aspartame Poison

In over 5,000 foods and beverages.  Diet Drink Anyone?



Article written by Nancy Markle:



I have spent several days lecturing at the World Environment Conference on 
Aspartame marketed as NutraSweet, Equal and Spoonful. In the keynote address by 
the EPA, they announced that there was an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and 
systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be 
rampant across the United States. I explained that I was there to lecture on 
exactly that subject.

When the temperature of Aspartame 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 multiple sclerosis thus peoples were 
being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis 
is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is. In the case of systemic 
lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, 
especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol 
toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz. cans of them per day, 
some even more.

In the case of systemic lupus, which is triggered by Aspartame, the victim 
usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues 
its use aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life 
threatening. When we get people off the Aspartame, those with systemic lupus 
usually become symptomatic. Unfortunately, we cannot reverse this disease. On 
the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when 
in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. 
We have seen cases where their vision has returned and even their hearing has 
returned. This also applies to cases of tinnitus.

During a lecture, I said,and quote,

"If you are using Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.) and you suffer 
from Fibromyalgia symptoms; spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, 
cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, 
anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision or memory loss, you probably 
have Aspartame disease."

People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this. Is it 
reversible?" It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture even were 
suffering from these symptoms. In one lecture attended by the Ambassador of 
Uganda, he told us that their sugar industry is adding Aspartame. He continued 
by saying that one of the industry leader's sons could no longer walk - due in 
part by product usage. We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up 
to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and myself and said, "Could you tell me why 
so many people seem to be coming down with M.S.?" During a visit to a hospice, 
a nurse said that six of her friends who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all 
been diagnosed with M.S. This is beyond coincidence. Here is the problem. There 
were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included in 100 different 
products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, 
but to no avail. Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very 
deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and 
the PATENT HAS EXPIRED.

At the time of this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol in the 
Aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye. Formaldehyde is 
grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and arsenic - DEADLY POISONS! 
Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people 
and causing all kinds of neurological problems. 

Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. 
This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug does 
to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. This drug also causes Birth 
Defects. There is absolutely no reason to take this product. It is NOT A DIET 
PRODUCT. The Congressional record said, "It makes you crave carbohydrates and 
will make you FAT." Dr. Roberts stated that when he got patients off Aspartame, 
their average weight loss was 19 pounds per person. The formaldehyde stores in 
the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs.

Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood 
alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe that they have 
patients with retinopathy, when in fact, it is caused by the Aspartame. The 
Aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many patients to 
go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died. People were telling us at the 
Conference of the American college of Physicians, that they had relatives that 
switched from saccharin to an Aspartame product and how that relative had 
eventually gone into a coma. Their physicians could not get the blood sugar 
levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and 
eventually coma and death.

Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylanine are 
neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes past 
the brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr. Russell 
Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulate the neurons of the 
brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees." Dr. Blaylock has 
written a book entitled, "EXVIROTOXINS : The Taste That Kills" (Health Press 
800-643-2665). Dr. H.J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on 
Aspartame Poisoning has also written a book entitled, "Defense against 
Alzheimer's Disease" (800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how Aspartame Poisoning 
is escalating Alzheimer's Disease and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told 
me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. 
Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a position paper with some case 
histories and will post it on the Internet.

According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, "We are 
talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison." 
Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when Aspartame was first marketed. He 
said, "his diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and severe 
vision loss." At the Conference of American College of Physicians, doctors 
admitted that they did not know. They had wondered why seizures were rampant 
(the phenylaline in Aspartame breaks down the seizures threshold and depletes 
serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence). 
Just possible antidote for this poison because they are experiencing so many 
problems in their country. This "poison" is now available in 90 plus countries 
worldwide.

Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from different 
nations who have pledged their help. We ask you to help too. Copy this article 
and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains Aspartame back to the 
store. Send us your case history. I assure you that Monsanto, the creator of 
Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. They fund the American Diabetes Association, 
American Dietetic Association, Congress and the Conference of the American 
College of Physicians. The New York Times, on November 15, 1996, ran an article 
on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to 
endorse their products. Therefore, they cannot criticize any additives or tell 
about their link to Monsanto. How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child 
on NutraSweet to get off the product. The child was having Grand Mal Seizures 
every day. The mother called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the 
doctor not to take the child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to 
convince the mother that the Aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we 
get someone off of Aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know 
whose fault it is and what we are up against. There are 92 documented symptoms 
of Aspartame from coma to death. The majority of them are neurological because 
the Aspartame destroys the nervous system.

Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the mystery 
of the Desert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and other problems 
discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to the consumption of 
Aspartame product and several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to 
the Desert Storm troops. Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F Arabian sun for 
weeks at a time on pallets. The service men and women drank them all day long. 
All of their symptoms are identical to Aspartame Poisoning. Dr. Roberts says 
that consuming Aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth defects. The 
phenylanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation, according 
to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - genetics at Emory University in 
his testimony before Congress. In the original lab tests, animals developed 
brain tumors (phenylaline breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. 
Espisto was lecturing on Aspartame, one physician in the audience, a 
neurosurgeon said, "When they remove brain tumors, they have found high levels 
of Aspartame in them" 

Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, that helps in the metabolism of sugar, 
which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary 
supplement by the FDA. For years, the FDA has outlawed this sweet food because 
of their loyalty to Monsanto. If a label says SUGAR FREE, DO NOT EVEN THINK 
ABOUT CONSUMING IT. Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote a bill that would have 
warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of Aspartame. 
The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems 
existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in 
neurological and behavioral symptoms). The bill was killed by the powerful drug 
and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an 
unsuspecting public. Since the Conference of American College of Physicians, we 
hope to have the help of some world leaders. 

Contact Kathy Wills / Xpeditions Magazine 

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