Topic: Please read this if you consume Aspartame...
Monica
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A friend e-mailed this to me and I think it is worthy of consideration.
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 daughter's 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 Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.
On March 19 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 Florida March 22, 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,' 'Equal,' >> and >> > 'Spoonful.' In the >> > keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that >> in >> > the United States in >> > 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis >> and >> > systemic lupus . 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, 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 ADHD 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 grande 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 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 Blaylock (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 >> > pape on the Internet with >> > case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame. >> > According to the >> > Conference of the American College of Physicians, >> > "We are talking about a >> > plague of neurological diseases directly caused by >> > the us 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 >> > its 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 [organizations] >> > 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 and >> > uninformed 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. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > >
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bettyg
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BETTER YET, READ THIS MONTH'S PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT NEWSLETTER DISCUSSING ASPARTAME IN DETAIL!
quote:Originally posted by Monica: We must question the insatiable greed of the pharmaceutical companies.
Read Kevin Trudeau's two books. Really an eye opener on what Big Pharma and the food companies are conspiring against our health....all for monetary gain.
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I have read Kevin Trudeau's first book and am re-reading it again as I wait for the second book to be delivered. He makes some very good points and makes you stop and really think about things.
I quit drinking the diet cokes because of the aspartame after I was diagnosed with breast cancer.
However, I have replaced it with "Splenda". I use Splenda for my iced tea and I buy Diet Rite Cola because they use "Splenda".
Does anyone know anything about "Splenda"? Are there any dangers I need to know about it?
Thanks!!
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5dana8
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Thanks monica for posting the article on Aspartame
here's some links on Aspartame. Scroll way down to the links under aspartame:
Here's a link to info on xylitol. I like this along with stevia. Some people experience GI side effects (loose stools). I only use it sparingly so not a problem for me.
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when my mom quit drinking diet coke, she noticed a change instantly. Much of her chronic muscle pain, especially in her chest, greatly subsided.
As far as I know, Splenda is a good, safe substitute for sugar.
Then again, who knows??
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Monica
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I don't have the box of Splenda that my daughter uses in front of me, but I checked it out and the ingredients list two "chemical like" names.
Also, the manufacturer is McNeil Foods. Part of the McNeil Pharmaceutical family.
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Ok, I am a diet coke expert. You do not see me unless I have one in my hand. As a matter of fact I get it straight from coke. 72 20 oz bottles a week for my family. I am addicted bad. When I was in the hospital my friends at work send me an article about this.
What to believe though. Even if I do try to stop. How do I go about it.
I know I can not quit cold turkey.
I drink alot of diet beverages and need to drink alot (not much water) Posts: 347 | From WV | Registered: Jan 2007
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Splenda is made from sugar and converted to sucralose. Here is some information I found. I put in the links above if anyone wants to read more. I like the fact that it was tested, approved, and used in other countries BEFORE the FDA approved it for here.
About those diet cokes - yes, I was just as addicted to the diet caffeine free as I used to be to Mt. Dew!! I've totally cut back on drinking carbonated beverages of any kind. I opened a 12-pack of Diet-Rite (made with Splenda) on Super Bowl Sunday and I've only had 4 of them! However, I made myself a promise that for every one I drink, I must also follow it with that much water - in addition to any other water I drink. I guess my own personal theory is that I am flushing it out!! Sort of having my cake and eating it too!
Here's some of the info: McNeil Nutritionals, LLC is committed to developing innovative nutritional products, such as the SPLENDA� Sweetener Products, that provide important health and lifestyle benefits to consumers. The company is extremely proud of the strong clinical database that supports the safety of sucralose, the sweetening ingredient in all SPLENDA� Sweetener Products, and we recognize that this strong safety evidence is one of the many reasons why SPLENDA� No Calorie Sweetener has been the number-one low-calorie sweetener in the U.S. marketplace for more than three years.
Sucralose has been available in international markets for more than 13 years. The FDA first approved the use of sucralose as a nonnutritive sweetener in 1998 and expanded this approval in 1999. Currently, sucralose is permitted for use in over 80 countries and it has never been required to carry any safety information or warning statements on its labeling.
Although sucralose is made from sugar, the body does not recognize it as sugar or a carbohydrate. It is not metabolized by the body for energy, so it is calorie-free.
Sucralose (or SPLENDA� Brand Sweetener), the high intensity sweetener used in the SPLENDA� Products is not natural. It is a no calorie sweetener that is made from a process that starts with sugar.
It is manufactured using a patented multi-step process that begins with sugar, in which 3 hydrogen-oxygen groups on the sugar (sucrose) molecule are selectively replaced with 3 chlorine atoms. Because it is made from sugar, sucralose (SPLENDA� Brand Sweetener) tastes like sugar and is about 600 times sweeter than sugar.
The tightly bound chlorine atoms are exceptionally stable and prevent the sucralose molecule from being metabolized for energy. As a result, studies show that sucralose does not elevate blood glucose or serum insulin levels. The chlorine atoms also provide heat stability, enabling sucralose to withstand the rigors of cooking and baking without losing sweetness.
Absorption and distribution The majority (about 85%) of consumed sucralose is not absorbed and passes through the gastrointestinal tract unchanged. Approximately 15% of ingested sucralose is passively absorbed, which is related to the fact that sucralose is a very small, very water soluble molecule. Because it is highly water soluble, absorbed sucralose is distributed to essentially all tissues. Sucralose is not lipophilic and does not bioaccumulate. Radiolabel studies show that sucralose is not actively transported across the blood-brain barrier, the placental barrier, or the mammary gland.
Metabolism Sucralose is not recognized by the body as a carbohydrate--it is not broken down for energy and provides no calories. Approximately 2% of ingested sucralose is biotransformed into toxicologically insignificant components and excreted in the urine. Sucralose does not bind to blood or other proteins. There is also no dechlorination or breakdown of the molecule to its component monosaccharide-like derivatives.
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Monica
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I am not sold on the safety of "Splenda."
Here are some potential problems with it as published on Wikipedia:
Sucralose is a chlorocarbon Up to 27% of sucralose that is ingested is absorbed into the body by the digestive system Long-term human studies with sucralose have not been performed. It's also noteworthy that the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods, with outlets in the U.S. and U.K., made an official policy statement of not carrying products containing sucralose in any of its outlets. The retailer's health-related concerns revolved around five essential points:
Sucralose is an artificial substance, some of which is absorbed by the body Pre-approval tests indicated a potential for toxicity Sucralose is a chlorinated compound (a chlorocarbon) Independent, controlled human studies had not been performed Long-term human studies with sucralose had not been performed
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Thanks Monica. Maybe I should cut back. I use it for my iced tea, which I drink more of than the diet-rites, however, I still don't drink either of them on a daily basis. I drink lots of water and milk and apple juice!! I forgot to go back to my search page and read the wikipedia entry, so thanks again. It's been a long time since I've been on much, but I have done better the past couple weeks. Good to see your post!
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I forgot to add: Since I saw that sucralose had been used in foreign countries for so long, I didn't pay attention that they hadn't done long-term studies. So, thanks again!!
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Monica
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There was a very interesting program today on "Link," about pharmaceutical companies and the games they play.
Most have large marketing budgets; far larger than their research and development funds.
They keep directing us (through our physicians) to more and more expensive drugs that do little or nothing more than drugs we already have. Change the packaging, add a little stripe on the capsule and voila! You have a "new" drug.
They can make minute chemical changes to existing drugs in order to protect their expiring patents.
Sorry I can't remember the name of the program, but I hope it is on again soon.
The more I learn about the pharmaceutical companies, even when they are "disguised" as food companies or consumer advocate groups, the more frightened I am.
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