THE TRUTH ABOUT ASPARTAME!!!

If it says "Sugar Free" on the label--do not even think about eating it!!!! If you are
using Aspartame (Nutra-Sweet, Equal) 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!
There are 92 documented symptoms of Aspartame, from coma to death. The
majority of them are all neurological, because Aspartame destroys the nervous
system. There is absolutely no reason to take this product. The Congressional
Record said, "It makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT." The
formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. There are
now over 5,000 products containing this chemical--it is now available in 90 plus
countries worldwide--and the patent has expired!!!

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When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86° 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 people are 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, it has
become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially among Diet Coke
and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink
three to four 12 oz. cans of diet soda per day, some even more. With systemic
lupus, which is triggered by Aspartame, the victim usually does not know that
Aspartame is the culprit. They continue its use, aggravating the lupus to such a
degree that it can become life threatening.
When people get off the Aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become
asymptomatic. 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. There are many cases where their vision and their hearing
has returned. 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, fluoride, mercury, lead and arsenic--deadly poisons!!! Unfortunately, it
just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing all kinds of
neurological problems. According to the Conference of the American College of
Physicians, "We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by
this deadly poison." Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason
for severe seizures.
This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. The phenylalanine in
Aspartame breaks down the seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which
causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence. Whenever you get a
seizuring person off Aspartame, the seizures stop. Imagine what this drug does
to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Aspartame poisoning is
escalating Alzheimer's Disease. This drug also causes birth defects. Aspartame
is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood alcohol will do
to a diabetic. Physicians believe that they have patients with retinopathy, when
in fact it is caused by Aspartame. Aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of
control, causing many patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have
died. Many people who switched from Saccharine to an Aspartame product
have 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 phenylalanine are
neurotoxic in the absence of the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes
past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. The
ingredients stimulate the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of
varying degrees. 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 can not criticize any additives or tell about their link to
Monsanto.
Aspartame Disease is a partial cause of the mystery of the Desert Storm health
problems. The burning tongue and other problems frequently found in these
cases can be directly related to the consumption of an Aspartame product.
Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm
troops. (heat can liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86° F). Diet drinks
sat in the 120° F. Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The service men
and women drank them all day long. All symptoms are identical to aspartame
poisoning. Consuming Aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth
defects. The phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental
retardation, according to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrics Professor, Genetics, at
Emory University, in his testimony before Congress. In the original lab tests,
animals developed brain tumors (phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain
tumor agent). Neurosurgeons have said when they remove brain tumors; they
have found high levels of Aspartame in them.
Stevia, a sweet herb, not an additive, which helps in the metabolism of sugar,
and would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary
supplement by the F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet herb
because of their loyalty to Monsanto. 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). It was killed by the powerful
drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an
unsuspecting public. On February 21, 1984, the Associated Press released the
news FDA Rejects Hearing on Aspartame.
More than one reputable investigator has questioned the possible side effects of
aspartame. In laboratory animals, aspartame has shown some relation to
alterations of brain neurotransmitters. The Food and Sciences Department at
Arizona State University has questioned the safety of aspartame after finding
that ASPARTAME BREAKS DOWN INTO METHANOL (wood alcohol-CH3OH)
at 86° F and it would react the same, chemically, at a temperature 12 points
higher (body temperature). Dr. Richard Wurtman of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, in a letter to Lancet 846;1060, November 9, 1985, provides
subjective reports on the correlation between high aspartame ingestion and
altered neurological behavior, including headaches, hallucinations and,
ultimately, grand mal seizures. In three instances, the symptoms disappeared
upon the elimination of aspartame from the diet.
From the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Vol. 14, pp, 565-577, J.A.
Goldman, R,/H. Lerman, J.H. Contois and J.N. Udall, Jr., investigated the effect
of sucrose consumption on the behavior of preschool children. Children were
tested individually using a double blind, crossover design. On separate
mornings each child received 6 oz. of juice, sweetened on one morning with
sucrose and on the other with an artificial sweetener. Children were observed for
90 minutes following the drinks, alternating between 15-minute sessions of work
on structured tasks and sessions of free play. Following the sucrose drink, the
children showed a decrement in performance in the structured testing situation,
and they demonstrated more "inappropriate" behavior during free play. These
differences in behavior were most pronounced approximately 45 to 60 minutes
after the drinks.
We are beginning to see documentation of the food/behavior link schoolteachers
observe on a daily basis, despite what the sugar industry would have us believe.
In Neurology, the "bible" of the neurologists, it was reported there are
significantly more headaches in people who took aspartame. In another report
from the FDA in 1991, they had complaints of seizures, panic attacks, and
mania. Can you imagine the waste and possible harm done to these 5,000
patients receiving inappropriate testing, psychotherapy, and drugs for their
nonexistent psychiatric problem? Other problems uncovered by Dr. H.J.
Roberts, an authority on aspartame, are hyperactivity, confusion, dizziness,
visual problems, tremors, and insomnia. Roberts cites a study from Biological
Psychiatry in which depressed patients were given aspartame. The results were
such a wild confusion of neurological and wacko responses that the study was
quickly abandoned. One of the amusing but sad findings on aspartame is that it
makes you fat. Millions of people take NutaSweet or Equal to avoid sugar and
thus avoid gaining weight. Animal experiments revealed years ago that
aspartame increases the appetite of the animals for sugar and carbohydrates.
Dr Richard Wurtman, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, confirmed this in humans. Then the American Cancer Society, an
improbable ally against a big corporation, tracked the eating habits of 80,000
women and confirmed Wurtman's findings. If you are taking NutraSweet or
Equal, you may experience any of the above-mentioned effects or one or more
of the following complaints:
abdominal pain dry eyes irritability palpitations numbness tinnitis hives
aggression anxiety itching infections impaired hearing eye pain hair loss
bloating hypertension nausea frequent urination chronic fatigue death phobias
depression diarrhea sleepiness shortness of breath drowsiness edema tingling
slurring of speech unsteadiness urinary tract burning
There are undoubtedly other unreported symptoms, but the FDA continues to
look the other way. In fact, the National Institutes of Health published a report
listing 16 reasons why you should not take aspartame. This drug was once listed
by the Pentagon as a possible biochemical warfare weapon. But they must have
decided it would be more profitable to poison our citizens with it than to wait for
a war. Dr. Roberts concludes: "More than half the population now consumes
enormous amounts of a chemical that I regard as an imminent public health
hazard." Twelve hundred food products now contain aspartame. It's difficult to
avoid it unless you stick to fresh food. Remember, restaurants use aspartame,
especially in desserts. Many of the test animals in the original Searle animal
experiments developed brain tumors. This information was suppressed. The
tumors were removed surgically and the animals were kept in the experiment.
The FDA claims it knew nothing about this shocking finding.
How long do you think melatonin would stay on the market if it caused brain
tumors? How can this be? The answer is always the same: Follow the money.
Consumers will soon have another artificial sweetener to watch out for. The
Food and Drug Administration has recently announced approval of a new
sweetener that will be used in dry food products and sold to consumers in tablet
form. The new sweetener, acesulfame potassium or "acesulfame K" for short,
will compete with aspartame and saccharin in the billion-dollar-a-year artificial
sweetener market in the U.S. The Hoechst Celanese Corporation of Somerville,
N.J., a subsidiary of HOECHST A.G., of Frankfurt, West Germany, will market it
under the brand name Sunette. According to Hoechst, Sunette will have the
same sweetening power as aspartame, which is about 200 times sweeter than
sugar. But it will be more versatile in that unlike aspartame it doesn't lose
potency after long storage or after heating. It will be used in such things as
chewing gum, instant tea and coffee, gelatins and non-dairy creamers.
Hoechst is also trying to get approval for Sunette's use in baked goods, candies
and liquid foods and drinks. It is already being used in soft drinks in West
Germany. The FDA says acesulfame K is safe and that four long-term animal
studies have not shown any toxic effects. But the Center for Science in the
Public Interest, a Washington, D.C.-based consumer group, warned that the
studies they have seen showed that animals fed acesulfame suffered more
tumors than those not fed the other sweetener. The FDA responded by saying
that the incidence of tumors was typical of what could routinely be expected and
was not due to the sweetener. With the safety of aspartame and saccharine still
in question by medical researchers, consumers should take the claims for
Sunette with a grain of salt!

Snacks
Proteins are the most difficult foods to properly digest and require a
considerable amount of energy for digestion. Therefore, protein snacks are
inadvisable since they require hard digestive labor from the body and thus
deplete its digestive powers. Fruit, vegetables and carbohydrates make better
snacks. Since proteins take a long time to digest, it is likely that a snack protein
will be overtaken by the next meal. If a person has a proper protein breakfast,
then ideally lunch should come four-and-a-half hours later without any snacks in
between. The body uses energy for other processes besides digesting food.
Items such as celery, carrot sticks and popcorn (air popped) are preferable. Fruit
also makes a good afternoon snack item. Some use frozen organic red grapes
as a Popsicle-type snack in the summer. Unfortunately, most people want to
snack on sweets, candy, desserts and other high-stress items. One advantage
of the protein-and-vegetable breakfast is that the detrimental effect of sweet
snacks eaten in the afternoon is minimized due to the strong metabolic pattern
established by the breakfast.
The best advice is to avoid snacks altogether, or to use snack time to boost
nutrition with a glass of organic carrot/vegetable juice. But if you do choose to
snack, use fruits, vegetables and carbohydrates. If you succumb to the cookie
urge, late afternoon is the least detrimental time. But have a glass of vegetable
juice with it. No deprivation, just hedging your bet. Adding a couple of raw
vegetables, or vegetable juice, ot a sweet snack will help prevent activation of
the immune system against the high-stress snack, and it will help conserve
energy by adding enzymes. Just add a carrot and a celery stick to your cookie
snack and you will fare much better. Keep in mind that a strong craving for
sweets is a classic symptom of protein deficiency at the cellular level. A well-
nourished system does not keep the "appestat button" (hypothalamus and
pituitary) pushed, calling for more nutrients. Blood sugar becomes stable, and
stamina and steadfast energy become new characteristics. Stabilization of the
blood sugar takes effect usually within three weeks to three months after
beginning a proper eating regimen.
Aspartame Side Effects
The components of aspartame can lead to a number of health problems. Side
effects can occur gradually, can be immediate, or can be acute reactions.
According to Lendon Smith, M.D., Russell Blaylock, M.D. and a growing number
of other medical doctors, there is an enormous population suffering from side
effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why drugs, supplements
and herbs don't relieve their symptoms. Even though some don't 'appear' to
suffer immediate reactions, these individuals are still susceptible to the long-
term damage caused by excitatory amino acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and
DKP.
Over 92 adverse reactions and side effects have been attributed to aspartame
including:
Eyes
blindness in one or both eyes
decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as: blurring, bright flashes,
squiggly lines, tunnel vision, decreased night vision
pain in one or both eyes
decreased tears
trouble with contact lenses
bulging eyes
Ears
tinnitus - ringing or buzzing sound
severe intolerance of noise
marked hearing impairment
Neurologic
epileptic seizures
headaches, migraines and some severe
dizziness, unsteadiness, both
confusion, memory loss, both
severe drowsiness and sleepiness
paresthesia or numbness of the limbs
severe slurring of speech
severe hyperactivity and restless legs
atypical facial pain
severe tremors
Psychological/Psychiatric
severe depression
irritability
aggression
anxiety
personality changes
insomnia
phobias
Chest
palpitations, tachycardia
shortness of breath
recent high blood pressure
Gastrointestinal
nausea
diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools
abdominal pain
pain when swallowing
Skin and Allergies
itching without a rash
lip and mouth reactions
hives
aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma
Endocrine and Metabolic
loss of control of diabetes
menstrual changes
marked thinning or loss of hair
marked weight loss
gradual weight gain
aggravated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
severe PMS
Other
frequency of voiding and burning during urination
excessive thirst, fluid retention, leg swelling, and bloating
increased susceptibility to infection
Additional Symptoms of Aspartame Toxicity include the most critical symptoms
of all:
death
irreversible brain damage
birth defects, including mental retardation
peptic ulcers
aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets
hyperactivity in children
severe depression
aggressive behavior
suicidal tendencies
Aspartame may trigger, mimic, or cause the following illnesses:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Epstein-Barr
Post-Polio Syndrome
Lyme Disease
Grave's Disease
Meniere's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
ALS
Epilepsy
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
EMS
Hypothyroidism
Mercury sensitivity from Amalgam fillings
Fibromyalgia
Lupus
non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
These are not allergies or sensitivities, but diseases and disease syndromes.
Aspartame poisoning is commonly misdiagnosed because aspartame symptoms
mock textbook 'disease' symptoms, such as Grave's Disease.
Aspartame changes the ratio of amino acids in the blood, blocking or lowering
the levels of serotonin, tyrosine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and adrenaline.
Therefore, it is typical that aspartame symptoms cannot be detected in lab tests
and on x-rays. Textbook disorders and diseases may actually be a toxic load as
a result of aspartame poisoning.