> > A major health concern:
> >
> > "A MUST READ"
> > Don't just scan through this, take the time to read it entirely!
> >
> >
> > SWEET POISON .. A MUST READ
> >
> >
> > 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 an y
> > 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 we re 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 especia lly 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 bloodsugar 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 barrierand it then deteriorates
>the
> > neurons
> > of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seiz ures,
> > 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 t
> > hat
> > 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 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 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 thei r 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!
> >
