very interesting

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Hi all I know this is kind of a long one but I found it very interesting. There

are many articles on the web that support this and this Markel seems to be

a very acredited doctor for all that I can find on her. I was amazed and very

surprised. If you use Nutra Sweet, Equal or other artificial sweetners you

should read this. I know I will be checking my cupboards in the morning!!! Just

think .. most of us in one way or another either use this stuff or worse yet

feed it to our kids!

Hugs, Mairia

Aspartame

Article written by Markel

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. 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.

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. , diabetic specialist

and world expert on Aspartame Poisoning has also written a book

entitled, " Defense against Alzheimer's Disease " (800-814-9800). Dr.

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. 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. realized what was happening when

Aspartame was first

marketed. He said, " his diabetic atients 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, range 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.

Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that

contains Aspartame back to the store. The " No Aspartame Test " and send us

your case history. I assure you that Monsanto, the creator of Aspartmae,

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. 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 highlevels of

Aspartame in them " Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, which 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 it says, SUGAR FREE on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

Senator Hetzenbaum 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 Amrican College of

Physicians, we hope to have the help of some world leaders.

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Is There a Barber in the House?

One Container Holds Shampoo, The Other Insecticide

By LARRY ZAROFF, M.D. and JONATHAN ZAROFF, M.D., The New York Times

(Dec. 19) - Attention is paid to hair.

In our culture the hair industry is huge — shampoos, conditioners, coloring,

cutting, shaping, styling. For “hair-loss treatment†alone, Google conjures

up 749,000 references. Some people undergo surgical procedures, sometimes

uncomfortable and expensive, to implant hair.

Total hair loss is often an unfortunate and undesirable complication of the

agents used to treat and cure cancer. Yet baldness — the hairless look — can

for some represent spirituality and religion, or for others may suggest that

they are athletic, smart, cool, reeking of testosterone.

Depending on where you are in your life, what you are doing, your age and

sex, baldness is loved or hated — or just accepted. Baldness can be bought and

bought off. But it is not a medical treatment, at least not since shaving the

head for lice was stopped.

In one patient, however, shaving the head was life saving.

A 50-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with complaints of severe

weakness and difficulty breathing. She had been quite healthy until the

afternoon of the admission, with no history of serious illnesses.

The doctors at the university hospital where she became a patient are known

for using their brains. They also use their stethoscopes wisely, and observe

closely how a patient looks.

On examination this one was sweaty and had pinpoint pupils, and her lungs

were wheezy. But unlike physicians of centuries ago, doctors today do not

regularly use their noses. (In the 18th century, doctors could make diagnosis of

kidney failure, diabetes and liver disease by smelling a patient). For this

woman, the diagnosis remained obscure for the next hour as her breathing got

more

labored and she became comatose.

A tube was placed in her windpipe and she was attached to a breathing

machine. Then an experienced nurse, with good sense and a good sense of smell,

came

to the rescue. The nurse noted that the patient had a peculiar odor, resembling

garlic, most prominently from her hair. The unusual odor raised the suspicion

of insecticide poisoning with organophosphates.

The patient was immediately treated with atropine and 2-PAM to reverse the

effects of the poison, while blood was sent to the lab to verify the diagnosis.

Each time she received the medications she woke and improved, but then lapsed

back into a coma with increasing lung problems. Her skin was washed and her

hair was shampooed several times with no lasting improvement.

Since the primary contamination seemed to be in her hair, her head was

shaved. After that she improved rapidly, her medicines were tapered and she

regained

consciousness. Soon she was able to breathe on her own.

The lab reports verified that the nurse had been correct. The patient had

been poisoned with an organophosphate insecticide. Now her doctors wondered, How

did her hair become impregnated with insecticide in quantities to bring her to

the brink of death? This was no casual exposure. She denied a suicide attempt

— swallowing would have been more direct. Nor could it have been attempted

murder — there are easier ways to administer poisons more covertly.

The answer came from the patient when she fully awakened. She remembered

exactly what she had done before becoming ill: her usual activities, except that

she had gotten her hair shampooed by a neighbor.

The neighbor, when contacted, was willing to bring in the shampoo. Chagrined,

she showed up shortly, bringing two containers. One held shampoo. The other,

a similar jug, contained an organophosphate insecticide. Both receptacles were

the same size, the labels old and blurred.

I must have used the wrong one, she said, when told that her friend was just

recovering from insecticide poisoning.

Organophosphates have a bad reputation, and quite correctly. They are

extremely dangerous, even in small amounts, and are easily absorbed through the

skin

as well as the lungs. They poison an important enzyme, acetylcholine esterase,

without which acetylcholine accumulates in the body, disabling muscles and

nerves and important centers in the brain.

Organophosphates are frequently used in agriculture as an insecticide.

Studies suggest that each year, there are 18 cases of pesticide-caused illness

for

every 100,000 American workers. In gaseous forms, like tabun and sarin, they

can also be deadly biological weapons. Sarin was used by members of the Japanese

cult Aum Shinrikyo in the Tokyo subway attack of 1995.

In this case, the patient recovered well, after the correct diagnosis by a

nurse with a sensitive nose, proper treatment with drugs and the elimination of

the insecticide by balding.

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Hi ,

Yes, please keep us posted. I have companion animals, too. Two German

Shepherds and their siblings all died of cancer.

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Its really interesting to see how we are all so different.

so like the others have said we shouldn't compare ourselves, it should just be a

guide line.

The surgeon I see for my knee, doesn't let his patients go home until they get

a bend to 90 degrees, and they usually do that in 5 days.

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Yes, the OS is another factor. Mine didn't care about extension at all (the

straightening) for me and doesn't want me to work on it with his patients either

until 4 weeks out in outpatient therapy. Others push for that 90 degrees by day

so-and-so (fill in the blank, 3 days, 5 days, 10 days). You have to trust your

OS and his or her experience. They are giving you guidelines based on what has

worked for them, and probably not aware we are comparing notes like we are!

As for the time line, it does vary a lot, but in my experience barring unforseen

complications for the total knee you get what you're gonna get by six months

out. It means you keep working on it in many of the ways you hear suggested on

this list, long after the outpatient PT discharges you. Often takes longer

though for it to feel " normal " to where you don't think about it. For one of

mine, that was nine months, for the second, the newer one, it took three.

Annie Pal, BSPT

> > Its really interesting to see how we are all so different. so like the

others have said we shouldn't compare ourselves, it should just be a guide line.

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get a bend to 90 degrees, and they usually do that in 5 days.

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