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Diet Drink Anyone? Article written by Markle/Betty i

I 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. They did not know what toxin was causing this rampant epidemic across the

U.S.

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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 people were

being diagnosed with having M.S. in error. M.S. 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 M.S., especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi

drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink 3 to 4 12-oz

cans 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 MS. (when in reality, the disease is

methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where

vision has returned and even hearing has returned. This also applies to cases

of tenianitis.

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, tenianitis, joint paint, depression,

anxiety attcks, slurred speech, blurred vision or memory loss, you probably have

Aspartame disease.

Some speakers at my lecture 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 to product usage. A stranger came up to Dr.

Espisto 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. There are now 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 a reason

for severe seizures. This drug changes the copamine level in the brain.

Imagine what this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson's disease. It

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. At the Conference of the American

College of Physicians, people said they had relatives who switched from

saccharin to an Aspartame product and had eventually gone into a coma. Their

physicians could not get the blood sugar levels under control. The patients

suffered acute memory loss and eventually coma and death.

Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylanine are neurtoxin

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 ).

Dr. H. J. , diabetic specialist and world expert on Aspartame poisoning,

has also written a book entitled, " Defense against Alzheimer's Disease "

(). Dr. tells how Aspartame poisoning is escalating

Alzheimers disease and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told me, women are

being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimers 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 Americal 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 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).

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 everyday. 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. Everytime we get someone off Aspartame the seizures

stop. .

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 could be the thousand pallets of diet drinks that

were shipped to Desert Storm trooops. Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree 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, 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

Metzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned the dangers of aspartame

to infants, pregnant women and children. 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 world leaders. Please help. People should be warned. E-mail or Fax this.

Thank you.