Re: Danger in Artificial Sweetner Aspartame

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Wow. Is this all true? I don't drink Diet drinks but I drink a lot of sodas. I wish I knew what foods the Aspartame was in.

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Danger in Artificial Sweetner Aspartame> >> >> > > I don't know the validity or origin of this article ...but I've heard> > > warnings about Aspartame for a long time. I now hear negative things> about> > splenda as> > > well-perhaps moderation is a good idea as a precaution. I'd appreciate> > > feedback if anyone knows about this.> > > -Joyce> > >> > > Article:> > > 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 daughters 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 FL (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.> > >> > > On March 19th 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 has> MS.> > I> > > recalled an article a friend of mine E-mailed to me and I asked my> sister> > if> > > she drank diet pop? 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 pop!!! 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 pop 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 FL March 22nd, 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, (when in reality,> the> > > disease is methanol toxicity), 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. Esparto (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. 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.