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 cas es where vision loss returned and hearing loss
improved markedly.
This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia (musculoskeletal pain and fatigue)
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 especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some
phy sicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in
fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the blood
sugar 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 barrier and it then deteriorates the
neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage,
seizures, 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 AHD have had complete turnarounds in their
behaviour when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So
called "behavi our 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 that 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 due to the use of
NutraSweet.
Unfortunately, it is not always easy to convince people that Aspartame
is to blame for their child's illness. Stevia, which, which is a sweet
herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, helps in the metabolism of sugar,
which would be ideal for diabetics. It has now been approved as a
dietary supplement by the FDA. It is known that for many years the FDA
outlawed this true sweet food," due to their loyalty to MONSANTO
Chemical Company.
Books on this subject are available:
EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS written by Dr. Russell Blayblock
(Health Press 1-800-643-2665) AND: DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE-written by DR H. J. Roberts, also a diabetic specialist.
These two doctors will soon be posting a position paper with case
histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame on the Internet.
According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, "We
are 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 it's 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 cannot criticize any additives or convey
their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry
and are required to endorse their 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 behavioural 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!!!!
