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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:16 AM
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A little help, please
I recieved this from my mom, who got it from my sister... my sister falls for every email rumor their is, so does anybody know if there is any truth to any of this?

Subject: Warning about ASPARTAME
> >
> > This really makes me wonder about some of my aches and pains.
> >
> > Last October a friend started getting very sick, she had stomach spasms,
> > she was having a hard time getting around, to walk 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 biopsies and was on 24 various prescription
> > medications.
> >
> > The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with her. She was in so
> > much pain, and so sick, she knew she was dying. She put her house, bank
> > accounts, life insurance etc... in her oldest daughter's name, and made
> > sure her younger children were to be with her oldest daughter.
> > She 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 her how
>one
> > of her tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but
> > they believe she had MS. I thought, oh my....then I recalled an article
> > another friend of mine emailed to me.
> >
> > I asked her, "Do you drink Diet pop?" She told me "yes " As a matter of
> > fact she was getting ready to pop one open that very moment.
> >
> > I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking all diet sodas; and I
> > emailed her the following article.
> >
> > She called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she
> > stopped drinking the diet pop, and she can walk. She went up the stairs,
> > and the muscle spasms went away.
> >
> > She said she didn't feel 100% but sure felt a lot better. She told me she
> > was going to her doctors with this article and would call me back when she
> > returned home. She called me, and her doctor was amazed, he is going to
> > call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial
> > sweetener.
> >
> > In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet sodas,
> > dying a slow death.
> >
> > When she arrived in FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and
> > that was a pill for poisoning. She is well on her way to 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, that it was hard to understand 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.
> > People were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The
> > multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where as 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,
> > aggravating the lupus to such a degree that it may become
>life-threatening.
> > We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptomatic once taken
> > off diet sodas.
> >
> > In the case 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 returned and hearing improved markedly. This
> > also applies to cases of tinnitus.
> >
> > 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, 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 some of these
> > symptoms! Is it reversible?" Yes! Not drinking diet sodas and keeping an
> > eye out for aspartame on food labels.....Yes!
> >
> > We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up to me and Dr. Espisto
> > (one of my colleagues) and said; "Could you tell me why so many people
> > seem to be coming down with MS?"
> >
> > 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 MS. This is beyond
> > coincidence!
> >
> > Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi, etc.... IS NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The
>Congressional
> > Record states that it makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT.
> > The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and
> > thighs. Once off these products with no significant increase in exercise,
> > etc.... Dr. Roberts, in his lecture, stated that he had patients who lost
> > an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.
> >
> > Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that physicians
> > would believe that they have a patient with retinopathy, when in fact the
> > symptoms are 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 without the other
>amino
> > acids found in protein. Thus it passes the blood brain barrier and
> > deteriorates the neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as well as in
> > patients not suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain damage,
> > seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence.
> > (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, e.g. mental retardation
> > if taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy. Children are
> > especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NOT be given
> > NutraSweet. I can relate different case histories of children having
> > granmal seizures and other disturbances being on NutraSweet.
>Unfortunately
> > it is not always easy to convince a mother that Aspartame is to blame for
> > her child's illness. Only by trial and success will she be able to warn
> > other mothers to take their children's health in their own hands.
> >
> > Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED 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, who actually owns the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and
> > SpoonFul. Yes that's right !! The flooring company MONSANTO, owns the
> > artificial sweetener in diet drinks , ASPARTAME. So what do they care if
> > you live or die using their product, they make flooring !!!!
> >
> > 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 be posting a position paper with some 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 caused by this deadly
> > poison."
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > I assure you, MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame knows how deadly it is.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:18 AM
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1. Try here!
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:18 AM
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2. Here's a variation with more info:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/aspartame.asp

It's false, but personally, I don't touch the stuff. :puke:
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Rainbowreflect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:37 AM
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3. I don't believe it causes MS, but my brother has MS & his doctor
said NO aspartame or other artificial sweeteners. It seems the can aggravate MS.
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:39 AM
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4. Thanks to all...
I'll buy that it makes MS worse... A lot of things do.

Like it says on snopes, it looked unlikely by the shear amount of things it was bad for... AND the totally anon posting.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:39 AM
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5. wow...wow....wow....I am a diet dew fanatic, and I have many of these
symptoms, sure gives one something to think about and check into...
thanks for the info
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:45 AM
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6. sugar
IS a better choice. Nutra-sweet has side effects. other than calories and tooth decay, sugar doesn't HAVE side-effects.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:48 AM
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7. Urban legend.
This has been floating around the Internet for years.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-24-04 10:50 AM
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8. Compilation of scientific studies indicates health problems with aspartame
http://www.dorway.com/peerrev.html

This looks well-referenced, so someone could look up individual articles for verification.

snip:
As early as 1970, eleven years prior to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) granting approval for the use of aspartame in dry foods, Olney raised the question of the chemical's potential neurotoxicity. 3,4,5 and recently suggested a linkage to increasing brain tumor rates.6 Wurtman has demonstrated that aspartame can significantly increase brain phenylalanine and tyrosine levels, and can suppress the usual increase in tryptophan that follows a carbohydrate rich meal.7 These neurochemical changes have been linked to numerous adverse clinical events including seizures, 8,9,10 mood disorders, 9, 11,12 headaches, 13 and paradoxical effects on appetite.14
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