Posted by SheilaC on July 20, 2007, at 6:46:23 [reposted on July 21, 2007, at 14:40:45 | original URL]
In reply to Dangers of Diet Supplement. Aspertane and nurta sw, posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2007, at 19:41:13
Any of the artifial sweetners hurt my bladder and give me terrible, painful spasms. Also - Splenda is the worst! I don't use anything that has artifial sweetners in it anymore. Plain old sugar for me.
> Funny I wondered why I really felt wierd as I don't do diet anything but this was sent to me any feedback? Love Phillipa
>
>
> To all of you who, like me, have MS or know someone who has MS or lupus, please read the following.
>
> > > SWEET, BUT POISON -
> > > > A MUST READ
> > > >
> > > > 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 h ouse, bank accounts, life insurance, etc.,
> >in her
> > >oldest
> > >daughter's 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
> >Florida
> > >(basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.
> > > >
> > > > On March 19 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 had
> >MS. I
> > >recalled
> > >an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my
> >sister if she
> > >drank
> > >diet soda? 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 soda! I e-mailed her the article my friend,
> & gt;a lawyer,had
> > >sent.
> > > >
> > > > My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone
> >conversation and
> > >told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda 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
> > >artificialsweeteners 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
> > >Florida March
> > >22, 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
> > >iswalking!
> > >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
> > >metabolicacidosis.
> > >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
> > >sclerosisis 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
> > >systemiclupus
> > >become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. In cases of
> >those
> > >diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, 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 (Nutra
> >Sweet,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
> > >vi sion, or memory loss, you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!"
> >People were
> > >jumping up during the lecture saying, "I have some of these
> >symptoms. Isit
> > >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
> >fatcells,
> > >particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an
> >absolute toxin and
> > >is
> > >used primarily to preserve "tissue specimens." Many products we
> >use
> > >everyday
> > >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
> > >physicians, who believed that they had a patient with
> >retinopathy, infact,
> > >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 ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their
> >behavior when
> > >these
> > >chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called
> >"behavior
> > >modification
> > >prescription drugs" ( Rita lin 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 t aken 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
> >disturbancesn
> > >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 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< BR>> >their loyalty to MONSANTO Chemical Company."
> > > >
> > > > Books on this subject are available:
> > > >
> > > > EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS written by Dr. Russell
> >Blaylock
> > >(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 page on
> >the Internet
> > >with
> > >case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame. According
> >to the
> > >Conference
> > >of the American College of Physicians, "We are talking about a
> >plague of
> > >neurological diseases directly caused by the us of this deadly
> >poison."
> > > >
> > > > Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings
> >when
> > >Aspartame was
> & gt; >included 100 different products and strong objection was made
> >concerning
> > >its
> > >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 Ph ysicians? This has been recently exposed
> >in the New
> > >York
> > >Times. These [organizations] 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
> >behavioral
> > >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!
>
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