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About Aspartame,
NutraSweet,
and other artificial
sweeteners…
Don’t use them!
Thank you Gabriel Heart, for posting this info on facebook,
for me and others to read, learn, and apply into each our lives…
Poisoned by the
Aspartame in the diet soda, a true story
by
Gabriel
Heart on Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 9:48am
(I
had nothing to do with writing this, I added highlights only, see what you
think!!)
Poisoned
by the Aspartame in the diet soda
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.
Preparing
to die:
She
put her house, 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 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 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 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 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 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 'Nutra Sweet,' '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, 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
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 physicians, 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 ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behaviour when these chemicals
have been removed from their diet.
So
called 'behavior 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 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 in 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 Physicians?
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!
YOU
HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Recent Independent
Aspartame Research Results & News
(1998 - 2007)
The results of recent independent
research continue the trend of research
not funded by the manufacturer finding serious problems
with aspartame ingestion. Details about other independent research
demonstrating the hazards of aspartame ingestion can be found in the Aspartame FAQs
and Aspartame
Scientific Abuse web pages.
Table of Contents
1. Analysis
Shows Nearly 100% of Independent Research Finds Problems With Aspartame
2. Aspartame
Ingestion Causes Formaldehyde Accumulation in the Body
3. Aspartame
and MSG Cause Painful Fibromyalgia Symptoms
4. Aspartame
and Brain Tumors (Swedish Study)
5. Aspartame
Causes Memory Loss
6. Aspartame
and Lymphomas / Leukemias / Kidney & Peripheral Nerve Cancer
8. Aspartame
and Combined Toxicity from Formaldehyde & Excitotoxins
9. 12
Environmental Health Experts Call for Aspartame Review and Possible Ban
Return to: Aspartame ( Nutrasweet
) Toxicity FAQs.
Analysis Shows Nearly
100% of Independent Research Finds Problems With Aspartame
An analysis of
peer reviewed medical literature using MEDLINE and other databases was
conducted by Ralph G. Walton, MD, Chairman, The Center for Behavioral Medicine,
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of
Medicine. Dr. Walton analyzed 164 studies which were felt to have relevance to
human safety questions. Of those studies, 74 studies had aspartame
industry-related sponsorship and 90 were funded without any industry money.
Of the 90 non-industry-sponsored studies, 83 (92%) identified one or more
problems with aspartame. Of the 7 studies which did not find a problems, 6 of
those studies were conducted by the FDA. Given that a number of FDA officials
went to work for the aspartame industry immediately following approval
(including the former FDA Commissioner), many consider these studies to be
equivalent to industry-sponsored research.
Of the 74 aspartame industry-sponsored studies, all 74 (100%) claimed that no
problems were found with aspartame. This is reminiscent of tobacco industry
research where it is primarily the tobacco research which never finds problems
with the product, but nearly all of the independent studies do find problems.
The 74 aspartame industry-sponsored studies are those which one inveriably sees
cited in PR/news reports and reported by organizations funded by
Monsanto/Benevia/NutraSweet (e.g., IFIC, ADA). These studies have severe design
deficiencies which help to guarantee the "desired" outcomes. These
design deficiencies may not be apparent to the inexperienced scientist.
Healthcare practitioners and scientists should print out the all of the
documents on the Monsanto/NutraSweet
Scientific Abuse web page, the Scientific FAQs
web page and the Aspartame
Toxicity Reaction Report Samples. Please refer scientific questions
to mgold@holisticmed.com.
Aspartame Ingestion
Causes Formaldehyde Accumulation in the Body
Excerpt from:
Trocho, C., et al., 1998. "Formaldehyde Derived From Dietary Aspartame
Vinds to Tissue Components in vivo," Life Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp.
337+, 1998
"These
are indeed extremely high levels for adducts of formaldehyde, a substance
responsible for chronic deleterious effects that has also been considered
carcinogenic.
....
"It is concluded that aspartame consumption may constitute a hazard
because of its contribution to the formation of formaldehyde adducts."
"It was a very interesting paper, that demonstrates that formaldehyde
formation from aspartame ingestion is very common and does indeed accumulate
within the cell, reacting with cellular proteins (mostly enzymes) and DNA (both
mitochondrial and nuclear). The fact that it accumulates with each dose,
indicates grave consequences among those who consume diet drinks and foodstuffs
on a daily basis." (Neuroscientist Russell Blaylock, MD)
Aspartame and MSG
Cause Painful Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Ann Pharmacother 2001
Jun;35(6):702-6
Relief of fibromyalgia symptoms following discontinuation of dietary
excitotoxins.
Smith JD, Terpening CM, Schmidt SO, Gums JG. Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA.
BACKGROUND: Fibromyalgia is a common rheumatologic disorder that is often
difficult to treat effectively. CASE SUMMARY: Four patients diagnosed with
fibromyalgia syndrome for two to 17 years are described. All had undergone
multiple treatment modalities with limited success. All had complete, or nearly
complete, resolution of their symptoms within months after eliminating
monosodium glutamate (MSG) or MSG plus aspartame from their diet. All patients
were women with multiple comorbidities prior to elimination of MSG. All have
had recurrence of symptoms whenever MSG is ingested. DISCUSSION: Excitotoxins
are molecules, such as MSG and aspartate, that act as excitatory
neurotransmitters, and can lead to neurotoxicity when used in excess. We
propose that these four patients may represent a subset of fibromyalgia
syndrome that is induced or exacerbated by excitotoxins or, alternatively, may
comprise an excitotoxin syndrome that is similar to fibromyalgia. We suggest
that identification of similar patients and research with larger numbers of
patients must be performed before definitive conclusions can be made.
CONCLUSIONS: The elimination of MSG and other excitotoxins from the diets of
patients with fibromyalgia offers a benign treatment option that has the
potential for dramatic results in a subset of patients. PMID: 11408989
Aspartame and Brain
Tumors
A published study in
Sweden that looked at various possible causes of brain tumors (e.g., cell
phones, aspartame) found a link between use of diet drinks and certain types of
large brain tumors in middle-aged and elderly population groups. http://www.medscape.com/MedGenMed/braintumors
Aspartame Causes
Memory Loss
Title: DANGEROUS DIET
DRINKS.
Subject(s): ASPARTAME -- Physiological effect; NONNUTRITIVE sweeteners
Side effects; MEMORY
Source: Psychology Today, Mar/Apr 2001, Vol. 34 Issue 2, p20, 2/5p
Section: [Nutrition] Facts&Findings
MIND DANGEROUS DIET DRINKS
CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAD FOR LUNCH?
WHAT YOU ATE OR DRANK MIGHT BE THE REASON.
New research suggests that the artificial sweetener aspartame may actually go
to your head.
By Peter Rebhahn
Anecdotal evidence that aspartame disrupts memory has been growing since the
sugar substitute was approved in the early 1980s, though attempts to prove the
claim have so far been equivocal. Previous studies have tested memory by asking
aspartame users to remember lists of words or numbers-- tests of short-term
memory. But according to Timothy M. Barth, Ph.D., a psychology professor at
Texas Christian University, those studies focused on the wrong type of memory.
In his study of 90 students, Barth found that participants who regularly drank
diet sodas containing aspartame performed as well as nonusers on laboratory
tests. However, aspartame users were more likely to report long-term memory
lapses like forgetting details of personal routines or whether or not a task
had been completed.
"These people aren't crazy," says Barth. Instead, "the type of
memory problems they report are not the type of memories that have been
assessed in the typical laboratory study."
After reporting his findings at a recent Society for Neuroscience meeting,
Barth cautioned that he thinks it's premature to condemn aspartame. But he does
worry about the largely untested effects of long-term use. Already, he has made
some converts. "Several of my graduate students who drank diet soda no
longer do."
Aspartame and
Lymphomas / Leukemias
A long-term study
linking aspartame ingestion to lymphomas and leukemias in animals. The full
study can be read at: http://www.ramazzini.it/fondazione/docs/AspartameGEO2005.pdf.
Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock M.D. commented: "The new study released in
the European Journal of Oncology by Morando Soffritti and co-workers should
terrify mothers and all those consuming aspartame sweetened products. This was
a carefully done study which clearly demonstrated a statistically significant
increase in several types of lymphomas and leukemias in rats. Both of these malignancies
have increased significantly in this country since the widespread use of
aspartame.
"This study confirmed the previous study by Dr. Trocho and co-workers,
which also found the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame to be damaging
to cellular DNA and that this damage was accumulative. The type of damage was a
duplicate of that associated with cancers. Along with this most recent study,
this means that drinking a single diet cola sweetened with aspartame every day
could increase one's risk of developing a lymphoma or leukemia.
"They also found an increased incidence of malignant brain tumors, even
though it was not statistically significant. This does not mean there is no
association to brain tumors, since only the animals exposed to aspartame developed
the tumors. With children and pregnant women drinking the largest amount of
diet colas, this puts their children at the greatest risk of developing one of
these horrible diseases. Their study found that even low doses of aspartame
could cause these malignancies; yet, the higher the dose, the more cancers that
were seen."
A followup study was published in Environmental Health Perspectives showing
that there was a significant increase in cancer of the kidney and peripheral
nerves. The full published study can be found in PDF format at: http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/8711/8711.pdf.
Aspartame and Weight
Gain
A study conducted at the
University of Texas Health Sciences Center reported a "41% increase in
risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person
consumes each day." The findings come from eight years of collecting data
by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH and colleagues. The results of the study was reported
at the 65th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in
San Diet on June 10-14, 2005 (Abstract 1058-P). While this study, by itself,
does not prove that aspartame causes weight gain, it adds to the evidence seen
in independent research. For example, a study conducted by Dr. H.J. Roberts
found that 5% of subjects reporting symptoms from aspartame also reported a
"paridoxic weight gain." (Reactions Attributed to
Aspartame-Containing Products: 551 Cases," Journal of Applied Nutrition,
Volume 40, page 85-94). Lavin found that females with eating restraint had a
higher Calorie intake subsequent to aspartame intake as opposed to sugar or
water intake. (Lavin, J.H., S.J. French, N.W. Read, 1997. "The Effect of
Sucrose- and Aspartame-Sweetened Drinks on Energy Intake, Hunger and Food
Choice of Female, Moderately Restrained Eaters," International Journal of
Obesity, Volume 21, pages 37-42, 1997.)
Aspartame and
Combined Toxicity from Formaldehyde & Excitotoxins
A study published in
Toxicology (2005 Jun 1; 210(2-3): 235-45. "Cytotoxic effect of
formaldehyde with free radicals via increment of cellular reactive oxygen
species.") by Saito and colleagues demonstrates that formaldehyde is much
more toxic to cells when free radical levels are increased. As has been
demonstrated by Trocho, et al. in 1998, aspartame ingestion leads to the
significant exposure to and accumulation of formaldehyde adducts in the organs
and tissues. In addition, 40% of aspartame breaks down into an excitotoxic
amino acid. As Neuroscientist Russell Blaylock points out, "Excitotoxins
destroy neurons partly by stimulating the generation of large numbers of free
radicals."
12 Environmental
Health Experts Call for Aspartame Review and Possible Ban
Excerpt:
SCIENCE
VOL 317 6 JULY 2007 page 31
Souring on Fake Sugar
Fearful it causes cancer, 12 U.S. environmental health experts last week asked
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review the potential health
risks of the artificial sweetener aspartame, which appears in everything from medicines
to diet sodas.
A study published last month in Environmental Health Perspectives found
somewhat more leukaemias and lymphomas in male rats receiving less aspartame
than the recommended maximum for humans; at higher doses, the rats had a marked
increase in cancers throughout the body.
The
letter from the 12 U.S. environmental health experts can be found at:
http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/aspartame_letter_to_fda.pdf.
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