Aspartame

Coopes

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Hi, I don't know if this is the right place, but I think it will start a discussion. A friend posted this on Facebook thought I would share it.

SWEET 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 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 an 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 behavior 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 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!
 

izzzi

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As far as I am aware all products containing "aspartame" must be labelled. There is a good reason for this and it is our choice to adhere to current European recommendations.
If you think it is necessary to take or have "aspartame" in your food it should be safe enough.
however have a look at the many alternatives which are safer and far more healthier.

Roy. :)
 

hornplayer

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Ooooooh yes.

Asked my doctor about that once. He said that as long as I stayed within the recommended daily maximum I'd be fine. - but he couldn't tell me what that was. It's banned in some countries, which should tell us something.

- the diet industry strikes again!




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Coopes

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I thought it was interesting, and others would to, I have been drinking Diet products ie Coke for a while now because I got fed up of water all the time, this has stopped me dead I have just emptied 3 2ltr bottles down the drain, that's it for me back to water. I will see how I feel when it is out of my system, or may be I'm going to far!!!!
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Daibell

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I'm afraid there are regular scares for all of the artificial sweeteners many based on research using quantities on animals that are way above the typical human intake thru sweetened drinks. Don't forget that some of the foods we eat are poisonous such as rhubarb, horse-radish, greenish potatoes and so on and would be banned if tested now. The quantities we eat, however, are unlikely to cause us harm. I'd rather have sensible quantities of a varied range of sweeteners than suffer the harm sugar would cause me.
 

big_daddy

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I am a regular diet soda drinker and have been for 6 years now. After my diagnosis I was told that diet drinks are good for me and now with this scare about aspartame, I've decided to stop drinking aspartame diet drinks and have began drinking tiny amounts of full sugar cola without it affecting my blood sugars.
 

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Im with Daibell, everything is bludy killing us these days!

I have been diagnosed with this diabetes at just 26 years old and I REFUSE to drink water for the rest of my life, sorry its just not happening! Sugar would DEFINITELY be bad for me whereas this aspartame malarkey just MIGHT be so I know what I'm sticking with! Ur story shows its fixable so if I ever get seriously ill I MIGHT CONSIDER stopping drinking diet drinks and taking the aspartame poisoning tablets but until them - SUGAR is the worse of two evils for me!


Diagnosed with GD in 2010, Completely disappeared postpartum. Re-diagnosed December 2012 with type 1.5 diabetes, age 26, BMI 23 currently controlled by only Metformin, 500mg twice a day.
 

Ali H

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People this post is fake. If you google aspartame scandal you will find the wiki entry on it all. It was done to discredit the product way back in the nineties I think it was.

Test after test has been done and it was found to be safe. There are a gazillion similar claims all over the net but you have to do the digging yourself to find out the true story not the scare stories.

I get sick of this one appearing on Facebook, sigh.

Ali
 

SpaceChick

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I'm sorry but i have to disagree!

I have worked in cancer services and several consultants believe that aspartame is carcenogenic.

Personally, I wouldn't touch the stuff.

Sucralose and Stevia are the only suitable sweeteners in my mind, and Sainsburys own diet drinks contain these and don't contain aspartame.

I guess there will always be strong views whichever side you sit, but I know I for one would not allow myself to have aspartame.
 

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There are loads of stories about the danger of Aspartame, but I don't know how many have been verified. Still Many countries allow it.
I HATE the tastee of it and never drink diet sodas or any sweet fizzy drinks.
It's just about the most commonly used artificial sweetener. Check out food labels! it's CHEAP!

Essentially, I'd say keep to natural unprocessed, foods and drinks.
Hana
 

izzzi

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With all scams and fake information put to one side.

Phenylketonuria (pku ) patients are advised, not to take Aspartame because of the health risk.

All I am saying is, could there be a link with diabetes problems and phenylketonutia (pku) problems.
So why take the risk of what aspartame will or may cause to people with diabetes.
(Must admit is way above my knowledge of current chemicals).

We have a British expert "Professor Millstone" who is well up on Aspartame dangers.

Roy. :)
 

Ali H

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Ohhh tell me more? What leads them to think it is causing cancer? I am not being funny btw, I am genuinely interested in both sides of the story except for the FB nonsense.

Ali
 

Ali H

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Mmmm I agree Elaine. There have been hundreds, quite literally, of tests on Aspartame and yet none of them have lead to the withdrawal of it.

You would have to be studying every detail of a group's lives to pinpoint a particular product as causing an illness. Quite frankly far too many chemicals are slapped into anything and everything these days. It would be impossible to drill down on one as a cause. Plus we are living far longer and consequently cell mutation occurs and cancer incidents increase. Can't win if you ask me!! Avoid processed foods only to find that what looks like an innocent bit of meat is in fact an illegal chunk of horse not certified fit for human consumption. Whaddya do huh?!

Ali
 

izzzi

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I wonder why cigarettes used to be harmless yet not now "danger could kill". Also they have not been withdrawn,something to do with tax revenue and income I believe.

But I must agree with Ali H's points. Whaddya do huh?!

Roy, :)
 

ono

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I hate aspartame, even if i gave no creedence to the "scare stories" about cancer, which are a bit shaky, I do hate the taste and the fact that it was pushed and lobbied by monsanto (now the patent has run out and it's manufactured by others too).

So I am not objective, but I wonder if aspartame is so wonderful, why is it being phased out in favor of stevia? Is cocacola zero bracing for something?
http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/ingredie ... tevia.html
 

Ali H

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It was one of the worst parts of being diabetic for me, I hate fizzy drinks but I do like squash. However I cannot stand any no added sugar ones except for Ribena. So it further narrowed my choice of drinks, sigh. I do have a diet coke if I go out for a pub lunch instead of my previous OJ and lemonade, but given that that happens rarely I can count my diet fizzy drinks per year on 2 hands!

As for cigarettes, I have no idea why they are still legal. If they were brought to the market now they would not be authorised. You are quite right about the only reasons being revenue and politicians pension funds being full of tobacco industry shares like BAT!!

Ali
 

hornplayer

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I have no idea how accurate the science on aspartame is, but I can speak as I find.

When I first moved back to Wales from London I hated the taste of the water, so I drank diet coke and flavoured fizzy water. It got to the point where I was having one migraine lasting 3days every week. I also became asthmatic. I cut out the aspartame and now I get a migraine every six or eight months and I've stopped asthma medication and have only needed ventalin twice in the last year.

Coincidence? Maybe. Improvement? Absolutely!


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collectingrocks

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Aspartame is an excitotoxin which means that it excites neurons until they die. A misdiagnosis of MS is therefore not surprising as this is associated with neural degeneration.

A very interesting article, thank you for posting