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maz55
04-02-13, 12:01
This makes very interesting reading, and may be of some use to some of you.
Sweet KILLER.

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!

zippy
04-02-13, 12:11
I was told about this years ago and I always try and avoid it in food and drinks. It's in most diet drinks and a lot of foods. It's in muller light yoghurts etc. if I have a lot of these it makes me ill. Also foods with MSG in isn't good for either.

nicola1980
04-02-13, 13:19
Oh my life i drink loads of diet lemonade and just checked the label and this is in it, ill be buying normal now!! X x

swgrl09
04-02-13, 13:20
What about the other sweeteners, like sucralose or saccharin (splenda, sweet n lo)

Wolfie
04-02-13, 15:01
I feel that any kind of sweetener isn't great and that it's always wise to cut them out as much as possible. Aspartame does appear to be one which is highly toxic and needless to say it's in alot of drinks and even some foods. Always read the label of everything you consume - avoid aspartame and acesulfame K. They aren't nescessarily just found in diet drinks, which is why it's important to double check.

Also, it is important to try and eat foods which are not genetically modified. And stay away from American candy in particular - corn syrup appears to have similar toxic effects.

i love tea
04-02-13, 15:53
www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp (http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp)

http://hoaxbusters.org/aspartame.html

This is the trouble with posting unverified stuff off the internet - it makes people panic!!

Daisy Sue
04-02-13, 15:57
very informative and important post - thank you!

i knew quite a bit of this years ago, and having epilepsy in the family, i and my kids avoided all aspartame-containing products for years, but i must admit we've slipped back into having diet coke and diet lemonade in the fridge all the time now, and yes i can identify with some of the symptoms, both in myself and in my daughter...

i think it's going to be normal carbonated drinks for us from now on, you've just reminded me how nasty this additive is..

rubynoodles
04-02-13, 16:09
We haven't consumed artifical sweeteners for years but when I do occasionally eat/drink something which contains them I can really tell, it leaves a really nasty bitter aftertaste and strange clingy sensation on my tongue. I also suffer from ibs and get tummy pains afterwards.

There seems to be so many more modern day 'conditions' which were not heard of years ago. I am sure its because our food has so many added 'extras' to keep the shelf lives longer.

AuntieMoosie
04-02-13, 22:30
I totally agree with i love tea :)

For as long as I can remember there has been all this said about sweeteners and, to my knowledge it is yet to be proven as a scientific fact. It's all just a bunch of theories and peoples personal opinions, but the important thing to remember is it is NOT fact:)

I'm sorry but I like to believe in facts and that is, scientific proof and no less :)

If you stop and look at it from a rational point of view, why would you think that the British Government would still allow the sale and use of such a thing if it were to be that dangerous???? and that goes for Governments all over the world too.

As with most medications and that sort of thing, there is always continuous research going on and so far, as I believe it, there has been no authorised warnings about sweeteners from any official body :)

I'm a diabetic and when I was diagnosed I asked my GP all about sweeteners and what I'd read and heard about them, his answer to me was to ignore it and carry on having it if I wanted too, it was he who told me that it was just based on theories and opinions and none of it had been proved in any way :)

This list of symptoms on your post could be put down to a multitude of conditions, how did they carry out that study??? how was it controlled??? what facts are there to back up their claims??? How come we are still able to buy and use it in this country if these are true facts??? I could go on but I wont, no need to really as I'm sure you'll get the gist of what I'm saying :)

The headline "Sweet Killer" is completely and totally over the top and I can't think of one serious research body using such terms, it just wouldn't happen :)

I'll tell you all now, I've been taking sweeteners for a number of years now, as has my partner and neither one of us has ever had any of the said "symptoms/damage :) and quite where the link to MS comes from I will never know..........you wouldn't get MS through taking sweeteners, that's not how that illness would start:)

To be honest I really get angry when these sorts of articles appear, whether it be through email, Facebook, Twitter or websites......it's nothing more than scaremongering and, as has been already said, it then goes on to cause a lot of people a lot of fear, worry and panic.

I've got nothing against people holding their own opinions and theory's but it's quite another thing when they then go on to tell people that it's a "proven fact" :)

mollymalloy
05-02-13, 16:31
Was wondering whose "sister" the first post is talking about! The sister of maz55?

@Auntie
The government still allows the sale of cigarettes and alcohol, and some countries even allow the sale of drugs, we know that they are not good for us, on the contrary know that they are right down dangerous. I am not waiting for the government to tell me what is good or bad for me.

I quit drinking diet soda three years ago just because knowing it was made with artificial sugar. It was not something I wanted to put into my body.

On a site note: there is seldom smoke without a fire :)

Wolfie
05-02-13, 16:34
Agreed Molly :)

swgrl09
05-02-13, 17:23
Well, I am thinking it probably isn't wonderful but neither is a lot of stuff we eat. Everything in moderation, right?

AuntieMoosie
05-02-13, 17:23
Hi Molly :)

You may be surprised to know that I fully agree with you re cigarettes/alcohol :)

However that is still slightly different, although I fully agree with you as to why Governments aren't doing anything about it??, but the damage that cigarettes do and also alcohol is now known as a proven fact, they have loads of scientific evidence to prove the point.

As I've said everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect everyone's opinion :) My opinion is different though, that's all :)

Re *no smoke without fire*.....I believe that there is quite often a *lot of smoke with no fire*..........you only have to look at miscarriages of justice and appeals and enquiries to know that quite often mistakes do get made and things are proved wrong even though there was a lot of *smoke* in the beginning:)

Anyway, each to their own :)

CeeCeeCee
17-03-14, 15:56
I've read this story before, it was on Facebook or somewhere like that. It was slammed on there as unsubstantiated information and scaremongering. I think it started in America.