Posted by Phillipa on July 19, 2007, at 19:41:13
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!
poster:Phillipa
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