Ervin J. McCarthy
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From: Penny LoPresto
To: Jim Cook ll ; Pat and Bob Herwaldt ; Nancy Rigsby ; Janis Damask ; Walt & Lynn Boluch ; Joyce Green ; Carianne ; Jamie Riggs
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:36 PM
Subject: Fw: aspartame and sugar free products


I know some of you already have information on this but this was presented quite well I thought.  So I'm sending it on to you.  Penny
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> >>>   Subject: Fw: aspartame & sugar free products
> >>>
> >>>   Diet Drink Anyone?
> >>>
> >>>   by Nancy Markle
> >>>   June 14, 2001
> >>>
> >>>   I have spent several days lecturing at the World Environment Conference
> >>on
> >>> Aspartame marketed as NutraSweet, Equal and
> >>>   Spoonful. In the keynote address by the EPA, they announced that there
> >>was
> >>> an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus,
> >>>   and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant
> >>> across the United States. I explained that I was there to
> >>>   lecture on exactly that subject.
> >>>
> >>>   When the temperature of Aspartame 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 multiple sclerosis thus peoples were being diagnosed
> >>with
> >>> having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis
> >>>   is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is. In the case of
> >>> systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as
> >>>   multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers.
> >>> Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to
> >>>   four 12 oz. cans of them per day, some even more. In the case of
> >>systemic
> >>> lupus, which is
> >>>   triggered by Aspartame, the victim usually does not know that the
> >>> Aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues its use
> >>>   aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life
> >>> threatening. When we get people off the Aspartame, those
> >>>   with systemic lupus usually become symptomatic. Unfortunately, we
> cannot
> >>> reverse this disease.
> >>>
> >>>   On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple
> >>Sclerosis,
> >>> (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most
> >>>   of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their vision has
> >>> returned and even their hearing has returned. This also
> >>>   applies to cases of tinnitus. During a lecture, I said,and quote, "If
> >>you
> >>> are using Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.)
> >>>   and you suffer from Fibromyalgia symptoms; spasms, shooting pains,
> >>> numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness,
> >>>   headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred
> >>> speech, blurred vision or memory loss, you probably have
> >>>   Aspartame disease." People were jumping up during the lecture saying,
> >>> "I've got this. Is it reversible?" It is rampant. Some of the
> >>>   speakers at my lecture even were suffering from these symptoms. In one
> >>> lecture attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he told us
> >>>   that their sugar industry is adding Aspartame. He continued by saying
> >>that
> >>> one of the industry leader's sons could no longer walk
> >>>   - due in part by product usage. We have a very serious problem. Even a
> >>> stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and
> >>>   myself and said, "Could you tell me why so many people seem to be
> coming
> >>> down with M.S.?" During a visit to a hospice, a nurse
> >>>   said that six of her friends who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all
> >>> been diagnosed with M.S. This is beyond coincidence.
> >>>
> >>>   Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame
> >>was
> >>> included in 100 different products. Since this initial
> >>>   hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail.
> >>Nothing
> >>> has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have
> >>>   very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this
> >>> chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED. At the time of
> >>>   this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol in the
> >>Aspartame
> >>> converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye.
> >>>   Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and
> >>> arsenic - DEADLY POISONS! Unfortunately, it just takes
> >>>   longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing all kinds
> >>of
> >>> neurological problems. Aspartame changes the
> >>>   brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. This drug
> >>changes
> >>> the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug
> >>>   does to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
> >>>
> >>>   This drug also causes Birth Defects. There is absolutely no reason to
> >>take
> >>> this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT. The
> >>>   Congressional record said, "It makes you crave carbohydrates and will
> >>make
> >>> you FAT." Dr. Roberts stated that when he got
> >>>   patients off Aspartame, their average weight loss was 19 pounds per
> >>> person. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly
> >>>   in the hips and thighs. Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics.
> >>All
> >>> physicians know what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic.
> >>>   We find that physicians believe that they have patients with
> >>retinopathy,
> >>> when in fact, it is caused by the Aspartame. The
> >>>   Aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many
> >>> patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died.
> >>>   People were telling us at the Conference of the American college of
> >>> Physicians, that they had relatives that switched from saccharin
> >>>   to an Aspartame product and how that relative had eventually gone into
> a
> >>> coma. Their physicians could not get the blood sugar
> >>>   levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and
> >>> eventually coma and death. Memory loss is due to the fact
> >>>   that aspartic acid and phenylanine are neurotoxic without the other
> >>amino
> >>> acids found in protein. Thus it goes past the brain
> >>>   barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr. Russell
> Blaylock,
> >>> neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulate the neurons
> >>>   of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees."
> >>>
> >>>   Dr. Blaylock has written a book entitled, "EXVIROTOXINS : The Taste
> That
> >>> Kills" (Health Press 800-643-2665). Dr. H.J.
> >>>   Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on Aspartame Poisoning
> has
> >>> also written a book entitled, "Defense against Alzheimer's
> >>>   Disease" (800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how Aspartame Poisoning is
> >>> escalating Alzheimer's Disease and indeed it is. As the
> >>>   hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with
> >>> Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be
> >>>   writing a position paper with some case histories and will post it on
> >>the
> >>> Internet. According to the Conference of the American
> >>>   College of Physicians, "We are talking about a plague of neurological
> >>> diseases caused by this deadly poison." Dr. Roberts realized
> >>>   what was happening when Aspartame was first marketed. He said, "his
> >>> diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and
> >>>   severe vision loss." At the Conference of American College of
> >>Physicians,
> >>> doctors
> >>>   admitted that they did not know. They had wondered why seizures were
> >>> rampant (the phenylaline in Aspartame breaks down the
> >>>   seizures threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic
> >>depression,
> >>> panic attacks, rage and violence). Just possible antidote
> >>>   for this poison because they are experiencing so many problems in their
> >>> country. This "poison" is now available in 90 plus
> >>>   countries worldwide.
> >>>
> >>>   Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from
> >>> different nations who have pledged their help. We ask you
> >>>   to help too. Copy this article and warn everyone you know. Take
> anything
> >>> that contains Aspartame back to the store. Send us your
> >>>   case history.
> >>>
> >>>   I assure you that Monsanto, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly
> >>it
> >>> is. They fund the American Diabetes Association,
> >>>   American Dietetic Association, Congress and the Conference of the
> >>American
> >>> College of Physicians. The New York Times, on
> >>>   November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic
> >>Association
> >>> takes money from the food industry to endorse their
> >>>   products. Therefore, they cannot criticize any additives or tell about
> >>> their link to Monsanto.
> >>>
> >>>   How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get
> >>off
> >>> the product. The child was having Grand Mal
> >>>   Seizures every day. The mother called her physician, who called the
> ADA,
> >>> who told the doctor not to take the child off the
> >>>   NutraSweet. We are still trying to convince the mother that the
> >>Aspartame
> >>> is causing the seizures.
> >>>
> >>>   Every time we get someone off of Aspartame, the seizures stop. If the
> >>baby
> >>> dies, you know whose fault it is and what we are up
> >>>   against. There are 92 documented symptoms of Aspartame from coma to
> >>death.
> >>> The majority of them are neurological because the
> >>>   Aspartame destroys the nervous system. Aspartame Disease is partially
> >>the
> >>> cause to what is behind some of the
> >>>   mystery of the Desert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and
> >>other
> >>> problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly
> >>>   related to the consumption of Aspartame product and several thousand
> >>> pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Desert Storm
> >>>   troops. Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F Arabian sun for weeks at a
> >>> time on pallets. The service men and women drank them all
> >>>   day long. All of their symptoms are identical to Aspartame Poisoning.
> >>Dr.
> >>> Roberts says that consuming Aspartame at the time of
> >>>   conception can cause birth defects. The phenylanine concentrates in the
> >>> placenta, causing mental retardation, according to Dr.
> >>>   Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - genetics at Emory University in
> >>his
> >>> testimony before Congress. In the original lab tests,
> >>>   animals developed brain tumors (phenylaline breaks down into DXP, a
> >>brain
> >>> tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on
> >>>   Aspartame, one physician in the audience, a neurosurgeon said, "When
> >>they
> >>> remove brain tumors, they have found high levels of
> >>>   Aspartame in them". Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, that helps
> in
> >>> the
> >>>   metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been
> >>> approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. For years,
> >>>   the FDA has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to
> >>Monsanto.
> >>>
> >>>   If a label says SUGAR FREE, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT CONSUMING IT.
> >>>
> >>>   Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all
> >>infants,
> >>> pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of
> >>>   Aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on
> >>the
> >>> problems existing in the population (seizures, changes
> >>>   in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and behavioral symptoms).
> >>The
> >>> bill was killed by the powerful drug and chemical
> >>>   lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an
> >>unsuspecting
> >>> public. Since the Conference of American College of
> >>>   Physicians, we hope to have the help of some world leaders.
> >>>
> >>>   Again, please help us too. There are a lot of people out there who must
> >>be
> >>> warned. Please let them know this information. You
> >>>   might want to print it out to hand out or fax it to people who are not
> >>> online.
> >>>
> >>>   Thank You
> >>>
> >>>   Kristine M. DeRobertis
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> >>> <whattodo==compose&[log in to unmask]
> >>> m>
> >>>   201-541-7320
> >>>   *********************

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