Although this is not directly related to Parkinson's,
my mother died with PD in 2001; she and I had
always wondered if her PD was caused by environmental
toxins. For example, she used asparteme (as a sweetner
in coffee).

I am posting this from another list (called the gass list)
which is an informational list for radiologists and other
professionals who are concerned about work related
chemical exposure and the correlation to their
health conditions) . Any thoughts?

joan

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                            SWEET POISON


                        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,
lifeinsurance, 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 toFlorida (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, 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 '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 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 (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer fromfibromyalgia
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 andis 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  bloodsugar 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 barrierand 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 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, theAmerican 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.

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