Ervin J. McCarthy ----- Original Message ----- 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 --- > >>> 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. 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