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There have been studies suggesting that aspertame mimics norepinephrine and also affects the levels of other neurotransmitters. Subjectively I have associated with diskenesia (or maybe it was that argrument with my wife). I don't think the sweetener Splenda has these problems. \Randy Games to entertain your brain. http://www.stargraphics.com Star Graphics Corp 10943 S Forest Ridge Ln Oregon City, OR 97045 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 4:00 AM Subject: Re: What about artificial sweetener? >I know people who get severe headaches and have traced them to > aspertame. Some people even claim that aspertame (today's most > prevalent sweetener) is an appetite enhancer! This leads to all kinds > of crazy (?) conspiracy theories. Step 1: we turn on our TV's. Then > the advertisers give us the image of the thin model/chiseled athelete > to aspire to, then the burger chains give us all the fatty food we can > eat and breweries, all the beer we can drink, then give us the 'tools' > to combat the fat, including a sugar substitute and light beer, which > keep us coming back for more, til we have to ask our doctors what's > wrong, and they subscribe the pills that perpetuate the cycle, and > make us into income generating machines for the health care and > insurance industries. Meantime the spinoff keeps all the Bally's and > Gold's Gyms rollin' in dough. I even distrust my TV remote these > days. Could be part of the conspiracy. Y'never know...it could be > transmitting your blood pressure to the cable company... > > The more natural, the better. The simpler the better. The less TV > the better. etc. > > Apologies to all the conscientious doctors out there. But that's it. > I don't think there is such a thing as a conscientious beer maker, > burger chain or insurance company. > > Sorry for the rant. I avoid artificial ingredients like I do the bird > flu. (which I only see on TV!) ;-)) > > Enjoy winter! > Rick McGirr > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:37 AM > Subject: Re: What about artificial sweetener? > > >>I have complained for years about PD people drinking excessive >>amounts of >> diet anything, it supposedly put the brain cells into a frenzy. >> Gerry >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn