From: Charles Hill [chill@ionet.net]
Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 1:58 PM
To: Charles_Hymes@hp.com
Subject: FW: ASPARTAME is deadly (fwd)


I say no way!! -CH

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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:29:26 -0600
From: sjudd <sjudd@ionet.net>
To: 'Charles Hill' <chill@ionet.net>
Subject: FW: ASPARTAME is deadly

Check up on this.  I think it is for real.

Steven

> 
> 
> > Hi all -
> >
> > I just received the following  material written by Nancy Markle who,
> having done
> > extensive research on Aspertame poisoning, recently addressed the
> subject
> > in a speech before delegates at the World Environmental Conference.
> >
> > I'm passing this on for you to consider your own risk factors. In my
> case,
> > I also forwarded it to my neurologist (head of Neurology at Faifax
> > Hospital in Virginia) for consideration of the likely connection
> between
> > the diet soda I drink constantly and the rapid deterioration of my
> health
> > over recent years.
> >
> > I'm honestly stunned by the implications of this illness on my
> > neurological recovery and future health.  However, I am quite
> encouraged
> > to know that there's a growing body of information available and a
> group
> > of well-placed individuals who are looking into the condition.
> >
> > (Maybe this will actually end up being the beginning of my road back
> to
> > good health!)
> >                       Love to all -
> >                               Lissa
> > ________________________________________________
> > Subject: FW: This Could Be Very Important Information Regarding Your
> > Health
> >
> > Sent to PLANETNEWS:
> >
> > WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the
> > MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION
> >
> > F.D.A. ISSUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
> >
> > Article written by Nancy Markle (1120197)
> >
> > 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, 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 coverts 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
> people
> > 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 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 cases 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
> > asymptomatic.
> >
> > Unfortunately, we can not 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 "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
> son
> > could no longer walk - due in part by product usage!
> >
> > We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr.
> Espisito
> > (one
> > of my speakers) and myself and said, '1Could you tell me why so many
> > people
> > seem to be coming down with MS?11 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 MS. 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
> > noavail. Nothing as 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 dmgs 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 phenylalanine
> are
> > neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it
> goes
> > past
> > the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr.
> 
> > Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulates the
> > neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying
> degrees.
> > Dr.
> > Blaylock has written a book entitled "EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT
> KILLS"
> >
> > (Health Press 1-800-643-2665). Dr. H.J. Roberts, diabetic specialist
> and
> > world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled
> > "DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE" (1-800-814-9800). 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 the American College of
> > Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know. They had wondered
> why
> > seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the
> > seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic
> depression,
> > panic attacks, rage and violence).
> >
> > Just before the Conference, I received a FAX from Norway, asking for a
> 
> > 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
> that
> > you help too.
> > Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that
> > contains
> > aspartame back to the store. Take the "NO ASPARTAME TEST" and 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 can not 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 theNutraSweet. 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
> all
> > neurological, because the aspartame destroys the nervous system.
> >
> > Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the
> 
> > mystery of the Dessert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and
> other
> > problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to the
> > consumption of an aspartame product. Several thousand pallets of diet
> > drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm troops. (Remember heat can
> > liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F). 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 "consuming
> aspartame at
> > the time of conception can cause birth defects".
> >
> > The phenylalanine 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
> (phenylalanine
> > breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was
> lecturing
> > on aspartame me, 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, which helps in the metabolism
> of
> > sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a
> > dietary
> > supplement by the F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet
> 
> > food
> > because of their loyalty to MONSANTO.
> >
> > If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label-DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!l!
> 
> > Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have wamed 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). It 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 the 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.
> 
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