From: Smith, Daniel [dsmith@hastingsmail.alief.isd.tenet.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 9:31 AM To: Charles Hymes Subject: FW: Aspartame Charles, I received this email today. I'm not sure, but it looks like a hoax to me. What do you think? Daniel Smith *************************** > >Louis Frick wrote: ASPARTAME > > > >> 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 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 "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, it is 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. Espisto (one of my speakers) and > >> myself and said, "Could you tell me why so many > >> people seem to be coming down with MS?" > >> Also, 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 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 methonol 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 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 being 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 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 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 thousant pallets of > >> diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm > >> troops. (Remember heat can liverate 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 > >> 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!!!!!! > >> Senator Howard Hetzenbaum 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). 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. > > > > If this catches your attention, PASS IT ON!!