: Foods To Avoid / Aspartame

Before or after you read this post, you might want to check out
www.sweetpoison.com for the one of the most comprehensive and
detailed websites you can find on aspartame. It is written by
(((Dr.))) Janet Hull

This is the opening paragraph of that website:

=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6The dangers of aspartame poisoning have been
a w=
ell guarded secret
since the 1980s. The research and history of aspartame is conclusive
as a cause of illness and toxic reactions in the human body.
Aspartame is a dangerous chemical food additive, and its use during
pregnancy and by children is one of the greatest modern tragedies of
all.=E2=80=9D


Another good book, by a (((doctor))) as well, is "Aspartame. Is It
Safe?" By H. J. Roberts M.D.


One would think that if a product is approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
and composed of natural ingredients, that it is safe to consume? One
would probably also assume that if that same product is an artificial
sweetener, it helps control your weight?


According to Kevin Trudeau, in the best seller, "Natural Cures, They
Don't Want You To Know About", one of his "natural cures" is to avoid
aspartame and it might eliminate a lot of your medical issues. He
goes on to say,"...If you were to stop drinking diet sodas and drink
real soda, you would in fact *lose* weight". Yet he cautions that all
carbonated beverages interfere with calcium absorption.


I personally have a less scientific opinion of carbonated beverages.
Breathing consists of breathing in air, which is a mix of various
gases. But with each and every breath your body exhales or gets rid
of the carbon dioxide. Each and every breath your body eliminates the
waste. So why turn around a *drink* some carbon dioxide? There's only
one other waste product that is readily drinkable and you wouldn't
drink that!!


Back to aspartame. Aspartame is a toxic substance known as a
excitotoxin.


OTHER BOOKS INCLUDE

* Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills by Russell L. Blaylock

* Sweet Poison: How the World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is
Killing Us--My Story by Janet Starr Hull

* The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and
Harming Our Children by Carol N. Simontacchi

* Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life by Russell L.
Blaylock


Millions of people use aspartame, also marketed as Nutrasweet or Equal
and used as a common additive in many foods and drinks as a sugar
replacement, with these assumptions in mind.


Aspartame can be found in THOUSANDS of sugarfree products including
instant breakfasts, breath mints, cereals, sugar-free chewing gum,
beverages of every kind, frozen desserts, pharmaceuticals and
supplements, including over-the-counter medicines, shake mixes,
tabletop sweeteners, wine coolers and yogurt.


FIRST SOME FACTS:

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85 percent (EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT) of all complaints registered with the
FDA are
for adverse reactions to aspartame! More than aspirin, Tylenol,
ephedra etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


A few of the many disorders associated with aspartame include the
following:

1.
Cancer (Brain Cancer)
In 1981, an FDA statistician stated that the brain tumor data on
aspartame was so "worrisome" that he could not recommend approval of
NutraSweet.


2.
Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is actually recommending
this chemical poison to persons with diabetes, but according to
research conducted by a diabetes specialist, aspartame: 1) Leads to
the precipitation of clinical diabetes. 2) Causes poorer diabetic
control in diabetics on insulin or oral drugs.

In a statement concerning the use of products containing aspartame by
persons with diabetes and hypoglycemia, the researchers
says:

3.
Emotional Disorders
In a double blind study of the effects of aspartame on persons with
mood disorders, findings showed a large increase in serious symptoms
for persons taking aspartame. Researchers concluded that "individuals
with mood disorders are particularly sensitive to this artificial
sweetener; its use in this population should be discouraged."
Additionally, there are numerous reported cases of low brain serotonin
levels, depression and other emotional disorders that have been linked
to aspartame and often are relieved by stopping the
intake of aspartame.

4.
Both the Air Force's magazine, Flying Safety, and the Navy's
magazine, Navy Physiology, published articles warning about the many
dangers of aspartame including the cumulative delirious effects of
methanol and the greater likelihood of birth defects. The articles
note that the ingestion of aspartame can make pilots more susceptible
to seizures and vertigo. Twenty articles sounding warnings about
ingesting aspartame while flying have also appeared in the National
Business Aircraft Association Digest (NBAA Digest 1993), Aviation
Medical Bulletin (1988), The Aviation Consumer (1988), Canadian
General Aviation News (1990), Pacific Flyer (1988), General Aviation
News (1989), Aviation Safety Digest (1989), and Plane & Pilot (1990)
and a paper warning about aspartame was presented at the 57th Annual
Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (Gaffney 1986).

A hotline was even set up for pilots suffering from acute
reactions to aspartame ingestion. Over 600 pilots have reported
symptoms including some who have reported suffering grand mal
seizures in the cockpit due to aspartame.(21)

Aspartame-caused diseases are not reported in the newspapers like
plane crashes. Most people do not associate their symptoms with the
long-term use of aspartame. For the people who have killed a
significant percentage of their brain cells and thereby caused a
chronic illness, there is no way that they would normally associate
such an illness with aspartame
consumption.



THE LESSON
How aspartame was approved is a lesson in how chemical and
pharmaceutical companies can manipulate government agencies such as
the FDA, "bribe" organizations such as the American Dietetic
Association, and flood the scientific community with flawed and
fraudulent industry-sponsored studies funded by the makers of
aspartame.


THIS IS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO PROTECT US FROM THE DANGERS OF
ASPARTAME:

In 1991, the FDA banned the importation of stevia. The powder of this
leaf has been used for hundreds of years as an alternative sweetener.
It is used widely in Japan with no adverse effects. Scientists
involved in reviewing stevia have declared it to be safe for human
consumption--something that has been well known in many parts of the
world where it is not banned. Some people believe that stevia was
banned to keep the product from taking hold in the United States and
cutting into sales of aspartame.

<<<www.stevia.org and www.stevia.net>>>>


There are MANY, MANY websites, some sponsored by influential
organizations, that tout or praise aspartame as being completely and
totally harmless and in fact aspartame, much like MSG and hydrogenated
vegetable oil, are being sold in over 70 countries throughout the
world.


I beg you to keep in mind that margarine was once proclaimed to be
better than butter and white bread fortified with "8 essential
vitamins" was touted as superior to whole grain bread.


We now know that white flour, stripped of all it's wholesomeness in
the refining process is hazardous to your health. The hydrogenated
vegetable oil in the margarine is far, far worse than the animal fat
in butter. Keep in mind the food industry is an *industry* where the
bottomline is always profits. Read the literature and/or propaganda
that is independent of the food and/or drug industry. Medical
literature supportive of the chemical/pharmaceutical industry is
usually highly biased. Food and Drugs... they're one and the same.
That is an important concept to remember.

Other useful links on this subject:

http://www.holisticmed.com/aspartame/
http://www.myelitis.org/tmic/archive/22/0294.html
http://www.members.tripod.com/~aspartame/doubt.htm
http://www.acponline.org/public/aspartame.htm


But of course... IT'S YOUR HEALTH. Why take our word for it? You can
research anything mentioned on this site yourself. Good search engines
are www.mamma.com or www.google.com. or www.dogpile.com or ww.ask.com.
Just enter one or more keywords and do your own research.

Until next time remember, most illness (upwards of 80% according to
experts) can be attributed to FOUR important factors that can weaken
your immune system and your ability to fight off disease:

1. Anxiety, depression, anger, guilt and other STRESS factors. LEARN
TO FORGIVE AND LET GO.

2. Improper and/or inadequate NUTRITION habits. LEARN TO AVOID
PROCESSED AND/OR REFINED FOODS.

3. A sedentary lifestyle that does not include enough EXERCISE.
FIND SOME KIND OF PHYSICALLY ENGAGING ACTIVITY IF IT IS NOTHING BUT
MORNING OR EVENING WALKS.

4. Not enough rest and quality SLEEP time. GO TO BED. "EARLY TO BED
AND EARLY TO RISE; MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE".


LEGAL DISCLAIMER - Required by the FDA. The statements on this page
have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and these
statements are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
disease.




Until next time,
Q