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I received this e-mail from my cousin the other day...

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> > > >Subject: Good reading for you diet soda drinkers
> > > >t;
> > > >In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick, she had
> > > >stomach spasms, she was having a hard time getting around, to walk
> > > >was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of
> > > >bed, she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone
> > > >biopsies, and was on 24 various prescription medications. The
doctors
> >
> > > >could not figure out what was wrong with her. She was in so much
> > > >pain, and so sick, she knew she was dying. She put her house, bank
> > > >accounts, life insurance etc. in her oldest daughters name, and made
> > > >sure her younger children were to be with her oldest daughter. She
> > > >wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to FL (basically in a
> > > >wheelchair) for March 22nd.
> > > >
> > > >On March 19th I called her to ask her how one of her tests went, and
> > > >she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she
> > > >had MS. I thought, oh, my....then I recalled an article a friend of
> > > >mine emailed to me...and I asked her....Do you drink Diet pop? She
> > > >told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting ready to crack one
> > > >open that moment, I told her not to open it, and stop drinking the
> > > >diet pop....and I emailed her the following article. She called me
> > > >within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she stopped
> > > >drinking the diet pop, and she can walk...she went up the stairs,!
and
> > > >the muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but sure
> > > >felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctors with
this
> >
> > > >article and would call me back when she got home. She called me, and
> > > >her doctor was amazed, he is going to call all of his MS patients to
> > > >find out if they consumed artificial sweetener. In a nutshell, she
> > > >was being poisoned by the aspartame in the diet soda, dying a slow
> > > >death.
> > > >
> > > >When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and
> > > >that was a pill for poisoning....she is well on her way to
> > > >recovery.....and she is walking!!!!! No wheelchair!!!! This article
> > > >saved her life!!!! Here is that life saving article:
> > > >
> > > >If it says "SUGAR FREE," on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! 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, it was announced that
> > > >in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple
> > > >sclerosis and systemic lupus, that it was hard to understand what
> > > >toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was
> > > >there to lecture on exactly that subject.
> > > >
> > > >I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature
of
> > > >this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME
> > > >converts to Eformaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn
> > > >causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic aci! d is the poison found in the
> > > >sting of fire ants.) The methanol toxicity mimics among other
> > > >conditions multiple sclerosis. People were being diagnosed with
> > > >having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a
> > > >death sentence, whereas methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has
become
> >
> > > >almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis,especially with Diet Coke
and
> >
> > > >Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the
> > > >aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use, aggravating
> > > >the lupus to such a degree that it may become life-threatening. We
> > > >have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptomatic once
taken off diet sodas.
> > > >
> > > >In the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in
> > > >reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms
> > > >disappear. We've seen many cases where vision returned and hearing
> > > >improved markedly. 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 some of these
> > > >symptoms: Is it reversible?" Yes! Not drinking diet sodas and
keeping an eye out for aspartame on food labels, yes!
> >! ; > >
> > > >We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up to Dr. Espisto
> > > >(one of my speakers) and me and said: "Could you tell me why so many
> > > >people seem to be coming down with MS?" 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!
> > > >Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi etc. IS NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The
> > > >Congressional Record states that it makes you crave carbohydrates
and
> >
> > > >will make you FAT. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells,
> > > >particularly in the hips and thighs. Once off these products with
> > no
> > > >significant increase in
> > > >exercise, etc., Dr. Roberts in his lecture stated that he had
patients who lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.
> >
> > > >Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that
> > > >physicians would believe that they have a patient with retinopathy,
> > > >when in fact the symptoms are caused by aspartame. The aspartame
> > > >drives the blood sugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer
> > > >acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and
> > > >phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in
> > > >protein. Thus it passes the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the
> > > >neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as well as in patients
> > > >not suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain damage,
seizures,
> >
> > > >depression, manic depression, panic attacks, rage, violence. (The
> > > >Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke ! and diet Pepsi
> > > >consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially
> > > >to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.)
> > > >
> > > >Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects i.e. mental
> > > >retardation if taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy.
> > > >Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and
should
> >
> > > >NOT be given NutraSweet. I can relate different case histories of
> > > >children having mal seizures and other disturbances being on
> > > >NutraSweet. Unfortunately it is not always easy to convince a mother
> > > >that aspartame is to blame for her child's illness. Only by trial
and
> >
> > > >success will she be able to warn other mothers to take their
> > > >children's health in their own hands.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED ADDITIVE, which 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. Books on this subject are available:
> > > >EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS - written by Dr.
> > > >Russell Blayblock (Health Press 1-800-643-2665) and DEFENSE AGAINST
> > > >ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - written by DR H.J. Roberts, also a diabetic
> > > >specialist. These two doctors will be posting a position paper with
> > > >some case histories on the deadly effects of Aspartame 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." 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!!!!! I assure you, MONSANTO,
the
> >
> > > >creator of Aspartame knows how deadly it is. They fund among others,
> > > >the AmericanDiabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association,
> > > >the Conference of the American College of Physicians. This
> > > >has been exposed in the New York Times - to no avail. These
> > > >Associations cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to
> > > >MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and have to
> > > >endorse their products. 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
> > > >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.
> > > >
> > > >Please print this out or e-mail to family and ! friends. Here are
some
> > > >more links to websites. http://www.nancymarkle.com
> > > ><http://www.nancymarkle.com>
> > > >http://www.ethicalinvesting.com/monsanto/markle.stml
> > > ><http://www.ethicalinvesting.com/monsanto/markle.stml>
> > > >http://www.aspartametruth.com/ <http://www.aspartametruth.com/>