Aspartame

The dangers of aspartame have been widely published in every sort of media for quite some time now. It is not the harmless sweetener it is purported to be – but a dangerous and toxic chemical we can all do well to avoid. Unfortunately, it is in most processed food, so unless you are really vigilant, you will find yourself unwittingly consuming aspartame. Nancy Markle, recently speaking for several days in the USA at the World Environment Conference on Aspartame, noted that the epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus across the United States was to a large degree due to the ingestion of this toxic substance.
When the temperature of aspartame exceeds 86°F (as it does in cooked food), the wood alcohol in aspartame converts to formaldehyde (used in embalming procedures to preserve tissues, and a potent carcinogen) and then to formic acid – the poison found in the sting of the fire ant. Findings amongst regular drinkers of diet drinks was that systemic lupus (an auto-immune disease) was on the increase – lupus can be triggered by aspartame, but it is often not revealed as the culprit.
 

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Methanol toxicity from aspartame mimics multiple sclerosis, and once the sufferers are taken off the artificial sweetener, their symptoms disappear, some have their vision return and even tinnitus (ringing in the ears) dissipates. Very often, people suffering from Fibromyalgia symptoms – spasms, shooting pains, numbness in the legs, cramp, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision or memory loss, actually have “aspartame disease”. In one of Nancy Markle’s lectures attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he mentioned that their sugar industry was adding aspartame to the sugar!

The scary part is that aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye – formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and arsenic – both deadly poisons. Aspartame just takes longer to kill, and it’s causing all sorts of neurological problems in a host of people who wouldn’t suspect it of being the cause. It causes alterations in the brain’s chemistry, seizures and changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this must do to a Parkinson’s sufferer?

There is no reason at all to be taking aspartame – it is NOT A DIET PRODUCT. The Congressional record at the hearings when this product was included in over 100 different foods, stated that: “It makes you crave carbohydrates and will make you FAT.” Imagine that – a diet product, which makes you put on weight. Formaldyhyde is stored in fat cells, particularly on the hips and thighs.

Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. It can cause the blood sugar level to go out of control, causing coma, and some people have died as a result in the United States. At the Conference of the American College of Physicians, it was stated that cases were recorded of people who had switched from saccharine to aspartame, and eventually gone into comas. These patients suffered acute memory loss and as physicians could not get their sugar levels under control, they eventually died. Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus aspartic acid goes past the brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon said, “The ingredients stimulate the neurons of the brain to death – causing brain damage of varying degrees.”

Dr Blaylock has written a book entitled “Exvirotoxins: The Taste that Kills” outlining the dangers of aspartame. Dr HJ Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled “Defence against Alzheimer’s Disease”, in which he tells how aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer’s Disease. Women are being admitted to hospices in the USA at 30 years of age with Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians: “We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison.” Aspartame is available in over 90 countries around the world.

If your baby or anyone else you know is suffering from seizures, get them off all forms of aspartame and “sugar free” products – as they usually contain this substance – and you may find the seizures will stop. Aspartame Disease has been identified as the cause of some of the mystery Desert Storm ailments. Soldiers suffered burning tongues and other health problems, and in over 60 investigated cases, their problems can be directly related to the consumption of products containing aspartame. Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were sent to the troops during their time there, these diet sodas lay in the 120°F Arabian sun for weeks at a time, servicemen and women drank them all day long and exhibited symptoms identical to aspartame poisoning.

There are many case histories and many books, papers and articles on this subject. Educate yourself and don’t be fooled by clever advertising. Stevia or Xylitol would be the only safe replacement in my estimation at this point.