In October of 2001, my Friend's sister started
> getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having
> a hard time getting around.  Walking 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 several tissue and
> muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription
> medications.  The doctors could not determine what was wrong
> with her.  She was in so much pain, and so sick she just
> knew she was dying. 
> 
>         She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance,
> etc., in her oldest daughter's name, and made sure that
> her younger children were to be taken care of. 
> 
>         She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a
> trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. 
> 
>         On March 19 her brother called her to ask how her
> most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find
> anything on the test, but they believed she had MS.  He
> recalled an article a friend of his e-mailed to him and he
> asked his sister if she drank diet soda?
> 
> 
>         She told him that she did...As a matter of fact,
> she was getting ready to crack one open that moment. 
> 
>         He told her not to open it, and to stop drinking
> the diet soda!  He then  e-mailed her the article his friend
> had sent.
> 
> 
>         His sister called within 32 hours after their phone
> conversation and told him she had stopped drinking the diet
> soda AND she could walk! 
> 
>         The muscle spasms went away. She said she
> didn't feel 100% but, she sure felt a lot better.
> 
>         She told him she was going to her doctor with this
> article and would call him when she got home. 
> 
>         Well, she called and said her doctor was amazed! 
> He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if
> they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind.
> 
> 
>         In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the
> Aspartame in the diet soda...and literally dying a slow and
> miserable death. 
> 
>         When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to
> take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame
> poisoning!   She is well on her way to a complete recovery.
> And she is walking! 
>         No wheelchair!   This article saved her life.
> 
> 
>         If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label;   DO
> NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!   He has spent several days
> lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on
> 'ASPARTAME,' marketed as 'Nutra Sweet,'
> 
>         'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.' 
> 
>         In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced
> that in the United States in 2001 there was an epidemic of
> multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus.  It was difficult to
> determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant.
>  He stood up and said that he was there to lecture on
> exactly that subject.
> 
> 
>         To explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: 
>         When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86
> degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts 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, among other
> conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. 
> 
>         Many people were being diagnosed in error. 
>         Although multiple sclerosis is not a death
> sentence, 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; irritating the
> lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening
> condition.
> 
> 
>         We have seen patients with systemic lupus become
> asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. 
>         In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple
> Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen
> many cases where vision loss  returned and hearing loss
> improved markedly. 
> 
>         This also applies to cases of tinnitus and
> fibromyalgia.
> 
> 
>          
> 
>         During a lecture, he said,  'If you are using
> ASPARTAME (Nutra Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer
> from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains,
> numbness in your legs, Cramps, Vertigo, 
>         Dizziness, Headaches, Tinnitus, Joint pain, 
>         Unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred
> speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have
> ASPARTAME poisoning!'
> 
>         People were jumping up during the lecture saying,
> 'I have some of these symptoms.  Is it reversible?' 
> 
>         Yes! 
>         Yes! 
>         Yes!
> 
>         STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame
> on food labels!  Many products are fortified with it!
> 
> 
>         This is a serious problem.
> 
>         Dr. Espart (one of the speakers) remarked that so
> many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his
> recent visit to a hospice; a nurse stated that six of her
> friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been
> diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence! 
> 
>         Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically
> altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing
> product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates. It is
> far more likely to make you GAIN weight!
> 
>         These products also contain formaldehyde, which
> stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and
> thighs.  Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used
> primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.' 
> 
>         Many products we use every day contain this
> chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body! 
> 
>         Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once
> free of the 'diet products' and with no significant
> increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19
> pounds over a trial period. 
> 
>         Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics.
> 
> 
>          
> 
>         They found that some physicians, who believed that
> they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms
> 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
> when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a
> good balance. 
> 
>         Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. 
>         Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the
> blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of
> the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, 
> Seizures,  Depression, Manic depression, Panic attacks, 
>         Uncontrollable anger and rage. 
> 
>         Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms
> in non-diabetics as well.  Documentation and observation
> also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD
> and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior
> when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. 
> 
>         So called 'behavior modification prescription
> drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed..  
> Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! 
> 
>         Most of these children were being
> 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that
> were 'better for them than sugar.' 
> 
>         It is also suspected that 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 during early pregnancy.
> 
> 
>          
> 
>         Children are especially at risk for neurological
> disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners. 
> 
>         There are many different case histories to relate
> of children suffering grand mal seizures and other
> neurological disturbances talking about a plague of
> neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this
> deadly poison.' 
> 
>         Herein lies the problem: 
>         There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame
> was included in 100 different products and strong objection
> was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing,
> there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing
> has been done.   The drug and chemical lobbies have very
> deep pockets. 
> 
>         Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has
> EXPIRED!   There are now over 5,000 products on the market
> that contain this deadly chemical and there will be
> thousands more introduced.  Everybody wants a 'piece of
> the Aspartame pie.' 
> 
>         I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of
> Aspartame, knows how deadly it is. 
> 
>         And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among
> others, the American Diabetes Association, the American
> Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American
> College of Physicians? 
> 
>         This has been recently exposed in the New York
> Times.
> 
> 
>         These [organizations] cannot criticize any
> additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take
> money from the food industry and are required to endorse
> their products. 
> 
>         Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a
> bill that would require label warnings on products
> containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women,
> children and infants. 
> 
>         The bill would also institute independent studies
> on the known dangers and the problems existing in the
> general population regarding seizures, changes in brain
> chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms. 
> 
>         The bill was killed. 
> 
>         It is known that the powerful drug and chemical
> lobbies are responsible for this, letting loose the hounds
> of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed
> public. Well, you're informed now! 
> 
>         YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW! 
> 
> 
> 
>         Please print this out and/or e-mail 
>         To your family And friends. 
> 
>         They have a right to know too!