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[John W Irwin <jwirwin@permaculture.net>]

> Pc friends:
     You may have seen this post somewhere, but I don't recall seeing on a Pc 
list service..... had to 
pass it on.....    john
> 
> > I received this from a local Green Party friend:
 
>  Fw: warning that seems to be of merit
> >                  juneo4@juno.com (June O LANG)
> >
> > Dear all,   I cannot think of anything more important to pass on to your
> > friends.   I wish I could edit it so it is not so long, but the message 
> > is clear.
> > love jo*
> >
> > Friends, this is important.  Please distribute as widely as possible.  As 
> > the
> > daughter of one of CDC's (Center for Disease Control) top researchers (now
> > deceased), I can tell you that my dad believed that aspartame 
> > (Nutri-sweet,
> > Equal, diet sodas, etc.)  was deadly....  the evidence is now coming 
> > in....
> >
> > In a message dated 98-12-20 03:43:11 EST, dalem@lava.net writes:
> >
> >  WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION FDA 
> >  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 can not 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, is it 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?11 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 as 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 methanol in the aspartame converts to formaldehyde in 
> > the retina
> > of the eye. Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of dmgs 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 patientsoff
> > 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 
> > first
> > 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 black 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 bedirectly related to the 
> > consumption
> > of an aspartame product.  Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were 
> > shipped to
> > the Dessert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate 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 drank 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 , 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 FDA.   For years, the FDA 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!!!!!l! Senator Howard  Metzenbaum 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.
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