Monsanto Terminating Again - Diet Coke this time

[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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