Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 This " article " has been circulating since 1995. While Betty i is a well known anti-aspartame advocate, no one (not in the medical community, nor elsewhere that I can find) knows who Markle is or if she exists. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Diabetes Association have all stated that the use of aspartame is safe. Because it's been sent to me so many times, I have researched this info extensively, and discussed it with my BIL who is a chemist. He confirmed the following: Aspartame is made up of two amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. One of the end products of aspartame breakdown is methanol, and it is identical to the methanol we eat in much larger amounts in fruits, vegetables, and their juices. The amount of methanol you'd get from drinking a 12-ounce can of soda sweetened with aspartame is less than what you'd get from an 8-ounce glass of grape juice. That's just the basics. I don't think aspartame is necessarily healthful, but I certainly wouldn't take this " Markle " information to heart. If you need reassurance, go to a reputable source like www.mayohealth.org. beth interesting article someone sent this to me and I thought I would pass it on Carolyn ************************************************ Diet Drink Anyone? Article written by Markle/Betty i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 This " article " has been circulating since 1995. While Betty i is a well known anti-aspartame advocate, no one (not in the medical community, nor elsewhere that I can find) knows who Markle is or if she exists. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Cancer Institute, the American Dietetic Association, and the American Diabetes Association have all stated that the use of aspartame is safe. Because it's been sent to me so many times, I have researched this info extensively, and discussed it with my BIL who is a chemist. He confirmed the following: Aspartame is made up of two amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. One of the end products of aspartame breakdown is methanol, and it is identical to the methanol we eat in much larger amounts in fruits, vegetables, and their juices. The amount of methanol you'd get from drinking a 12-ounce can of soda sweetened with aspartame is less than what you'd get from an 8-ounce glass of grape juice. That's just the basics. I don't think aspartame is necessarily healthful, but I certainly wouldn't take this " Markle " information to heart. If you need reassurance, go to a reputable source like www.mayohealth.org. beth interesting article someone sent this to me and I thought I would pass it on Carolyn ************************************************ Diet Drink Anyone? Article written by Markle/Betty i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Betty i is an alarmist and not a credible source of anything. She's been ranting about aspartame with little to no proof behind her. You will notice in the article there are no study sites, just " me " and " I " . She's pretty infamous as full of guff. I'm not saying aspartame is good or bad, just that the article is her opinion and should be researched before being believed to any degree. Barb > Diet Drink Anyone? Article written by Markle/Betty i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Betty i is an alarmist and not a credible source of anything. She's been ranting about aspartame with little to no proof behind her. You will notice in the article there are no study sites, just " me " and " I " . She's pretty infamous as full of guff. I'm not saying aspartame is good or bad, just that the article is her opinion and should be researched before being believed to any degree. Barb > Diet Drink Anyone? Article written by Markle/Betty i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Sheeeeeeewwwwwwww thank heavens you posted that. I am a diet coke addict. I live on it. That and diet sprite. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Sheeeeeeewwwwwwww thank heavens you posted that. I am a diet coke addict. I live on it. That and diet sprite. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Hi, Thought some may find the attached article interesting. Hope this works. There is also a book that is coming out soon, if its not already out, called " The MS Solution " by Simpson, a woman who reversed her MS by balancing her hormones through bioidentical hormones. Its interesting to me because I just found out recently I'm low in estrogen, hardly producing progesterone, and am hypothyroid (I'm only 31). A specialist told me that the body needs progesterone for nerve repair, myelin repair, and muscle mass. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL & _udi=B6T01-4MS3J8M-2 & _user=1\ 0 & _rdoc=1 & _fmt= & _orig=search & _sort=d & view=c & _acct=C000050221 & _version=1 & _urlVers\ ion=0 & _userid=10 & md5=a3cdc0ca245fef7c5a4719c6190e6365 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I think for some people, myself being one of them, hormones is the underlying cause (or at least one of the main underlying causes) of MS. In addition to Simpsom (who has another book out about hormones that I have read), I have spoken to another woman who has been in a full remission since being on bio-identical hormones. I have also talked to the doctor who has worked with Simpson on her hormone therapy, and he told me he has three other female patients with MS who have had good success with the bio-identical hormones. Most of these women are on four different hormones--armor thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and cortisef (all bio-identical forms). Personally, I measure low in progesterone, thyroid, and DHEA. I am not taking anything except the bioidentical progesterone cream at this time. As I have noted before, there are also quite a few of us women here (including me) who have MS and a uterine fibroid--which also suggests a link to me with hormones and illness. I have not gone the full route of seeing a doc to get on a bunch of bio-idenical hormones, as I'm still hoping through diet, dental revision, etc., that the hormones will straighten out themselves. However, the bio-identical hormone replacement therapy is something I may try in the future. Thanks for letting us know about the upcoming book by K. Simpson. > > Hi, > Thought some may find the attached article interesting. Hope this works. > There is also a book that is coming out soon, if its not already out, called " The MS Solution " by Simpson, a woman who reversed her MS by balancing her hormones through bioidentical hormones. Its interesting to me because I just found out recently I'm low in estrogen, hardly producing progesterone, and am hypothyroid (I'm only 31). A specialist told me that the body needs progesterone for nerve repair, myelin repair, and muscle mass. > > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL & _udi=B6T01- 4MS3J8M- 2 & _user=10 & _rdoc=1 & _fmt= & _orig=search & _sort=d & view=c & _acct=C000050221 & _version=1 & _urlVersion=0 & _userid=10 & md5=a3cdc0ca245fef7c5a4719c6190e63 65 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 No problem! I think you and I have spoken to the same doctor. Robyn Re: Interesting article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Excellent article...thanks. Nothing better than a diploma mill then. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Madalyn Friedberg wrote: > > > My daughter sent this to me...thought you would find it interesting > > Madalyn > > ----------------------- awesome > > Date: Thu, March 17, 2011 7:21 am > To: madalyn@... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No students today seem to do any research before enrolling > > > http://chronicle.com/article/Former-Students-Accuse-Kaplan/126763/?sid=at & utm_so\ urce=at & utm_medium=en# > > Barbara Kamp, MS, RD > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Excellent article...thanks. Nothing better than a diploma mill then. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Madalyn Friedberg wrote: > > > My daughter sent this to me...thought you would find it interesting > > Madalyn > > ----------------------- awesome > > Date: Thu, March 17, 2011 7:21 am > To: madalyn@... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No students today seem to do any research before enrolling > > > http://chronicle.com/article/Former-Students-Accuse-Kaplan/126763/?sid=at & utm_so\ urce=at & utm_medium=en# > > Barbara Kamp, MS, RD > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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