Fw: SO>Fw: Re: dangers of diet drinks PLEASE READ

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important that all MS people read

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From: " T.J.Garland " <alchemy@...>

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> FYI

> > > > > This is very interesting!!!!!!!

> > > > > Thought it might be worth passing on.

> > > > > In October of 2001, my sister started getting very

> > > > > sick, she had stomach

> > > > > spasms, she was having a hard time getting around,

> > > > > to walk 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 biopsies, and

> > > > > was on 24 various

> > > > > prescription medications. The doctors could not

> > > > > figure out what was wrong

> > > > > with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick, she

> > > > > knew she was dying. She

> > > > > put her house, bank accounts, life insurance etc. in

> > > > > her oldest daughters

> > > > > name, and made sure her younger children were to be

> > > > > with her oldest

> > > > > daughter. She wanted her last hooray, so she planned

> > > > > a trip to FL (basically

> > > > > in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19th I

> > > > > called her to ask her how

> > > > > one of her tests went, and she said they didn't find

> > > > > anything on the test,

> > > > > but they believe she had MS. I thought, oh,

> > > > > my....then I recalled an article

> > > > > a friend of mine emailed to me...and I asked

> > > > > her....Do you drink Diet pop?

> > > > > She told me yes, as a matter of fact she was getting

> > > > > ready to crack one open

> > > > > that moment....I told her not to open it, and stop

> > > > > drinking the diet

> > > > > pop....and I emailed her the following article. She

> > > > > called me within 32

> > > > > hours after our phone conversation and told me she

> > > > > stopped drinking the diet

> > > > > pop, and she can walk...she went up the stairs, and

> > > > > the muscle spasms went

> > > > > away. She said she didn't feel 100% but sure felt a

> > > > > lot better. She told

> > > > > me she was going to her doctors with this article

> > > > > and would call me back

> > > > > when she got home.

> > > > > She called me, and her doctor was amazed, he is

> > > > > going to call all of his MS

> > > > > patients to find out if they consumed artificial

> > > > > sweetener.....In a

> > > > > nutshell, she was being poisoned by the aspartame in

> > > > > the diet soda, dying a

> > > > > slow death.

> > > > >

> > > > > When she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take

> > > > > was one pill, and that

> > > > > was a pill for poisoning....she is well on her way

> > > > > to recovery.....and she

> > > > > is walking!!!!! No wheelchair!!!! This article saved

> > > > > her life!!!! The life

> > > > > saving article: If it says " SUGAR FREE, " on the

> > > > > label, DO NOT EVEN THINK

> > > > > ABOUT IT!!! 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, it was announced

> > > > > that in the United

> > > > > States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple

> > > > > sclerosis and systemic

> > > > > lupus, that it was hard to understand what toxin was

> > > > > causing this to be

> > > > > rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to

> > > > > lecture on exactly that

> > > > > subject.

> > > > >

> > > > > I will 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. People

> > > > > were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis

> > > > > in error. The multiple

> > > > > sclerosis is not a death sentence, where 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, aggravating the lupus

> > > > > to such a degree that it may become

> > > > > life-threatening. We have seen patients

> > > > > with systemic lupus become asymptomatic once taken

> > > > > off diet sodas. In the

> > > > > case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis,

> > > > > (when in reality, the

> > > > > disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms

> > > > > disappear. We've seen

> > > > > many cases where vision returned and hearing

> > > > > improved markedly. 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 some of these

> > > > > symptoms: Is it reversible? " Yes! Not drinking diet

> > > > > sodas and keeping an eye

> > > > > out for aspartame on food labels, yes!

> > > > >

> > > > > We have a very serious problem. A stranger came up

> > > > > to Dr. Espisto (one of my

> > > > > speakers) and me and said: " Could you tell me why so

> > > > > many people seem to be

> > > > > coming down with MS? " 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! Diet Coke and Diet

> > > > > Pepsi etc. IS NOT A DIET

> > > > > PRODUCT! The Congressional Record states that it

> > > > > makes you crave

> > > > > carbohydrates and will make you FAT. The

> > > > > formaldehyde stores in the fat

> > > > > cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Once off

> > > > > these products with no

> > > > > significant increase in exercise, etc., Dr.

> > > > > in his lecture stated

> > > > > that he had patient who lost an average of 19 pounds

> > > > > over a trial period.

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We

> > > > > found that physicians

> > > > > would believe that they have a patient with

> > > > > retinopathy, when in fact the

> > > > > symptoms are 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

> > > > > without the other amino acids

> > > > > found in protein. Thus it passes the blood brain

> > > > > barrier and deteriorates

> > > > > the neurons of the brain, causing in diabetics (as

> > > > > well as in patients not

> > > > > suffering from diabetes) various kinds of brain

> > > > > damage, seizures,

> > > > > depression, manic depression, panic attacks, rage,

> > > > > violence. (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. warns that it can cause birth defects

> > > > > i.e. mental retardation if

> > > > > taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy.

> > > > > Children are especially

> > > > > at risk for neurological disorders and should NOT be

> > > > > given NutraSweet. I can

> > > > > relate different case histories of children having

> > > > > mal seizures and other

> > > > > disturbances being on NutraSweet. Unfortunately it

> > > > > is not always easy to

> > > > > convince a mother that aspartame is to blame for her

> > > > > child's illness. Only

> > > > > by trial and success will she be able to warn other

> > > > > mothers to take their

> > > > > children's health in their own hands.

> > > > >

> > > > > Stevia, a sweet herb, NOT A MANUFACTURED 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.

> > > > >

> > > > > Books on this subject are available: EXCITOTOXINS:

> > > > > THE TASTE THAT KILLS -

> > > > > written by Dr. Blayblock (Health Press

> > > > > 1-800-643-2665)

> >

>

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