Aspartame -More Dangerous Than High Fructose Corn Syrup

It's really hard to believe that something could be				disorientation
worse than				and seizures. If you are flying commercial, hope that
the intense sugar loads from high fructose corn				your
syrup and sucrose. But, Aspartame ( Equal,				pilot isn't drinking diet soda.Visual ImpairmentDuring
Nutrasweet, Equal Measure, Spoonful, Canderal) is				the years of prohibition there were many cases of
even more dangerous to your health.Aspartame, was				blindness due to consumption of methyl alcohol,
first discovered in 1965 when Searle chemist Jim				since ethanol
Schlatter, who was developing this drug for another				(the typical alcohol of most drinks, beers etc) was
purpose,				banned.
accidentally licked some from his finger and found it				Today we have an ophthalmologist in West Palm
to be sweet tasting. The ingredients in aspartame				Beach, Florida
are				Dr. H.J. Roberts, who has treated hundreds of
phenylalanine(50%), aspartic acid (40%) and methyl				aspartame victims.
alcohol(10%).Aspartame Approved by the FDA in				One quarter of his patients have experienced
January 1981Even after about eight years of				blindness.
steadfast refusal by the FDA to				According to Dr. Roberts "optic nerve swelling, retinal
approve this dangerous drug for human
consumption, Searle tried				degeneration and visual impairment, that is
one more time, the day after the inauguration of				associated with heavy aspartame use, is identical to
the President				the pathology observed in recorded cases of
in 1981. The previous commissioner of the FDA had				methanol toxicity from drinking wood alcohol
been				throughout the days of prohibition." This gets
"removed" and a new one installed. Despite an FDA				especially problematic since the American Diabetic
agency				Association still recommends aspartame. What is
investigation into this "approval by political triage,"				frequently misdiagnosed as diabetic retinopathy is
the drug has not been removed from the market				often aspartame retinopathy.Below is a partial list of
and				other diseases that aspartame
the investigation was, in essence, abandoned.Why				toxicity can mimic or worsen. The list currently totals
get embalmed before it is absolutely
necessary?Methyl alcohol, also known as "wood"				about 92 symptoms and diseases.Multiple
alcohol breaks down in the				SclerosisParkinson's DiseaseLou Gehrig's
body to formaldehyde and DKP(diketopiperazine).				diseaseDiabetesHypertensionChronic Fatigue
Formaldehyde, as many of you probably already				SyndromeObesity ... yes, aspartame can actually
know, is embalming solution and				cause weight gain.Phenylketonuria
highly toxic to the central nervous system. Why get				(PKU)Phenylketonuria is a rare inherited (genetically
embalmed				recessive)
before it is absolutely necessary? Methyl alcohol				metabolic disease that can result in mental
causes				retardation and
blindness and if the dose is large enough, it can				other neurological problems if treatment is not
cause liver				started in
and kidney failure. DKP is a known carcinogen and				the first few weeks of life. The defect is either
causes brain				complete
tumors. According to the National Cancer Institute				or partial absence of the enzyme phenylalanine
there has				hydroxylase
been a 10% increase in primary brain tumors since				that metabolizes phenylalanine to tyrosine. In view
1985. There				of the
has also been an increase in brain tumors in children				fact that aspartame is 50% phenylalanine, it is an
whose				absolute
mothers consumed aspartame throughout				contra-indication for anyone with PKU. Carriers for
pregnancy.Phenylalanine and Aspartic AcidThese are				the
both amino acids that are normally supplied by the				trait are also at risk for problems with aspartame.
foods that we eat. However, when they are isolated				There
and supplied in very high concentrations, they are				are over 100 different genetic mutations with
toxic to the central nervous system causing				enzyme
headache, mental confusion and memory loss,				activities from zero to normal. For more information
balance problems and seizures. These ingredients				on
have been classified as excitotoxins.Excitotoxin				aspartame and phenylketonuria follow the link below:
DamageExcitotoxin damage usually takes weeks to				J. Fox, Aspartame and Parkinson's Disease (or)
months to years to				"Diet Pepsi Rots Your Brain"Michael J. Fox developed
become clinically apparent. Excitotoxins are also				Parkinson's at age 30. He was at one
strong				time a spokesman for Diet Pepsi and was known to
generators of free radicals thus accelerating aging of				be addicted
most				to Diet Pepsi. Follow the link below for more on this:
organ systems, significantly the vascular system,				see a very interesting movie about "political triage"
immune system				and the eventual "approval" of aspartame by the
compromise inducing cancer and the musculo-skeletal				FDA
system				follow the link below: more on the dangers of
resulting in arthritis. Joint pain is one of the chief				aspartame follow the links below:
complaints of those with aspartame poisoning.The				Health TipAvoid aspartame completely. If you must
Blood-Brain BarrierAspartame is especially dangerous				drink sodas, you are
to those who already have				better off to drink the non-diet variety. It is much
disease, the unborn and those less than one year				easier
old.				to lose a few pounds of fat, than be treated for a
Diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking and aging				brain tumor,
compromise				Parkinson's disease or blindness.Read labels very
the blood-brain barrier. This barrier in the fetus and				carefully. Aspartame is in, at
neonate				last count, over 7000 foods, beverages including
is not well developed. These groups are especially				beer, sports
sensitive to				nutrition drinks and bars and even vitamins.If you are
the damaging effects of aspartame since the barrier				going to drink diet sodas, make sure to keep them
that would				cool, as the breakdown of aspartame (which
keep the excitotoxins out of the brain is either				proceeds unchecked
compromised or				even still in the can) is temperature and age
not developed yet. No wonder birth defects are also				dependant.
associated				The higher the ambient (storage) temperature, the
with Aspartame.Formaldehyde (besides embalming)It				more methyl
is known that formaldehyde accumulates in the areas				alcohol and formaldehyde will be present in your
of the				soda.
brain that correspond to the neurodegenerative				Also, the older the can of aspartame laden diet
symptoms of				soda, the more
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and Amyotrophic Lateral				methyl alcohol and formaldehyde will be present in
Sclerosis				the can.Reference:Stryer Biochemistry Fourth
(ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease. Aspartame has also				EditionCould There Be Evils Lurking In Aspartame
been shown				Consumption?
to cause seizures in susceptible people, even with no				By Christine Lydon, MD
prior				MericleDiet makes it easy to get off of all
history.Aspartame and PilotsWhen I was a Flight				sweeteners,
Surgeon in the Air Force we were always				sodas, candy and sports nutrition. It also makes it
concerned about any alcohol ingestion 24 hours				easy
before flying.				to get off of any packaged or processed foods
Now, pilots have to be concerned about aspartame				that may
ingestion				contain or hide aspartame.Thanks for your attention.
before flying, since it can induce vertigo /

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Aspartame -More Dangerous Than High Fructose Corn Syrup

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