1983 - THE NATIONAL SOFT DRINK ASSOCIATION wrote to the FDA that ASP was breaking down in warm climates. But the Association later accepted ASP. Dr. Hayes office approved the use of ASP in soft drinks just two months before he quit his job as FDA chief. He then obtained a job with a public relations firm who represents NutraSweet.1984 - Seven million pounds of Nutra Sweet are swallowed by about 100,000 people in 1985 - Reports of side-effects mount.1987 - ACSN is founded by Mary Nash Stoddard and consumer advocate, James Turner. They believe ASP should be recalled and retested as a drug.(Also, former US Atty. prosecuting G.D. Searle for falsifying original tests, reacused himself at the last minute, taking a position with Sidley &Austin, Searle's lawfirm. He was later appointed head of the Dept. of Transportation, over the FAA, and then moved into position of Chief of Staff in Bush's White House. Skinner was honored by the Epilepsy Foundation in Chicago as their man-of-the-year. Former MONSANTO ATTORNEY, JUDGE CLARENCE THOMAS was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, amidst swirling controversy. Ed.)A grass-roots effort to stop the use of ASP would be like us common folk trying to get Columbia to stop producing heroin. If we can't get Searle to stop (because it is big bucks for them) we can at least ask our patients and friends to STOP USING IT IF THEY HAVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS: Headaches, Nausea, Vertigo Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Insomnia, Numbness of Extremities, Blurred Vision Blindness/Eye Problems, Memory Loss, Slurred Speech, Mild to Suicidal Depression Personality Changes, Mood Changes, Anxiety Attacks, Hyperactivity (child or adult) Gastrointestinal Disorders, Seizures, Skin Lesions, Muscle Cramps, Joint Pain and fatigue, PMS Menstrual Irregularities, Chest Pain, Arrhythmia, Edema, Increased Appetite. Sensitive people would more likely notice the connection between ingestion and symptoms. Some people do not notice anything until they stop taking ASP in any form, and then they feel marvelous. . Death is also listed as a symptom.ASPARTAME MAY TRIGGER OR MIMIC THE FOLLOWING ILLNESSES: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Epstein-Barr, Post-Polio Syndrome, Lyme Disease, Meniere'sDisease, Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, EMS, Hypothyroidism, Mercury Sensitivity from Amalgam Fillings(add: Fibromyalgia, Graves, Lupus, non Hodgkins Lymphoma, ADD as well. Ed.) These are more than allergies or sensitivities. We're talking about ASP actually producing diseases, or disease syndromes. How does one take Searle to court for damages? Are there more suicides now because tryptophan is not available? ASP causes a blockage of levels of serotonin which is the brainchemical made from tryptophan. We get tryptophan and its end product, serotonin, if we eat a decent diet, but if we add ASP, we may not be able to make enough serotonin to keep us from the above symptoms. It was discovered long ago that serotonin is lower in the brains of the depressed than in the brains of those not so. Mary Coleman, MD, in the Jr Peds, 78:985-990, wrote way back in 1971 that the serotonin concentration in the blood platelets of hyperactive kids was lower than in the not so active.The hyperactivity of the children became less as the serotonin levels rose. Vitamin B6 will help to raise the serotonin. What about this connection: The National Cancer Institute has discovered an increased incidence of malignant brain tumors in the years following the1983 licensing of ASP for beverages. In the research on rats ingesting ASP back in the early 1970's, brain tumors were observed. Doctors are not helpful to their patients who complain of the above symptoms because the connection with symptoms and aspartame are anecdotal and there are no tests for the condition except the improvement when ASP is discontinued. Dr. Paul Toft, a chiropractor from Alexandria, Minnesota, felt awful until he stopped ASP. He finds that the media will not touch this controversy, because, as we all might suspect, it will definitely hurt advertising revenue. Can you get your patients and friends to write for "The Deadly Deception," and then do what you can to stop this menace? The Nutrasweet people have a commercial on TV bragging that they now have 200,000,000 people consuming the ASP in over 4,000 different products. ("That many people couldn't be wrong!") Next time you're mugged ask the perpetrator if he is getting ASP; or when you see someone sitting on the sidewalk, tired, alone and depressed, ask him if he is drinking soft drinks. Chances are ,ASP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF SICKNESS AND CRIME. It is not what Mother Nature wants us to eat. |
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