. >From Dr. Mercolas Sept 5, 2006 site. _www.mercola.com_ (http://www.mercola.com) GOT AN ANT PROBLEM? Use ASPARTAME. For all the dire health problems associated with aspartame -- the worst of them being _cancer_ (http://www.mercola.com/2006/apr/4/nutrasweet_shown_to_cause_cancer.htm) -- the original "anything-but-sugar" substitute may have an ideal purpose to exist, not as a food additive, but as an ant poison Already aware of _aspartame's origins_ (http://www.mercola.com/2004/nov/20/aspartame_health.htm) as a toxic chemical, a health-conscious consumer with an ant problem emptied one packet of aspartame in the corner of each of her bathrooms two years ago. The "sweet" solution worked brilliantly, as she's seen no signs of carpenter ants crawling around for the past year. Aspartame may be just the thing for getting rid of fire ants (impervious to many poisons) too, although this solution takes a bit more effort. Initially, fire ants ignored their aspartame treat until a light rain moistened it. After the rain, however, the fire ants came back with a vengeance, taking the aspartame back to the mound by the hundreds. Within two days, any evidence that fire ants existed at all, save for an empty mound, vanished. No mystery aspartame works like a pesticide, as the asparctic acid contained in this toxic product is a well-documented excitotoxin that causes specific brain cells to become excessively excited to the point _they quickly die_ (http://www.mercola.com/2004/may/1/glutamine.htm) , just as both kinds of ants did. Makes you wonder if aspartame is a far safer, better alternative to getting rid of lawn and home pests than the _average toxic pesticides_ (http://www.mercola.com/2006/aug/15/the_safety_of_inert_components_in_pesticides_questioned.ht m) found at your neighborhood hardware store ... If you ever wanted a painless way to find out all the dangers of aspartame you will certainly want to view _Sweet Misery_ (http://www.mercola.com/2004/jul/24/sweet_misery.htm) . If you are a natural health care practitioner you might want to consider showing this in your reception area. _Idaho Observer_ (http://idaho-observer.com/) June 2006
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