question:  I don't know if you can tell, but are the ants actually eating
it, or  just walking across it's path?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ode Coyote" <coy...@alltel.net>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: RE: CS>Aspartame: Is there Reliable Research that Supports the
Conclusions Below?


>   Probably works by starving the ants who think they're getting something
> to eat and prefer sugar over other foods.
>  Do they die in their tracks?
>  ken
>
> At 04:20 PM 4/10/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >It is a great ant poison; just sprinkle a bit about.
> >
> >I think Betty Martini's information is based on sound research; search
for
> >"missionpossible" or similar.
> >
> >JOH
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Ode Coyote [mailto:coy...@alltel.net]
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 6:47 PM
> >To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> >Subject: Re: CS>Aspartame: Is there Reliable Research that Supports the
> >Conclusions Below?
> >
> >
> >
> >  I showed this article [privately] to a close Chemistry PHD friend a
> >couple of years ago who runs a new drug research department for a major
> >pharmaceutical company [name and company withheld but I can pick up the
> >phone and call him or e-mail him any time]
> > I don't remember much of the specific the gobbledegook but he was very
> >familiar with aspartame and what it did in the body.  He didn't seem too
> >alarmed and pointed out several untruths, half truths, distortions and
> >misconceptions in the article.
> > A couple of items gave him some pause to think.
> >
> >All in all, most of the article seems to be hogwash with a possible
kernel
> >of truth.
> >
> >Personally, I don't like the stuff because it tastes like s**t.
> > Ken
> >
> >
> >At 08:06 AM 4/10/01 EDT, you wrote:
> >>List: This article should be read in its entirety. Roger
> >>
> >>Subject: Aspartame
> >>
> >>
> >>> > > > >
> >>WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the MULTIPLE
> >>SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION & FDA IS SUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > > Article written by Betty Martini
> >>> > > > > >
> >>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, they announced that there was an
> >epidemic
> >>of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand
what
> >>toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>I explained I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. When the
> >>temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in
> >ASPARTAME
> >>coverts 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 multiple sclerosis; thus, people
were
> >>being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple
> >>sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as
> >rampant
> >>as multiple sclerosis, especially in Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers.
> >Also,
> >>with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz.
cans
> >>of them per day, some even more. In the cases of systemic lupus, which
is
> >>triggered by ASPARTAME, the victim usually does not know that the
aspartame
> >>is the culprit.
> >>
> >>The victim continues its use aggravating the lupus to such a degree,
that
> >>sometimes it becomes life threatening. When we get people off the
> >aspartame,
> >>those with systemic lupus usually become asymptotic. Unfortunately, we
> >cannot
> >>reverse this disease. On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed
> >with
> >>Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity),
> >most
> >>of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their vision has
> >returned
> >>and even their hearing has returned. 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 this. Is it reversible?"
> >>It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture were even suffering
from
> >>these symptoms. In one lecture attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he
> >told
> >>us that their sugar industry is adding aspartame! He continued by saying
> >that
> >>one of the industry leader's son could no longer walk due in part to
> >product
> >>usage! We have a very a serious problem.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto,(one of my speakers) and myself
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 drinkers, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond
> >>coincidence. Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings when
> >>Aspartame was originally included as a sweetener in 100 different
products.
> >>Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but
to
> >>no avail.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep
> >pockets.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the
PATENT
> >>HAS EXPIRED!!!!
> >>> > > > > >
> >>At the time of this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol
in
> >>the Aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye.
> >Formaldehyde
> >>is grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and arsenic - DEADLY
> >>POISONS!!! Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it
is
> >>killing people and causing all kinds of neurological problems.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe
> >>seizures. This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine
what
> >>this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>This drug also causes birth defects. There is absolutely no reason to
take
> >>this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The Congressional record said,
"It
> >>makes you crave Carbohydrates and will make you FAT." Dr. Roberts stated
> >that
> >>when he got patients off aspartame, their average weight loss was 19
> >>pounds per person.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and
> >>thighs. Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians
know
> >>what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe
> >that
> >>they have patients with retinopathy, when in fact, it is caused by the
> >>aspartame. The aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control,
> >causing
> >>many patients to go into a coma.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > > Unfortunately, many have died. People were telling us at the
> >>conference of the American College of Physicians, that they had
relatives
> >>that switched from saccharin to an aspartame product and how that
relative
> >>had eventually gone into a coma. Their physicians could not get the
blood
> >>sugar levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory
loss
> >and
> >>eventually coma and death. Memory loss is due the fact that aspartic
acid
> >and
> >>phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found
protein.
> >>Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons
of
> >the
> >>brain.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Dr. Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulates
the
> >>neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees.
Dr.
> >>Blaylock has written a book entitled "EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT
KILLS"
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Health Press 1-800-643-2665). Dr. H. J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and
> >>world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled
> >>"DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE" (1-800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts
tells
> >how
> >>aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer's Disease, and indeed it is.
As
> >>the hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age
with
> >>Alzheimer's Disease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a
> >position
> >>paper with some case histories and will post it on the Internet.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, "We
are
> >>talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly
> >>poison." Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when aspartame was
first
> >>marketed. He said, "His diabetic patients presented memory loss,
confusion,
> >>and severe vision loss." At the Conference of the American College of
> >>Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know. They had wondered
why
> >>seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the
> >seizure
> >>threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic
> >>attacks, rage and violence). Just before the Conference, I received a
fax
> >>from Norway, asking for a possible antidote for this poison because they
> >are
> >>experiencing so many problems in their country.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>This "poison" is now available in 90 PLUS countries worldwide.
Fortunately,
> >>we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from different nations
> >who
> >>have pledged their help.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>Take the "NO ASPARTAME "TEST" and send us your case history.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly
it
> >is.
> >>They fund the American Association, American Dietetic Association
Congress,
> >>and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York
> >Times,
> >>November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic
Association
> >>
> >>> > takes money from the food industry to endorse their products.
> >Therefore,
> >>they
> >>cannot criticize any additives or tell about their link to MONSANTO.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get
off
> >> the product. The child was having grand mal seizures every day. The
mother
> >>called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the doctor not to
take
> >the
> >>child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to convince the mother
that
> >the
> >>Aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we get someone off of
> >>aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know whose fault it
is,
> >>and what we are up against. There are 92 documented symptoms of
aspartame,
> >>from coma to death. The majority of them are all neurological, because
the
> >>aspartame destroys the nervous system.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>> > > > > > Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind
some
> >>of the
> >>mystery of the Desert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and
other
> >>problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to the
> >>consumption of Aspartame product. Several thousand pallets of diet
drinks
> >>were shipped to the Desert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate the
> >>methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F.) Diet drinks sat in the 120
> >>degree F Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The servicemen and
> >women
> >>drank them all day long. All of their symptoms are identical to
aspartame
> >>poisoning. Dr. Roberts says consuming Aspartame at the time of
conception
> >can
> >>cause birth defects."
> >>> > > > > >
> >>According to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician and Professor of Genetics,at
> >Emory
> >>University, In his testimony before Congress. The phenylalanine
> >concentrates
> >>in the lacenta, causing mental retardation. In the original lab tests,
> >>animals eveloped brain tumors, phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a
brain
> >>tumor agent.) When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame, one physician
in
> >>the audience, a neurosurgeon, said, "When they remove brain tumors, they
> >>have found high levels of aspartame in them." Stevia, a sweet food, NOT
AN
> >>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.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label - DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
> >>
> >>Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all
infants,
> >>pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill
would
> >>have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the
> >>population
> >>(seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and
> >behavioral
> >>symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies,
letting
> >>loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public. Since
the
> >>Conference of the American College of Physicians, we hope to have the
help
> >of
> >>several world leaders.
> >>> > > > > >
> >>
> >>
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