Hi Marylynn, I don't know a thing about snoops.com but what I like about snopes.com is that they usually give references for the basis of their opinion. That has been a pretty good starting point for my research on subjects that I feel the need to know about.
This one is truly interesting. E Marylynn Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In this case I would tend to believe that snoops.com got it wrong. I personally know far too many people horribly effected by drinking diet products. My ex-neighbor, a young mother who has been left nearly blind and deaf due to a fast moving brain tumor .. and according to her doctor this is a known side effect of aspartame. Because the tumor took out a great deal of her optic nerves and inner ear, this is not correctable. A client's college student son became almost completely bald and started re-growing his hair once he stopped drinking the diet drinks .. he is finishing the process with hair replacement plugs .. a process he tells me is quite painful and expensive. .. and yes, I do know of the disappearing MS symptoms from 2 different people I swim with at the "Y". The history of Aspartame's approval by the FDA would suggest that something isn't quite on the up and up. I tend to avoid the artificial as much as possible .. not always possible because I eat out mostly .. but if the bottle lists Diet, I leave it alone. .. also in the case of my client's son, even though he has not been drinking diet soda for a year or so, he tells me that he still craves it. Mary LynnRev. Mary Lynn Schmidt, Ordained Minister ONE SPIRIT ONE HEART, Home of All Creature Connections: A Teaching and Healing MinistryFacilitator/Consultant for Alternative Healing Modalities and Practitioner utilizing various modalities which may include TTouch . Reiki . Pet Loss Grief Counseling . Animal Behavior Modification . Shamanic Spiritual Travel . Behavior Problems . Psionic Energy Practitioner . Radionics . Herbs . Dowsing . Nutrition . Homeopathy . Polarity . THE ANIMAL CONNECTION HEALING MODALITIES http://members.tripod.com/~MLSchmidt/> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 06:42:38 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@sustainablelists.org> Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Fwd:Aspartame poisoning> > google snopes.com, they say this is a hoax> > Manick Harris wrote: > > sathi perumal wrote: From: "sathi perumal" > To: "Yoga Arumugam" ,> "vejay" ,> "Skanthavarathan, Skanda" ,> "siva nallaiah" ,> "shiva balan" ,> "shanti perumal" ,> "Selva Perumal" ,> "Sean" ,> "Sarmilla Kunasaagaran" ,> ,> ,> "Rajeswari Swami" ,> "Raj V" ,> "Ponnambalam, Charmaine \(KEA\)" ,> "pirabahar p s" > ,> "peter rajah" ,> "noel samahin" ,> "nanda manogaran" ,> "mark rajan" ,> "Manick Harris" ,> "Mani Madewan" ,> "Mani Arumugam" ,> "Mala Raman" ,> "kuppusamy nadarajah" ,> "Kanny mida" ,> "Kander Sharala" ,> "john gnovel" ,> "jim flockhart" ,> "Janak Khendry" ,> "Indran Edwards" ,> "Ihor Pidwysockyj" ,> "Hoi Ching Cheah" ,> ,> "grace abraham" ,> ,> "Edith Lanthier" ,> ,> "chris kedrzycki" ,> "Cheah, HoiChing" ,> "CHARLES RUBASING" ,> "Bhavaani" > Subject: Fw: is this true > Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 20:03:56 -0500> > .hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } > ----- Original Message ----- From: ShariGopal > To: Dr. Raj Sivendra ; Rajan Edward ; Regina Wong ; Sam Rajen ; Sathi Perumal ; Shahan Simon ; sheila tan ; stanley soosur ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:05 PM> Subject: FW: is this true > > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: Someswaran, Lakshme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: January 3, 2008 11:31 AM> To: Venky Someswaran> Cc: Marston, Lisa; Philip Charlery; ShariGopal> Subject: FW: is this true > > > there will no longer be died drinks in my house> > > ---------------------------------> From: Sieburgh, Diederik > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:25 AM> To: Someswaran, Lakshme> Subject: RE: is this true > > > > Probably not:> http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/aspartame.html> > http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/nutrasweet.htm> > > ---------------------------------> From: Someswaran, Lakshme > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:20 AM> To: Venky Someswaran; Sieburgh, Diederik> Subject: is this true > > > > > > > SWEET POISON> > A MUST READ> > > > > > > > In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach > > spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking 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 several tissue and muscle biopsies and was > > on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what > > was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick. she just knew she > > was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her > > oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger children were to be > > taken care of.> > > > She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically > > in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.> > > > On March 19 I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said > > they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.> > I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister > > if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she > > was getting ready to crack one open that moment.> > > > I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda!> > I e-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent.> > My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me > > she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms > > went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She > > told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when > > she got home.> > > > Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all > > of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any > > kind.> > In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet > > soda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death.> > > > When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that > > was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete > > recovery.> > And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life.> > 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. It was difficult to determine exactly 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 and > > > > systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although > > multiple > > sclerosis is not a death sentence, 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; > > irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a > > life-threatening > > condition.> > We have seen patients with systemic > > lupus become asymptotic, once taken off > > diet sodas.> > > > In cases of > > those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms > > > > disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing > > loss > > improved markedly.> > > > This also applies to cases of tinnitus > > and fibromyalgia.> > 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, unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred > > speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME > > poisoning!'> > People were jumping up during the lecture saying, 'I have some of these > > symptoms. Is it reversible?'> > > > Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food > > labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem.> > Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be > > symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice; a nurse stated > > that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been > > diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence!> > > > Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM > > (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave > > carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!> > > > These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, > > particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and > > issued primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.' Many products we use every > > day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!> > > > Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet > > products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an > > average of 19 pounds over a trial period.> > > > Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics.> > We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with > > retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame.> > The Aspartame drives the bloodsugar out of control. Thus diabetics may > > suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and > > phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids > > necessary for a good balance.> > > > Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. Especially with diabetics, the > > Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrierand it then deteriorates the neurons > > of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seizures, depression, > > manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage.> > > > Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as > > well.> > Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children > > diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior > > when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called 'behavior > > modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. > > Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! Most of these > > children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that > > were 'better for them than sugar.'> > > > It is also suspected that 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. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, > > if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy.> > Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER > > be given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories to > > relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological > > disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused > > by the use of this deadly poison.'> > > > Herein lies the problem:> > There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included 100 different > > products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this > > initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing > > has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets.> > > > Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED!> > There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly > > chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a > > 'piece of the Aspartame pie.' I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of > > Aspartame, knows how deadly it is.> > > > And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes > > Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the > > American College of Physicians?> > > > This has been recently exposed in the New York Times.> > These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to > > MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to > > endorse their products.> > > > Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require > > label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding > > pregnant women, children and infants. The bill would also institute > > independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the > > general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, > > neurological changes and behavioral symptoms.> > The bill was killed.> > > > It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for > > this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and > > uninformed public. Well, you're Informed now! YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW!> > > > > > > > > > Please print this out and/or e-mail to your family and friends.> > > > They have a right to know too> > > > _________________________________________________________________> > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! > > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/> > > > > ---------------------------------> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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