February 4, 1999
FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT SEE YET THE ARTICLE WIDELY CIRCULATED ON THE INTERNET IN DECEMBER 98 THAT GOT EVERYONE AND THE MEDIA ALERTED TO THIS...
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION -- THE F.D.A. IN COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
Article circulated by Nancy Markle, but which in fact
is a transcript of a conference originally given by Betty Martini on 11/20/1997
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 that 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 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 asymptomatic.
Unfortunately, we can not 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 even were 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 by product usage!
We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my
speakers) and myself and said, '1Could you tell me why so many people seem to be
coming down with MS?11 During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her
friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence.
Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings when aspartame was included
in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing as 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 dmgs 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 to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic
without the other amino acids found in 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. We ask that you help too.
Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains aspartame
black to the store. 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 Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association, Congress,
and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York Times, on
November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the
food industry to endorse their products. Therefore, they can not 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 Dessert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and other problems discussed
in over 60 cases can be directly related to the consumption of an aspartame product.
Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert 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 service men
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".
The phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation, according to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - Genetics, at Emory University
in his testimony before Congress.
In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors (phenylalanine breaks down
into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame me, 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
F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty
to MONSANTO. [You can obtain Stevia now in natural foods stores in either cut
sifted dried leaves or in powder form. I use it and it's great.]
If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label-- DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!l! Senator Howard
Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have wamed 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 some world leaders. Again, please help us too. There are a lot of
people out there who must be warned, *please* let them know this information.
The Sheep Station Dunsford, Ontario
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