Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda.

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Buy your poison: Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda       

Dr. Leo Rebello 

 

 

[The American model of Corporate Executives moving between Government, top

universities, powerful think tanks or NGOs, is now being increasingly exposed in

the US as responsible for the stifling of opinion and dissent, and the complete

perversion of public life. It has made American citizens guinea pigs in the

hands of faceless corporate bureaucrats and soulless corporations, ensuing the

very triumph of Mammon that the high values of civilization were supposed to

prevent. This article aims to create public awareness about the known

dangers of Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda and how MNCs mess up people’s lives

in cahoots with corrupt FDA authorities worldwide. Dr. Leo Rebello, Health

Expert from Bombay, says that 'Health Care is Self Care, and Right to Health is

akin to the Right to Life'. The State is duty-bound to play a positive

facilitating role in this regard; but does it? - Editor]

 

Circa 1965 December. Chemist James Schlatter was working on an anti-ulcer drug

candidate in the labs of G.D.Searle & Company. He was recrystallizing aspartame

from ethanol when the mixture spilled on to the outside of the flask he was

using. Some of the powder stuck to his fingers. When he licked his finger later,

he realised the sweetness of aspartame.

The first report of the discovery of the artificial sweetner was in the Journal

of the American Chemical Society. It stated : " We wish to report another

accidental discovery of an organic compound with a profound sucrose (table

sugar) like taste.... Preliminary tasting showed this compound to have a

potency of 100-200 times sugar depending on concentration and on what other

flavors are present and to be devoid of unpleasant aftertaste. "

Since then Searle has amassed multi billion dollars in profits by selling

aggressively this one product with total disregard to the evidence they have

gathered that show how dangerous and toxic this chemical is to human beings.

Aspartame

When the temperature of the artificial sweetener Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F,

the wood alcohol in it converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which

causes metabolic acidosis [Aspartame Toxicity Center, www.holisticmed.com/

aspartame / www.loftymatters.com; also Splenda & other dangerous sweeteners,

www.mpwhi.com. Additional information at www.TruthAboutSplenda.com]

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

Aspartame is the culprit. Its continuous use irritates the lupus to such a

degree that it may become a life-threatening condition [ibid]

 

Patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas. In

cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most symptoms disappear. There

are many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.

This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia [ibid]

 

Those using Aspartame (Nutra Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and suffer from

fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in legs, cramps,

vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, unexplainable depression,

anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss, probably have

Aspartame poisoning [ibid]

 

Sadly, modern medicine, a pseudo science, cannot diagnose people with Aspartame

harm or diagnoses in error. There are many instances when diagnosis is totally

off the mark, but each ‘one-disease, one-organ’ specialist goes on giving

more and more medicines and creating more and

diseases.  Create-more-diseases-and-cash-on-it being the operating principle

of disease-business and crap science. [Holistic Healing in Tropical Diseases,

Dr. Leo Rebello, Natural Health Centre, Bombay, 2006]. Therefore, instead of

running after these foolish ‘medicine men’ just stop drinking diet sodas

and be alert for Aspartame on food labels. 

 

Diet Soda

Diet soda is not a diet product, but a chemically altered, multiple sodium

(salt) and Aspartame-containing product that actually makes you crave for

carbohydrates and gain weight. These products also contain formaldehyde, which

stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs; no wonder the

American population is turning obese and/or suffering from cancers and

diabetes [From FAT to Fit, Dr. Leo Rebello, www.healthwisdom..org]

 

Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used mainly to preserve ‘tissue

specimens’ in laboratories. Formaldehyde poisoning symptoms include local

irritation of eyes, nose, mouth, throat, respiratory and gastro-intestinal

tracts, and central nervous system causing vertigo, stupor, convulsions,

unconsciousness, renal damage.

 

Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. Physicians who thought they had

a patient with retinopathy in fact had patients with symptoms caused by

Aspartame. The latter drives the blood sugar out of control. Thus diabetics may

suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine

are neurotoxic. With diabetics, Aspartame passes the blood-brain barrier,

attacks the neurons of the brain causing various levels of brain damage,

seizures, depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage [Taber’s

Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, First Indian Edition, 1990]

 

Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well.

Documentation and observation reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with

ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in behavior when these chemicals were

removed from their diet. So-called ‘behavior modification prescription

drugs’ (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Indeed, giving Ritalin for

ADD and ADHD is “treatment worse than the disease†[Nature Cure and Yoga

Therapy, Dr. Leo Rebello, 2004, 3rd ed.] 

 

Methylphenidate (brand name Ritalin) was patented in 1954 by the CIBA

pharmaceutical company (now Novartis), and most brand-name Ritalin is produced

in the United States. Methylphenidate is a CNS stimulant. Reported

methylphenidate abuse side effects include psychosis (abnormal thinking or

hallucinations), insomnia, mood swings, mood changes, nervousness, stomach

aches, diarrhea, headaches, decreased sex drive, lack of hunger, gum and skin

bleeding and dry mouth [Online library of psychoactive plants, chemicals and

related topics from Erowid.org]. It is   also complicit in stunted growth.

 

In the United States and worldwide, methylphenidate is classified as a Schedule

II drug under the Convention of Psychotropic Substances because of its high

addictive potential and consequent abuse [Wikipedia]. According to an article

in the Los Angeles Times, “the uproar over Ritalin was triggered almost

single-handedly by the Scientology movement.†The Citizens Commission on Human

Rights, an anti-psychiatry group associated with Scientology, conducted a major

campaign against Ritalin in the 1980s and lobbied Congress for an investigation.

Ritalin’s less common side effects include palpitations, high blood pressure

and tachycardia [ibid]. Most child-patients were being ‘poisoned’ on a

daily basis. The drug can cause mental retardation and other birth defects, if

taken at the time of conception and early pregnancy [ibid].

 

Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should never be

given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories of children

suffering grand mal-seizures and other neurological disturbances. 

 

Aspartame was approved for use in dry foods in 1981 and in soft drinks in

1983. Late Senator Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio wrote and presented The Aspartame

Safety Bill (S. 1554) in 1983 that would require label warnings on products

containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and

infants. A key element of Metzenbaum’s bill was labeling that would caution

consumers how much aspartame they could ingest, the maximum allowable daily

intake established by FDA, and a special warning for pregnant women. The bill

stated that the warning information “be included on such labels and labeling

in a manner which is the most useful to individuals who consume such

food.â€Â The bill mandated independent tests by the National Institutes of

Health, focusing on brain chemistry, behavioral and neurological reactions,

headaches, mood alterations, memory loss and effects on pregnant women and

fetuses. It was killed by intense lobbying by the big

pharma MNCs in cahoots with the American FDA [ibid]. The US Food & Drug

Administration has long lost its reputation to be able to do its job.    

 

Monsanto’s patent on Aspartame has expired. But there are over 5000 products

in the market in USA alone that contain this deadly chemical and thousands more

will be introduced. Monsanto, creator of Aspartame, funds the American Diabetes

Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the

American College of Physicians, a fact exposed by the New York Times: “These

[organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to Monsanto

because they take money from them and are required to endorse their products.â€

Also: “The chemical sucralose, marketed as ‘Splenda,’ has replaced

aspartame as the no.1 artificial sweetener in foods and beverages. Aspartame has

been forced out by increasing public awareness that it is both a neurotoxin and

an underlying cause of chronic illness worldwide...â€

 

Splenda/Sucralose 

But “chlorocarbons are never nutritionally compatible with our metabolic

processes and are wholly incompatible with normal human metabolic functioning.

Any chlorocarbons not directly excreted from the body intact can cause immense

damage to the processes of human metabolism and, eventually, our internal

organs.†The liver is a detoxification organ, which deals with ingested

poisons and over time gets damaged beyond repair with such artificial

chemicals.  You buy the poison; you buy the disease.

 

According to PRNewswire-USNewswire, 11 August 2008, US District Court Judge Dale

S. Fischer has set 6 January 2009 as the starting date for a potentially

landmark civil suit against Johnson & Johnson over its alleged false advertising

of the artificial sweetener Splenda. The central issue before the court is

whether the advertising of Splenda - a man-made chemical sweetener containing

chlorine - makes consumers believe it is a natural product, by using taglines

like “Made from sugar, so it tastes like sugar,†and similar advertising.

 

Internal documents show Johnson & Johnson knew that its Splenda advertising was

causing consumers to believe that Splenda is natural, though it is not.. Rulings

in France, Australia and New Zealand have found Johnson & Johnson’s

advertising of Splenda to be deceptive, but the company continues advertising in

the United States and is now the subject of legal scrutiny and public criticism.

Lead Sugar Association attorney Mark Lanier says: “Now we look forward to

presenting the truth about Splenda to the jury and focusing on the very real

effect of misleading advertising. We are confidant that the outcome will be a

victory for consumers everywhere†[PR New and the Sugar Association]. 

 

Dr. Betty Martini, founder, Mission Possible International, who promotes the

natural herb Stevia for diabetics in place of sugar, says “the controversy

rages over Splenda (sucralose). Is it safe and natural like sugar or is it a

chlorinated hydrocarbon? As lawsuits fly, consider the chemistry of

this artificial compound.†She points out that the FDA denied approval of

aspartame for 16 years since it was created and then caved in to

political/economic pressure when Ronald Reagan brought Don Rumsfeld, CEO of the

manufacturer, to Washington. A new FDA Commissioner appointed to approve it then

became a consultant for NutraSweet’s public relations firm for $1000/day on a

10-year contract! She said this should have made FDA more cautious the next

time, but the FDA approved the toxic chlorocarbon Splenda without hesitation and

without any long-term testing on human subjects.â€

 

This shows how powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for letting

loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed

public. It is time that people woke up to the dangers from the pharmaceutical

mafia. 

Dr. Leo Rebello of Bombay has nearly three decades of clinical, teaching and

research experience in Natural Medicine. See his website :

www.healthwisdom.org. 

 

 

" The greatest threat of childhood diseases lies in the dangerous and ineffectual

efforts made to prevent them through mass immunization.....There is no

convincing scientific evidence that mass inoculations can be credited with

eliminating any childhood disease. " --Dr Robert Mendelsohn, M.D.

 

 

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