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"Our experience has shown that consuming large amounts of aspartame may actually cause many health problems, including obesity. We have found that it is very difficult for people to lose weight if they are consuming large amounts of aspartame. In addition, there are many neurological disorders and immune system disorders exacerbated by aspartame. aspartame should not be used in any amount and needs to be avoided. Sucralose is a newer sweetener marketed as Splenda? However, sucralose, which has two chlorine molecules per molecule of sucralose, can lead to thyroid and other hormonal problems." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"The legalization of aspartame (Equal and NutraSweet), linked to a host of illnesses from impotency to brain cancer, has engendered many conspiracy theories. Donald Rumsfeld was the CEO of G. D. Searle & Company, manufacturer of aspartame, throughout the regulatory period that approved its use in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Thanks to his clout, aspartame finally entered the food stream in 1982. Dr." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The original studies on Acesulfame-K were flawed and more recent research indicates it causes cancer in rats. aspartame, which goes under the names Equal and NutraSweet in the marketplace, has been the subject of much controversy and conspiratorial cover-up. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (www.cspinet.org), aspartame was found to cause brain tumors in rats. However, the FDA persuaded a review panel to reverse its conclusion and declare aspartame safe. Your tax dollars at work!" - David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.)

"But for goodness' sake, don't reach for aspartame instead of sugar: It contains an amino acid called phenylalanine, which also has the potential to be a migraine trigger. (I won't even get into the whole aspartame story—let's not go there. Suffice it to say, I don't recommend it even if you don't suffer from headaches.) I wish there were an easy formula for determining what your individual triggers are, but there isn't. But make like Columbo and do some good detective work. If you systematically note what triggers, e.g., environmental, food, interpersonal, etc." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"We have found that it is very difficult for people to lose weight if they are consuming large amounts of aspartame. In addition, there are many neurological disorders and immune system disorders exacerbated by aspartame. aspartame should not be used in any amount and needs to be avoided. Sucralose is a newer sweetener marketed as Splenda? However, sucralose, which has two chlorine molecules per molecule of sucralose, can lead to thyroid and other hormonal problems. Sucralose should be avoided. Should I avoid all sweeteners? Not necessarily." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Other sugar-free products use aspartame (NutraSweet) as a sweetener. aspartame is made from phenylalanine, which is an amino acid. High doses of any single amino acid can throw off the balance of aminos in your brain and body. Since phenylalanine is a precursor to dopamine and norepinephrine, which are both stimulating neurotransmitters, high usage of NutraSweet can create an "upper"-like effect. You may find that you really like the effect you get from sugar-free products." - Kathleen DesMaisons, Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity (Get the book.)

"Thanks to his clout, aspartame finally entered the food stream in 1982. Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes, the head of the FDA responsible for the decision, came under fire for accepting corporate gifts and left his post in 1983 (that year, NutraSweet brought in $336 million dollars). Hayes was promptly hired by Searle's public relations firm, Burson-Marsteller. Concerns about aspartame's toxicity continue to surface in ongoing studies. With all these suspicious sweeteners swirling around, perhaps the government was just being extra-prudent." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Here is a list of words that should be regarded as red flags when you see them on an ingredients list: • Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K) • Alitame • Aspartame • aspartame (Acesulfame-Salt) • Cyclamate • Dulcin • Isomalt • Neohesperidin dihydrochalcone • Neotame • P-4000 • Saccharin • Sucralose Avoid all foods with artificial flavorings. Note that companies are not required to list all the artificial flavorings they use (most don't have common names, anyway)." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"So, you can find sugar-free soft drinks, but they're made with aspartame and sucralose; and while sucralose seems to be the safer of the two, there are a great many complaints registered each year with the FDA about the neurological side effects of aspartame. The dangers of diet cola Aspartame is an ingredient that has been clearly associated with retinal damage, blindness, seizures, migraine headaches and chronic nervous system damage." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"Methanol (wood alcohol) in aspartame is released when temperature exceeds 86°f (30°c), and converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, both of which are potent poisons. When aspartame is ingested, this always happens because normal body temperature is 9-8.6°f (37°c). Common table salt, sodium chloride, is salt that has been refined, processed, and depleted of its minerals. It is toxic and addictive to the body. Refined salt is a chemical compound that contains no food value. It cannot be digested or assimilated." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"So, you can find sugar-free soft drinks, but they're made with aspartame and sucralose; and while sucralose seems to be the safer of the two, there are a great many complaints registered each year with the FDA about the neurological side effects of aspartame. The dangers of diet cola Aspartame is an ingredient that has been clearly associated with retinal damage, blindness, seizures, migraine headaches and chronic nervous system damage." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"Incidentally, many people have experienced an isolated episode of food-related IBS after eating several hand-fuls of sugar-free candy quickly. aspartame, the chemical with the brand name NutraSweet that is found in many candies and sodas, is non-nutritional and is not absorbed into your body. But the bacteria in your gut will attempt to treat aspartame the same way they treat lactose, and the sudden introduction of large amounts of the artificial sweetener into your system will produce huge amounts of methane gas." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Since these sweeteners cause brain tumors and seizures in animals, a legitimate health concern exists, despite the FDA's declaration that aspartame is safe. In the past twenty years, brain tumor rates have risen in several industrialized countries, including the United States. aspartame was introduced to the American market several years prior to the sharp increase in brain tumor incidence.27 This suggests to me that the potential danger of aspartame should be more carefully studied." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Aspartame is made from phenylalanine, which is the reason Equal comes with a warning label for In those patients who are obese, have peptic ulcers, or are taking diuretics, the effectiveness of glucosamine sulfate is reduced. So if this applies to you, work with a health-care provider to increase the doses shown here. Those who are allergic to sulfates may take glucosamine hydrochloride and not glucosamine sulfate, and they should avoid chondroitin sulfate. Glucosamine is derived from shrimp, oyster, and crab shells, and chondroitin is derived from cartilage of cows, pigs, and sharks." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "I won't even get into the whole aspartame story—let's not go there. Suffice it to say, I don't recommend it even if you don't suffer from headaches.) I wish there were an easy formula for determining what your individual triggers are, but there isn't. But make like Columbo and do some good detective work. If you systematically note what triggers, e.g., environmental, food, interpersonal, etc. seem to precipitate an attack, you'll eventually hit pay dirt." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "HTP: 200-600 mg Combo herbs: Butterbur, 50 to 150 mg; feverfew, 300 mg, twice daily for 12 weeks; white willow bark (300 mg, twice daily for 12 weeks) Diet: Avoid refined sugar, alcohol, caffeine, aspartame, smoking, salt, and tyramine-containing foods Reduce stress and get enough sleep Check for food allergies Note: The dosages are daily and in pill or capsule form unless otherwise noted. varied, and differs from person to person. Some of the usual suspects include anxiety, stress, lack of food, lack of sleep, exposure to light, and hormonal changes in women." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"A significant part of the population is allergic to aspartame, which we find even in natural vitamins. It could be mistaken for anxiety. Or perhaps you're driving and feeling anxious, not realizing that one of the things you may be responding to is the carbon monoxide fumes coming at you. Natural treatment, in addition to that described earlier in this chapter, may involve acupuncture and massage. Both, according to Dr. Freeman, "essentially find a way to reorganize the body's natural chemistries." An acupuncrurist can read your body through your pulses." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Aspartame was reported as a cause three times more often by migraine patients than by those suffering from other kinds of headaches. R. Lipton et at, "Aspartame as a Dietary Trigger of Headache," Headache 29 (1989): 90-92. A placebo-controlled study revealed that aspartame ingestion is significantly associated with an increased frequency of migraines. S. M. Koehler and A. Glaros, "The Effect of aspartame on Migraine Headache," Headache 28, no. 1 (1988): 10-14." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"Likewise, poisonous drugs like aspartame, Splenda, and MSG are now hidden in the majority of the nation's bestselling manufactured foods and beverages because of the FDA approval. These drugs are more addictive than heroin, caffeine, and nicotine taken together. They make it nearly impossible for their "victims" to abstain from overeating. Their disastrous effects on the human body are well documented, and the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and food industry have known about it for many years." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Aspartame was reported as a cause three times more often by migraine patients than by those suffering from other kinds of headaches. R. Lipton et al., "Aspartame as a Dietary Trigger of Headache," Headache 29 (1989): 90-92. A placebo-controlled study revealed that aspartame ingestion is significantly associated with an increased frequency of migraines. S. M. Koehler and A. Glaros, "The Effect of aspartame on Migraine Headache," Headache 28, no. 1 (1988): 10-14." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"When researchers compared the caloric intake of women fed aspartame-sweetened drinks with women given higher-calorie beverages, the women given the aspartame merely consumed more calories later.26 It is not the solution. Since these sweeteners cause brain tumors and seizures in animals, a legitimate health concern exists, despite the FDA's declaration that aspartame is safe. In the past twenty years, brain tumor rates have risen in several industrialized countries, including the United States." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"But the bacteria in your gut will attempt to treat aspartame the same way they treat lactose, and the sudden introduction of large amounts of the artificial sweetener into your system will produce huge amounts of methane gas. You'll begin to experience a bout of severe crampy pain, gas, and horrible diarrhea. Fortunately, it will go away. When Everything Comes Up Normal The battery of tests and scans covered in this chapter takes many words to describe, but most of them can be done in one or two office visits." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"In addition, there are many neurological disorders and immune system disorders exacerbated by aspartame. aspartame should not be used in any amount and needs to be avoided. Sucralose is a newer sweetener marketed as Splenda? However, sucralose, which has two chlorine molecules per molecule of sucralose, can lead to thyroid and other hormonal problems. Sucralose should be avoided. Should I avoid all sweeteners? Not necessarily. The sweetening of food, whether for desserts or meals, is important in that it serves the purpose of making food a pleasurable experience." - M.D. David Brownstein, The Guide to Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"More than 800 million pounds of aspartame have been consumed in various products since it was first approved. Ironically, these food additives have nothing to do with preserving food or protecting its integrity. They are used to alter or "enhance" the taste of food. MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (MSG) When one cooks soy, evidence suggests that MSG is a naturally created by-product. Many people in the live-food movement thought that the creators of Bragg's Liquid Aminos were adding MSG to the product, because people were having MSG reactions to it. They were not adding MSG." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "None of us is suffering from a deficiency of Red Dye #40, Blue Lake #5, dis-odium inosinate, MSG, aspartame, or any of the other excitotoxins that have been deliberately placed in our foods to seduce and addict us for profit. For millions of years we have been physiologically, biochemically, and genetically designed to eat a diet of organic living plant foods. The overwhelming medical, sociological, and historical data corroborate this." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Concerns about aspartame's toxicity continue to surface in ongoing studies. With all these suspicious sweeteners swirling around, perhaps the government was just being extra-prudent. FDA employee Virgil Wodicka claims that the agency disapproved of Miralin staging kiddie taste tests before approval had been granted. In another letter, Wodicka cited toxi-cologists' concerns that children under the influence of miracle fruits might start sipping hydrochloric acid or battery acid." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"The threat could consist of any number of influences, such as food additives like aspartame and MSG; an antibiotic or steroid drug; crossing a busy highway; the fear of facing an angry spouse or authority figure; or a profound sense of insecurity. Under the influence of the secreted stress hormones, normal cell functions are undermined. In fact, the genetic blueprint (DNA) receives distorted information that, in turn, alters the cell's genetic behavior." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Just think of how many vitamin pills the average American swallows day after day, year after year—pills that are loaded with binders, fillers, artificial colors, aspartame, or other deadly sweeteners, to name just a few. If you had the chance to look at a microscopic picture of the cell of a newborn baby, you would see how transparent, thin, and clean the cell membrane is. On the other hand, if you were to examine the cell membranes of a 65-year person eating the typical American diet and being on medication for one ailment or another, you would find these to be dark, thick, and distorted." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

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