Wednesday, May 28, 2008

SWEET POISON



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, lifeinsurance, 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 22 ND.
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 toxici ty 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
andis used 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.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Stop pulling those dandelions !

Living in a society that wants their laws to be so immaculately "weed free" is especially difficult for me! Years ago I had the chance to learn how to recognize and use many roadside herbs and weeds we find everywhere, even in our backyard....at least mine! I've learned some pretty neat and useful things using plants that most people reject as garbage. Take the dandelion for example: A lot of people know you can use the young leaves to add to your fresh salad, or the older leaves to cook like spinach. I don't blame you if you'd rather go to the grocery store, it takes a lot of picking to get a handful of greens. But there is one part of the dandelion that I find particularly useful:

The roots. No I don't make coffee out of it, I like my usual coffee with sugar and cream, thank you. I clean and cut up the roots in small pieces and leave them to dry for later use. The reason why I clean, and chop while the root is fresh, is because when it dries, the cutting is tough!
Make yourself a nice hot tea by pouring hot water on some cut up roots, adding a spring of mint for added flavour and honey of course. Doing that regularly will fix your cold extremity problem. I'm not kidding you, I use to always have cold hands and feet, my cure was dandelion root.
The bonus part for me since I'm on a tight budget is that it didn't cost me a thing.
Cheap, and effective medecine.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

SSRIs for treating depression - Why they are not recommended in some cases

Antidepressants are the most common type of drugs that are used in treating depression.
Since insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of depression, these drugs are often used to elevate depressive moods and induce sleep. Among the various kinds of antidepressants, SSRI’s are among the latest that are now being used extensively for treating insomnia.
Despite their rampant use, the efficacy of antidepressants like SSRIs to treat insomnia is not supported by clinical studies. Using SSRI’s to treat insomnia has also not been approved by the FDA.SSRIs are indicated mainly for clinical depression. This class of drugs should be used to treat insomnia only if it is one of the many symptoms of depression. However, primary care physicians tend to over-prescribe and suggest that SSRIs be used for insomnia to get quicker results. Different antidepressants have varying effects on depressive patients.

An antidepressant is a drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of brain chemicals like norepinephrine and serotonin making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain. SSRIs act to maintain the level of serotonin (a neurotransmitter that is involved in sleep, memory and depression) by restricting its absorption. Some of the selective serotonin inhibitors are:
* Fluoxetine (trade name Prozac)
* Paroxetine (trade name Paxil)
* Sertraline (trade name Zoloft)
All antidepressants have side effects and SSRIs are no exception to the rule. SSRIs intake may produce side effects like:
* Sleepiness
* Headaches
* Vivid dreams
* Drowsiness
* Nausea
* Loss of sexual urge
* Changes in appetite
* Weight loss or gain
* Liver or kidney damage SSRIs are also known to cause hypomania, a mood state characterized by lasting and permeating elated or irritable mood. They also cause thoughts and behaviors associated with such a mood on withdrawal. All classes of SSRIs therefore, must be tapered off gradually under professional guidance. Since SSRI’s also cause drowsiness, patients run the risk of bone fractures and injuries.SSRIs, like other antidepressants, require adequate dosage for a continuous period of four to eight weeks to take affect. In many cases the side effects may surface before the drug has had the desired effect on the depression of the patient.

Treating depression naturally by means of psychotherapy coupled with antidepressants prove more effective in treating depression related insomnia than using either method as a standalone strategy.Natural remedies for depression are another safer option for treating insomnia.

Herbs and herbal teas, homeopathy and relaxation techniques like meditation and breathing exercise are time tested remedies for treating all variants of insomnia including depression related insomnia.