Aspartame

[MsBehave]

Can anyone help me find out more about Aspartame? I think it might be one of the causes of my daily headaches. How do i find out if im having a reaction to it? If it was just found in fizzy drinks id be able to tell by just drinking water for a while but i read a little on it and its found in meat, yogurt, squash drinks, breath mints and a whole lot more! Any ideas folks?

[morg_monster]

It should be included on ingredients lists if it is in there. Just take time to read them and you should be able to steer clear. Also avoid anything 'diet' or 'low- or no-added sugar' as they will use artificial sweeteners, like aspartame.  Avoid it totally for a week or 2 , and then reintroduce it for a week, drink lots of diet drinks etc, and you should be able to spot any difference.

[Susan123]

Aspartame is a poison!! Put ia search in google and you will be unpleasantly surprised at how bad it is and just how it was approved for public consumption.  It's nasty stuff and I would advise avoiding it altogether.

While I'm at it, put in a search for MSG - another dangerous substance.

[MsBehave]

You really dont like it do you Susan123?! :O)  Thanks for the advise guys.

[RAYMAN]

i agree with susan 123 i believe that when absorbed by the body it changes to a anti- freeze they put in car radiators

[Buddy]

I bought E for Additives cos my two were continually plagued with asmtha excema broncial problems.Aspartame should be avoided at all costs.

Please if you can get hold of the book - buy it.My kids were a lot younger but I followed it rigidly and the results were remarkable.They are now big people but I firmly believe they have built a natural immunity to all the unneccessary crap they were not fed for years.No control now but hey thats being a mum!!!

P.S no asthma excema broncial probs.V healthy in fact - unless they go on a bender (Uni life)

[Peahead66]

Legal poison. Here is a link to a collection of articles about the dangers of aspartame and the aspartame cover up. http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/index.htm  

Happy reading!

[Le Chat]

Another source of legal poisoning is mercury or silver (as they are more charmingly referred as) amalgam fillings. In your mouth, loads of them, slowly and continuously emitting mercury vapours into your body. Mercury is the second most toxic substance next to plutonium and yet it is put in your mouth!!

It can cause loads of problems - daily headaches included!  Try the mercola website as Peahead 66 has suggested but slash mercury instead. Even happier reading!!!

[MsBehave]

Gosh,how come i feel like the last person to have heard any of this!!

[Gef]

Once again a load of crap spouted by people who are convinced that someone is trying to poison them. I hope you all go back to eating just nuts and berries and please don't complain when all of your teeth fall out.

[Buddy]

Gef - if your children were up barking most nights and fighting for a breath and before they got to sleep they were demented with the deep callouses excema make as a parent or even a kind human being you would do your utmost to help alleviate their distress.I did and it gave them some relief.Dont poo poo the effects of additives cos when I was a kid there wasnt any and we werent bothered with all the things kids endure now.Funny that -eh? 

[Peahead66]

Gef - with all due respect aspartame is a known neuro excitotoxin.  I can cite you numerous scientific reports on this if you believe that I am 'spouting crap'. Why such a sarcastic response when all I was doing was pointing out well known facts? Aspartame and the products that use it (splenda, nutrasweet etc) have been subject to multiple lawsuits and a quick google would have in fact shown you such. You are very much mistaken if you believe that human health comes before profit. Apologies if I have offended anyone but I havent said anything that cant be verified by a quick search of the internet.