(NaturalNews) Despite all the information concerning the adverse effects of aspartame and the endless trail of money and corruption by Searle Pharmaceutical and Donald Rumsfeld, this synthetic, artificial sweetener is still touted as the panacea to sugar. To send a loud and clear message to those who care little for the health of the people and more about the money generated from aspartame`s sale, there was a hearing in Hawaii to ban it. The following is testimony given at that hearing at our Capitol in Honolulu.
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF HB2680: TO BAN THE USE OF ASPARTAME
For Hearing in Room #16, 1:15 P. M. MONDAY, 02/25/08
PLEASE COPY AS COMMITTEE HANDOUT FOR THIS HEARING
TO: MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE
No doubt you will be lobbied by the big soda companies, the MSG using companies and others that use artificial sweeteners to not ban Aspartame. You must not lose sight of the fact that their sole motivation for you to not ban Aspartame is money and profits and most definitely not the health of the people. We, the people of Hawaii, can only hope and pray that you will focus on our health and not corporate profits.
Aspartame is marketed as a "diet aid". The reality is that Aspartame causes the brain to stop producing serotonin, which results in feeling as though you haven`t had enough to eat even when you are full.
75% of ALL recorded complaints received by the FDA were concerning Aspartame. Those symptoms complained about included headache, nausea, vertigo, insomnia, loss of control of limbs, blurred vision, blindness, memory loss, slurred speech, depression, hyperactivity, gastronomical disorders, seizures, skin lesions, rashes, anxiety attacks, muscle and joint pain, numbness, mood changes, menstrual cramps out of cycle, hearing loss or ringing in the ears, and heart palpitations.
Aspartame has three components: phenylalanine (50%), aspartic acid (40%), and methanol, aka wood alcohol, (10%). But, their breakdowns present an even greater cause for concern. Phenylalanine decomposes into diketopiperazine (DKP), a known carcinogen when exposed to warm temperatures or prolonged storage. At 84 degrees F, the wood alcohol converts to formaldehyde. The body`s temperature is 98.6 degrees F. Talk about "Night of the Living Dead"!
Infants are four more times sensitive to excitotoxins, which is what Aspartame is classified as, than adults.
The FDA refused to approve Aspartame 16 straight times. It was specifically rejected in 1974 because it was shown to cause brain tumors in rats.
Pages S5507 - S5511 of the Congressional Record dated May 7, 1985 showed convincing evidence that G.D. Searle and Company, the manufacturer of Aspartame which is now owned by Monsanto, manipulated its tests to get approval and enlisted the aid of Donald Rumsfeld, who "called in his markers" to get it done.
If you follow the money trail you will find that Monsanto has a billion dollars in sales annually from the sale of aspartame; the media has tens of billions of dollars invested in advertisements for over 5,000 products; the medical system makes hundreds of billions in expensive but useless tests that cannot pinpoint patients` problems with certainty; and then there`s the pharmaceutical industry pushing expensive drugs that don`t work
What`s interesting is that the herb stevia, which is completely safe, is a natural sweetener that does not contribute to weight gain, yet the FDA has made it illegal for stevia`s manufacturers to state that it is a sugar substitute.
Please, please put health first and not corporate profits.
(NOTE: This bill was "DEFERRED". A euphemism for "killed".)
About the author
Hesh Goldstein: Vegetarian since 1975, vegan since 1990. Moderator of a weekly radio show in Honolulu called, "Health Talk" since 1981. Obtained a Master's degree in Nutrition, in 2007, to silence the so-called "doctors" that called in to my weekly radio show asking for my "credentials". At 72, I am in perfect health, have no illnesses, take no meds, play 4 on 4 half court hoops 2 hours a week, body surf, race walk, do various cardio and weight exercises, teach women's self defense classes based upon 30 years of Wing Chun training and play in a softball league twice a week.
To obtain a state of good health, if it had a face or a mother or if man made it, don't eat it.
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www.healthtalkhawaii.comHesh is also the distributor of Organic Sulfur Crystals, an incredible healing nutrient. For more information on this go to his website and click on Products.
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