Could aspartame be responsible for multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, fibromyalgia or other neurological disorders? Cori Brackett is a MS Survivor, activist and film maker who put together the documentary “Sweet Misery” which you will see below in which she interviews many doctors and aspartame survivors.
Cori was in the process of doing research for a movie when she began to experience a tingling in her hands and feet. At the time, she was unaware of any controversy surrounding artificial sweeteners and had been a heavy consumer of diet soda. She learned of the connection between diet soda, aspartame and many diseases and quit drinking them. The tingling continued, so she saw a doctor who informed her that she had Multiple Sclerosis.
Her search for answers about aspartame poisoning led her across the country. After 7000 miles, and 25 hours of footage, “Sweet Misery” reveals one of the most pervasive, insidious forms of corporate negligence in the history of the industrial revolution.
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Dr Janet Hull, creator of the Aspartame Detox Program says “The dangers of aspartame poisoning have been a well guarded secret since the 1980s. The research and history of aspartame is conclusive as a cause of illness and toxic reactions in the human body. Aspartame is a dangerous chemical food additive, and its use during pregnancy and by children is one of the greatest modern tragedies of all.”
Dr. Woodrow C. Monte wrote:
Methanol [one of the breakdown products of aspartame] has no therapeutic properties and is considered only as a toxicant. The ingestion of two teaspoons is considered lethal in humans
Monte, Woodrow, “Aspartame: Methanol and the Public Health”, Journal of Applied Nutrition, Vol. 36, Number 1, 1984, p. 44
Critical Symptoms of Aspartame Toxicity
- death
- irreversible brain damage
- birth defects, including mental retardation
- peptic ulcers
- aspartame addiction and increased craving for sweets
- hyperactivity in children
- severe depression
- aggressive behavior
- suicidal tendencies
If you think that you might be suffering from Aspartame related illness and want to learn more, have a look at Dr Hull’s Aspartame Detoxification program. There are more than just the critical symptoms of aspartame poisoning, there are many other aspartame side effects. Please be aware of the signs and stop drinking / consuming diet products immediately.
Cori Brackett has now created a sequel to Sweet Misery, a new documentary entitled Sweet Remedy.
Sweet Remedy
“Sweet Remedy: The World Reacts” is a documentary of personal, legal and political struggles in the face of an adulterated food supply. In “Sweet Misery”, Cori Brackett surmises, ” the institutions designed to protect our food supply have failed us.”
What’s next? “Sweet Remedy” is a candid look at people across the country working to improve our food supply and to heal and detoxify those already poisoned. In it she asks the important question “how can a healthy society prevail when the food supply can no longer be trusted?”
Great question
Find out more about Sweet Misery and Sweet Remedy
This sounds really interesting and I’ve put it in my Netflix queue. I’m very thankful that I’ve always avoided artificial sweeteners. In the olden days before I watched what I ate, I ate real sugar because I like sweets. Once I cut out [most of] the sweets, I never substituted sweeteners because I just can’t stand the way they taste. No matter the claims of how “real” each one tastes, I find the flavor atrocious. I lucked out, apparently.
For myself, I stopped drinking regular sodas and opted for the Diet ones. At one point, I was drinking 3-4 a day. I noticed that for me, my heart rate increased to the point of feeling cramps in my chest, I was suffering from headaches and they did not* quench my thirst. It has been one year since I’ve stopped drinking diet pop and am currently in the process of eliminating any artificial sweetners.
Hi Rob,
This is my first time reading your blog. Congratulations on your success! I am impressed with your story and how far you’ve come.
As a Certified Nutrition Consultant, I meet with clients everyday who could definitely use your site as motivation. I will be recommending it!
Also, I am a blogger for nutritiondata.com and I will be referring to your blogs in the future.
Thanks Rob!
-Elaine Murphy, Weigh To Heath, Inc. weightohealth.com
Thanks Elaine
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Thank you for publicizing another danger from an artificial sweeteners. The evidence keeps mounting that diet sodas are not only bad for your health, they don’t help you lose weight either. In fact, recent research indicates that they lead to weight gain.
It’s not recent research Jeff, it’s just being publicized in the mainstream media now. I had to laugh (thankfully though) that it finally made it to the news. Why the dangers of aspartame have been kept quiet for so long is beyond me.
I m so glad all of this is finally coming out into the mainstream. Purdue University just came out with a study on how aspartame and similar products affect our health and weight. In fact I just wrote a blog myself on this same subject on http://blog.nutritiondata.com/dieting_weight_loss_blog/2008/02/obesity-contrib.html#comments about artificial sweeteners and weight loss. There’s also a book out called “Excitoxins, the Taste that Kills” by Dr. Russell Baylock that goes into great depth about the health problems with aspartame and MSG.
Elaine Murphy, BA, CNC, http://www.WeighToHealth.com
Awesome! information given by you, I have been trying to get this kind of information , I really glad to read your article. Food poisoning is a sepsis.(the presence of harmful microorganisms or associated toxins in the blood and tissues), that is caused by consuming foods that are contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites.
This is great information. I’m a recovering Diet Coke addict 🙂 6 -8 cans a day. I quit cold-turkey about a month ago. The first 3 days I experienced a severe headache and was very thirsty. Hopefully this is the last time I have to see my eye doctor (I think he’s getting sick of me). My prescription has improved 2 times this month. He dismissed my Aspartame poisoning claim. He thinks I’m nuts and referred me to my family physician 3 weeks ago. 1 week into my detox: weight 182lbs, blood sugar prick test (sugar meter?? I don’t know what they’re called) 124 which prompted a lab blood test which came back as negative for Diabetes & Thyroid levels were normal.
That was 3 weeks ago. Today I’m down 8lbs w/out any other changes to my diet or exercise routine!!! Oh that’s right: I’m not craving sweets or carbs anymore. So I’m not mindlessly filling my face w/ snack crackers or M&Ms. My blood sugar w/ a prick test is now normal (90 or below). I have not had a headache in the last month; my asthma is gone, no more racing heart… I don’t know exactly how to explain it… more like an anxiety reaction but no stimulator, I use to get a rash/hives towards the end of the day (this I knew had something to do w/ the Diet Coke but didn’t want to admit)… gone and this is a weird one, I use to get tongue tied a lot almost like racing thoughts and my mouth couldn’t keep up… gone.
I will never ever ever touch that stuff again. Pay close attention to the labels because it’s in almost everything. It’s disguised under different names. It’s in a lot of your kid’s food: cereal, yogurt, icecream, popsicles, fruit snacks & low-sugar fruit drinks. My kids hate me right now but they’ll get over it.
The easiest way to spot it on a food lable is to look for the Phenylaetonurics warning. If that warning is anywhere on the label it’s in the product.
Jen, thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
It’s a testimony like yours that allows others to see what is possible when letting go of the soda, diet or otherwise.
I’m glad you had so much success already.
I found this post to be quite interesting. I am about 4 months pregnant and had been suffering from severe headaches for several weeks. After talking with my midwife we decided I should cut out all artificial sweeteners from my diet. Within a couple days I was headache free. I also noticed that my heart did not race like it had been. I was not shaky and nervous. Anytime I would be in a stressful situation my stomach would bloat and I would be in pain. That’s gone now. I have more energy and feel more alert but able to relax. I tried to see if I could use Splenda but it gave me a headache right away.
This is a very informative post. I really enjoyed reading, and what makes me even happier is that bloggers are trying to increasing awareness. If health is your concern, there is no reason to use aspartame as a sugar substitute. Try something else if you must have the sweetness of sugar, like honey.
Here’s another post I found on the harms of aspartame:
sorry, i forgot to include the link. here it is:
Has the American Heart Association Sold its Soul to the Devil?
Hi this is all very interesting to me I have used equal sweeteners for many years 2 or 3 tablets in a cup of coffee ( up to 5 pr 6 a day ) also drank diet coke and diet yoghurts etc . Over the last year or so I have had many weird symptoms that the doctor couldn’t figure out but thought it may be a brain tumor or MS . I was sent for a brain MRI that came back normal however the symptoms persist . This is what i have experienced …. It started a year ago with a vibration sensation in my tailbone that came and went and lasted a couple of months , I have laid in bed in the mornings ANC the first time it happened I thought a truck had gone by and vibrated the house but i realized it was just my body this happened on and off over the next year. I suffer headaches extreme tiredness ( about once a month I just need to sleep for a whole day ) a restless legs every night that has become worse over this period . One morning i woke with the side of m face feeling almost numb but. Very sensitive to touch tis lasted a couple of days , now I am experiencing like a pressure in m head after I have been sitting and I get up and noises seem to be louder than normal like putting a cup down on
granite bench hurts my head . All of these symptoms have stumped the doctors now that ms and tumor have been ruled out I am starting to believe I have poisoned myself with long term aspartame use . I have stopped as of today anything diet or sweetener so I hope this helps .
Jen