Dirty Politics / Tales of the Nutrasweet (Aspartame) Scandal

It is being called the crime of the century; a world plague.

Victims of this crime include unborn infants to the elderly, and are dying from the advice of their own doctors.

But other eminent doctors are exposing this international horror, covered up by governments and media across the globe.

The weapon is aspartame. The killers are corporations who have invested billions to convince the public it is safe.

"Aspartame should never have been put on the market. That is my opinion," states Dr. H. J. Roberts in a recent telephone interview. He remarked that there are still First Amendment rights in this country. However, his opinion holds the weight equaling a Supreme Court decision, judging by his bio, which reads more like a full medical report.

H. J. Roberts, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P is world renowned, and although he is famous and has practiced medicine a long time, he takes his boards over and brings them up-to-date to show that he is as up-to-date as current doctors. (Doctors are not required to do so.) Dr. Roberts is certified and re- certified in Internal Medicine (by choice). and is a member or fellow of dozens of medical associations, including American Medical Association,Florida Medical Association, and American College of Physicians, to name just a few.

He is listed in the Best Doctors in the U.S., and in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Frontier Science and Technology and Who's Who in the South and Southwest, l960 to present.

Roberts' publications include ten acclaimed texts and more than 220 original articles and letters; many on research in challenging neurological disorders. His new book is a medical text exceeding 800 pages, and is not the first one that he or other doctors have written exposing aspartame as the scientifically proven culprit which causes more than 92 different symptoms.

The FDA was finally forced in 1995 by the Freedom of Information Act to reveal these 92 documented symptoms triggered by this additive. The report listed 10,000 consumer complaints. "A car would be recalled for less," emphasized those who are trying to educate the public on the amazing corporation cover-ups that have occurred over this "food additive."

For almost 20 years, people have been fighting the placing of aspartame in food and drinks due to the outrage of the reactions.

Three Senate hearings were held due to the preponderance of evidence showing aspartame is toxic. A summary from the Board Of Inquiry and the FDA's own audit, the Bressler Report, can be found on www.dorway.com showing that aspartame was never proven safe.

On "60 Minutes" in 1996, when Dr. John Olney made world news on the Aspartame/Brain Tumor Association, Dr. Ralph Walton discussed his peer- reviewed research showing 83 out of independent studies revealed problems with aspartame. Often independent research is ignored.

A patient in Georgia testified on Internet sites whose goal is to eliminate this chemical from the market that she believed the FDA approval, thinking that it meant aspartame was perfectly safe. She used about 12 packs of Equal in hot coffee each day.

Victims just like her say that they experienced depression and vertigo at first, followed by cramping in the arms and legs, along with other pains. Some experienced insomnia, blindness and memory loss. They report that their eye doctors couldn't explain their vision loss. In 1986, the community nutrition institute in Washington, D.C. petitioned the FDA to remove aspartame because hundreds were going blind, and experiencing seizures. The FDA refused.

Many physicians regularly make incorrect diagnosis on aspartame victims. Aspartame mimics Multiple Sclerosis, according to H. J. Roberts. He also says that aspartame actually precipitates diabetes, keeps blood sugar out of control and causes diabetics to go into confulsions. Russell Blaylock, MD., says the in his report "The Taste That Kills" that aspartame is triggering autism and ADD. James Bowen, M.D. says aspartame is an adjuvant and turns the body against itself which triggers lupus, and that it is a chelating agent.

Aspartame is a seizure triggering drug, and in a study used as in the approval of aspartame (SC18862) a 52 week oral toxicity study with infant monkeys caused 5 out of 7 of these monkeys to have grand mal seizures. One died.

In addition, two reports by Roberts in the Townsend Letter for Doctors go into addiction and Carpal Tunnel.

She is called "Roberts' Angel," but has become a thorn in the side of Monsanto and the FDA.. Thousands of people are very happy about that.

But Mrs. Betty Martini, Founder of Mission Possible has admitted that the most stunning progress was made by a woman who, for some reason, decided to plagiarize a report she wrote.

"She has saved, probably, 100,000 people, at least," quipped Martini.

The famous "Nancy Markle" letter hit the Internet at an obscure moment a couple years ago, and with the lightening speed of small town gossip, triggered an uproar around the globe within days. It has been described by the aspartame fighters as the "shot that was heard around the world."

This report originally was written by Betty Martini about a lecture she had given about Aspartame at the World Environmental Conference held at Elizabeth City State University in 1995. She had been invited by the EPA, and her trip was funded through the office of Environmental Justice. It has actually been on the Internet on a website called DORway.com for several years. Then for some reason, it began to circulate with Nancy Markle's name on it.

(It is interesting to note that after this letter hit, the EPA denied there was a World Environmental Conference.)

As a result, hundreds of reporters from countries like New Zealand, Hong Kong, England and Australia, called her at all hours of the night, because it wasn't too hard for internet enthusiasts to figure out that the letter was written by Martini.

As consumers got off aspartame and their symptoms disappeared, they even began to write songs to Nancy Markle, like "Won't you come home Nan Markle, won't you come home!" to the tune of Bill Bailey.

This letter then found it's way to hospitals, clinics, medical organizations emergency rooms and victims of aspartame throughout the world. Two support groups have been set up on the Internet to assist the victims. The support groups have now grown to four, one in spanish. In addition, four detoxification centers for aspartame victims have opened across the country.

So Martini gladly gives the mysterious Markle credit. She is just happy about the results that have come about from this defraud. She was more interested, in a telephone interview, to focus on the problem.

"I assure you that Monsanto, the creator of aspartame, knows how deadly it is. They funded the American Diabetic Association, American Dietetic Association and other trade organizations which provide physi-cians and consumers information on aspartame (Nutrasweet/Equal/Spoonful). The FDA sends out their information in the IFIC brochure (International Food Information Council Foundation). This information is rebutted with medical references on www.dorway.com and www.holisticmed.com/aspartame."

She added, "The New York Times, on November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to endorse their products. So, they never criticize any additives or tell about their link to Monsanto."

This aristocratic, southern lady continued with the intellect of an ivy league lawyer, the medical knowledge of any physician and the accuracy and speed of an auctioneer, producing fact after case history of people who were dying, and government agencies who tried to deny it.

Another of her fellow activists commented about asking the FDA or Monsanto about Aspartame, "It's like asking the Mafia about the crime rate." She said much research confirms aspartame toxicity as do 80% of complaints the FDA has received on food additives. She added that heated aspartame is the most hazardous. Now FDA has approved its use in baked goods. In 1996, the FDA gave grant blanket approval for aspartame to be used like sugar.

Martini stated about the symptoms revealed by the FDA that additives are suppose to be inert by law and do not interact with drugs and change brain chemistry. "Aspartame is about as inert as Mt. Vesuvius when it erupts," she added.

The latest attempt by the world-wide group of Mission Possible has been to contact Michael J. Fox who has Parkinson's Disease. Michael Fox, star of Spin City, Family Ties and many movies, once asked how a 30-year-old man would get this old man's disease. Michael Fox has also been a Diet Pepsi spokesman. An informant says he drinks Diet Pepsi's constantly.

Aspartame/NutraSweet that is in Diet Pepsi is a neurotoxin that triggers neurodegenerative diseases, and can precipitate Parkinson's. Information from "Aspartame (NutraSweet) Is It Safe?" by H. J. Roberts, M.D., and "Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills" by neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock, establishes that aspartame changes the dopamine level of the brain. Aspartame is a drug that changes the dopamine level of the brain. "There is no way for Michael to improve until someone gets him off the Diet Pepsi," said Martini.

Pilots are having grand mal seizures in the cockpits of commercial airliners. Five heavy users of aspartame pilots for American Airlines have died, one in flight.

Aviation magazines all over the world have printed articles warning pilots against aspartame consumption over the past 15 years. The FAA has said that they cannot officially make a statement until FDA confirms aspartame as dangerous.

But the US Air Force in their Flying Safety notified pilots "People have suffered disorders with doses as small as that carried in a single stick of chewing gum. This could mean a pilot who drinks diet sodas is more susceptible to flicker vertigo or to flicer induced epileptic activity.... all pilots are potential victims of sudden memory loss, dizziness during instrument flight and gradual loss of vision." May 92.

Roberts wrote in the October 14,1989 issue of The Palm Beach Post: "Several recent plane accidents underscore the need for further inquiry into a heretofore neglected cause of pilot and driver error: conusion and aberrant behavior caused by products containing aspartame (NutraSweet)."

He has repeatedly pointed out possible connections with diet drinks and pilot behavior and related problems in many scientific articles and addresses over the past three years. These are based on personal observations and a nationwide study. He conducted a study with 157 persons with aspartame induced confusion and memory loss. The subjects included trained pilots who developed these and other neurologic psychiatric features — including convulsions and visual problems.

Mission Possible has several sites to visit for more information. Their websites also invites visitors to research the other side, and have links to listen to the supporters of Aspartame. They warn you to ask who pays for these sources.

Food for thought. However, there is NO doubt that aspartame should never have been approved... for any type of purpose.