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Love Note/Sweet Poison

I’ve long known that aspartame was no good for you. It just wasn’t clear to me how bad it was. Now here’s some proof in an abbreviated version of a report by Betty Martini (written in 2000).

For a great, healthy alternative (with 0 calories and no sugar spiking), get some flavored stevia, an herbal extract that’s sweeter than sugar, but good for you (for where to find the flavored varieties, contact me), and add it to water or seltzer if you prefer a carbonated drink. Enjoy!

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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, they announced that there was an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. I explained I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.

When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME coverts 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 multiple sclerosis; thus, people were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.

In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz. cans of them per day, some even more. In the cases of systemic lupus, which is triggered by ASPARTAME, the victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues its use aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life threatening.

When we get people off the aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become asymptotic. Unfortunately, we cannot reverse this disease. On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their vision has returned and even their hearing has returned.

This also applies to cases of tinnitus. 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, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss, you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!” People were jumping up during the lecture saying, “I’ve got this. Is it reversible?” It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture even were suffering from these symptoms. In one lecture attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he told us that their sugar industry is adding aspartame! He continued by saying that one of the industry leader’s son could no longer walk due in part to product usage! We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto, (one of my speakers) and myself and said, “Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS?”

During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke drinkers, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence.

Here is the problem.

There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was originally included as a sweetener in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing has been done.

The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!

At the time of this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol in the Aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye. Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and arsenic – DEADLY POISONS!!! Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing all kinds of neurological problems.

Aspartame changes the brain’s chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. This drug also causes birth defects. There is absolutely no reason to take this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT! The Congressional record said, “It makes you crave Carbohydrates and will make you FAT.” Dr. Roberts stated that when he got patients off aspartame, their average weight loss was 19 pounds per person.

The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe that they have patients with retinopathy, when in fact, it is caused by the aspartame. The aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died.

People were telling us at the conference of the American College of Physicians, that they had relatives that switched from saccharin to an aspartame product and how that relative had eventually gone into a coma.

Their physicians could not get the blood sugar levels under control.

Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and eventually coma and death. Memory loss is due the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found protein. Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the neurons of the brain. Dr. Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, “The ingredients stimulates the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Dr. Blaylock has written a book entitled “EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS” Health Press 1-800-643-2665). Dr. H. J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled “DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE” (1-800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer’s Disease, and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a position paper with some case histories and will post it on the Internet.

According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, “We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison.” Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when aspartame was first marketed. He said, “His diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and severe vision loss.” At the Conference of the American College of Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know.

They had wondered why seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence). Just before the Conference, I received a fax from Norway, asking for a possible antidote for this poison because they are experiencing so many problems in their country. This “poison” is now available in 90 PLUS countries worldwide.

Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors at the Conference from different nations who have pledged their help. We ask that you help too. Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains aspartame back to the store. Take the “NO ASPARTAME TEST” and send us your case history. I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is.

They fund the American Association, American Dietetic Association Congress, and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York Times, November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to endorse their products.

Therefore, they cannot criticize any additives or tell about their link to MONSANTO.

How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get off the product. The child was having grand mal seizures every day. The mother called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the doctor not to take the child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to convince the mother that the Aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we get someone off of aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know whose fault it is, and what we are up against.

There are 92 documented symptoms of aspartame, from coma to death. The majority of them are all neurological, because the aspartame destroys the nervous system. Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the mystery of the Desert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and other problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to the consumption of Aspartame product.

Several thousand pallets of diet drinks were shipped to the Desert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F.) Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The servicemen and women drank them all day long. All of their symptoms are identical to aspartame poisoning. Dr. Roberts says consuming Aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth defects.”

According to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician and Professor of Genetics, at Emory University, in his testimony before Congress, the phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation. In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors, phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent.) When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame, one physician in the audience, a neurosurgeon, said, “When they remove brain tumors, they have found high levels of aspartame in them.”

Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the FDA. For years, the FDA has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO. If it says “SUGAR FREE” on the label – DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public.

Since the Conference of the American College of Physicians, we hope to have the help of several world leaders.

Again, please help us, too. There are a lot of people out there who must be warned, please let them know this information.

Love Note/Speaking of Hurt

Continuing with my musings on ways to understand and process our emotions, today it occurred to me that I’ve got some conflicting thoughts on what to do with emotional pain, and that writing about them and hearing your thoughts as well (please comment below) could help me resolve them.

So here’s the dilemma….

On the one hand I believe that my feelings – no matter what anyone (apparently) does or says to me – are 99% about me – my cellular memories, beliefs and imprints, my karma and current stage of spiritual evolution, and my soul’s plans for me – all of which created the experience in the first place as a way of helping me learn and grow. And that, therefore, it’s up to me to address the hurt within myself. In other words, no one can fix for me what was created within me.

On the other hand I believe that the relationship aspect is important to – that total honesty, including about all our feelings, is critical to relationships, that our experiences are CO-creations that develop through social interaction, and that feedback and compassionate response can be critical factors when it comes to noticing our effect on the world (in order to become more effective in the ways we consciously choose to be) as well as recognizing and healing our triggers.

After all, we do have the ability to communicate for a reason.

So here are the questions:

Could we heal and evolve in isolation?

Is talking about a hurt – even sometimes to the point of screaming or crying to someone else – a necessary element of the alchemy of transformation or is it much less helpful than heretofore believed?

Can even blame become a path to growth if responded to in a way that helps the one doing it shift the perspective and reclaim their power and the one committing the perceived offense become more aware, emotionally skilled and compassionate?

Or put another way: Is there anything that is better left unsaid?

I invite your comments.

Love Note/The Value of Anger

As some of my readers know, one of the healing modalities I practice and teach is The Healing Codes. (There’s a link to learn more about this at the bottom of this post.)

Recently someone who purchased the Healing Codes wrote to Tom Costello (the lead coach/practitioner and main support for the rest of us) about his experience with his package (which he was not happy about as you’ll read below). I thought Tom’s response was enlightening and valuable enough to share, which he has given me permission to do.

(It’s interesting to note that anger is the theme of my last post as well. I certainly believe it’s a big part of our current experience on planet Earth, so we could all do with more understanding about how to master it – and transmute it into its higher vibration sister: personal power.)

The unhappy client wrote:

Tried it religiously for 1 year..no change..another simplistic new age rip off..

Try reality – common sense for a change – it works surprisingly.

And Tom answered:

Thank you for your testimonial. You probably didn’t realize you were giving a testimonial so I will explain what I mean.

I checked our records and notice that we ‘gifted’ the Healing Codes package to you in March 2006. You paid for shipping. You have given evidence that we acted generously, compassionately and charitably to you when you asked us to help you. That is obviously not much of a ‘rip off.’ I interpret my willingness to respond to your email as an act of generosity and continued caring for your healing.

You say there was ‘no change’ so let me talk about the ideas of change, progress, and improvement. This is an area that is often misunderstood. Consider this image: a 10 rung ladder with each step of the ladder representing an different emotional state. The bottom rung would be labeled “Shame” and that is the least effective state (rung) to be stuck in (standing on). Next step up is Apathy. This is where we find depressed people. Next up is Grief where people are stuck in the disappointment of some loss or abandonment. Next up is Fear. This is the negative anticipation that more grief and pain will be coming. Next rung up the ladder of Emo-States is Lust. Lust means craving. This is where we find addictions, compulsions, etc. Next step up is Anger which I call the emotion of ‘Stop!’ It can be powerful if used appropriately. Next step up is Pride which is useful if it gives good feelings about oneself but less valuable if used to put down (intending to drive someone else down the ladder or to lessen them in some way). The top three and most positive rungs of this ‘ladder’ are labeled Courageousness, Acceptance, and Peace. They are the most positive emo-states.

Here is how to view the emo-states: each Emo-State is more effective than the Emo-States below it. Each Emo-State is less effective than the ones above it. In other words, you will be more effective as you ‘climb this ladder of emotional states.’ Your view of the world, yourself, and opportunities and even God change based on the Emo-State you are in. It is easy to imagine that a person can literally see more from a higher rung than from a lower rung of a ladder. The same is true with emotional states.

I recommend that a person measure progress by their climb up this ladder because it is easier to recognize. You also can imagine as you consider the Emo-States that the stress decreases as you go up from Shame ….. to …… Peace. As that stress decreases, your body is better able to repair itself. In the lower states you remain in “fight or flight” and this disempowers the immune system, ability to think and reason, etc.

So let’s consider the possibility of your progress up this ladder of Emo-States. What state were you in when you asked us for help getting the Healing Codes package? Unless you were scamming us, you weren’t able to pay for the package, you needed help dealing with some ‘issues of the heart’ that resulted in physical problems, and you were probably feeling like a ‘victim to your circumstances.’

Eleven months later you are writing an email from the Emo-States of Anger and Pride. I would say that is great progress! Congratulations! Anger, blame, name calling are usually not seen as good things but when you consider where you have been they could be big improvements. Pride in yourself is good and the first major step in this area is belittling someone else, looking down your nose at someone else. Again, it is possible to be insulted by someone who wrote this email unless one is aware of Emo-States. All our capabilities are determined by our perception of self and life and the Emo-States directly indicate those perceptions.

If you are seeking physical healing I would say that you are getting closer to facilitating your body doing just that. Reach for Courageousness. Courageousness is the feeling we had as young boys. It is the feeling of excitement, discovery, adventure, fun at finding out what happens next. Men are natural explorers, natural discoverers. Make a game of your explorations. Lighten up. Get into it as a game. You will help your body immensely.

Good luck on your journey and thanks again for taking the time to write your testimonial. I will make sure your Coach knows of your progress.

Tom

To let me know your thoughts, leave a comment!

Love Note/What Healing Feels Like

I recently heard from a woman who, in addition to being a good friend of mine, is also a serious student of spiritual and energetic healing, and has worked with me many times over the years. Over the course of a few days recently she raised some questions about the process she was going through and I answered in an exchange of emails.

I thought others might benefit from reading our exchange and she graciously agreed to let me publish it. For the sake of her privacy I’m referring to her by the initials FC.

May you find it interesting, encouraging and valuable in your own healing process!

FC wrote:

I “almost” called you yesterday to run something by you…
Have gotten in touch with some rage as of late (and better late than never).
Even though it is extremely unpleasant, I sense that I must honor its force (how does one “honor” a tsunami?) because it brings valuable information albeit in a dramatic way. My question is about discerning how long to honor it. There is a concern that if I let go too soon, I might forget or overlook the information it brings. On the other hand, if I hold onto to it too long, it can do damage to me physically and emotionally. Any thoughts or opinions…?

Reply from me:

On rage –
What damages is the suppression or EXpression of it (the latter meaning acting on it), NOT feeling it fully. So don’t worry about the time.
Think of yourself as a tsunami and expand (be the wave) by breathing into your solar plexus – you may also use your voice and your limbs (in a safe way).
Eventually (and it usually doesn’t take that long) one of two things – maybe both – will happen:
1) the anger will dissipate as you begin to feel much bigger than the injustice committed against you, and/or
2) you’ll get in touch with the belief about yourself that created the anger and have something to work on clearing/shifting (with EFT, Healing Codes, whatever).
The whole process can actually feel quite liberating.

FC:

I must be doing something right because I’ve experienced both of the outcomes you mentioned by staying with the tsunami. However, I take “exception” to the word injustice in the singular; for the wave to be so large its origin was traced to multiple injustices over many years. Although the initial injustice may have been the most damaging, the subsequent ones only seemed to deepen the original wound, so to speak.

And so it is hard for me to feel that I am larger than the injustices. Also, I have a Christ complex, for lack of a better word. I often feel that I have taken on a level of pain very deeply so that others may be spared on some level. I think you know me well enough to realize this is not coming from a place of ego. It may just be that this belief emerged along the way to help me tolerate my particular circumstances, that by dedicating it to a higher purpose rather than an orgy of self-pity, I was in fact transmuting the pain….

Of course I believe that with the current changes on the planet, we, as a species no longer require suffering as a learning tool. If that is the case, why am I still “doing” suffering? Perhaps(answering my own question), I am near the end of this wave and feel pulled strongly by the outgoing tide. And the good news, if there is any, is that I have progressed to suffering/struggling mindfully.

Yours for the greater good, 🙂

Me:

I hear you and understand about the “Christ complex” as you call it.
As we are all powerful creators, whatever you believe about where you are with it IS true for you! Once you have a new belief, the experience will change. Your soul really does want you to feel great, which requires changing some beliefs.
Today I realized that I still had a belief that I deserve punishment (because several things have happened that have felt like that).
So I decided to install the new belief that I am done with punishment. I just held the intention until my subconscious aligned itself with the new belief and gave me a confirming signal). Lo and behold a lot of the lower emotions disappeared. You might want to try the equivalent of that for yourself.

I’ll talk with you again soon.

Love and light,

Ellen

P.S. I’ll be very happy to read your comments!