ASPARTAME HEALTH EFFECTS
The Food & Drug Administration has approved Aspartame as a chemical additive in foods consumed by humans. Before you decide to add it to your diet, there are some things you should know.
Aspartame will break down into a chemical known as Diketopiperazine when stored for long periods of time. This reaction can also occur after Aspartame has been ingested. Diketopiperazine is believed to be causative in the incidence of brain tumors and cancer in humans and animals.
In the body, three primary components emerge as Aspartame is broken down.
PHENYLALANINE
Because the body does not recognize Phenylalanine as a natural food substance, it is difficult for the human digestive system to metabolize and remove this substance. In large doses, this chemical can build up in the brain and cause damage that results in difficulties such as depression, schizophrenia and seizures.
ASPARTIC ACID
METHANOL
Methanol, A Naturally Occurring Substance
Methanol occurs naturally in fruit. Yet, fruit was also created with pectin that binds itself to Methanol. Because the human body was not created with the enzyme necessary to break Methanol off from pectin, Methanol in this form is passed harmlessly out of the body.
Methanol, Part of Aspartame
Ten percent of Aspartame is unbound Methanol. When Methanol is not bound, it is considered a toxic substance. The process by which the human body tries to metabolize Methanol results in the production of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is stored indefinitely in the human body, making it a cumulative toxic substance.
If Aspartame is exposed to temperatures above 86 degrees Fahrenheit, Methanol is released. This reaction can also be caused when Aspartame is used in hot foods and cooking. Many believe that symptoms of Desert Storm Syndrome can be traced back to formaldehyde poisoning resulting from heavy consumption of sodas containing Aspartame which were stored in hot temperatures. A loss of coordination, nausea, confusion, dizziness, headache, blindness, depression of the central nervous system and in large doses, loss of consciousness and death can result from Methanol poisoning.
* Stop consuming sugar-free products and products that contain Aspartame.
* Begin to use natural sweeteners moderately like honey and stevia leaf.
* Record changes in your health in a journal and understand this is the way your body communicates important information.
* Detoxify.
* Work up a sweat every day in order to help your body flush toxins.
* Eat nutrient dense foods
* Sleep in total darkness.
* Drink lots of CLEAN water.
This article is no substitute for medical advice and is only intended for information. The reader bears the responsibility to carefully consider and weigh the risks of decisions that are related to health.
