[ExI] aspartame done me wrong

[Gina Miller]

I am sorry that happened to you and I am glad you are not using it anymore. 
Aspartame has also been suspected as a negative factor for multiple 
sclerosis, (as well as other medical problems) when I was diagnosed I 
switched to Stevia, which is natural with hundreds of folds the sweetness of 
sugar, so it takes a lot less. I got mine on amazon.com but be careful to 
read all the reviews as not all products are built the same. You can also 
find zero to low calorie soda pops sweetened with Stevia at organic food 
stores.
Gina www.nanogirl.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Damien Broderick" <thespike at satx.rr.com>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:33 PM
Subject: [ExI] aspartame done me wrong


>
>>As far as I know, aspartame is most widely used (it is - or was - part of
>>some dietetic drinks). Sometimes under different names. So I think it is
>>possible, that its availability might have been a factor in its perceived
>>harmful effects.
>
> I took it in my tea and on cereals as a sweetener for years, and 
> simultaneously had an increasing incidence of... well, feeling like shit. 
> Dizzy, slightly nauseated, nothing you could put your finger on, 
> increasingly intolerable. One day Barbara told me she'd read that 
> aspartame had some deleterious side effects. I scoffed. What? I've been 
> using this stuff for years! Yeah, and--? So on a venture I stopped using 
> it. Within a couple of days, the evil shit went away. Unbelievable. And 
> while I still feel crappy from time to time, it's not *every bloody day*. 
> I could try taking it again for a couple of months to cross-check, but I'd 
> rather not. (The cyanide experiment put me off that.) (Just kidding.)
>
> Damien Broderick
>
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