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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Health Tip -- Strictly Avoid Aspartame

Legislative efforts to ban the neurotoxic artificial sweetener aspartame are about to be actioned in New Mexico; Bills to ban Thimerosal, the Mercury filler in vaccines and to create strong Nutrition Council are already on Governor Richardson's Agenda for 30 day session, convening Jan. 17.

A bill to ban the neurotoxic artificial sweetener aspartame will be introduced in the New Mexico legislature on January 17. This will be the first legislative ban in the USA on aspartame. The bill is introduced by New Mexico State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino.

New Mexico Governor Richardson believes that states must take back some of the FDA's regulatory power, because "the FDA isn't doing anything," (quote: Dec.23, 2005) and "isn't doing enough to warn people about the dangers of aspartame" (quote to medical writer for Albuquerque Journal, October 5, 2005).

Richardson has already placed on the "call" (his agenda for the coming 30 day session) a bill to ban Thimerosal, the mercury filler used in vaccines, and a bill to create a New Mexico Nutrition Council, with specific powers to question and challenge FDA approved products. These important bills are sponsored by the President Pro Tem of the NM Senate, Ben Altamirano.

Stephen Fox, author of the bill to create the Nutrition Council and the bill to ban aspartame is happy to answer questions on these 3 vital bills which could result in a new era of consumer protection. Stephen Fox may be found at 217 W. Water, Santa Fe, NM, or reached by telephone on 87501 505 983-2002.

US Senator Bingaman is considering the issue of aspartame's neurotoxicity. He may ask the Senate to ask the FDA Commissioner to rescind the approval for aspartame.

The artificial sweetener, Aspartame, is a carcinogenic neurotoxin. One of its metabolites is formaldehyde. A recent study by the Ramazzini Oncology Foundation links it to 6 kinds of cancer, as reported on the National Institute of Health website in November 2005.

The FDA has refused to rescind its approval of aspartame, allowing it to be used in coffee sweeteners, "diet" beverages, "low-fat" yogurt and "sugarless" gum, to name just some of the 6000 products consumed by 70% of Americans and 40% of our children that contain the product. It is also in over 500 children's medications.

Interestingly, UK Member of Parliament from Wales, Roger Williams, on December 14, 2005, asked Parliament for a total United Kingdom ban on aspartame citing recent proof of its neurotoxicity.

So take heed of the free health tip to strictly avoid any and all products containing the artificial sweetener aspartame.

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