Aspartame Anti-Testimonials© #095 – Headaches, Joint Pain, Inflamed Sciatic Nerve

I was introduced to aspartame before it hit the market. One of my clients was a scientist who helped develop the product and in the beginning at least he was not aware of the problems it could cause. When cyclamates were removed from the market we were all at a loss for a replacement sweetener that tasted good. Aspartame seemed to be the solution. Of course I immediately started using NutraSweet. After about 15 years a chiropractor gave me a page with possible side effects … I was stunned that this one product might be the cause of my declining health. I had been to various doctors who did thousands of dollars in testing but could find nothing wrong. I immediately gave up the product and went back to plain old sugar … it is 6 years later … for the most part my headaches are gone … the joint aches are better but my sciatic nerve is inflamed and the only thing the neurologist can come up with is possible exposure to some toxin in the environment. That was quite an innovative diagnosis I thought since most doctors have to have a physical reason or none. The outcome was I have to just live with it … so I do. Hopefully with time this will wear out or off. In the meantime all any of us can do is spread the word and hope others will listen … the consumer is the only one who will eventually put a stop by refusing to purchase the product. Aspartame is too big a business for it to be willingly given up and the powers that be certainly are not going to cut off their money kickback supply to stop it … and the public trusts that the government would not allow a harmful product to be produced and sold to the public. It is an uphill battle but one that needs to be fought. Linda, http://www.kats-korner.com