Struggling with his diabetic diet, Richard Larson, Willits resident, discovered a diet root beer that appealed to him and there were times he would drink a six pack in a day. That has all changed.
I began having terrible headaches, he says. Finally, after seeing his physician and then checking out Aspartame, a sweetener used in diet drinks, he eliminated what he calls a serious poison from his diet.
To say I was scared was the very least, he says remembering going for a CT scan to see if there was a brain tumor.
Larson came to Willits 10 years ago with his father, the late Glen Larson. The two loved to hunt and fish. Glenn was a widower and son, Richard, had experienced a divorce. Arriving here in 1995, the pair settled on Pine Mountain and shared the outdoors activities they enjoyed.
Today, Richard Larson is producer of redwood planter boxes, hope chests and bird houses, when he is not on the internet researching Aspartame.
Just call up Aspartame (or Aspartame) and headaches at Google on the internet, he invites.