I have also eliminated Aspartame (Equal(tm)) from my diet. I usually don’t drink diet drinks, but when I need something cool to drink I would pick up a diet drink if nothing else was available. I no longer do that. I also suggested to my wife that she quit drinking diet drinks.
She did and noticed that her joints no longer gave her pain. She is a doctor and has to travel to about 3 hospitals and round on her patients. She has to do a lot of walking.
She also bought some vitamins for our children the other day. I looked at the label and discovered that the number one ingredient was Aspartame! We did *not* give this to our children. If you are trying to eliminate Aspartame from your diet beware of anything labeled sugar free. I have found it in gum, jelly, and cough drops.