Section III -- Supplements/Herbs
Part 1
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE and the
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS FOUNDATION
F.D.A. ISSUING FOR COLLUSION WITH MONSANTO
*Editors note:
This I believe makes for an interesting article because plenty of your Meal Replacement Powders, Whey Protein Powders and soft drinks are made with ASPARTAME. This article really opened my eyes to this but confirmed my suspicions about the F.D.A.
Article written by Nancy Markle (1120197)
I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME marketed as 'NutraSweet', 'Equal', and 'Spoonful"'. In the keynote address by the EPA, they announced that there was an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. I explained that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.
When the temperature of Aspartame exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME coverts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. (Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants). The methanol toxicity mimics multiple sclerosis; thus people were being diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis in error. The multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, where methanol toxicity is.
In the case of systemic lupus, we are finding it has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. Also, with methanol toxicity, the victims usually drink three to four 12 oz. Cans of them per day, some even more. In the cases of systemic lupus, which is triggered by ASPARTAME, the victim usually does not know that the aspartame is the culprit. The victim continues its use aggravating the lupus to such a degree, that sometimes it becomes life threatening. When we get people off the aspartame, those with systemic lupus usually become asymptomatic. Unfortunately, we can not reverse this disease.
On the other hand, in the case of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We have seen cases where their
vision has returned and even their hearing has returned. This also applies to cases of tinnitus.
During a lecture I said "If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc.) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss-you probably have ASPARTAME DISEASE!" People were jumping up during the lecture saying, "I've got this, is it reversible?"
It is rampant. Some of the speakers at my lecture even were suffering from these symptoms. In one lecture attended by the Ambassador of Uganda, he told us that their sugar industry is adding aspartame! He continued by saying that one of the industry leader's son could no longer walk - due in part by product usage!
We have a very serious problem. Even a stranger came up to Dr. Espisto (one of my speakers) and myself and said, 'Could you tell me why so many people seem to be coming down with MS?
During a visit to a hospice, a nurse said that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence. Here is the problem. There were Congressional Hearings when aspartame was included in 100 different products. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, but to no avail. Nothing as been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets. Now there are over 5,000 products containing this chemical, and the PATENT HAS EXPIRED!!!!! At the time of this first hearing, people were going blind. The methanol in the aspartame converts to formaldehyde in the retina of the eye. Formaldehyde is grouped in the same class of drugs as cyanide and arsenic-DEADLY POISONS!!! Unfortunately, it just takes longer to quietly kill, but it is killing people and causing
all kinds of neurological problems.
Aspartame changes the brain's chemistry. It is the reason for severe seizures. This drug changes the dopamine level in the brain. Imagine what this drug does to patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. This drug also causes Birth Defects. There is absolutely no reason to take this product. It is NOT A DIET PRODUCT!!! The Congressional record said, "It makes you crave
carbohydrates and will make you FAT". Dr. Roberts stated that when he got patients off aspartame, their average weight loss was 19 pounds per person. The formaldehyde stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs.
Aspartame is especially deadly for diabetics. All physicians know what wood alcohol will do to a diabetic. We find that physicians believe that they have patients with retinopathy, when in fact,
it is caused by the aspartame. The aspartame keeps the blood sugar level out of control, causing many patients to go into a coma. Unfortunately, many have died. People were telling us at the
Conference of the American College of Physicians, that they had relatives that switched from saccharin to an aspartame product and how that relative had eventually gone into a coma. Their
physicians could not get the blood sugar levels under control. Thus, the patients suffered acute memory loss and eventually coma and death.
Memory loss is due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are neurotoxic without the other amino acids found in protein. Thus it goes past the blood brain barrier and deteriorates the
neurons of the brain. Dr. Russell Blaylock, neurosurgeon, said, "The ingredients stimulates the neurons of the brain to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Dr. Blaylock has written a book entitled "EXCITOTOXINS: THE TASTE THAT KILLS" (Health Press 1-800-643-2665). Dr. H.J. Roberts, diabetic specialist and world expert on aspartame poisoning, has also written a book entitled "DEFENSE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE" (1-800-814-9800). Dr. Roberts tells how aspartame poisoning is escalating Alzheimer's Disease, and indeed it is. As the hospice nurse told me, women are being admitted at 30 years of age with Alzheimer'sDisease. Dr. Blaylock and Dr. Roberts will be writing a position paper with some case histories and will post it on the Internet. According to the Conference of the American College of Physicians, 'We are talking about a plague of neurological diseases caused by this deadly poison".
Dr. Roberts realized what was happening when aspartame was first marketed. He said "his diabetic patients presented memory loss, confusion, and severe vision loss". At the Conference of the American College of Physicians, doctors admitted that they did not know. They had wondered why seizures were rampant (the phenylalanine in aspartame breaks down the seizure threshold and depletes serotonin, which causes manic depression, panic attacks, rage and violence).
Just before the Conference, I received a FAX from Norway, asking for a possible antidote for this poison because they are experiencing so many problems in their country. This "poison" is now available in 90 PLUS countries worldwide. Fortunately, we had speakers and ambassadors
at the Conference from different nations who have pledged their help. Print this article out and warn everyone you know. Take anything that contains aspartame back to the store. Take the "NO ASPARTAME TEST" and send us your case history.
I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of aspartame, knows how deadly it is. They fund the American Diabetes Association, American Dietetic Association, Congress, and the Conference of the American College of Physicians. The New York Times, on November 15, 1996, ran an article on how the American Dietetic Association takes money from the food industry to endorse their products. Therefore, they can not criticize any additives or tell about their link to MONSANTO. How bad is this? We told a mother who had a child on NutraSweet to get off the product. The child was having grand mal seizures every day. The mother called her physician, who called the ADA, who told the doctor not to take the child off the NutraSweet. We are still trying to
Convince the mother that the aspartame is causing the seizures. Every time we get someone off of aspartame, the seizures stop. If the baby dies, you know whose fault it is, and what we are up against. There are 92 documented symptoms of aspartame, from coma to death. The majority
of them are all neurological, because the aspartame destroys the nervous system.
Aspartame Disease is partially the cause to what is behind some of the mystery of the Dessert Storm health problems. The burning tongue and other problems discussed in over 60 cases can be directly related to the consumption of an aspartame product. Several thousand pallets of
diet drinks were shipped to the Dessert Storm troops. (Remember heat can liberate the methanol from the aspartame at 86 degrees F). Diet drinks sat in the 120 degree F. Arabian sun for weeks at a time on pallets. The service men and women drank them all day long. All of their symptoms are identical to aspartame poisoning. Dr. Roberts says "consuming aspartame at the time of conception can cause birth defects".
The phenylalanine concentrates in the placenta, causing mental retardation, according to Dr. Louis Elsas, Pediatrician Professor - Genetics, at Emory University in his testimony before Congress.
In the original lab tests, animals developed brain tumors (phenylalanine breaks down into DXP, a brain tumor agent). When Dr. Espisto was lecturing on aspartame me, one physician in the
audience, a neurosurgeon, said, "when they remove brain tumors, they have found high levels of aspartame in them".
Stevia, a sweet food, NOT AN ADDITIVE, which helps in the metabolism of sugar, which would be ideal for diabetics, has now been approved as a dietary supplement by the F.D.A. For years, the F.D.A. has outlawed this sweet food because of their loyalty to MONSANTO.
If it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label-DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!! Senator Howard Hetzenbaum wrote a bill that would have warned all infants, pregnant mothers and children of the dangers of aspartame. The bill would have also instituted independent studies on the problems existing in the population (seizures, changes in brain chemistry, changes in neurological and behavioral symptoms). It was killed by the powerful drug and chemical lobbies, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting public.
Since the Conference of the American College of Physicians, we hope to have the help of some world leaders. Again, please help us too. There are a lot of people out there who must be warned, *please* let them know this information.
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Part 2
Understanding ProHormones
I am a big fan of reading the various muscle magazines. My biggest pet-peeves about these various magazines is that they are becoming huge billboards and advertisements. If I have to read another article about creatine, Im going to scream. Every magazine has advertisements that tout their creatine or creatine drink is the best and most effective. Then you have to get past the main products that each magazine hawks. MuscleMag is big into Muscletec products. Ironman claims that MuscleLink is the best. Muscle Media pushes EAS of course. You know what I mean. Now the big supplement that is hitting the scene is pro-hormones. Of course everyone touts theirs is the most potent and the most effective. It does get confusing. So hopefully I can write this article so you know what is the best for your body. Lets start.
Here is a Q & A Technical Fact Sheet:
1. What are Prohormones?
Prohormones are Precursor Hormones (pro=pre) This refers to a Prohormone that converts into its parent hormone.
2. How does the body convert these Prohormones into their corresponding parent hormones?
The prohormones are converted in the body by liver enzymes. The diones utilize 17beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and the diols utilize 3beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
3. What Prohormones are currently being utilized by supplement companies?
4-androstene3, 17dione (Androstenedione)
4-androstene3, 17diol (4-Androstenediol)
5-androstene3, 17diol (5-Androstenediol)
19-nor4-androstene3, 17dione (19-Norandrostenedione)
19-nor4-androstene3, 17diol (19-Nor4-Androstenediol)
19-nor5-androstene3, 17diol (19-Nor5-Androstenediol)
4. What does the DIONE and the DIOL ending represent?
These endings represent the type of double bond. The dione has a double ketone bond
(di=double one=detone). The diol has a double hydroxyl bond (di=double ol=hydroxyl)
5. What is Androstenedione?
Androstenedione is a prohormone produced by the adrenal gland and can be found in the pollen of Scotch pine trees. Androstenedione is one metabolic step away from testosterone. Testosterone is an androgenic/anabolic hormone. This means testosterone can impart male characteristics when administered in a high enough dose.
6. Can Androstenedione shut down my natural production of Andro or Testosterone?
If taken in the recommended dose andro should not shut down natural hormone production. This is due to the fact that the prohormone conversion only lasts about 3 hours, which is not a long enough time to signal the adrenal gland to shut down.
7. What is 19-Norandrostenedione?
19-Norandrostenedione is androstenedione with a carbon molecule missing from the 19th position. 19-Norandrostenedione is one metabolic step away from nor-testosterone or nandralone. Nor-testosterone is an anabolic/androgenic hormone. This means nor-testosterone imparts very little male characteristic side effects.
8. Is there a difference between the delta 4 & 5 versions of the DIOLS?
The delta refers to the number preceding the word andro. Example: 4 andro, 5 andro. This number represents the position of the chemical bond. The delta 4 version has been shown to be dramatically more efficient than the delta 5 version. The delta 5 version has been shown to have minimal anabolic activity and a high rate of estrogen conversion. This difference is due to the fact that a delta 4 prohormone can directly convert to testosterone while the delta 5 must first convert to delta 4 via an isomerase enzyme.
9. Are the DIOLS better than the DIONES?
The diols utilize a different enzyme for conversion and have been recently shown to have a higher rate of conversion. The diones have a 6% conversion while the diols have a 16% conversion rate.
10. Is it beneficial to stack the DIONES and DIOLS?
Since these compounds utilize different enzymes for conversion, there would be no enzymatic competition between the prohormones. This would allow full conversion of both compounds resulting in the highest percentage of hormone.
ANDROSTENEDIONE
* Estrogen conversion: Yes
* DHT conversion: Yes
* Testosterone conversion: moderate
* Anabolic effects: low
* Beneficial for: men
4-ANDROSTENEDIOL
* Estrogen conversion: No
* DHT conversion: No
* Testosterone conversion: high
* Anabolic effects: very high
* Beneficial for: men
5-ANDROSTENEDIOL
* Estrogen conversion: Yes
* DHT conversion: No
* Testosterone conversion: low
* Anabolic effects: moderate
* Beneficial for: women
19-NORANDROSTENEDIONE
* Estrogen conversion: Yes
* DHT conversion: No
* Nor-Testosterone conversion: moderate
* Anabolic effects: moderate
* Beneficial for: men and women
19-NOR4-ANDROSTENEDIOL
* Estrogen conversion: No
* DHT conversion: No
* Nor-Testosterone conversion: high
* Anabolic effects: very high
* Beneficial for: men
19-NOR5-ANDROSTENEDIOL
* Estrogen conversion: Yes
* DHT conversion: No
* Nor-Testosterone conversion: moderate
* Anabolic effects: low
* Beneficial for: women
Now as you have just read, I have laid out the effects of each of the Pro-Hormones and how the can benefit or can be a waste of time and money. As you can see, all of them have good points and some have good as well as bad points. I will now delve into more technical data on how these compounds work for you.
Im going to assume that if you are reading this you are a novice pro-hormone user. I will begin the breakdown of these formulas by explaining the conversion of these compounds. The 19 Nordiol and 19 Nordione both convert into nor-testosterone or nandralone. Nandralone is an anabolic/androgenic hormone, which is the base of the anabolic steroid Deca-Durabolin. Androdiol and Androstene converts into testosterone. Testosterone is an androgenic/anabolic hormone responsible for muscular growth and male characteristics. The next area of concern is the diol and the dione endings. The diol ending represents a double hydroxyl bond (di=two ol=hydroxyl) and the dione represents a double ketone bond (di=two one=ketone). The nordiols utilize the liver enzyme 3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and the diones utilize 17-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. This means you have two sources of nandralone using two different enzymes for conversion. Since there is no competition for the same enzyme, you end us with the highest rate of nandralone conversion. The diols are thought to have about 16% conversion while the diones have about a 6% conversion rate. Now that we have a basic framework of what the norandros are doing let me explain the next compound. 4-Androdiol can convert into testosterone. 4-Androdiol utilizes the liver enzyme 3 beta hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase. Before I explain why 4-androdiol is the best testosterone precursor, we need to understand what the delta number represents. The delta number is found in front of the word andro (4-andro, 5-andro). Some companies would like you to think that the delta 5 version of androdiol and 19nordiol are superior compounds. In reality, research shows that 5-androdiol has minimal anabolic and androgenic activity.<1> 5-Androdiol has also been shown to have a high rate of estrogen activity. <2> Estrogen is considered a negative side effect due to the possibility of causing gynocomastia. 4-Androdiol, on the other hand, can not directly convert into estrogen and research has shown that it can raise testosterone appoximately 300% greater than androstenedione. <3,4> The same rationale can be applied to 19-nor5diol and 19-nor4diol due the structural simularity of the compounds. The manufacturers that supply 19-nor5diol have no research to show that this compound has any anabolic activity. So with this information, you can see that it is beneficial to stack the diols and the diones. The diols have a higher rate of hormonal conversion, the delta 4 versions are superior than the 5 delta versions.
To best utilize these pro-hormones, I recommend that you take a dose at least three times a day. At least 1 hour before you workout and an hour after you workout and one before you sleep for the night. Usually the supplement companies recommend that you only take 2 doses, but I have found that the regimine I stated above yields greater results. I have also recommended this schedule to friends and they too have yielded great results rather than the 2 dose a day regimine.
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2. Seymour-Mun K., Adams J. 1983. "Estrogenic effects of 5-androstene3, 17diol at physiological concentrations and its possible i
implications in the etiology in breast cancer." Endocrinology. 112; p. 486-491
3. Blaquier et.al. 1957. "In vitro metabolism of androgens in whole human blood." Acta Endocrinolgica. 55; p. 697-704
4. Ziegenfuss, Lambert, Lowery. 1998. Accepted for presentation. Int Congress Weightlifting Strength Training. Nov. 10-12,
Lahti, Finland.
