Aspartame and Other “Food” Chemicals are Disabling Us

By Lily Burdock - June 9, 2008

1 Timothy 6:9-10
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they
have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

When I was diagnosed with a pituitary adenoma last summer after months of struggles, my first question to the doctors was, “What caused it?” Their answer was a resounding, “We just don’t know.” In my research since, I find that answer not only unacceptable, but deceitful as well. I also discovered that 25% of the population has undetected pituitary tumors, that are not discovered until postmortem during autopsies. Yes, you read that correctly. One in four people probably already have a tumor, but they just don’t know it yet.

I do not have what most consider a higher education, as I only obtained a high school diploma. Yet in a matter of a few months of research, I uncovered so much disturbing information about tainted foods, pharmaceuticals and corrupt doctors, it was enough to send my head spinning! How could I, a mere high school grad, uncover mountains of evidence, but all those powerful, well-educated doctors not have any idea? In reality, I think they just would not or felt they could not speak the truth!

I was able to discover in just an hour of research that in 1977, the FDA’s Bressler Report documented the dangers of aspartame. Yes, you read that year correctly… 1977. A large pharmaceutical company was pushing for government approval of aspartame. According to the Bressler Report, they knew that aspartame was dangerous, that it caused tumors, as well as causing atrophy of males in laboratory testing. Yet somehow, aspartame was still approved for human consumption, and quickly made its way into the mainstream food supply via diet soft drinks, chewing gum, candy, and other sugar free and diet foods.

Not knowing the danger, I consumed my fair share of aspartame as a sweetener in my coffee, diet drinks, and chewing gum. Now, some thirty years after the Bressler Report and subsequent approval of aspartame, here I sit with a pituitary adenoma. To say that I’m angry or upset is an understatement. I feel betrayed. How could something like this happen in the US? We are supposed to live in the greatest country in the free world!

I now believe that many of the doctors out there do know the truth, but are not at liberty to speak freely. Their reputations are at stake. If they speak out strongly about dangerous foods or pharmaceuticals, they risk their very livelihoods, their perks, and their bonuses. The drug companies do not want people to really know about the dangers contained in those little plastic bottles any more than the big food manufacturers want you to know what the ingredients may do to your health over time. If the majority of doctors stay mum, and only a minority of them speaks out, it’s very easy for the those willing to tell the truth to be labeled as quacks. Then they can be easily dismissed and quieted.

Isn’t our government supposed to be protecting us from the big, wicked, greedy corporations who worship the almighty dollar? Consider what Lincoln said so succinctly at the Gettysburg Address: “…government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth”? And what about the Constitution? When I uncovered so much information about the corruption in our government and the conflicts of interest between them, big pharma, and the food industry, I began to realize that our government has become something polar opposite of what our founding fathers had intended for the US.

Consider this… How many of us are eating foods on a regular basis that are far from their original form. Over-processed, prepackaged, and genetically modified foods are now mainstream. These foods are slowly making us sick; the aspartame example is just one of many. And what do we do when we get sick? We go to a doctor or hospital and they prescribe drugs or expensive treatments and surgery to help us. Is this not a new form of enslavement? Haven’t we become enslaved to pharmaceuticals and doctors? I truly believe we are in bondage to our diseases that are very likely caused by the tainted foods we are eating daily. It’s a vicious cycle.

This vicious cycle is not only putting us on the road to bankruptcy, but also disabling us for full service to our Lord and Saviour. It’s taking money we could be giving to the work of the Lord – missionaries, outreach, etc., and instead feeding it to the big corporations. It’s also limiting our ability to serve due to illnesses, disease, and untimely deaths.

One thing to always keep in mind is there is much money at stake. Who benefits from this? No doubt big corporations’ profits on aspartame and other chemical additives are astronomical. These corporations would have an awful lot to lose if the American people woke up from their extreme complacency and rejected these practices by the food industry.

Warn your family and friends. Please let them know the dangers of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners. I write this from first-hand experience. I want to help you spare your family and friends from the same struggles that I have endured. Protect yourselves and reject their poisons. If you don’t believe what I’ve said, please do an internet search and research for yourself. There are literally thousands of resources out there for you to see. And don’t believe what you read in the mainstream media. Remember what I mentioned about the amount of money at stake? Well, they have advertisers… usually the big food corporations or pharmaceutical industry. So you better believe they will be very careful with their criticisms!

References:
http://www.naturalnews.com/022234.html
http://dorway.com/dorwblog/?page_id=15
http://www.presidiotex.com/bressler/
http://www.dorway.com/bressler.txt
http://www.idealspine.com/pages/ajcc_october_2005_updates_on_aspertame.htm
http://www.dorway.com/betty/olneyup2.html

From Perfection in Genesis to Chaos of the Present

© Lily Burdock 03/28/2008

Genesis contains so much: Creation of the earth, mankind, animals, fish, birds, seeds and herbs for nutrition and healing. God created everything we could possibly need to sustain us in the beginning.

Genesis 1:26-29, 31 (KJV)
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. … 31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

But the world we live in today is much different than that world of perfection. It has been adulterated by sin… more specifically, greed.

As a result of Adam and Eve’s sin, death was introduced to creation. It’s a fact of life… sooner or later we will all die. The question we should ask ourselves is this: Do we hasten our own death with poor nutrition and poor stewardship of the earth’s resources that the Lord so freely gave? And as a result, do we become hindered or useless witnesses for the gospel of Christ? Why should we limit our ability to be a light shining for Jesus with food and medicines that can poison this temple?

1 Cor 6:19-20 (KJV)
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

We need to be good stewards of all the Lord has given us: His creation, the earth and the bounty it can produce, as well as our bodies. I believe we are unwittingly injuring ourselves from the inside out, disabling or ending our lives early. Diseases like rampant cancers, heart disease, diabetes, and many other chronic conditions and health problems abound. We should be asking ourselves how much more affective the Lord’s people would be if we weren’t being continually dulled by physical ailments, disease or chronic pain.

Another consideration… How much more could we give to His service if we were not pouring our resources into prescription drugs that often do more harm than good, or simply cause yet another condition that docs refer to as unpleasant side effects, but require yet another expensive drug?

It is a commonly accepted practice to use pesticides, herbicides, as well as genetic engineering to create more produce. Food producers use chemicals to increase production and thereby profit.1,2,3 Rare is it to find meats that have not been directly or indirectly affected by antibiotics and growth hormones. Even the commercial milk supply is tainted with antibiotics and growth hormones, e.g. recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) or bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in order to increase milk production to levels higher than any cow would be able to produce in a natural setting. 4,5 Consider this… rBST and rBGH are in the milk which our children are drinking. It is imperative that we ask ourselves, “How is it affecting their growth and development?” Opponents to the practice have argued that it exposes children to faster development and higher susceptibility to diseases.6,7,8,9

Why do the big food corporations do this? In my humble opinion, the answer is obviously FTMH (Follow The Money, Honey!). The cheaper and more abundant the resources, the higher their profits soar. It’s very simple when you think about it. Do you think they are really interested in your or your children’s health? Or is their biggest concern their bottom line…

We are made in God’s image (Gen 1:26). He also gave us a built-in inner conviction and warning system called our conscience. What is your conscience screaming out to you now that you hold this information in your hands, and are you going to listen? Is it biblical living on our part to knowingly accept nourishment from something that can hardly be nourishing to our bodies, but is actually harming us? I firmly believe we as a nation are being physically disabled, albeit slowly, through the commercial food supply. It would follow that this problem is also causing Christians to be less effective for Christ and His gospel.

As upsetting as these things are when our eyes have been opened, please remember that all judgment belongs to God. We should be in prayer for those in leadership positions at the corporations who are responsible for the nation’s food supply and what they are doing to it. Realize that the Lord will not hold harmless those responsible for disabling His people for their own monetary gain.

Romans 12:19 (KJV)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

In the meantime, you are probably asking yourself, “What can I do?” Easy! Start purchasing organic foods and naturally-made products whenever possible. The law of supply and demand will always prevail in a capitalist society. The more demand there is for organic foods and natural products, obviously more food companies will move (as many already have) toward healthy, organic, sustainable farming and food production. You can also find local organic grocers and natural, healthy product producers. Seek local farmers, food co-ops, and merchants whose goal in life is to provide safe, quality products for you and your family.

Do all that you can to make or keep yourself healthy and productive for Christ. Go in health and preach the gospel!

Matthew 9:37 (KJV)
Then saith He unto His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few

References:

1. http://organicconsumers.org/organic/organics101.cfm
2. http://www.naturalnews.com/021827.html
3. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8098965482866581381&q=future+of+food&total=2050&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
4. http://www.organicconsumers.org/rBGH/rbghlist.cfm;
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_somatotropin
6. http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/bgh.htm
7. http://www.preventcancer.com/press/editorials/march20_94.htm
8. http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/general/milk.htm
9. http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_11149.cfm

© Lily Burdock 03/28/2008