The usually good humored doctor was angry, very angry. He had the disposition of a warrior fighting against a lost cause and he knew his enemy is just too big for him. "It frustrates me beyond anything you know, when I see all these women either pregnant or wondering how to get pregnant drinking this liquid poison. So much damage for years to come will be inflicted and there is almost nothing we can do about it."
It was a quiet afternoon and we were at the residence of Dr Zan Teichmanns old English home. The report had just arrived about a study published this week on The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and we decided to interview this veteran on pregnancy and nutrition.
"Its been about 8 years now that I have been fighting against aspartame but the situation is getting worse by the day. This substance should never have been in the market to begin with, yet now its consumed by millions of people every single day." Dr Teichmann was referring to the substance that is used in almost all diet drinks and sugar-free candies right now around the world. Aspartame is the technical name for the chemical otherwise known as Equal, Spoonful NutraSweet, and other sugar alternatives. Aspartame was discovered in 1965 by G.D Searle Company in United States.
"There are many studies that clearly show how harmful aspartame is. Its responsible for insomnia, anxiety attacks, seizures, nausea, muscle spasms, depression and here is the big surprise: chronic weight gain! Some recent studies even show that its also responsible for triggering or worsening epilepsy, Parkinsons disease, Alzheimers, brain tumors, multiple sclerosis and as you are now reading... birth defects."
The doctor was referring to the study published this month which we came to talk about. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports a study conducted on about 60,000 Danish women which shows clear links between the consumption of diet soda and premature delivery in childbirth. In this report, out of the 60,000 women surveyed, only 5 percent experienced premature childbirth. However among the women who consumed one diet soda daily, the premature delivery rate jumped to 38 percent. But the worst was reported among those who were drinking four or more diet drinks a day - a whopping 80 percent of the pregnant women delivered premature babies.
"This isnt a surprise at all, at least not to me. The fact that aspartame causes havoc during pregnancy has been known since 2004 when a study in the Journal of Neurotoxicology and Teratology clearly showed that aspartame consumption "significantly decreased" gestation periods in primates. So this is not a new discovery at all."
Yet around the world multi-million dollar marketing campaigns are being launched every month featuring models and movie stars who tell their followers their secret of such a great body is their favorite diet soda.
"Its truly dark times we are living in you see. These marketing companies and pharmaceuticals are killing millions around the world for a little profit. Imagine all the babies born with birth defects. Imagine all the women who are wondering how to get pregnant everyday, when the only thing thats stopping them is quite likely their innocent diet drink. Think about all the people developing lymphoma and leukaemia. Yet the moment we make some progress making the public a bit more aware, is the moment they (the multinational companies) launch yet another brainwashing campaign showing how glamorous it is to drink this poison."
Previously in another study published in the European Journal of Oncology by Morando Soffritti and co-workers revealed that "the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame damaged DNA and this damage is accumulative... This means that drinking a single diet cola sweetened with aspartame every day could increase ones risk of developing a lymphoma or leukemia."
When asked what would be the best course of action for women who want to become pregnant but having trouble conceiving, the doctor cheered up again to his usual self.
"The miracle of the human body is that it can repair almost anything within itself with proper nutrition and a bit of will power. The very first thing that women should stay away from is all these harmful chemical containing products like diet soda and junk food. The next thing to remember is that getting pregnant may take a while for anybody. Just because you are healthy does not mean you can get pregnant anytime you want and also just because you are not getting pregnant does not mean you are infertile. Stay away from pills, drugs and other medical interventions unless you absolutely need it. Try to go for natural, herbal and holistic solutions. Believe it or not, there is a world of options out there. Do your research."
So what did we learn from this interview? Dont put something in your mouth just because its promoted by a big company. Especially if you are trying to get pregnant.
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