this is a rant. this is only a rant. any and all offensive things that pour out of this author’s fingertips are unintentionally so and are probably due to the author’s irritable state over a falsehood that continually ends up in his inbox. do not take any claims the author may make in anger as authoritative or true until you yourself have investigated the issue for yourself.
you have been warned.
i can’t stand this anymore. i recieved my 100th email on the dangers of aspartame today. now, i’m not one for putting synthesized things into my body; i can barely stand taking pills of natural substances. but the issues this substance is raising due to alleged health issues is just out of hand. let me quote to you all the things aspartame has been accused of. multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, tinnitus, fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, joint pain, depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss. that’s an incomplete list, i might add. i am totally tired of hearing about this crap. there’s no empirical evidence that i can find, though if you can, please submit it. there is reasonable evidence, but no empirical evidence. and in today’s society, that means jack squat. so, please hear me when i say this, and understand there is the utmost respect for you for standing up for what you believe in. but if you don’t have any evidence that a scientist could take and retest with the same results,
shut the hell up. no one wants to listen to you if you don’t have evidence, at least, not in the world of science and research.
please know, i am not asking you to stop thinking about it or investigating it. far from it, i want you to know the truth as much as i want to know the truth. but please, don’t make assertations without giving me evidence. thank you.