Fact or Fiction?

[popper81]

I came across a little nugget of info on facebook, and wanted to know what the ozgolf community thought of it. Is it FACT or purely FICTION.

I am sure there are a few other old wives tales that will be discussed over time.

[popper81]

Thoughts on the following:


A KILLER IN YOUR FRIDGE

SWEET POISON..A MUST READ !!!

In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.
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By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick she just knew she was dying.

She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.

She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.

On March 19, I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.

I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment.

I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! I e-mailed her an article my friend, a lawyer, had sent. My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but, she sure felt a lot better.

She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.

Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind. In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda.. and literally dying a slow and miserable death

When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life.If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on 'ASPARTAME,' marketed as'Nutra Sweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.'In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.

I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts 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, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus.

Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is!

Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers.The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas.

In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.

This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia. During a lecture, I said, 'If you are using ASPARTAME (Nutra Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs,
Cramps,
Vertigo,
Dizziness,
Headaches,
Tinnitus,
Joint pain,
Unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!' People were jumping up during the lecture saying,'I have some of these symptoms. Is it reversible?'

Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem. Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice; a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence!

Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates.

It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!

These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.'

Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!

Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance.

Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE.. Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, Seizures, Depression, Manic depression, Panic attacks, Uncontrollable anger and rage.Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well. Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet.

So called 'behavior modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed.Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place!Most of these children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that were 'better for them than sugar.'It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.

Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners.

There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.'

Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included in 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets.

Sadly, MONSANTO'S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED! There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a 'piece of the Aspartame pie.'I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is.

And isn't it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians?

This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to endorse their products.Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants.

The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioural symptoms.
The bill was killed.It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed public. Well, you're informed now!

Please print this out and/or e-mail to your family and friends.

[Daves]

It is posted on a mirade of crack pot sites, plus is in lots of chain emails and forum posts, so I am calling fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

[sms316]

My first wedding took place on March 22. A part of me wishes that I died that day.

[Daves]

It is posted on a mirade of crack pot sites, plus is in lots of chain emails and forum posts, so I am calling fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4127

http://hoaxbusters.org/aspartame.html

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/forum/forum_comments/1747

[Captain Nemo]

http://www.fda.gov/default.htm
Id call B.S

[PeteyD]

Total rubbish. While excess consumption of anything is not good, this is ridiculous. Let me find something you might find interesting ...

[PeteyD]

Dihydrogen monoxide:

is called "hydroxyl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl) acid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid)", the substance is the major component of acid rain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain).
contributes to the "greenhouse effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect)".
may cause severe burns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalding).
is fatal if inhaled (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drowning).
contributes to the erosion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion) of our natural landscape.
accelerates corrosion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion) and rusting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust) of many metals.
may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
has been found in excised tumors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor) of terminal cancer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer) patients.
Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

as an industrial solvent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent) and coolant.
in nuclear power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power) plants.
in the production of Styrofoam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene).
as a fire retardant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_retardant).
in many forms of cruel animal research (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_research).
in the distribution of pesticides (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide). Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
as an additive in certain "junk-foods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_food)" and other food products.

[PeteyD]

and more ...


Water (http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp)

[Ferrins]

Fiction as my brother has consumed the total volume of Loch Ness in diet soda.

[Nut]

Cue the..... "Leaving a half cut onion in the house prevents influenza" and "soursops are 10,000 more times potent than chemo" etc etc

Heard them all, and all ridiculous.

[timah!]

Is this the 'will Marto break 80?' Thread?

[IamViva]

fact or fiction,

Tears make the best lubricant?

[Lagerlover]

fact or fiction...

it is compulsory for piercing shops to now give women pine tree air fresheners, to hang off their newly pierced navel

[hocko]

Fact or Fiction;
Women with tattoos on their lower back take it in the bum?

[Shadesy]

Fact or Fiction;
Women with tattoos on their lower back take it in the bum?

Fact, Lower pain threshold.

Ask Me my theory on piercings.

[Lagerlover]

Okay, Shadesy what's your theory on piercings?

[Shadesy]

It simple math...

The more piercings is directly proportionate to her odds of swallowing.

[Ashes]

It simple math...

The more piercings is directly proportionate to her odds of swallowing.

Do all piercings qualify?

[Shadesy]

Do all piercings qualify?

Yes, but it's a sliding scale. More in the ears, lower percentage.

Tongue ring = jackpot.

Only one reason to get that done.

[hocko]

It simple math...

The more piercings is directly proportionate to her odds of swallowing.

I see no assimilation in this?

[Ashes]

Do you have any piercings Shadesy?

[Lagerlover]

It simple math...

The more piercings is directly proportionate to her odds of swallowing.

All yours mate....


22474

[Shadesy]

Do you have any piercings Shadesy?

Nope.

No tatts either.

[Jeffo1123]

All yours mate....22474 I see where shadesy is coming from here.. She swallows as it would be too much hassle trying to clean a facial for her.. Interesting!

[popper81]

To the sensible boys at the top.... I will have a good read of the stuff you have linked, posted etc over the next few days.

To the clowns..... I laughed. Don't take that as a good thing.

Timah! - Marto has broken 80, plenty... I am shutting my mouth. Have you? Recently? 90? 100? #justasking..... ;)

[Marto65]

Yeah Timah! ...

#Popperisreallyagoodblokebutdontaskmetoverifyit
#Timah!playsCgradepennantsleavehimalone

[popper81]

Yeah Timah! ...

#Popperisreallyagoodblokebutdontaskmetoverifyit
#Timah!playsCgradepennantsleavehimalone

#truceuntilafterthefridayofvicchamps
#secretlyhopeyoustinkitupbadovertheweekend
#martofornaga

[timah!]

To the sensible boys at the top.... I will have a good read of the stuff you have linked, posted etc over the next few days.

To the clowns..... I laughed. Don't take that as a good thing.

Timah! - Marto has broken 80, plenty... I am shutting my mouth. Have you? Recently? 90? 100? #justasking..... ;)

#honorableWAnker
#wecantallplay3timesaweek
#ibreak80everyround

;)

[popper81]

#honorableWAnker
#wecantallplay3timesaweek
#ibreak80everyround _ I CALL BULLSHIT.

;)

Happy to be a WAnker.. they seem alright. MAybe you should try and get to know them ;)

As for the rest of the bullshit..

#jealousmuch
#bullshithereistimahsgolflinknumber

[Marto65]

#truceuntilafterthefridayofvicchamps
#secretlyhopeyoustinkitupbadovertheweekend
#martofornaga

#truceaccepteduntilafterwesingwearethechampions
#youllbeinaworldofhurtcomesunday
#hopeyourememberyourhelmetonsaturday
#iamnochanceofthenaga
#wherethehellislarrylongpronglatelyithinkhesscared

[popper81]

#truceaccepteduntilafterwesingwearethechampions
#youllbeinaworldofhurtcomesunday
#hopeyourememberyourhelmetonsaturday
#iamnochanceofthenaga
#wherethehellislarrylongpronglatelyithinkhesscared

Hahahaha.... This has got to stop.

[sms316]

#hashtagsghey

[Marto65]

#karrieishorrible

[sms316]

#stronginthedoggy

[Lagerlover]

#cookiesmakemeevenhungrier

[Dotty]

#theyarecalledbiscuitsinthiscountry

[Lagerlover]

#sorry

[popper81]

Fact or Fiction

Was there a hash tag thread before?

[sms316]

Only if you want there to have been one.

[Hatchman]

Fact or Fiction?

If your a right hander and you buy a dozen golf balls there are 3 left handed ones in there and vice versa?

[3Puttpete]

Fact or Fiction?If your a right hander and you buy a dozen golf balls there are 3 left handed ones in there and vice versa? You might be thinking of screwdrivers

[Veefore]

When my dad was an apprentice he got sent out to get some left handed screwdrivers.

When he returned more than two hours later the tradies had a real laugh thinking he'd been looking all that time.

When they asked him where exactly he had gone, he replied "The movies."

He'd already been out of school and within with his old man for two years by then and knew all the pranks.

[backintheswing]

I remember being sent for a long weight, striped paint, sky hook and all sorts of other stupid stuff. My old man had warned me, so I treated it as an excuse to waste the day away.

[Lagerlover]

Sous sent me to get 3L of beetroot juice, went through every kitchen and department, finally got fed up and went into chef's office... He ripped me a new one for wasting his time...

Wife is in banking, she was sent into head office for some Verbal Agreement Forms...

[3Puttpete]

In a previous job on a boat my boss told me to ask someone for a PCS. I was new so I checked with him an he confirmed it stood for Position, Course and Speed so I asked. We were tied to a buoy in Sydney Harbour.

[LeftyHoges]

Not bad gents, not bad at all.

[markTHEblake]

Wife is in banking, she was sent into head office for some Verbal Agreement Forms...

I got asked that one, but i was a switched on young fella back then. But what I did do, you wife will have a laugh. On about my 3rd day in the bank the tellers asked me to go down the road to westpac and get a "special answer", and I am asking what is that?
She said. 'Just go there, give them this (the cheque), and thats all you do" . So i wander down there, give them the cheque and leave. When I got back and they say "where is the warrant?" and I am like "huh?, you just told me to give it to them"

of course they made me go back ,the westpac johnnies all pissing themselves.

[Hatchman]

I used to get newbies on my crew all the time.
I would tell them I needed some special rubber to help make the job I was printing print better.
I used to send them into the art room to ask one of the girls for some green prophylactic rubber. They were in on the joke.
They would give the guy a piece of printing plate cut the shape of a big (another name for male rooster).

Most took it quite well and saw the funny side. Had one or two duds that had no idea they'd been part of a practical joke. Sent one of them into the die shop for 2x20mm mooney discs the same night and he still didn't get that we were taking the p!$$.
The best one was the guy that absolutely cracked it and went mental at us. Didn't speak to us for about 2 months until I got my next victim, then he saw the funny side of it.

[Daves]

I got asked that one, but i was a switched on young fella back then. But what I did do, you wife will have a laugh. On about my 3rd day in the bank the tellers asked me to go down the road to westpac and get a "special answer", and I am asking what is that?
She said. 'Just go there, give them this (the cheque), and thats all you do" . So i wander down there, give them the cheque and leave. When I got back and they say "where is the warrant?" and I am like "huh?, you just told me to give it to them"

of course they made me go back ,the westpac johnnies all pissing themselves.


It was a long "wait" to balance the general ledger in my day.

[BrisWesty]

They used to ask the newbies at Sovereign Hill to go ask at one of the stores for a populating tool.

[popper81]

FACT or FICTION

That the WD-40 thread is legit?