My Health - Brian

So for the past few years my blood pressure has fluctuated from high to normal.  In April 2010, I became very ill.  I had major gastrointestinal problems and a headache from hell.  This headache lasted for almost three weeks straight. The doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me.  They did blood work, endoscopy, CT scan of my brain, and yet everything came back normal.  Well, except for my sugar levels.  So then they did a insulin resistance test.  It showed that I was slightly insulin resistant.

So, in May, a friend of mine on Facebook said, "You are having the same symptoms I had a while back when I was sick.  I think that you have aspartame poisoning!"    So I looked it up and discovered that there are 92 different symptoms of aspartame poisoning.  I had several of them.
Here is a little bit about aspartame poisoning.

Phenylalanine - Aspartame Poisoning

Nutrition fact about Phenylalanine in aspartame:

The 1976 Groliers encyclopedia states cancer cannot live without phenylalanine. Aspartame contains 50% phenylalanine.

Phenylalanine is one of the essential amino acids found in proteins, but I am one of the believers that amino acids should be eaten in combination, not in isolated form. Nature provides amino acids in combination; only man isolates them for processing purposes.

Phenylalanine is found naturally in foods such as eggs, milk, bananas, and meat. If you are PKU (Phenylketonuric) or sensitive to phenylalanine, you will react to the phenylalanine in aspartame. You many want to get a blood test to check for this condition. Over the past 20 years, humans have become more aware of PKU reactions because human beings began using isolated phenylalanine to the degree it is harmful to some individuals, many as aspartame side effects. My suggestion would be to research PKU and phenylalanine extensively. Phenylalanine can be very harmful to diabetics.

Symtoms

The ones in red are the symptoms that I had.

Many reactions to aspartame were very serious including seizures and death. Those reactions included:

Abdominal Pain
Anxiety attacks
arthritis
asthma
Asthmatic Reactions
Bloating, Edema (Fluid Retention)
Blood Sugar Control Problems (Hypoglycemia or Hyperglycemia)
Brain Cancer (Pre-approval studies in animals)
Breathing difficulties
burning eyes or throat
Burning Urination
can't think straight
Chest Pains
chronic cough
Chronic Fatigue
Confusion
Death
Depression
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Excessive Thirst or Hunger
fatigue
feel unreal
flushing of face
Hair Loss (Baldness) or Thinning of Hair
Headaches/Migraines dizziness
Hearing Loss
Heart palpitations
Hives (Urticaria)
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Impotency and Sexual Problems
inability to concentrate
Infection Susceptibility
Insomnia
Irritability
Itching
Joint Pains
laryngitis
"like thinking in a fog"
Marked Personality Changes
Memory loss
Menstrual Problems or Changes
Migraines and Severe Headaches(Trigger or Cause From Chronic Intake)
Muscle spasms
Nausea or Vomiting
Numbness or Tingling of Extremities
Other Allergic-Like Reactions
Panic Attacks
Phobias
poor memory
Rapid Heart Beat
Rashes
Seizures and Convulsions
Slurring of Speech
Swallowing Pain
Tachycardia
Tremors
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vision Loss
Weight gain


Aspartame Disease Mimics Symptoms or Worsens the Following Diseases

Fibromyalgia
Arthritis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Lupus
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Diabetes and Diabetic Complications
Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Disease
Birth Defects
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Lymphoma
Lyme Disease
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Panic Disorder  

Here is a little background as to why I would have aspartame poisoning.  So in September of 2008, I lost my job at the furniture manufacture, Woodland Furniture, then in October, my father offered me a job with him. So I went from standing and hard work to a desk job.  I was gaining weight and my wife told me to start drinking "Diet."  So I started drinking Diet Pepsi and Crystal Light.  I was drinking a lot of Crystal Light.  Crystal Light is very high in aspartame and potassium.

I stopped drinking anything with aspartame in it and with in a week, my problems were going away.  My, very painful, headache was finally gone.  My stomach was feeling better. I figured out what was wrong with me, with the help of a friend.  I had racked up $7,000 in medical and the doctors were at a loss.  So after I was feeling all better, I figured that my blood sugar problems were due to the aspartame.  My blood pressure had returned to normal.

This past September, I went to India for a business trip, upon returning, I became very ill, again, with gastrointestinal problems.  This time it was just nausea and diarrhea.   Again all test results came back normal.  The only thing that was not good was my blood pressure, it was around 142/90.  So after two weeks of being sick and almost 20lbs later, I was feeling better.  What ever it was just went away.

I went back in a couple times after feeling better to get my blood pressure checked.  It was still high. around the same as before.  In the beginning of November, I decided to return to BioLife to donate blood plasma.  When they were checking my vitals, my blood pressure was 163/103, they waited five minutes and checked it again.  It was 162/102!  So I went back to my doctor a few hours later and it was 143/87.  My doctor was concerned.  He has put me on blood pressure meds and they did blood work.  He also wants to check me for sleep apnia.  I did an overnight oxygen test and there were a few times where my oxygen dropped below 88% for a few minutes.  Not good.  On my blood work, when it cam back, it showed that I have high cholesterol and my fasting glucose levels were 121.  Diabetes levels are 126.  NOT GOOD!

So today I am going in to get more meds and get set up on a diet and cardio plan.

I am to young to be this old.

UPDATE!!!!

So I do not have Insulin Resistance.  I do have Sleep Apnea  At least one thing was eliminated.