Aspartic acid and asparagus

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If a person is not taking aspartame, then the amount of

aspartate/aspartic acid in Emergen-C might not present that much of a

a problem. I just do not knowingly want to take any chances myself.

 

The aspartic acid in asparagus is in its natural form, and the amount

is actually quite small, despite the name of the plant. Aspartic acid

got its name because it was first discovered, in very small amounts,

in asparagus shoots.

 

As it turns out, cane sugar and sugar beet molasses contain greater

amounts.

 

 

oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

<drlanphier wrote:

>

> Hi Mike

>

> Very quickly as I need to run. Synthetically manufactured

ingredients often

> act differently in the body than they do when occurring naturally in

a whole

> food. The synergistic component comes into play with whole foods.

>

> You are absolutely correct in that asparagus is a tremendous food to

include

> in a cancer protocol. For those that cannot afford eating it every

day, Chi

> Enterprise makes an excellent asparagus extract tea.

>

> Just an FYI for the group: Dr. Theodore A Baroody, North Carolina,

in his

> book Asparagus Can Do It For You says " asparagus should be taken by

everyone

> for a number of reasons the two best being heart balance and cancer

> prevention. Among other things this tasty vegetable supplies is its

> extremely high alkaline forming property that is very beneficial to

overall

> health. I test for 175 primary deficiencies in my patients and

asparagus

> can strengthen and supply every one of these imbalances at one time or

> another. Other benefits are to the immune system and heart arrhythmia.

> Because it is so hard to get people to eat Asparagus everyday I highly

> recommend this food supplement. "

>

> Dr. Kurt Donsbach, of California says " Every so often an idea or concept

> comes along that is too easy and inexpensive to ignore, ---- the

daily use

> of asparagus is one of them. " " The original asparagus therapy came

from a

> dentist in Pittsburgh who had a cancer behind his eye and Hodgkin's

lymphoma

> blocking his intestine. Both went gradually over about one year.

Supposedly

> any number of cancers have been helped, cancer of the mouth, bladder,

> breast, lung, colon, prostrate cancers and leukemia. Asparagus is

expensive

> and available only for a short season. Asparagus extracts allow a

person to

> get the benefits all year around without eating large quantities. "

>

> Asparagus can clean the artery and has diuretic effects. Besides,

asparagus

> extract also can help chelation Mercury out through the kidneys.

>

> My reasoning in bringing up the consumption of aspartame is that it

contains

> 40% aspartic acid.that's a lot. I am not fueling disinformation at

all and

> while I don't agree with Dr. Blaylock or Dr. Mercola on everything, I do

> believe that it stands to reason that if people are consuming high

amounts

> of aspartame then they are consuming high amounts of aspartic acid

which may

> cause health concerns. If I am missing something or reading something

> incorrectly, other than just a differing of opinion, please let me

know. :-)

>

> Any way I still urge caution and people can research and decide for

> themselves what to put in their body. Everything that you put into your

> body has an effect.

>

> Have no idea what happened with Snapple but would not recommend their

> products either. Well aware of the " power " of the Internet but it's

always

> good to get a reminder. :-)

>

> Email just doesn't do a conversation justice. :-)

>

> Be Well

> Loretta

>

>

>

> _____

>

> In cofusion, (er,...I mean " conclusion " ) if you avoid Emergen-C

because it

> has aspartate in it, then you should also shun ASPARagus because it

has high

> levels of both bound and unbound ASPARtate in it. This would be a shame

> because asparagus is one of the most powerful anti-cancer foods we know

> about. As my good buddy Frankenstein says " Ugh, aspartate, good!

Aspartame,

> bad! "

>

> Mike

>

>

>

> Loretta,

>

> We were not talking about aspartame. I am the arch enemy of

aspartame. We

> were talking about aspartic acid. They are not the same thing. Just

> because aspartame contains aspartic acid, this does not indict aspartic

> acid. There is no aspatame in Emergen-C. There are plenty of

products out

> there to get upset about, especially the ones with aspartame. A benign

> product like Emergen-C can be damaged and, perhaps eventually lost

to the

> public, through misinformation and rumor. We saw this happen with

Snapple

> and the whole label rumor. The internet has great power. It can make or

> break something. We have to strive to be accurate.

>

> Mike

>