January 1996 Patient Newsletter #468 To All My Patients: This month I would like to tell you about a 37 year old stewardess on a commercial airline who came to me with the complaint of overwhelming fatigue for the last seven months. She stated that she has had a weight problem for some years now and was concerned that her weight problem might interfere with her continued employment by the airline as a stewardess. She said that in the last seven months she had also noticed that her eyes were getting painful, the tears were decreased, and she had ringing in the ears, headache, sometimes dizziness and unsteadiness, confusion and memory loss (brain fog). She stated that sometimes her speech was slurred and that sometimes she had numbness and tingling of hands and feet. She was alternately drowsy, had nights of sleeplessness, and had anxiety and heart palpitations. Her past medical history revealed that she had always enjoyed good health until about seven months ago when she took steps to correct her weight problem. Physical examination was entirely non-rewarding other than the fact that she was about 22 pounds overweight with a mildly elevated blood pressure. Her Rhomberg test for balance and coordination was slightly positive. The remainder of the physical examination and all laboratory tests were entirely normal. I made one significant change in her diet. In addition, I suggested that she follow the "Wolverton Twelve Point Wellness Program" and that she take certain nutritional supplements. When she returned for a follow-up visit in one month the difference was quite striking. The patient assured me that she felt better then she had in seven months. Furthermore, she stated that she lost one pound a week which was the requested amount. She assured me that she felt that we were on the right track in the suggestions that I had made. By now, I am certain that you are more than mildly curious as to what dietary modification could restore this patient to good health. Actually, this dietary modification incorporates one of the sad and shocking secrets of the 20th century. I must affirm that I have not learned anything about this matter in any of the news media including television, national magazines, or newspapers of the nation. Why? I told this patient to stop using ASPARTAME (trade name Nutrasweet and Equal). (Following paragraph was omitted in Leader article) In 1977 an FDA task force submitted a 15 page document concerning their investagations which raised serious deficiencies in SEARLE's integrity ( the manufacturer of Aspartame.) The book further delineates that a former member of congress and chief of staff in the Ford administration, Donald Rumsfield, was hired as president of SEARLE company in 1977. Rumsfield was paid two million dollars in salary and 1.5 million in bonuses between 1979 and 1984. Assistant senior U. S. Attorney, William Conlin, was assigned to the SEARLE case. He took no action despite repeated prodding by Richard Merel, chief council of the FDA. One year later, Conlin took a position with Sidley and Austin, the law firm representing SEARLE. I recite this case history for two reasons: (1) Very frequently, when you put a designer drug into the human body for the purpose of "fooling" an organ system, the consequences are far reaching and sometimes quite disastrous. (2) We all know that "boys will be boys," and for that reason the most successful civilizations in the world's history have been those governed by a small constitutional republic. When you get the situation we how have in Washington with vast reaching bureaus that are given awesome power (such as FDA has) "Government," as George Washington said, "is not reason; government is not justice. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master!" -------------------------------- Dr. G. M. Wolverton, M.D. as printed in the Nicolas County "News Leader", Wednesday, 24 December, 1997 (page 2, Letters to the Editor). Dr. Wolverton can be reached at: 812-282-4309 News Leader P.O. Box 591 Richwood, W. Va 26261 The above information provided by: Mission Possible West Virginia, "Evelyn E. Blake" (WEBMASTERS note: Several paragraphs were omitted by the News Leader most likely due to space constraints. The most significant omission concerning the DoJ lawyers was replaced to help clarify the reason and meaning of "I recite this case history").