Write to the FDA Commissioner Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857) and ask why stevia, a food product with hundreds of years of safe consumption, is banned in this country but nowhere else. Demand that he lift the ban on stevia, and ban aspartame instead.

Send a copy of that letter to your local newspaper and to me (at Healthy Directions, Customer Service - Stevia, 7811 Montrose Road, Potomac, MD 20854) so that Kessler will not be able to say that he doesn't get his mail.

For more information on aspartame, or to report an adverse reaction, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the:

Aspartame Consumer Safety Network, Inc.
P.O. Box 780634
Dallas, TX 75378
314/352-4268.

Recommendations
Frankly, I don't let aspartame into my house - children live there. If you do drink or eat products that contain aspartame, by all means avoid the heated ones, and that includes adding Equal to a hot drink. And never drink large quantities of aspartame, as you might with iced tea on a hot day.

FDA Disclaimer: The statements in this article have not been evaluated by the FDA. The products mentioned herein are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For medical advice, always consult your health care professional.

from Dr. Julian Whitaker's Health & Healing®, December 1994, Vol. 4, No 12