Just getting over a bout of what I believe to be an illness that is very similar to GWI, and I would like to share my findings with anyone else who might benefit. I owned a restaurant and used teflon coated pans everyday-over an open flame. Doctor's had no answers. Suspecting aspartame as the cause, I found Dr Janet Starr Hull, who did a hair analysis. The results were shocking. 100% toxicity of platinum, silver, aluminum, cadmium, and copper...with resulting deficiencies of zinc, lithium, calcium, and magnesium!!! Folks, you need to look into this!!!
Al & Cd effects: [url]http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/fuortes/Text/alum_cad.htm[/url]
Note that aspartame does breakdown inside the body into formaldehyde. Both formaldehyde & aluminum bind to amino acids inside the body and are therefore nearly impossible to detect. The resulting mineral deficiencies create a myriad of symptoms!!!