Aspartame was accidentally discovered in 1965, when the chemist James Schlatter of the C. D. Searle Company was working on a cure against abscesses. Aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances used to sweeten the foodstuffs we use every day. Aspartame, which is treated as a chemical toxin in the technical literature, can cause anxiety, depression, confusion, vertigo, tremor, disturbed sleep, chronic fatigue, dry and painful eyes, vision disturbances, hypertension, weight gain, itching, nausea, amnesia, convulsions and other symptoms. Aspartame may also cause brain tumours, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Aspartame kills brain cells, In particular, the areas of the brain affected by aspartame are those connected with our ability to learn. The company, which manufactures aspartame is Monsanto. Every attempt to ban the use of aspartame has failed.