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MSG or Monosodium Glutamate and Your Health

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MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATEPrevious post was about Aspartame and how dangerous it is for your health. Today I would like to talk about other food additive that is extremely dangerous for your health. This additive is found in every fast food chain restaurants and food stores – MSG or Monosodium Glutamate. This is not the first time you hear about this brain cells excitatory and then killing compound. MSG adds a great flavor to your taste buds but takes away years of your life, just like smoking, drinking alcohol, consumption of High Fructose Corn Syrup, and Aspartame containing products. Many manufacturers are adding Monosodium Glutamate for a better taste of food. Your brain is being fooled by the excitatory effect of this chemical compound. For a very short period of time your brain speeds up and reacts sharply. People usually become addictive to the foods that have high concentration of MSG.

MSG and Your Brain

MSG has been found to be the cause of a great variety of human brain diseases – Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, high blood pressure, stroke and even brain cancer. This product has also been linked to be the cause of an allergic reaction in patients who have asthma. Research proved that large quantity of MSG has caused the death of brain cells. The cause of death of these brain cells was the free radical production during chemical process that is taking inside of the cell. When this research was published, public forced baby-food companies to discontinue mixing MSG with the products that they produce.

There have been many reports from individuals concerning how eating foods with MSG affect their health in a negative way. In 1995, the FDA reaffirmed the safety of monosodium glutamate and found no evidence that it causes long-term health problems. The FDA did admit that some people could have short-term reactions to MSG. The negative symptoms of eating foods with this additive might include: headaches, the feeling of swelling in the face, flushing and or sweating, rapid fluttering of heartbeats or heart palpitations, nausea, chest pain, shortness of breath, numbness, burning or tingling around the mouth area, weakness, and fibromyalgia. Here is a guide to  “The Connection Between Fibromyalgia & Monosodium Glutamate.” (affiliate link) Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain are complex conditions and difficult to diagnose. Severe or mild, let me show you how to eliminate the pain forever.

If you ate enough foods all day that contained MSG, it could build up in your body. This could lead to some of the symptoms mentioned above later at night including the heart palpitations. As people are now growing up eating more monosodium glutame containing foods, we could be getting more sensitive to it, which makes its reactions in our body worse when we eat it.

Processed Food Labeling – Read It Carefully

Every manufacturer hides MSG in their products by naming them differently. Please read the label carefully and look for the following names: hydrolyzed plant protein, yeast extract, sodium caseinate, malt extract, bouillon broth and protein concentrate. This chemical can also be found in the following products: milk products, soft drinks, candy, chewing gum, health drink powders, some medications and in binders for nutrients, supplements and both prescription and over-the-counter medicines.

Free and Bound Glutamate

Glutamate is a natural neurotransmitter in the brain. Its function is to control the nervous system and proper brain and organ function. When a person consumes food with high levels of MSG the brain cells and glutamate receptors get over stimulated. Many food producing companies state that monosodium glutamate exposed to the same metabolic process as glutamate from natural occurring food and therefore they claim it harmless to a human health. MSG glutamates are unbound and are able to quickly spike blood levels with glutamate.

High levels of glutamate will over stimulate brain neurons and as a result could be the cause of psychological and physical problems. Age, disease and stress level will be the factor of how sensitive the organism is to monosodium glutamate. There were reports of permanent brain damage with an overdose of this chemical compound. Glutamate receptors are found in the following parts of the body: brain, heart, lungs and the pancreas, where glutamate is a neurotransmitter.

Please read labels carefully before you purchase food product for a store. Remember – HEALTH IS THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET !!!

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ASPARTAME, EQUAL, NUTRASWEET, SPOONFUL and Your Health

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ASPARTAMEAspartame is a known neurotoxin. This product can pass directly on to the fetus in pregnant women with even a small dose. There were cases when people have suffered aspartame related disorders with doses as small as a single portion of chewing gum stick.  Flicker vertigo or flicker-induced epileptic activity is a real possibility for pilots who drink diet sodas. The chances for pilots of having sudden memory loss, dizziness during instrument flight and gradual vision loss are pretty high. Pilots who were frequent consumers of EQUAL and NUTRASWEET have experienced grand mal seizures while operating commercial airplane and have lost their privilege to fly forever. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has received over 10,000 complaints from consumers about NutraPoison. FDA has done nothing to alert American public about 80 percent of these food additives. People assume that if these products are advertised on TV then they are as safe as mother’s milk. The FDA consistently approves killer additives all the time. Next time I will try post some information about MSG (Monosodium Glutamate).

If you are one of the users of EQUAL and NUTRASWEET and you are experiencing headaches, depression, slurred speech, loss of memory, fibromyalgia types symptoms, loss of sensation in lower legs or shooting pains, loss of equilibrium, vertigo, anxiety attacks, chronic fatigue, vision loss, floaters, retinal  detachment, seizures, heart palpitations, etc you might have ASPARTAME TOXICITY! Some physicians misdiagnose patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) when in reality it is methanol toxicity which mimics MS. You can survive MS but not methanol toxicity. 51% of FDA approved drugs had serious health risks. John Hopkins University research estimates that 80-120,000 American citizens are killed by prescription drugs every year. Here is a link to a great Detoxification Kit by Dr. Hull. (affiliate link)  A Detox Program to cleanse your body of toxins such as heavy metals, food chemicals, toxins from artificial sweeteners, and much more.

Aspartame is a molecule composed of three main components: aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol. Once ingested the methanol, wood alcohol that has killed or blinded thousands of skid row drunks, converts into formaldehyde and formic (Ant Sting Poison). Farmaldehyde, is a very serious deadly neurotoxin and class A Carcinogen.  Phenylealanine is also neurotoxic when unaccompanied by the other amino acids in proteins. Aspartic Acid causes brain lesions in neuroendocrine disorders in experimental animals. Overall there are 92 documented symptoms including:

  • Headache
  • Blurred Vision
  • Dizziness
  • Irritability
  • Seizures
  • Tachycardia
  • Nausea
  • Slurred Speech
  • Numbness
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Muscle Spasms
  • Anxiety Attacks
  • Rashes
  • Tinnitus
  • Depression
  • Loss of Taste
  • Fatigue
  • Memory Loss
  • Weight Gain
  • Vertigo
  • Blindness
  • Joint Pain
  • Hearing Loss
  • Insomnia

NutraSweet is found in over 10,000 products. The best way to understand NutraSweet is to think of it as a minute does of nerve gas that eradicates brain and nerve functions. You are probably want to ask this question why would FDA allow this product on the market – the answer is simple – MONEY. Monsanto reaps about $2 billion each year from the Aspartame toxic business. Here is the list of diseases triggered by ASPARTAME:

  • Brain Tumors and Other Cancers
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Epstein Barr
  • Diabetes
  • Birth Defects
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Graves Disease
  • Parkinson’s
  • Mental Retardation
  • Systemic Lupus Death
  • Epilepsy
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Alzheimer’s
  • Lymphoma

NUTRASWEET, EQUAL, SPOONFUL are the one of the deadliest toxins in our society because of their presence in many thousands foods, even children’s vitamins, medicines, Kool Aid and Jell-O and every restaurant table. Americans are dosed with millions of pounds every year! The following warning MUST BE written on every ASPARTAME, NUTRASWEET, EQUAL, SPOONFUL products: CHEMICAL POISON – KEEP OUT OF REACH OF HUMANS: GENOCIDAL.

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Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation is Critical For Your Health

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CoenzymeQ10Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential element in the creation of energy that cells need for their life support. CoQ10 also know as Ubiquinone because it is ubiquitous, meaning that it is part of every living cell in our body. When the level of Coenzyme is reduced to 25 percent many health problems may appear. High Blood Pressure, Heart Attacks, Immune Deficiencies and cancer are a few of the diseases. It is a scientific fact, that when the level of Coenzyme drops below 75 percent the life can no longer exist.

CoenzymeQ10 support cellular energy production by helping create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is the body’s primary source of stored energy. Muscle cells, produce ATP with fuel released from foods – glucose, fatty acids, amino acids, various enzymes, oxygen and CoQ10.

Coenzyme Q10 is also functions as an important antioxidant, which provides protection from oxidative damaging process that is taking place in fat-soluble media such as cell membranes, which are composed of fatty acids. This Coenzyme, also works together with Vitamin E to prevent the damage to lipid membranes and plasma lipids. Like other antioxidants, CoQ10 also provides protection against the accumulation and deposits of oxidized fats in blood vessels, which eventually can cause atherosclerosis. (This information was taken from Molecular Medicine, 1994, vol. 15)

Coenzyme is sold in tablets or soft gel capsules. For best absorption, take the tablets with a little fat or in the soft gel capsule form. Therapeutic doses range from 30 to 100 mg per day or more – this amount exceeds 10 to 40 times the amount found in organ meet, the most concentrated dietary source of CoQ10. Most studies use dosages of 100 mg or more per day, but patients with heart problems can take up to 300mg per day. Coenzyme Q10 stays in the blood for along time, so doses don’t need to be divided over the day.  The effects of CoQ10 usually takes several weeks to notice, and long term use may be required for those patients who have serious heart conditions.

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Diet Sodas are Dangerous to Your Health

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DIET SODAThere is no doubt that Diet Soda presents Danger to Your Health. Think twice before you pour that DIET soda: The aspartame (NutraSweet) in diet soda, when left at room temperature, breaks down into formaldehyde, a toxic chemical that can cause cancer and birth defects. At least that is what Jennifer Chen, a 12 year old from New Jersey, found while performing a science experiment for school. Cohen tested three groups of Diet Coke: one that was refrigerated, one that was stored at room temperature, and one that was put in an incubator set at 104 degrees. Two months later independent laboratory tests found that the soda left at room temperature (which it ca be for months before you buy it) had the highest levels of formaldehyde – four times that of the refrigerated cola and three times more than the incubated cola. Large amounts of aspartame have been found to cause headaches, nausea, vision problems, and seizures in laboratory animals. These are very serious symptoms, and especially if they are caused by Diet Soda Consumption. Treasure your health, fresh water will satisfy your thirst just as well and a much better alternative drink, plus it is FREE.

This information was obtained from 1999 publication of unknown magazine that I have discovered at Y-Files Seminar presented by Dr. Denofrio, D.C.

There are lots of articles and videos on the internet that talk about the dangers of Diet Soda and its affect on a health of the consumers. I will list 5 articles that I had the time to review and 3 videos that I have watched. Without farther ado here is a list of great posts about the dangers of diet soda.

DANGERS OF DIET SODA by By Pilar Gerasimo. She provides 10 reasons why not to drink diet sodas. Excellent Article

OK, I am not going to rant. But I need to get this out of my system: I think diet soda is awful. I think all soda is awful, actually (yes, I know there are no “bad” foods, but I hold soda in approximately the same regard as those puffy orange Circus Peanuts — these are not really “foods,” per se). Diet soda, in my view, is especially insidious. READ MORE…

The Dangers of Diet Coke, Pepsi and Other Diet Food by Dr. Whitetaker, M.D.

Artificial sweeteners are marketed with the promise of weight control, and the vast majority of people who consume them do so to either lose or avoid gaining weight. Folks, this is a fraud of gigantic proportions.

From 1960 to l976, there was virtually no change in the number of Americans who were overweight: roughly 24 percent of the population. However, from the mid l980s to the present, this number has more than doubled to 54 percent! This coincides with the massive infusion of noncaloric chemical sweeteners and sugar-free “diet” foods that are eaten by close to three-quarters of the adult population.

Although several factors contribute to these alarming statistics, I am convinced that our blind acceptance of the most popular of these artificial sweeteners, aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful), plays a significant role in our current weight problems. Far from helping us lose weight, aspartame has been proven to increase appetite, especially cravings for sweets. Imagine “diet” products that help you pack on extra pounds! And aspartame’s downside doesn’t end with weight gain: This sweetener is associated with multiple health problems and majority of it comes from Diet Sodas. READ MORE…

The Dangers of Diet Soda by JDROTH on FEBRUARY 12, 2008 · This Post has 49 great comments regarding danger of Diet Soda Products. A Must Read Article about The Dangers of Diet Sodas and Your Health.

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Having just one of these conditions — increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels — isn’t diagnosed as metabolic syndrome, but it does contribute to your risk of serious disease. If more than one of these conditions occur in combination, your risk is even greater. READ MORE…

Sugar Substitutes and the Potential Danger of Splenda

Written by Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP Another Great Post about The Dangers of Diet Sodas and How it Can Damage Your Health

Few of us are really aware of how many new Splenda® products there are in the supermarkets. We’ve been told that this artificial sweetener is different from all the past failures — Sweet’N Low®, NutraSweet®, etc. — and according to the claims, that this Splenda is the perfect sugar substitute: as sweet as sugar, but no calories; as sweet as sugar, but no surge in insulin; as sweet as sugar, but no side effects or long-term health damage.

The wave is coming because “low–sugar” or “sugar–free” is the latest fad — a welcome trend, given the health hazards of all the sugar in the average diet. But of the hundreds of new diet foods that will soon appear, most will use Splenda as a sugar substitute. This is important because for tens of millions of women, their diet soda or artificially-sweetened food is a keystone of what they think are healthy nutrition and food choices — both for themselves and for their families.

On the other side of the argument are responsible experts who say that Splenda is unsafe — the latest in a succession of artificial sweeteners that claim at first to be healthy, only later to be proven to be full of side effects. These authorities say that Splenda has more in common with DDT than with food.

What do we believe? We think that our regulatory system doesn’t do a good enough job ensuring our long-term safety. We’re concerned about the bigger picture, too — the dependence on sweets in the American diet to make us feel good — whether those sweets are satisfied by sugar or artificial sweeteners like Splenda. And we are especially sensitive to the women who can benefit from using artificial sweeteners as a bridge to a better life with healthier nutrition.

What should you think about artificial sweeteners? We want you to be fully informed about the dangers of Splenda (which isn’t what food marketers want!) so you can make the best choices for yourself and for your family. So let’s make sure you are. READ MORE…

Soft Drinks – America Written by Judith Valentine, PhD, CNA, CNC A Must Read Article about The Dangers of Diet Sodas and Your Health.

The addict feels low. His body needs a boost. He reaches into his pocket and finds a dollar bill. He slides it into the machine and a can rolls out. He opens the can and guzzles. He feels his energy return. His fix will last a couple of hours, enough to keep him alert for the rest of the morning. The addict is twelve years old and his drug is a soft drink, purchased from a vending machine in his school. This addict and thousands like him will attend special classes, sponsored by his school, to warn him about the dangers of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. But no one will tell him about America’s other drinking problem.

According to the National Soft Drink Association (NSDA), consumption of soft drinks is now over 600 12-ounce servings (12 oz.) per person per year. Since 1978, soda consumption in the us has tripled for boys and doubled for girls. Young males age 12-29 are the biggest consumers at over 160 gallons per year-that’s almost 2 quarts per day. At these levels, the calories from soft drinks contribute as much as 10 percent of the total daily caloric intake for a growing boy. READ MORE…

This Video is Titled: “The Dangers of Aspartame (Artificial Sweeteners Sugarfree Diet Coke Zero No Sugar Added E951)”

This Video is Titled: “Diet Soda Danger”

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