{"id":9460,"date":"2019-08-08T17:38:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/?p=9460"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:57:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T17:57:59","slug":"what-does-whole-foods-have-in-common-with-safeway-and-walmart-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hipplanet.com\/hip\/guest-columns\/what-does-whole-foods-have-in-common-with-safeway-and-walmart-groceries\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Whole Foods have in common with Safeway and Walmart groceries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It\nsells excitotoxins such as glutamate (MSG, monosodium glutamate) that\nis hidden using many different \u2018trick\u2019 words under \u2018ingredients\u2019.\n\u201cExcitotoxicity\nis the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged or\nkilled by excessive stimulation by neurotransmitters such as\nglutamate…by glutamatergic storm\u201d. (Wikipedia)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone\nhas heard about headaches as a result of ingesting MSG, but it turns\nout MSG is far more dangerous than just the occasional headache.\nGlutamate has a central role in obesity,\nheart\ndisease,\ncancer,\nautism,\nneurodegenerative diseases, infertility, diabetes, depression\nand other mood & learning disorders\u2014all of which have reached\nepidemic proportions. This is because the major excitatory\nneurotransmitter in the brain is glutamate (in very tiny, precisely\ncontrolled amounts!) and pouring large quantities of MSG into the\nbody causes havoc by overwhelming and exciting the nerve cells to\ndeath. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lets food companies\nhide MSG under all sorts of disguised words so most of us are eating\nthis stuff at every meal without being aware of it. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\n Can\nyou find the excitotoxin MSG hidden in Whole Foods?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nDisguised\nnames for MSG include: Flavors, natural\nflavors,<\/strong>\nseasonings,\nbroth,\namino acids, glutamic acid, yeast extract, gelatin, Anything\n\u2018hydrolyzed\u2019, hydrolyzed\nprotein<\/strong>,\n\u2018anything\u2019 protein (ex. tomato\/pea\/etc protein), Calcium\ncaseinate,  Sodium caseinate, yeast food, yeast nutrient ,\nautolyzed\nyeast<\/strong>,\nspices<\/strong>,\ngelatin,\nbarley malt,\nmaltodextrin, textured\nprotein, soy sauce, soy\nprotein isolate<\/strong>\/concentrate,\nwhey protein, textured\nvegetable protein<\/strong>,\nstock, chicken flavoring, bouillon, broth<\/strong>,\ncarageenan, tapioca starch extract, condensed milk, powdered milk,\nenzymes. Complete list:\nhttp:\/\/www.truthinlabeling.org\/hiddensources.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note\nthat only\nwhen the additive is 99% or more MSG must it be labeled under\ningredients as \u2018MSG\u2019.\n So if there is 98% MSG in a product then Whole Foods can claim \u201cno\nMSG\u201d. Often there are 2, 3 or 4 of the code words mentioned above\nfound under \u2018ingredients\u2019 for just one product, meaning there are\nthat many different additions of MSG in just that one product. Even\n(or especially) when you see the words \u201cno MSG\u201d or \u201cno MSG\nadded\u201d you know to be on the lookout for the hidden MSG. And when\na restaurant says there is no MSG in their food they may sincerely\nbelieve that but they are unaware of the myriad disguised words under\nwhich MSG is hidden in all their sauces, condiments, \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

etc.\n Virtually all of restaurant (and hospital) food is therefore loaded\nwith MSG; ditto for many or most packaged products in the grocery\nstores including Whole Foods.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole\nFoods sells a lot of MSG\nin products such as broth;\nchips; soups;\nsauces; spices\n(Bragg\u2019s, Spike, etc); salad\ndressings;\ncondiments; soy\nmilk\nand soy\nproducts;\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

low\nfat and no fat milk products; protein\nbars,\npowders & drinks; vitamins; pet\nfood; waxes\napplied to fresh fruit and vegetables; packaged and deli\nmeats;\nfrozen dinners, vegetarian chicken broth in bulk section, etc. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nmulti-billion dollar MSG industry loves to say something like the\nfollowing: \u201cglutamate is an amino acid and amino acids are the\nbuilding blocks of protein and therefore amino acids are good things\nand there is more MSG in that steak than there is in the packaged\nproducts you complain about\u201d. But what they fail to mention is\nthat the amino acids in a steak are bound in protein and released\nslowly into the body in a way that the body can precisely control\nunlike that in packaged products or restaurant food. What they also\nfail to mention is that the only research showing MSG is \u2018ok\u2019 has\nbeen funded by the MSG industry and is flawed research. Our\nbodies weren\u2019t designed to have large quantities of the main\nexcitatory neurotransmitter poured into it.\n Our bodies were designed to break down proteins into amino acids in\na tightly controlled manner. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See\nthe book,\n\u201cExcitotoxins:\nThe Taste That Kills<\/strong>\u201d\nby Russell Blaylock, MD (neurosurgeon).No\none from the MSG industry will refute or debate Dr Blaylock because\nit would only cause the error of their ways to be even more visible. \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr\nBlaylock<\/strong>:\n<\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/em>Glutamate\nis the most abundant used neurotransmitter in the brain and exceeds\nall the others put together. It makes up 90% of the\nneurotransmission in the cortex, and 50% of the total brain\u2019s\nneurotrans-mission. It also controls other neurotransmitters\nincluding serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine. <\/em>Glutamate\nplays a major role<\/em>\nin <\/em>neural\nand brain development,<\/strong><\/em>\nfrom <\/em>inside\nthe uterus through the critical first four years of life<\/em>.\nWe discovered that there are numerous glutamate receptors in all\norgans and tissues. The entire GI tract, from the <\/em>esophagus<\/em><\/a>\nto the colon, has numerous glutamate receptors. <\/em>The\nentire electrical conducting system of a heart<\/strong><\/em>is\nreplete with all sorts of glutamate receptors. The <\/em>lungs<\/em>,\nthe ovaries, all the <\/em>reproductive\nsystems<\/em>\nand sperm itself, <\/em>adrenal\nglands<\/em>,\nbones and even calcification are all controlled by glutamate\nreceptors. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo,\nwhen you’re consuming MSG, the level of glutamate in the <\/em>blood<\/em><\/a>\ncan rise as high as 20-fold. The thing about the cardiac conduction\nsystem glutamate receptors is this may explain the rise in <\/em>sudden\ncardiac death<\/em><\/a>.\n One of the things that has been noticed about sudden cardiac death\nis that most that have it, other than athletes, <\/em>die\nafter eating a meal in a restaurant<\/em>\nand\n the death certificate is not going to say they died of MSG, because\nthe admitting physician doesn’t know the first thing about any of\nthis research. Most cardiologists I’ve spoken with have never heard\nof this. They didn’t know there were glutamate receptors throughout\nthe electrical conduction system and in the heart muscle itself. You\nhave <\/em>a\nmillion <\/strong><\/em>patients<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\nin this country with arrhythmias<\/strong><\/em>\nthat are life-threatening, and no one’s telling them to avoid MSG and\naspartame, yet it’s a major source of cardiac irritability\u201d. <\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Cancer<\/em>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen\nyou increase the glutamate level, cancer just grows like wildfire,<\/strong><\/em>\nand then when you block glutamate, it dramatically slows the growth\nof the cancer. <\/em>MSG<\/em>\nalso causes a cancer cell to become more mobile, and that enhances\n<\/em>metastasis<\/em>,\nor spread<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.\n<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSoy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given\na very clever marketing campaign, soy\nproducts actually produce dementia and brain atrophy<\/strong>.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr\nBlaylock<\/strong>:\n<\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/em>When\nsoybeans are processed, the excitotoxic amino acids (glutamate and\naspartate) are not only released, they are concentrated. This is\nespecially so in soy protein isolates and soy protein\nconcentrates-which are used in soy milk. Extensive research connects\naluminum in the brain with most of the neurodegenerative diseases.\nWhen hydrolyzed as in soy milk, the fluoride and aluminum easily\nbind, forming neurotoxic fluoroaluminum compounds. The concentration\nat which this occurs is 0.5 ppm, a very small concentration.\nFluoroaluminum compounds interact with G-proteins, which are common\ncell
\ncommunication systems, especially in the brain and operate\nmost of the glutamate receptors in the brain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\nworst of the things they’re doing are the soy extracts. When you\nhydrolyze it, you release the glutamate, such as with the soy protein\nisolates. The vegetarians are just eating it like it’s the healthiest\nthing in the world. There was a 25-year study done, which looked at\npeople who consumed the most soy products, and they followed them for\n25 years and did serial CT scans of their brain. They found out that\nthe people who consumed the most soybean products had the greatest\nincidence of dementia and brain atrophy. These people are destroying\ntheir nervous system, and I talked to a lot of them who complained of\nsevere <\/em>migraine\nheadaches<\/em>.\nI said, \u2018Get off the soy,\u2019 and they do, and that migraine\nheadache goes away<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.\n <\/em>I\nthink people ought to avoid soy products as if they were poison<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>,<\/strong><\/em>he\nsays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAnother\nexcellent book by Dr Blaylock is \u201cNatural\nStrategies for Cancer Patients\u201d\nso if\/when you or family or friends do get cancer you can have some\ngood ways of fighting that cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\nare many besides Dr Blaylock who are warning about these dangers: \nAccording to Dr\nMercolla, MD \na few of the many chronic illnesses that have been shown to be\ncontributed to by exposure to excitotoxins such as MSG ,include\nMultiple Sclerosis (MS<\/strong>),\nALS, memory<\/strong>\nloss, hormonal problems, hearing loss, epilepsy, Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong>\ndisease, Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong>\ndisease, hypoglycemia, dementia,\nneuro-endocrine disorders. And reactions include:\nheadaches<\/strong>\/migraines,\nnausea, abdominal<\/strong>\npains, fatigue<\/strong>,\nsleep problems, autism<\/strong>,\nvision problems, anxiety<\/strong>\nattacks,\ndepression<\/strong>,\nasthma<\/strong>\/chest\ntightness, ADD<\/strong>.\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n(Following\nquote from p 129 Goldfrank\u2019s \u2018<\/strong>Manual\nof Toxicologic Emergencies<\/strong>\u2019\n2007 ed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cGlutamate\nis the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the CNS (central nervous\nsystem). Although glutamate receptor stimulation is necessary for\nnormal brain activity, excessive glutamate receptor activation can\nproduce convulsions, neuronal damage, and death. Conversely,\n<\/em>glutamate\nantagonists<\/strong><\/em>\ndemonstrate <\/em>anticonvulsant\nactivity<\/strong><\/em>\nand <\/em>neuroprotective\naction<\/strong><\/em>\nin animal models of <\/em>brain\nand spinal cord injury<\/strong><\/em>.\n <\/em>Glutamate<\/strong><\/em>\nmay be important in the development of <\/em>drug\nabuse<\/em>\nand subsequent <\/em>withdrawal\nsymptoms<\/em>.\n <\/em>Glutamate\nantagonists decrease drug craving and withdrawal symptoms<\/strong><\/em>\nin patients dependent on ethanol (alcohol), benzodiazepines (valium,\netc), and opioids. The excitatory amino acid receptor system is the\nmost complex of all neurotransmitter systems. This complexity is\nnecessary for protection against the devastating effects of\nuncontrolled excitatory neurotransmission. At present, 11 different\nglutamate receptors are recognized<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em>\n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr\nBlaylock, MD<\/strong><\/em>:\n<\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/em>Excitotoxins\ncan alter how the babies brain forms. MSG impairs the ability of\nglucose to enter the brain, which is almost totally dependent on\nglucose for energy. The<\/em>\norgan weights of MSG animal babies are shrunk<\/em>:\novaries, testes, kidneys, adrenal glands spleen, pituitary are\nsignificantly smaller than normal and <\/em>animals\nbeca\u00adme grossly obese<\/em>.\n And the <\/em>obesity\nis almost impossible to diet or exercise off<\/strong><\/em>\nbecause MSG alters the part of the brain that has to do with obesity.\n <\/em>Abnormal\nreproductive function<\/em>\nis very common in these MSG babies, have very <\/em>small\nlitters<\/em>,\nand even the <\/em>males\nbecome infertile<\/em>.\n We find MSG associated with <\/em>unprovoked\nrage<\/em>\nand overt aggression and <\/em>antisocial\nbehavior<\/em>\nand this lasts the entire lifetime. A tiny amount of MSG placed on a\ncertain part of the brain can cause a mouse to attack a cat. It also\ncauses impaired cardiovascular response, high triglycerides,\ncholesterol and very low density lipoproteins and this persists for a\nlifetime and puts them at high risk for having heart attacks and\nstrokes and arteriosclerosis. <\/em>Hormone\nfunction<\/em>\nis permanently altered in these animals. This is <\/em>reproducible\nin every animal species<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.\n <\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome\npeople maintain the blood brain barrier keeps MSG out of the brain. \nBut there are certain areas of the brain that have no barrier. And\nglutamate itself can open the barrier. As you get older your barrier\nbecomes less competent. Almost all <\/em>Alzheimer’s<\/em><\/a>\npatients have incompetent barriers. Other causes of impaired blood\nbrain barrier are: strokes, <\/em>seizures<\/em><\/a>,\nhead injuries, autoimmune disorders, multiple sclerosis,\nhypertension, diabetes, low blood sugar, brain tumors, brain trauma,\ninfections, xrays to the head, heat stroke, vascular stroke, fever,\nneurodegenerative diseases, and some medications<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.\n<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(<\/em>Dr\nBlaylock<\/strong><\/em>,\ncont) <\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/em>When\nthe child becomes, say, a 25 year old and is having problems with\nhealth who would think it was because <\/em>what\nthe mother ate when she was pregnant <\/em>but\nwe have good experimental proof that shows it is connected. We find\nthat small doses of MSG can cause an early onset of puberty and <\/em>loss\nof growth hormone<\/em>,\ncausing impaired development<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe\n<\/em>hypothalamus<\/strong><\/em>in\nthe brain controls all the hormone system, sleep-wake cycle,\nheartbeat, intestines, emotions, hunger and fullness. Anorexia is\nthought to be related to hypothalamus injury<\/em>.\n <\/em>MSG casues injury and\nlesions (cuts) on the hypothalamus<\/strong><\/em>.<\/em>\n If you give MSG to animals you can produce intense fear or intense\nanger. It also controls immunity and if the hypothalamus is exposed\nto MSG in these experimental animals it will cause <\/em>suppression\nof immunity<\/em>that\nwill last a lifetime.<\/strong><\/em>\n Babies exposed to MSG in the womb become <\/em>intellectually\nimpaired.<\/em>\n They tested normal for simple intellectual functions, but were\nseverely impaired for more complex problems<\/em>.\n <\/strong><\/em>So\na child might appear normal in the first years of school<\/strong><\/em>\nbut they are impaired later on in school when higher math, logic and\nreasoning are required.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

\nIn\n1957 two ophthalmologists, Lucas and Newhouse, found a single\nexposure to MSG destroyed nerve cells in the retina. Studies by\nneuroscientist Dr John Olney in the 1960\u2019s showed rodents and other\nanimal species fed MSG early in life had lesions (cuts) on the\nhypothalamus\nand suffered life-long\nobesity<\/strong>.\n MSG-fed\nanimals also become \u2018lazy\u2019 and lose\ntheir desire for activity.\nHumans are five times more sensitive to MSG toxicity than lab animals\nand babies are four times more sensitive than adults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlzheimers<\/strong><\/em>\n and <\/em>Parkinson\u2019s<\/strong><\/em>\ncan be aggravated by MSG. Blood glucose levels can test normal in\nthe doctor\u2019s office but the brain can be extremely deficient in\nglucose because the brain may not be receiving the glucose energy due\nto damage by MSG. It has been remarked by several observers that\nAlzheimer\u2019s closely resembles when you see people having\nhypoglycemia. <\/em>Glutamate\nis a major driving force in all addictions<\/strong><\/em>.\nIt does this by acting on critical brain areas known to drive\naddictive behavior. Glutamate and inflammation also play a <\/em>major\nrole in depression<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.\n(<\/em>end\nof Blaylock quotes<\/em>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is\nit any wonder we are in the midst of a mind-boggling epidemic of\ncancer, neurodegenerative disease, depression and obesity? Not only\nare these excitotoxins contributing to or causing certain diseases,\nthey are also causing mental deterioration and the loss of cognitive\nfunctioning in a way that might not be noticed right away. Kids are\nnot as smart or as focused as previous generations and are being made\npharmaceutical drug addicts with Ritalin, Adderall, Prozac etc\u2014to\n\u2018treat\u2019 conditions arising from excitotoxicty caused by MSG\nhidden in food products (among other causes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To\nsee just how dangerous and unnecessary these drugs are for most\npeople read the book \u201cProzac Backlash\u2014Overcoming the Dangers of\nProzac, Zoloft, Paxil and other Antidepressants with Safe, Effective\nAlternatives\u201d by Dr.\nGlenmullen, MD\nAssociate Professor of clinical psychiatry at Harvard, who prescribes\nantidepressants but only in very limited circumstances. Contrary to\npharmaceutical industry propaganda, it has never been proven there\nare biochemical imbalances in the brain that need to be corrected\nwith antidepressants. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Couric:\n\u201cWell, obviously, are they (antidepressants) helping with brain\nchemistry\u201d? <\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr.\nGlenmullen, MD: <\/em>\u201c<\/em>Well,\nwe don’t know that. It’s never been proven. Do you know that the FDAs\nin other countries have actually banned pharmaceutical companies and\ndoctors from making that claim because it’s actually never been\nproved. So it’s misleading to tell a patient, `You have a biochemical\nimbalance. This drug is going to correct that imbalance.’ It’s in TV\nads, it’s in magazine ads. It’s said all the time in doctor’s\noffices<\/em>\u201d<\/em>.\nTranscript of Today Show 6\/27\/05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People\nare depressed, it\u2019s true, but often the reason is because of\nexcitotoxins such as MSG. One aspect of this are the rage killings\nand the school shootings like Columbine, most or all of which are\nconnected with antidepressant use. Antidepressants are known to\ncause homicidal and suicidal behavior. \u201cLet Them Eat Prozac\u201d is\nanother book which highlights how the pharmaceutical industry has\ncorrupted science and medicine. It underscores the need for people,\nespecially physicians to: \u2018before believing what you are told, ask\nwho profits by your gullibility and need\u2019. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why\ndo the food companies put MSG in as many products as they can?  <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because\nit makes people eat more than they otherwise would and thereby boosts\nthe profits of those food companies. Having essentially no taste of\nits own MSG has, however, the startling effect when mixed with food\nof stimulating the nerves and brain to make it seem like something\n\u2018exciting\u2019 is happening in the mouth. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSG\ncosts America hundreds of billions per year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re\npaying the food companies to give us everything \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from\nheadaches to depression to obesity to cancer, and the MSG makes us\nstupid and unmotivated.  How elegant–a food additive that makes\nus consumers stupid and depressed while it is sickening us but it\nalso makes us not care enough to fight back. The medical and\npharmaceutical industry then \u2018treats\u2019 the diseases that arise\nfrom this mass poisoning to the tune of hundreds of billions of\ndollars a year. The\naddition of MSG to much of our food is harming many and helping to\nbankrupt the country. <\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nissue \u2018underlies\u2019 every other issue for if we are too sick and\ndepressed and cognitively impaired then how can we fully and\nadequately address any other important issues? America\nis a sick nation thanks in large part to MSG\nand if this mass poisoning is allowed to continue will become even\nsicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c60\nMinutes\u201d did an expose on MSG back in 1991 and the producers were\nput under more pressure to kill that story than any other story \u201860\nMinutes\u2019 ever did. It is extremely noteworthy that since 1991\nthere have been zero\n<\/em>stories\non this important topic in any mainstream media outlet. This is due\nto the corrupting influence of the giant food companies who advertise\nheavily in major media. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even\nbooks purporting to be critical exposes of the American diet, such as\n\u201cFast Food Nation\u201d, missed the \u2018MSG connection\u2019.  And\nMichelle Obama missed this essential aspect when she was\ninvestigating obesity in America. It\ntook Pat Robertson of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) to do\na piece on it some 16 years after the \u201960 Minutes\u2019 program. The\nNew York Times and all other media pretending to tell the truth\nshould feel shame that it is Pat Robertson telling this story and not\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These\nsubstances are toxins\u2014so it is not a question of \u2018allergy\u2019\n(\u201cI\u2019m not allergic to MSG\u201d or \u201cMSG doesn\u2019t affect me\u201d). \nWe are all under the influence of these excitotoxins virtually all\nthe time so we are not fully aware of the how these substances impact\nour lives. How could we? We have no \u2018normal\u2019 (not under the\ninfluence) frame of reference with which to compare our feeling\nstate. Being tired, depressed, and having \u2018brain-fog\u2019 is the\nnorm so that we simply don\u2019t know any other reality. It has become\na kind of science-fiction drama of people not able to ascertain their\nactual condition because they are \u2018under the influence\u2019 of these\nchemicals 24\/7. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\ncompanies knowingly harm customers those companies are liable not\njust for damages, but for treble<\/em>\ndamages.  If you think the multi-billion dollar damage awards\nwere big in the tobacco lawsuits just wait till some heroic attorneys\nor Members of Congress take up the battle cry for MSG. \nHollywood, please start taking notes now so you can prepare the\nsequel to \u201cThe Insider\u201d, the Russell Crowe\/Al Pacino movie about\ntobacco.    \n \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nWhole Foods Can Do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole\nFoods must live up to its philosophy\u2014\u201cLet\nus help you rediscover the joys and healing benefits of delicious,\nnutritious, healthy foods as you take your wellness to the next\nlevel<\/em>\u201d–and stop selling any\nproducts containing the disguised words which are, in fact, the\nexcitotoxin MSG. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWhat customers can do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers\nof Whole Foods should not buy any products containing MSG and\ndisguised words for MSG. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nBeware\nthe word \u201cnatural\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding\nthose ingredient words which are \u2018probable\u2019 MSG\u2014\u2018flavors\u2019,\n\u2018natural flavors\u2019, \u2018seasonings\u2019, \u2018broth\u2019 etc, note that\nwhen questioned about hidden MSG most manufacturers lie outright as\nthey know they can legally get away with calling 98% MSG \u2018natural\nflavors\u2019, \u2018broth\u2019, \u2018hydrolyzed vegetable protein\u2019, etc. One\nclue to whether MSG is in a product is the \u2018taste test\u2019. Good\nfood should taste good. But when it tastes too \u2018exciting\u2019, like\nthe 4th<\/sup>\nof July in your mouth, suspect MSG. A month or so of abstaining from\nall MSG will give one a clearer perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note\nthere are many things in nature that you would not put in your\nmouth\u2014arsenic, and human digestive waste, for example\u2014and those\nare both \u2018natural\u2019 substances, so the word \u2018natural flavors\u2019\nshould raise a red flag. After all, if it so \u2018natural\u2019 then\ntell us, please, exactly<\/em>\nwhat it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n\u201960 Minutes\u2019 expose is a groundbreaking piece done in 1991 that\nthe food & MSG industries tried to prevent from being aired. \nTo see the 60 Minutes short piece, go to youtube.com, and type \u201c60\nMinutes MSG\u201d in the youtube search window. Look for the 13 minute\nversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nonly other expose to be seen on a large media outlet has come from a\nreligious channel, CBN\u2019s 700 Club, in 2005. Go to youtube &\ntype \u201cthe hidden danger in your food\u201d in youtube search window\nand watch parts 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4 (you may have to include the \u20182a,\n2b\u2019 etc in your search terms when looking for 2a, 2b, etc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More\nin-depth info can be found from lectures by Dr Russell Blaylock, MD\n(neurosurgeon, retired) at the urls below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nutrition\nand Behavior lecture by Dr. Blaylock, MD \n
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y0kvaulUIfc<\/a>\nor type \u201cnutrition behavior Blaylock\u201d in youtube search window.\n48mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excitotoxins,\nlecture by Dr. Blaylock, MD \n
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tTSvlGniHok<\/a>\n(or type \u201cexcitotoxins Blaylock\u201d in youtube search window)\n1hr6mins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions\/\ncomments <\/strong>or\nfor electronic version of this brochure: harrellgraham@yahoo.com<\/a>;\nPDF\ndownload from here: <\/strong>bit.ly\/2ZcPby3<\/strong><\/a>\n \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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