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WONDER WHY YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT?  CHRONICALLY ILL?  ANGRY?
The MSGing of America's Babies, Pets and YOU!

About seven months after coming to Sedona, I went into anaphalactic shock and was nearly raced to the local emergency room hospital.  I had been in this state of distress for six hours by the time Michael came home from work in the afternoon and found me in my most critical state.  Fortunately, I was clear-minded enough to follow my instincts and had Michael take me directly to Rinzai's Market health food store here in town.  (Rinzai is a compassionate healer; his charming market, excellent reputation, and the gentleness of his staff are what continue to draw people to him worldwide.  Blessings, Rinzai!) 

Rinzai assessed my symptoms and immediately administered Bach Flower Rescue Remedy and Natural Calm's Magnesium supplement.  During the half hour it took to get my body's constricted muscles under control, Rinzai remained calm and supportive.  I owe a lot to him to this day and look back at that moment as one of the most frightening of my life.

What happened to me?  Well I discovered I had been ingesting (over time) large quantities of MSG (monosodium glutamate) which built up in my system.  And no, I wasn't on a Chinese food binge (grin).  I was eating regular food from the grocery store. 

Since my experience, I have been scouring the web, talking and sharing with people my personal experience, and have since come up with a lot of info.  I discovered MSG is now added to virtually everything ... even baby food and pet food!

MORE INFO ON MSG SYMPTOMS:

But when you read them ... be warned ...  What's that great (revised) saying?  Oh yeah ...

The truth will set you free ... but first it will piss you off!

Okay so once you've digested these articles, now what?!  Well, for example now I (we) eat organic, organic, organic.  Still, its important to utilize caution as even at the organic grocer's there is hidden MSG.  Beware to all consumers.  The best solution?  Whole, organically grown foods, not proccessed, and especially not Frankenfoods!  Try getting off the Food Grid as much as possible.  Seek out the local organic chicken/egg farmers and visit them with your saved egg crates and trade them in for fresh organic free range eggs.  (It takes determination and commitment, like the folks in Mendocino County who voted and WON to keep their County GMO-free in 2004.  Way to go Mendocino!)

When we were in Denmark this past month of August (2004) we saw that everyone had a garden in their yard.  Even growing a small porch container garden is better than nothing.  Get reacquainted with Mother Earth's medium ... her soul ... er, I mean her soil.

Dear Reader, feel free to send in your questions, comments or personal story and we (with permission) will include them here to share with others tween@tween.org.

Below the following articles are more of the links I found along the way to better health that you may find useful.  Also, when you realize the animal abuse in this article, not to mention to our own pets, and our babies!!! then you may need to find a way to channel your (probable) anger (bless your heart) ... I will do my utmost to provide you with the appropriate websites.

Many Healthy Blessings be Showered Upon You,

Deidre

I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo, and spent years working for the government.

He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America.  In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies.

No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them.  They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with a chemical when they are first born.  The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and humans?) to become obese.  They even have a title for the race of fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats".

MSG? I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge.  MSG was in everything! The Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones. The items that didn't have MSG had something called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff.  They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who catch on.

But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG.  Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere. Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones like TGIF,  Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG!

So why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?  Not according to my friend John. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called The Slow Poisoning of America, (www.spofamerica.com ), he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.

Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfact12.html explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more.  A study of elderly people showed that people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?

'Betcha can't eat just one', takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned! And we wonder why the nation is overweight?  The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products.  It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.

Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance: NICOTINE for FOOD!

Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the prepackaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.

The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food.  They claim it's safe to eat in any amount.  How can they claim it is safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these?

The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level.  It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about MSG, the intentional Nicotine for food.

Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff!" But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.

The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers.  It seems that the fallout on the fast food Industry may hurt their profit margin-top: 0px.

So what do we do?  The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it.  Our children should not be cursed with obesity [or dis-ease] caused by an addictive food additive.

But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice, what can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while guys like Bush are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us.  I for one am doing something about it.

I am sending this email out to everyone I know in an attempt to show you the truth that the corporate owned politicians and media won't tell you.

The best way you can help save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic, is to forward this email to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before Bush can pass the Bill protecting those who poisoned us.

The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry.  Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on Nicotine?

Blow the whistle on MSG.

If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself.  Go to the National Library of Medicine, at http://www.pubmed.com.  Type in the words "MSG Obese", and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.  We do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, waiting for the slaughter.

With your help we can put an end to this, and stop the Slow Poisoning of America.  Let's save our children.

What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to food could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical could effect how your children's nervous systems formed during development so that in later years they may have learning or emotional difficulties?

What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so that later in life your child might have endocrine problems? How would you feel?

Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the introduction of this widespread introduction of this artificial sweetener has risen dramatically? Would that affect your decision to drink these products and especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown overwhelming evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate) could cause the same brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect your buying decisions?

And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these types of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease?  Would you be concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are a particular risk if you have diabetes, or have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have suffered from hypertension, meningitis, or viral encephalitis?

Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions caused by these products in your children are irreversible and can result from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration?

How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.

All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.

Hidden Sources Of MSG: As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG added to food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG.  Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate and L-cystine, are frequently added to foods and according to FDA rules require NO LABELING AT ALL.

Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG:

          Monosodium Glutamate
          Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
          Hydrolyzed Protein
          Hydrolyzed Plant Protein
          Plant Protein Extract
          Sodium Caseinate
          Calcium Caseinate
          Yeast Extract
          Textured Protein (Including TVP)
          Autolyzed Yeast (Extract)
          Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
          Corn Oil

Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG:

          Malt Extract
          Malt Flavoring
          Bouillon
          Broth
          Stock
          Flavoring
          Natural Flavors/Flavoring
          Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring
          Seasoning
          Spices

Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins:

          Carrageenan
          Enzymes
          Soy Protein Concentrate
          Soy Protein Isolate
          Whey Protein Concentrate
          Also:  Protease Enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin amino acids 
          from food proteins.

Aspartame - An Intense Source Of Excitotoxins
Aspartame is a sweetener made from two amino acids, phenylalanine and the excitotoxin aspartate.  It should be avoided at all costs.  Aspartame complaints accounts for approximately 70% of ALL complaints to the FDA.  It is implicated in everything from blindness to headaches to convulsions.  Sold under dozens of brand names such as NutraSweet and Equal, aspartame breaks down within 20 minutes at room temperature into several primary toxic and dangerous ingredients:

Diet soft drinks, sugar free gums, sugar free Kool Aid, Crystal Light, childrens' medications, and thousands of other products claiming to be 'low calorie', 'diet', or 'sugar free'.

A Final Note... Dr. Blaylock recounted a meeting with a senior executive in the food additive industry who told him point blank that these excitotoxins are going to be in our food no matter how many name changes are necessary...

RENSE.COM

If MSG Isn't Harmful Why Is It Hidden? truthinlabeling.org
List of Hidden Sources of MSG http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html
Extensive MSG Links HolisticMed.com/msg
Excellent website resource  NoMSG.org (unfortunately site now closed)
Battling the "MSG Myth" MSGmyth.com
MSG Hidden Sources NaturoDoc.com/library/nutrition/MSG.htm

SPEAKING OF PETS ...
Once you read this article you'll never again feed your pet commercial pet food!
Commercial pet food and stock feed contain a cocktail of dead domestic animals and deadly environmental toxins - Nexus Magazine
MSG & SODIUM NITRATE IN PROCESSED MEAT TREATS AFFECTS YOUR PETS' HEALTH: Don't feed your pets processed foods and treats. If they have to have a bone to chew go for natural tendons and simple treats that have no added chemicals or preservatives. We want to be health-conscious yet we feed our precious pets these bags of harmful snack treats: READ ARTICLE
GOOD RESOURCE: FDA PET FOOD RECALL PAGE

MORE GREAT INFO:

Processed Meats Declared Too Dangerous for Human (OR PET) Consumption by Mike Adams

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