Monosodium glutamate, mono sodium glutamate (MSG), is a compound added to foods prepared at home, in restaurants, and by food processors. It’s main purpose is to enhance flavor but unfortunately it comes with some serious baggage. Neurotoxic, brain damaging, cellular destructing, baggage. Not to mention that it has HUGE (sorry for the pun) effects on being overweight and obese.

The FDA politely describes MSG as “the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid and a form of glutamate.” Similar in appearance to salt or sugar crystals, it doesn’t have a particular  flavor of its own. However, the FDA reports, “Scientists believe that MSG stimulates glutamate receptors in the tongue to augment meat-like flavors.”  If MSG wasn’t harmful, it wouldn’t be hidden under a variety of different names.

Remember this list…

I dare you to go through your pantry and look at anything in a package or a box and not find these ingredients. Please…learn to read labels!

High levels of MSG can lead to… hypothyroidism, inflammation, high blood pressure and obesity…that we know of. In particular, MSG directly stimulates the pancreas to release insulin, which in turn drops blood sugar levels. Studies show an over release of insulin can lead to Type II Diabetes. If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms then you could be suffering from a condition known as MSG symptom complex…

• burning sensation in the back of the neck, forearms and chest
• numbness in the back of the neck, radiating to the arms and back
• tingling, warmth and weakness in the face, temples, upper back, neck and arms
• facial pressure or tightness
• chest pain
• headache
• nausea

Msgtruth.org calls MSG the “anti-appetite suppressant.”  Meaning that it actually has the ability to make you hungrier. It’s also possible to become addicted to MSG.

Here’s the ugly part of big business… If billion dollar companies make foods that include an ingredient that makes us crave more of it, what does that do to their bottom line? Can you say “billions?”

If you’ve ever noticed how eating lots of fast food makes you crave it even more?

This could be due in part to MSG, not just your willpower. This is why MSG can lead to weight gain. Consider avoiding this stuff at all costs.  You’ll be shocked to find out how many of the foods that you eat each day are laced with MSG.

In January 2009, a team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey discovered the gene involved in breast cancer metastasis.  The gene effects cells susceptibility to glutamate excitotoxicity.  This gene is involved in the metastasis of breast cancer and other malignant tumors. Currently, excessive glutamate neurotoxicity due to MTDH, is believed to cause dementia.

Here’s an eye opening, life-changing video telling the TRUTH about how rampant MSG is. It could even be in your infants formula. MSG contains excitotoxins and causes brain damage and new research is saying it can cause cancer as well. It’s my declaration that 100 years from now, people will look back on this and say “What were they thinking?”

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Here are a few great resources on the subject.  Truth In Labeling and http://www.msgtruth.org/related.htm

The liver is the body’s major internal detoxification organ, successfully binding up any chemicals, pesticides or metabolic intermediates that need to be removed from the body because they will cause harm. Binding them takes them out of direct circulation and eliminates them through the kidneys and the colon. Using the herb couchgrass helps speed up this process.

Alternative health practitioners believe that part of the reason why unwanted weight stays on the body is that the cells may be packed full of toxins. In this day and age, it’s estimated that we are 100 times more toxic than people were in our grandparents’ time. The chemicals in the environment have reached such high levels that we are all affected. In a study run by the Center for Disease Control, the blood of 400 volunteers was found to contain several chemicals that are found in the environment and can contribute to cancer.

Couchgrass supports the liver and kidneys and has been used historically for liver complaints, to treat jaundice. It protects the urinary tubules against infection and increases the volume of urine, flushing out irritants and chemicals along the way.