No MSG pl0x - - Profil3

-----Q&A-----
MSG, or Monosodium Glutamate is a salt of the amino acid - Glutamic Acid (glutamate). A salt is the chemical name for a molecule held together by opposite charges. Basically one (mono) sodium atom is "stuck" to the amino acid glutamate.

-----Symptoms (in no particular order)-----:
Diarrhea, Nausea, Arrhythmias or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (which can lead to stroke), Vomiting, Rise or drop in blood pressure (a fluctuation), Stomach cramps and gas, Angina (pain in and around heart and ribs), Shuddering, shaking, chills, Extreme thirst, Tendinitis and joint pain, TMJ, Flu-like symptoms, Asthma symptoms, Stiffness - jaw, muscles, Shortness of breath, Mental dullness, Tightness of chest, Depression, Postnasal drip, Disorientation, mental confusion, bi-polar, Anxiety or panic attacks, Hoarseness, Gagging reflex, Behavioral problems - delinquency, rage, and hostility, Skin rash - hives, itching, rosacea-like reaction, Mouth lesions, small waxy bits in throat, Slurred speech, Seizures, tremors, Dark circles or bags under eyes, uncontrollable bladder or swelling of prostate, Sleeping disorders - insomnia or drowsiness (chronic fatigue), Migraine headaches, Seeing shiny lights, Neurological diseases, Kidney pain

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-----Hidden Names for MSG-----:
The following substances contain the highest percentage of factory created free glutamate, with MSG containing 78%:
- MSG
- Gelatin
- Calcium Caseinate
- Monosodium glutamate
- Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
- Textured Protein
- Monopotassium glutamate
- Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP)
- Yeast Extract
- Glutamate
- Autolyzed Plant Protein
- Yeast food or nutrient
- Glutamic Acid
- Sodium Caseinate
- Autolyzed Yeast
- Vegetable Protein Extract
- Senomyx (wheat extract labeled as artificial flavor)

-----If its so bad for you, why is it in everything and why isn't the government getting of their lazy buts and doing something about it?-----
MSG tricks your tongue into making you think a certain food is high in protein and thus nutritious. It is not a "meat tenderizer". It is not a "preservative". The food industry is trying to confuse the issue by focusing on the "fifth" taste sense they call umami. Free glutamic acid is detected by the taste buds as a simple way to signal the presence of protein in a food, just as there are fat receptors to detect fats and receptors that sense carbohydrate or sweet flavors. The purpose is to help us discern real food from inedible matter. It changes your perception of not simply taste but the nutritious qualities of what you put into your mouth. However, and here is the main problem with free glutamic acid - It is the very same neurotransmitter that your brain and many organs including your ears, eyes, nervous system and pancreas in your body use to initiate certain processes in your body.

MSG stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. So many diets these days are concerned about the Glycemic Index of foods and yet none of them address the fact that MSG and free glutamic acid stimulate the pancreas to release insulin when there doesn't even have to be carbohydrates in the food for that insulin to act on. The food industry has found their own "anti-appetite suppressant". It's a convenient way to keep consumers coming back for more. The blood sugar drops because of the insulin flood. And you are hungry an hour later. Sound familiar?

The body changes excess glutamate to GABA. GABA may be addictive. It is calming and affects the same receptors in the brain as valium.

Cost. The illusion created by adding MSG to a food product enables the food processor to add LESS real food. The illusion of more protein in a food allows the food producer to put LESS protein in it. The consumer perceives the product - say chicken soup - to have more chicken in it than is actually there. Example: A well-known brand of dehydrated chicken noodle soup. Is that chicken in there, or a piece of confetti?

-----Did You Know...-----
1. That most doctors, dietitians and the public know very little about the toxic effects of MSG?
2. That the billion dollar processed food industry and MSG producers pay lobbyists to make all of us believe MSG is safe for the majority of the population?
3. That monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a nonessential amino acid used to enhance food flavors? But it is also an excitatory neurotransmitter that destroys nerve cells in the brain of susceptible people?
4. That 30 to 40% or more of our population is experiencing the harmful effects of what the medical society has recently called the "MSG Symptom Complex" and many of us don't know it?
5. Most of us ingest more MSG than we realize or than the FDA and researchers regard as safe?
6. That the amount of MSG added to our processed foods has doubled every 10 years since 1945?
7. That MSG is not just used in East Asian restaurants, but in most restaurants and most bagged, bottled, frozen, boxed, canned, or commercially prepared foods?
8. That additives such as hydrolyzed protein and autolyzed yeast can contain as much as 40% MSG, and do not have to be labeled as such?
9. That aspartame and L-cysteine are other powerful excitotoxins that cause similar damage to our bodies?
10. That Attention Deficit Disorder, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, some weight problems, migraine headaches, sleeping disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Glaucoma, Asthma, Diabetes, and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), and Parkinson's may have more in common than we think?
11. That we as a people tend to take at least 20 years to accept what earlier tests warn us is harmful to us, especially when it means giving up something we enjoy? Consider tobacco and caffeine.
12. That your body is your best source of the truth? According to Funk and Wagnall's Standard Desk Dictionary (volume 1, 1980), a myth is "a false opinion, belief, or ideal." Test yourself by using our suggestions and see if you or your loved ones are suffering needlessly due to the "MSG Myth" and those who promote it.

-----What to and not to eat:-----
What to eat:
- Organic fresh fruits and vegetables NOT sprayed with Auxigro
- organic frozen vegetables that do not contain added ingredients
- Naturally raised meats - unprocessed
- non-enriched or homemade rice milk, homemade almond milk, or homemade hazelnut milk
- Italian/French bread made with only wheat flour or semolina flour (NO malted barley), yeast, salt, and water (this freezes well)
- Wheat flour WITHOUT malted barley in it, such as Arrowhead Mills All Purpose Flour.
- canned tuna with only water or olive oil and salt
- olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and salt as a salad dressing
- quickly cooked homemade pasta sauces made from fresh vegetables
- Shrimp without sulfites added - (many MSG sensitives are also sulfite-sensitive)
- whole organic milk
- organic butter with only cream and salt in it
- soft cheeses such as fresh mozzarella made with rennet and not aged
- imported Italian pasta
- black olives (read labels)
- almonds - with nothing added
- fresh eggs
- cooking oil - hazelnut, grapeseed, sunflower, almond, avocado, sesame etc. with nothing added
- Brown rice - with nothing added

Learn to add these to your cooking:
fresh ginger
rosemary
oregano

What not to eat:
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