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FOOD CHEMICALS: MSG
How to Avoid MSG during the Holidays!
For those people who need to avoid MSG and are looking for a symptom-free holiday season, read the ingredients labels on the food you are planning to serve.
What:
Avoid ingredients that say:
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MSG or Monosodium Glutamate
*Look out for Hidden sources of MSG! Avoid:
Autolyzed Yeast;
Calcium Caseinate;
Corn Oil;
Gelatin Glutamate;
Glutamic Acid;
Hydrolyzed Protein;
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein;
Maltodextrin;
Monoammonium Glutamate;
Monopotassium Glutamate;
Plant Protein Extract;
Sodium Caseinate;
Soy Sauce;
Textured Protein;
Textured Vegetable Protein;
TVP;
Whey Protein;
Whey Protein Isolate;
Yeast Extract
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Where:
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer widely used in packaged/processed food. Industrialized versions (as opposed to naturally-occurring versions) of MSG are common additives (either by processing it into the food or by directly adding it) in a wide variety of packaged/processed foods, sauces, nondairy creamers, protein powders, dressings, dips, mixes, condiments, soups, and snack foods.
When present sometimes it will say “MSG” on the label, other times it will say, “Monosodium Glutamate”, and other times MSG will not be labeled directly but will be present in one of several other ingredients listed on the label*. In cases where MSG is processed into the food (as opposed to directly added), manufacturers may even use the words, “No added MSG” on the label. This should be a red flag that the food item may well contain MSG.
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Why:
The food additive monosodium glutamate (commonly known as “MSG”) has been linked in empirical studies and clinical trials to a myriad of adverse symptoms including…
headaches and migraines,
diabetes/insulin resistance/impaired glucose tolerance,
weight gain / obesity,
skin abnormalities, urticaria, angioedema, intestinal disturbances,
respiratory problems including bronchoconstriction, especially for people with asthma,
enhanced threat to people with vascular disease,
cognitive impairment, difficulty concentrating,
hypertension, endocrine dysfunction,
burning sensations, pressure,
and tightness or numbness in the face, neck, and upper chest
and more.
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Naturally cleanse the liver with these 7 powerful foods.
Great health and normal weight starts with a well functioning liver.
1. Garlic
Garlic contains numerous sulfur-containing compounds that activate the liver enzymes responsible for flushing out toxins from the body. This bulbous relative of the onion also contains allicin and selenium, two powerful nutrients proven to help protect the liver from toxic damage, and aid it in the detoxification process.
2. Grapefruit
Grapefruit is rich in natural vitamin C and antioxidants, two powerful liver cleansers. Like garlic, grapefruit contains compounds that boost the production of liver detoxification enzymes. It also contains a flavonoid compound known as naringenin that causes the liver to burn fat rather than store it.
3. Green Tea
Green tea is loaded with catechins, a type of plant antioxidant that has been shown in studies to eliminate liver fat accumulation and promote proper liver function. This powerful herbal beverage also protects the liver against toxins that would otherwise accumulate and cause serious damage.
4. Green Vegetables
Leafy green vegetables such as bitter gourd, arugula, dandelion greens, spinach, mustard greens, and chicory also contain numerous cleansing compounds that neutralize heavy metals, which can bear heavily on the liver. Leafy greens also eliminate pesticides and herbicides from the body, and spur the creation and flow of cleansing bile.
5. Avocado
Rich in glutathione-producing compounds, avocados actively promote liver health by protecting it against toxic overload, and boosting its cleansing power. Some research has shown that eating one or two avocados a week for as little as 30 days can repair a damaged liver.
6. Walnuts
Walnuts, which contain high levels of l-arginine, an amino acid, glutathione, and omega-3 fatty acids, also help detoxify the liver of disease-causing ammonia. Walnuts also help oxygenate the blood, and extracts from their hulls are often used in liver-cleansing formulas.
7. Tumeric
Turmeric, one of the most powerful foods for maintaining a healthy liver, has been shown to actively protect the liver against toxic damage, and even regenerate damaged liver cells. Turmeric also boosts the natural production of bile, shrinks engorged hepatic ducts, and improves overall function of the gallbladder, another body-purifying organ.
http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/7-foods-to-naturally-cleanse-your-liver
Hate dieting?
Eating right is a way of life not a diet.
I love the food I eat they are flavorful, nourishing, health promoting and best of all…. the antioxidants in the right foods help slow the aging process down not speed it up as processed foods do.
What is funny about this quote….usually when you eat right, you do eat less because your body is satisfied not continuing to look for foods to provide it with nutrients.
If your body was a plant, what would it look like?
Healthy and beautiful or withering away from neglect?
Either way we get to choose.
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Wood pulp in shredded cheese, really?
Just another reason to grate your own block of cheese, I grate raw milk cheese that I get from Trader Joe’s. It takes couple of minutes to grate, but it is worth it! ~Jackie
Where you’ll find it: Cellulose is added to shredded cheese to keep the strands from sticking together, and also can be found in ice cream. It’s found naturally in corn. Cellulose is “is very innocuous material,” says Milkowsi. “Humans can’t digest it.”
What it is: Cellulose, derived mainly from wood pulp and cotton, is used in paper manufacturing—and sometimes added to food.
http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/18-most-sickening-food-ingredients#16
Feed the muscle, Starve the fat……
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