Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Blowing the Whistle on MSG

Thanks to Rob and Linda for sharing this with me!!

MSG (a slow poison) - Very interesting Please read. MSG The food additive MSG (Mono-Sodium Glutamate) is a slow poison. MSG hides behind 25 ormore names, such as Natural Flavoring." MSG is even in your favorite coffee from Tim Horton's and Starbucks coffee shops! I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, 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 scientists have to create them. They make these creatures morbidly obese by injecting them with MSG when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and perhaps humans) to become obese. They even have a name for the fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats." When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything -- the Campbells soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top amen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson rozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the "healthy low-fat" ones. The items that didn't have MSG marked on the product label had something called "Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein," which is just anothername for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. MSG is hidden under many different names in order to fool those who read the ingredient list, so that they don't catch on. (Other names for MSG are "Accent, "Aginomoto," "Natural Meat Tenderizer," etc.) But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items contained 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, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant -- even the sit-down eateries like TGIF, Chili's, Applebee's, 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 many of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative, or a vitamin? Not according to my friend John Erb. In his book The Slow Poisoning of America , he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on he human body. Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A study of the elderly showed that older people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobbying group says eating more is a benefit to 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! MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their product s. 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. Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in largerand larger doses to the pre-packaged 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. But how can they claim it's safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these: "The monosodium glutamate MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity." Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002. "Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats." Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori C, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro. Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug. 'Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: An animal model of multiple risk factors." Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima. Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar. "Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity." Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K Kusunoki. Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct. No, the date of that last study was not a typo; it was published in 1978. Both the "medical research ommunity" and "food manufacturers" have known about the side effects of MSG for decades. Many more of the studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to diabetes, migraines and headaches, autism, ADHD, and even Alzheimer's. So what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping this fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see? Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While he was 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 refuses to tell the public what he knows. The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin. 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 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 our governments are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us? This message is going out to everyone I know in an attempt to tell you the truth that the corporate-owned politicians and media won't tell you. The best way you can help to save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic is to forward this article to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before politicians can pass the legislation protecting those who are poisoning 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? 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 <> www.pubmed.com . Type in the words "MSG Obese" and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear. We the public 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, feeding the food industry's bottom line while waiting for the heart transplant, the diabetic-induced amputation, blindness, or other obesity-induced, life-threatening disorders. With your help we can put an end to this poison. Do your part in sending this message out by word of mouth, e-mail, or by distribution of this printout to your friends all over the world and stop this "Slow Poisoning of Mankind" by the packaged food industry. Blowing the whistle on MSG is our responsibility, so get the word out.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Weight Loss

Lisa says; This is a good article on lifestyle change using the proper nutrition. Dr. Mercola wrote the article. I added the full link below it also has a short video attached.


It’s no mystery that obesity is an epidemic in America today.
Two out of three people are overweight — and one out of three are clinically obese. And at any given point in time, up to 35% of all Americans are trying to lose weight.
Every year the overweight and obese spend a shocking $50-90 billion on products and services to lose weight.
This includes buying low-calorie and low-fat foods, drinking artificially sweetened drinks, joining many commercial weight loss centers (and buying their expensive packaged foods), visiting ‘fat farms’, using antidepressants or stimulants, and undergoing liposuction or gastric bypass — to name a few.

http://products.mercola.com/biothin/

Friday, February 1, 2008

Omega- 3 Fatty Acids and Depression

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Depression1Scientific evidence has shown an association between depression and low dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). In countries where consumption of omega-3 fatty acids was high, there appeared to be fewer people with depression. To pursue this further, a recent analysis of the scientific literature was undertaken to investigate the potential antidepressant effect of omega-3 fatty acids on depression. There was hope that omega-3s might also be particularly good for treatment-resistant depression, childhood depression, and postpartum depression. The trials that were investigated lasted a minimum of 4 weeks and used two different types of omega-3 to treat depression or bipolar disorder. In these trials, omega-3 appeared to have a significant antidepressant effect. In addition, the researchers theorized that omega-3 would be beneficial for conditions that are often associated with depression such as heart disease, diabetes, and pregnancy.Although the effectiveness for omega-3s on depression showed promise, the individual study results, when pooled, were too inconsistent to draw definite conclusions on the suitable dosage and the best composition of omega-3 supplements. In addition, more study is needed on people who might best benefit from such treatment.1. Lin P-T, Su K-P. A Meta-Analytic Review of Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trials of Antidepressant Efficacy of Omega-3 Fatty Acids. J Clin Psychiatry 2007; 68:1056-1061.For a comprehensive source of information on nutrition, click here for John Berardi's Precision Nutrition 2.0 on the CPTN website.Lisa say's: for those of you who are my clients you know I am a big advocate of Omega 3's from fish sources. I attached this brief article for you - please enjoy!
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