MSG... and it's disguises!

What is MSG?

Well, first of all I should tell you that it is in 95% of all processed foods that you eat.  MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a processed food additive. It is an extremely dangerous neurotoxin (*excitotoxin, see below) that shrivels and kills brain cells in the hypothalamus and has been linked to migraines, seizures, ADD/ADHD, Alzheimers, violent behavior, brain cancer, seizures, MS, heart palpitations, tremors, and MANY other symptoms that can be fatal.  The chemical in MSG that causes these side effects is called processed free glutamic acid.  A food label can bear the message "MSG free" and still contain any of the 40+ ingredients that contain this MSG chemical.

Once the food industry realized that society was becoming aware of the deadly effects of MSG, they simply renamed MSG on their labels and even put "MSG free" on many of their products that STILL had MSG in them.  ... It's all about money folks!  They ain't looking out for your well being!  Here are just a few of the names that MSG masquerades as:

Glutamic acid (E 620)²,  Glutamate (E 620)

Monosodium glutamate (E 621)

Monopotassium glutamate (E 622)

Calcium glutamate (E 623)

Monoammonium glutamate (E 624)

Magnesium glutamate (E 625)

Natrium glutamate

Yeast extract

Anything “hydrolyzed”

Any “hydrolyzed protein”

Calcium caseinate,  Sodium caseinate

Yeast food, Yeast nutrient

Autolyzed yeast

Gelatin

Textured protein

Soy protein, soy protein concentrate

Soy protein isolate

Whey protein, whey protein concentrate

Whey protein isolate

Anything “…protein”

Vetsin

Ajinomoto

So.... What should you do?  Stay away from processed food!  Try to eat local, organic, raw produce.  Don't despair!  If people can train their taste buds to love the taste of coffee (seriously, no one likes the taste of coffee the very first sip they have) than you can train your taste buds to love the taste of carrots.  Really, you can!

Additional info if you want to keep reading:

*What is an excitotoxin?

An excitotoxin is a chemical that causes a brain cell to become overexcited and fire uncontrollably, leading to cell death. MSG (and other excitotoxins like asparatame) has the potential for inflicting permanent damage to the brain and nervous system. These chemicals also cross the placental barrier, harming the brains of unborn children.

sources:

http://www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html

http://www.realfoodwholehealth.com/2011/05/excitotoxins-msg-and-hidden-names/

http://www.msgmyth.com/