The Dangers of MSG Monosodium Glutamate, a food ingredient, was invented in 1908 in Japan, by Kikunae Ikeda. A year later, with a partner, he formed a company, Ajinomoto, to produce the product. The food additive did not appear in the United States to any degree until the late 1940s, following the Second World War. During the war, it had been noted that Japanese soldiers' rations tasted better than the rations used by our soldiers. The difference was believed to be "monosodium glutamate." Today, "monosodium glutamate" or its reactive component, "processed free glutamic acid," is found in almost all of the processed foods that are manufactured in the United States. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MSG In 1957, Lucas and Newhouse found that normal neonatal mice suffered acute degenerative lesions in the inner retina when "monosodium glutamate" was administered by feeding tube.1 In 1968, during a replication of this study at Washington University Medical School, St., Louis, Missouri, Dr. John W. Olney2 noted that, some of the mice had become grotesquely obese. He decided to sacrifice some of the mice to confirm his belief that lesions would be found in the hypothalamus region of the brain. Not only was his suspicion confirmed, but further testing indicated that there were also other neuroendocrine effects from the "monosodium glutamate." His findings were published in 1969.2 Dr. Olney, a National Academy of Science scientist who is credited for the voluntary removal of MSG from baby food in the 1970s, continues to publish research3-5 on the …
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November 7, 2013
Milk: A Recipe for Disease As a nutritionist I am often asked about drinking milk. Most people assume that they have to drink milk or they will suffer serious illness. This could not be further from the truth. This article, Milk: A Recipe for Disease will help you understand some of the health problems that milk can cause. If I were to offer you a cocktail drink of pituitary hormones, steroid hormones, thyroid and parathyroid hormones, gastrointestinal peptides, growth factors, growth inhibitors, fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, blood, pus, antibiotics, bacteria and viruses, would you drink this? Probably not, as you know that these constituents are unhealthy for your body. Well, believe it or not, this is what you get every time you drink cow's milk from the supermarket, but people still drink milk due to ignorance. Here are a few facts that may provide some food for thought! ENTER GENETIC ENGINEERING In 1993, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made things even worse by giving permission for Monsanto Corporation to market rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), a genetically engineered hormone that is injected into dairy cows to increase their production of milk. We're talking about a substance that is finally being linked to major breast, colon and prostate problems, and one that no other country in the world will allow within its borders, though Monsanto has sought approval for Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and Canada. In a recent Canadian government report, it was said that 20% to …
November 7, 2013
Health Dangers of Genetically Engineered Food HAGELIN STUNS THE EPA WITH STIRRING "STARLINK" TESTIMONY On Tuesday, November 28, Dr. John Hagelin presented a powerful statement about the hazards of genetically engineered foods to an open meeting of an Environmental Protection Agency panel in Arlington, Virginia. The Scientific Advisory Panel for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) held the meeting to consider the possible allergenic effects of StarLink corn on human health. Starlink, a variety of genetically engineered corn that has not been approved by the EPA for human consumption, was recently discovered to have contaminated corn products being sold at supermarkets around the country. Dr. Hagelin's testimony created an explosion of concern among the largely pro-genetic engineering audience at the open meeting and created a fresh wave of scientific scrutiny about the hazards of GE foods. His testimony is reprinted below, along with an editorial from the Providence Journal about his leadership in the effort to protect our food supply. STATEMENT FOR THE FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL OPEN MEETING ON STARLINK CORN Arlington, Virginia, November 28, 2000, JOHN HAGELIN, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy As I speak to you as a scientist who is striving to ensure that our best scientific knowledge be applied for the solution - and prevention - of society's problems. I am a nuclear physicist who has published extensively in superstring theory and, during the last three elections, I have been the Presidential candidate of the Natural Law Party. I want …
November 7, 2013
Why Sugar is Toxic to the Body In 1957, Dr William Coda Martin tried to answer the question: When is a food a food and when is it a poison? His working definition of "poison" was: "Medically: Any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance, chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction." The dictionary gives an even broader definition for "poison": "to exert a harmful influence on, or to pervert". Dr Martin classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals. "What is left consists of pure, refined carbohydrates." The body cannot utilize this refined starch and carbohydrate unless the depleted proteins, vitamins and minerals are present. Nature supplies these elements in each plant in quantities sufficient to metabolize the carbohydrate in that particular plant. There is no excess for other added carbohydrates. Incomplete carbohydrate metabolism results in the formation of 'toxic metabolite' such as pyruvic acid and abnormal sugars containing five carbon atoms. Pyruvic acid accumulates in the brain and nervous system and the abnormal sugars in the red blood cells. These toxic metabolites interfere with the respiration of the cells. They cannot get sufficient oxygen to survive and function normally. In time, some of the cells die. This interferes with the function of a part of the body and is the beginning of degenerative …
November 7, 2013
Gallbladder Flush I have personally supervised more than 200 people in clinical practice who have been through the gall bladder flush described below. I have never encountered problems more than the occasional nausea, assuming that the protocol is followed as mentioned below. The Gallbladder Flush protocol is based on my book GALLSTONES: RIDDING STONES NATURALLY IN 24 HOURS! HUNDREDS OF STONES It is estimated that 20% of the world's population will develop gallstones in the gall bladder at some stage in their lives. This figure does not take account of the numerous stones that accumulate in the liver and its ducts, given that the liver produces them in the first place, and then travel down to the gall bladder. I have personally witnessed the removal of gallstones from hundreds of patients - some of them had gall-bladder symptoms but had no positive results from an ultra sound scan. Most, however, did not have any symptoms at all, yet would flush out literally hundreds of stones - no exaggeration! One woman in her 50's had three scans and the radiologists found nothing. She had pains in the gall-bladder region for 20 years. When she did the gall bladder flush she removed 430 stones the first time around, and about 300 the second time! About a week before I did my first gall bladder flush I went to see a friend who is an ultrasound specialist. He checked my gall bladder and found it as clean as a whistle. When I flushed …
November 7, 2013
All Body Detox It is common for us to spring clean our homes, apparently in spring, but when did you last spring clean your body? Imagine what your home would look like if you tried Hoovering every day but never emptied or changed the Hoover bag……I think you get the picture. Just as dust and grime builds up in our homes if it is not cleaned properly, toxins build up in our bodies if we do not clear out our system. Our internal ‘Hoover bag’ (the liver) needs a clear out every now and then, in order to keep it doing it’s job properly. Our body is detoxifying every minute of the day – in fact it uses 80% of the energy that it produces for detoxifying. This is why we need to keep the body’s detoxification channels (liver, kidneys, skin, bowels) constantly open and working optimally. There are many factors that influence detoxification activity, but probably the most important are diet and lifestyle. The liver is perhaps the largest and most important detoxification organ therefore is most beneficial to our body’s detoxification process if working optimally. But how do you know if your liver under-functioning? There are a number of symptoms that indicate that the liver is under strain. Use the checklist below to help determine your liver’s condition. Each symptom scores one point – the higher the score, the more important this Liver Detox is for you: LIVER HEALTH CHECKLIST Brain fag Pale coloured stools Poor memory and …
November 7, 2013
Natural Parasite Cleanse As we have been talking about cleansing the liver and gall bladder in the last couple of issues, I thought that I would continue the same thread and talk a little about cleaning out parasites from all body organs and tissues. "I don't have any of those," I hear you saying. Well, think again, and look at the statistics. PARASITES EVERYWHERE According to the publication in 1995 "Parasitic Diseases" it is reported: Nematodes (Round Worms) - 1 billion individuals Cestodes (Tape Worms) - 300 million individuals Tremadodes (Flukes) - 300 million individuals Protozoa (Amoebas) - 1 billion individuals Arthropods (Insects para) - 500 million individuals It is clear from this data that parasites are not confined only to third world countries! An interesting report by the Parasitologist, Omar Amin, Ph.D. states that in a five star restaurant, samples were taken from under the fingernails of the entire staff and 100% of them tested positive for feces under their nails. "Bon Appetit!" We are always picking up parasites! The main source is undercooked meats, followed by household pets. After we are infected we can give it to each other via blood (childbearing), saliva (kissing), semen (lovemaking) and breast milk (nursing). Dr. Hulda Clark in her book "The Cure For All Cancers" says that the human intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buskii is the cause of most cancers. When these reach the liver, a growth factor is produced - ortho-phospho-tyrosine - that make cells divide and cancer proliferates. Orthodox medicine tends …
November 7, 2013
A Natural Cure for Cellulite Cellulite can be characterized by a state in which the cells of the subcutaneous fatty layer under the skin are invaded by toxic lymph. Combined with a poor circulation of the blood and a sluggish lymphatic system resulting from a sedentary lifestyle and you have the formula for the development of cellulite. There are a number of changes that occur when cellulite develops: The capillaries become greatly enlarged, and blood plasma seeps out into the surrounding fatty tissues. The fat cells become 'squashed' and bunch up together - this forms the characteristic 'orange-peel' effect. The lymph nodes, part of the lymphatic system that drains toxins out of the body, cannot cope and the excess plasma remains in the cells. The walls of the fat cells become thickened by extra deposits of collagen, resulting in thinner and weakened connective tissue. What we see from the outside is the familiar mattress phenomenon, the pitting and bulging most commonly seen on the buttocks, thighs and upper arms. The presence of cellulite has nothing to do with being overweight. Cellulite occurs on the thighs and bottoms of very slim women as well. A WOMAN’S WORLD To understand cellulite it is important to understand how your flesh is structured. Let’s look at the deeper layers first. They are known as subcutaneous tissues. In your thighs these are made up of three layers of fat with two planes of connective tissue and ground substance in between. This brings us to one …
November 7, 2013
NATURAL CURES These articles look at the various natural cures available and how they work. Candida Treatment Protocol Memory Problems? Health Benefits of Full Spectrum Light A Natural Cure for Cellulite How Does Homeopathy Work? Music Therapy and Body Structure Antioxidant Therapies do not Interfere with Chemotherapy Cancer and Sunshine How much Water do we Need? Spas and the Healing Power of Water Treating Cellulite Naturally Water as Medicine Why Can't I Lose Weight? See other supplements that can be used to cure ailments.