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author and international authority on Flea Control

Monosodium Glutamate, a “natural” chemical poison

 Among its more subtle, long-term effects, MSG makes the body produce histamine, which results in what we think is an allergic reaction to food or pollen or some other commonly misidentified culprit.  Plainly, it is just another poison brought to us by the generosity of the chemical industry. How many dogs are treated for "flea allergies" when in fact, they are allergic to the chemicals in the food?  Don't bother changing.  And don't be fooled by the high-priced "all-natural" dog food or human foods!  MSG gets by the FDA and USDA because it is indeed "natural."

 Check labels: Among the ingredients listed here, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, yeast extract, autolyzed yeast extract, and gelatin always contain MSG.  Disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate are expensive additives which work synergistically with MSG, and have little or no flavor-enhancing capabilities of their own. The other ingredients often, if not always, contain MSG.  MSG is being sprayed right on fruits, nuts, seeds, grains, and vegetables as they grow -- even those used in baby food.

 In the 1970s, reluctant food processors "voluntarily" took processed free glutamic acid (MSG) out of baby food. Today it's back, in fertilizers called "Omega Protein Refined/Hydrolyzed Fish Emulsion" and "Steam  Hydrolyzed Feather Meal," both of which contain hydrolyzed proteins; and in a product called AuxiGro WP Plant Metabolic Primer (AuxiGro) produced by Emerald BioAgriculture (formerly Auxein Corporation), which contains both hydrolyzed protein(s) and "monosodium glutamate."  AuxiGro is being sprayed on some of the vegetables we and our children will eat, into the air we and our children must breath, and onto the ground from which it can move into drinking water. Head lettuce, leaf lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, and peanuts were among the first crops targeted. On September 12, 2000, the Auxein Corporation Web site gave the following information:

 Crops registered include: Celery; Fresh Market Cucumbers; Edible Navy and Pinto Beans; Grapes; Bulb Onions; Bell, Green and Jalapeno Peppers; Iceberg Head Lettuce; Romaine and Butter Leaf Lettuce; Peanuts; Potatoes; Snap Beans; Strawberries; Processing Tomatoes; Fresh Tomatoes; and Watermelons.

 Today, there is no crop that we know of that has not been approved for treatment with MSG by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

 Do you feed your puppy or litter cottage cheese? Milk?  There is processed free glutamic acid (MSG) in many dairy products.  We strongly suspect that the presence of MSG in many dairy products has resulted in adverse reactions in many people, leading many of them to erroneously believe that they are lactose intolerant.  It is our strong belief that if the dairy industry would eliminate the use of processed free glutamic acid (MSG) from dairy products, reports of lactose intolerance would drop dramatically, and dairy sales would increase.

Many MSG-sensitive people find that they suffer adverse reactions from domestic cheeses that use pasteurized milk in place of raw milk, and enzymes instead of rennet.  Apparently, the new, more powerful enzymes break down more of the milk protein than was the case in earlier years.

The most common problem for MSG-sensitive people in dairy products appears to be the use of a food ingredient identified on food labels as "carrageenan."  Carrageenan may interact with the milk protein in dairy products or may act independently, resulting in some processed free glutamic acid (MSG).  Carrageenan is found in most whipping cream, chocolate milk, buttermilk, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and ice cream.

 Information researched, compiled, and edited from sources such as Truth in Labeling Campaign http://www.truthinlabeling.org/  

It is the tip of a big old "MSG-berg", that the main-stream media does little to report.  A long time ago (probably ten years or so) Connie Chung did a feature (tv) on MSG, then we near heard it mentioned again.  Wonder why that is?

 If the Internet is the newspaper for this century, maybe we will all begin to get the info that we need to stay alive.

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Other Articles by Nel:

author and international authority on Flea Control

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Flea Poison - July, 2006

Evacuating - An Emotional Trauma - August, 2006

My Experience with Veterinary Care - September 2006

Side Effects - Do Your Own Research - October 2006

Have a Pet Safe Christmas - December 2006

WD40 Usage Danger - June 2007

Botulism In both Human and Pet Foods - 2007

Recall Handling Of The Pet Food Recall - 2007

 

email: Nel@Liquorman.net