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Germs: Do they really make us sick?
Posted on 2011-01-26 13:50:29
Germs: Do They Really Make Us Sick?
What is health?
Posted on 2011-01-26 13:49:09
What is Health??
Heart disease and cancer are the top 2 killer diseases in our country right now and what is interesting is that they take years to develop enough in the body to become deadly. If they develop so slowly then how can they be so deadly? Because cancer and heart disease don't give us symptoms until it's too late. Judging your health by how you feel is very dangerous and waiting until you feel bad to do something about your health is obviously waiting too long.
How then can we determine if we are healthy or not? Well what do the people I previously mentioned with cancer and heart disease have in common? Two things...they both felt good and they both had bodies that weren't functioning properly. Now what do you think is a better indicator of how healthy you are - how well your body feels or how well your body functions? Obviously it's how well your body functions. In fact Webster's dictionary defines health as "the condition in which the human body performs it's vital functions normally or properly". Notice how it doesn't say anything about feeling good.
If our health is determined by how well our body functions then the next logical step would be to find out what controls the function of our body. What determines whether or not our body functions properly? The answer is our nervous system. Our nervous system is the master system and controller of every function of our body. Our heartbeat, muscle control, stomach acids, blood pressure, moods, athletic performance, immune function...every function of our body is controlled and processed by our nervous system.
How does it do all of this? Our brain is the master controller and it communicates to all of our body parts through our spinal cord and nerves. Our brain is housed within our skull and our spinal cord is encased in our spinal bones also known as vertebrae. We have spinal nerves that branch off of our spinal cord and exit between each vertebrae. These spinal nerves branch off millions of times to connect to and communicate with every organ, tissue and cell of our body. If our nervous system is healthy our body is healthy. How could our nervous system become unhealthy? The vertebrae that are designed to protect our spinal cord and nerves can sometimes become misaligned due to various stresses to our body. When vertebrae become misaligned they can put pressure on a nerve and cause it to malfunction. This misalignment is called a subluxation and when this occurs, the body part that the compressed nerve is designed to control can malfunction leading to various health problems. This is how poor body function leads to poor health.
As a chiropractor I specialize in locating and correcting vertebral subluxations to restore proper nervous system function which leads to proper body function and therefore proper health. We regularly see patients suffering from all types of health conditions see their problems vanish when their nervous system function is corrected...and we do it without any potentially harmful medications or surgeries. Medications and drugs are fantastic at making us feel good on the outside while our body continues to deteriorate and be unhealthy on the inside.
Have your spine and nervous system checked by a chiropractor to find out if subluxations could be robbing you of your health and your life. And remember, healthy people feel good but just feeling good doesn't mean you're healthy.
MSG?
Posted on 2011-01-26 13:46:18
Names of ingredients that contain processed free glutamic acid (MSG)1
(Last updated June, 2010)
Everyone knows that some people get reactions after eating the food ingredient monosodium glutamate --reactions that include migraine headaches, upset stomach, fuzzy thinking, diarrhea, heart irregularities, asthma, and/or mood swings. What many don’t know, is that more than 40 different ingredients contain the chemical in monosodium glutamate (processed free glutamic acid) that causes these reactions. The following list of ingredients that contain processed free glutamic acid has been compiled over the last 20 years from consumers’ reports of adverse reactions and information provided by manufacturers and food technologists.
Names of ingredients that always contain processed free glutamic acid:
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 Vetsin Ajinomoto (1) Glutamic acid found in unadulterated protein does not cause adverse reactions. To cause adverse reactions, the glutamic acid must have been processed/manufactured or come from protein that has been fermented. (2) E numbers are use in Europe in place of food additive names. |
Names of ingredients that often contain or produce processed free glutamic acid: Carrageenan (E 407) Bouillon and broth Stock Whey protein Whey protein concentrate Whey protein isolate Any “flavors” or “flavoring” Maltodextrin Citric acid, Citrate (E 330) Anything “ultra-pasteurized” Barley malt Pectin (E 440) Protease Anything “enzyme modified” Anything containing “enzymes” Malt extract Soy sauce Soy sauce extract Soy protein, Soy protein concentrate Soy protein isolate Anything “protein fortified” Anything “fermented” Seasonings |
The following are ingredients suspected of containing or creating sufficient processed free glutamic acid to serve as MSG-reaction triggers in HIGHLY SENSITIVE people: Corn starch
Rice syrup Brown rice syrup
anything Vitamin enriched |
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The following work synergistically with MSG to enhance flavor. If they are present for flavoring, so is MSG. Disodium 5’-guanylate (E 627) Disodium 5’-inosinate (E-631) Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides (E 635) |
Reminders
Low fat and no fat milk products often contain milk solids that contain MSG and many dairy products contain carrageenan, guar gum, and/or locust bean gum. Low fat and no fat versions of ice cream and cheese may not be as obvious as yogurt, milk, cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, etc., but they are not exceptions.
Protein powders contain glutamic acid, which, invariably, will be processed free glutamic acid (MSG). Individual amino acids are not always listed on labels of protein powders.
At present there is an FDA requirement to include the protein source when listing hydrolyzed protein products on labels of processed foods. Examples are hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed pea protein, hydrolyzed whey protein, hydrolyzed, corn protein. If a tomato, for example, were whole, it would be identified as a tomato. Calling an ingredient tomato protein indicates that the tomato has been hydrolyzed, at least in part, and that processed free glutamic acid (MSG) is present.
Disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate are relatively expensive food additives that work synergistically with inexpensive MSG. Their use suggests that the product has MSG in it. They would probably not be used as food additives if there were no MSG present.
MSG reactions have been reported from soaps, shampoos, hair conditioners, and cosmetics, where MSG is hidden in ingredients with names that include the words "hydrolyzed," "amino acids," and/or "protein." Most sun block creams and insect repellents also contain MSG.
Drinks, candy, and chewing gum are potential sources of hidden MSG and/or aspartame, neotame. and AminoSweet (the new name for aspartame). Aspartic acid, found in neotame, aspartame (NutraSweet), and AminoSweet, ordinarily causes MSG type reactions in MSG sensitive people. (It would appear that calling aspartame "AminoSweet" is industry's method of choice for hiding aspartame.) We have not seen Neotame used widely in the United States.
Aspartame will be found in some medications, including children's medications. For questions about the ingredients in pharmaceuticals, check with your pharmacist and/or read the product inserts for the names of “other” or “inert” ingredients.
Binders and fillers for medications, nutrients, and supplements, both prescription and non-prescription, enteral feeding materials, and some fluids administered intravenously in hospitals, may contain MSG.
According to the manufacturer, Varivax–Merck chicken pox vaccine (Varicella Virus Live), contains L-monosodium glutamate and hydrolyzed gelatin, both of which contain processed free glutamic acid (MSG) which causes brain lesions in young laboratory animals, and causes endocrine disturbances like OBESITY and REPRODUCTIVE disorders later in life. It would appear that most, if not all, live virus vaccines contain some ingredient(s) that contains MSG.
Reactions to MSG are dose related, i.e., some people react to even very small amounts. MSG-induced reactions may occur immediately after ingestion or after as much as 48 hours. The time lapse between ingestion and reaction is typically the same each time for a particular individual who ingests an amount of MSG that exceeds his or her individual tolerance level.
Remember: By food industry definition, all MSG is "naturally occurring." "Natural" doesn't mean "safe." "Natural" only means that the ingredient started out in nature, like arsenic and hydrochloric acid.
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