February 8, 2012

MSG and Aspartame – Tasty Excitotoxins

Excitotoxins by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.

Excitotoxins: A group of excitatory amino acids that can cause sensitive neurons to die. Some of these compounds are found in nature and some are created artificially. Two excitotoxins commonly added to processed foods are MSG and Aspartame (Nutra Sweet). L-cysteine is also an excitoxin and some bread manufacturers are adding it to their dough. [...]

Think You’re Depriving Yourself for Weight Loss?

Raspberry Ice Cream Dessert

If you’re over 18 I’m sure you’ve heard this hundreds of times, maybe you’ve even said it yourself: “but I don’t want to deprive myself!” I know, you don’t feel like you should live a life filled with deprivation of all of those favorite, yummy foods you love, but you know what? There are other [...]

Maybe You ARE Out of Control in Your Eating?

I can see from yesterday’s comments that we’re on the same page here – there’s a little bit more that goes into losing weight and making a lifestyle change than just “getting a grip on yourself” and exercising self-control. Does this mean that you can let it all hang out and still reach your weight [...]

The Fallout of My Affair With Splenda

Last week I gave you 14 reasons to NOT use Splenda. Well guess what? I’m not too happy about learning all of the gross details, the slimy underbelly of Splenda and how it came to be on the market – not to mention the fact that there has been no long-term testing done on humans. [...]