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. [...]
Archive for the "Fast Food" category
What we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the previous
forty thousand. - Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about just how toxic and non-nutritious fast food is for the body. Remember the post I wrote about Super Size Me? I just love that DVD. Not only [...]
I rail against processed food quite a bit here at The Fit Shack, but today I am actually going to recommend a convenience food to you. First though, I’d like to mention that even though I do recommend getting off processed and fast foods (not only to lose weight but also to feel great), there [...]
I often write about emotional eating here at The Fit Shack, in addition to writing about sugar addiction. I write about these topics because they have been my experience, and based on my experience, I’ve felt that the whole topic of food and weight are complex issues. I’ve felt that weight loss is a complex [...]
Have you heard before about this or that person who always ate only healthy food, exercised regularly, and ended up with cancer? Well there was a tid-bit of information that I heard a couple of times in a commercial on Hay House Radio that really grabbed my attention, and after much research I’ve found a [...]
I’ve been writing about how addictive sugar is, and that it creates the same reaction in the brain that opioids (heroin, morphine, opium) do. I’ve also written about the very interesting food addiction pyramid, and offered you a quiz to determine if you are addicted to sugar. Throughout many of my other articles I have [...]
Have you heard the saying “if you don’t know what the ingredient is, or you can’t pronounce it, then don’t eat it”? Well for myself, xanthan gum has been one of those ingredients. In fact, until I researched it to answer the question of one of my readers (comment from Suzanne), I didn’t know all [...]
Yes, I have a confession to make to you - I do not always want to eat healthy, much less exercise! So why am I telling you this, instead of giving you an image of someone who is always strong, always avoiding processed gunk, and steadfastly gaining strength and endurance with my regular exercise? Actually, [...]
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