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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. [...]

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.
Needless [...]

Here’s the post I alluded to on Friday, the post that I’ve been meaning to write for awhile now on the topic that several of you smart readers of The Fit Shack have asked me about. Yep, we’re talking about Splenda - you’ve heard of it, do you use it?
I first heard of Splenda in [...]

I am very excited to bring you an in-depth interview today with Debbie Danowski, Ph.D., the author of Why Can’t I Stop Eating? and Locked Up for Eating Too Much, as well as The Overeater’s Journal, books that I recommended to you in this post.
Her newest book is The Emotional Eater’s Book of Inspiration: 90 [...]

So you’re addicted to sugar like I am, and you are committed to eliminating it from your daily diet. This could be because you want to lose weight and you know you will eliminate sugar cravings (and therefore, overeating) by eliminating the refined sugar, or you just want to have peace in your life around [...]

You might think that you’re eating healthier because you’ve replaced refined white table sugar with honey, but think again. I’m currently reading Sweet Deception by Dr. Joseph Mercola and was amazed to learn about the process of forced honey production and its correlation with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
I have learned from Dr. Mercola’s book [...]

Recently I gave you a list of some drink alternatives that you could go for instead of spending money on the popular “health drinks” that are currently being marketed to you. Those drinks advertised as being “healthy” actually contain crystalline fructose, and if instead you choose the “fun” and popular sodas, they contain high fructose [...]

One of my readers contacted me to ask if I had any recommendations for protein powder. Todd is working on strength training, and was especially interested in protein powder that did not contain crystalline fructose, or any other artificial sweetener. Furthermore, if they did contain sucralose or fructose, he wanted to know which ingredient would [...]