How to Find Hidden MSG on Food Labels

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Vivian Sanderson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:29:59 GMT

your article on MSG was more than interesting but can one reverse any symtoms that have appeared caused by MSG , Is it reversable??

Would appreciate an answer .Thank you

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imtheredrum — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:33:14 GMT

At my great gram's 109th birthday channel 6 news reporter inquired about how she came to be so old... "Sony I think the good lord forgot he put me down here". "I'll tell you why my brother and sister and I are in our 100's and my children are in their 80's and 90's. It is because everything they have eaten has come from my garden or off the top of that mountain there". I have never forgotten those words but if you don't live the life, it is hard to avoid the chemicals and the US food industry is only required to put very few items on their misleading labels and they do not have to include the thousands of chemicals they actually use!! That is Corporate greed and lobbyists paying off your elected officials in our corrupted Govt. You should also check out www.wethepeople.com and by all means get your hands on the DVD by Aaron Russo called "America Freedom To Fascism" to learn more about corrupt corporations, corrupt departments in our Govt.

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Muriel — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:56:17 GMT

Most vitamins are made with a gelatin encasing. Does that mean they have MSG in that gelatin? Does anyone know?

Thanks for your response.

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stay free — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:46:23 GMT

Quiet Rioter...

Solution: Move to the country ( or island, preffered), have enough land to harvest your own crops and raise some good livestock (breed some cows, breed some chicken, maybe a pig for a pet, a horse or two, a couple of dogs and cats).

Doing so will improve your endeavor to a MSG-Free life, no tainted meat, cats will be in charge of the rodent extermination (without using any harmful chemicals), the dogs will be your security and best friend, the horses will provide transportation- courtesy of the anti-smog coalition

Make sure to include or grow your ingredients for natural and organic pesticides.... found here: wiwi.essortment.com/homemadeorgani_renu.htm

---Unfortunately, not everyone wants to do this. It's to easy but not good enough, to try and avoid, opposed to actually completly avoiding... The same goes for all the big business thieves, money hungry oilers, and the coruption in our government. Why doesn't anyone do anything about it? Why don't we boycott? Why don't we take action and either give the food comapanies (and all the other companies that royally screw us, whether it be from our pockets or our health) an ultimatum or put them out of business?

Answer: Because it takes too much time in doing so. Too much money is involved. -Yes, money has power over everyone. Maybe, when we all realize that ourselves and earth are more powerful and important than money, is when the mainstream poisoning and greed will stop...

It will happen one day... you watch...

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starman — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:14:54 GMT

Is Maltodextrin another MSG alias?

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TheQuietRioter — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:33:42 GMT

I am so upset by this article. Knowing that they put this chemical in not only processed foods, but also spray it on organic produce really irks me. WHAT THE HEC ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT?

MSG triggers my "Silent Migraines" really bad, and I am so frustrated with trying to find foods that do not contain this additive. After reading the alias names for MSG I have realized that even my so called, "Organic" foods have this toxin in them. Brown Rice Syrup....Come on!!!!!!!? Perhaps, I will have to resort to living off of this organic vegetable broth I know of that's free of MSG, and this Papaya juice I really like that is also free of the toxin. I do not even enjoy food anymore. It has become my Mortal Enemy. I wish there was something we could do to make these food additives disappear from our food supply, but I guess we cannot fight the FDA no matter what we do. This is just so sad.

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healthfoodnut — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:21:46 GMT

I have a question for Dr. Mercola. I have read his website for about 5 years. It is so imformative and there is always a wealth of information, but I am surprised at some of the choices for recommended products. This is my question Dr. Mercola, why do you recommend Radical Fruits? The first ingredient is maltodextrin (msg). The Whey Protein powders also are chock full of natural flavors (msg). I am curious why you would recommend these productsespecially when there are much safer and purer products out there.

I am very happuy to see that you finally did an article on msg, which only kills brain cells. Add that to the mercury fillings and we have a great recipe for ad.

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Pat_Heaton — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:54:17 GMT

Has anyone done the research on the health of the Japanese & Chinese, who consume msg in powder form, on practically every meal? Does fermenting the Soy (eg Miso)have a beneficial effect? Soy Lecithin is highly recommended for reducing cholesterol & heart health - I am confused!

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Nicolelm — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:57:10 GMT

it is just so shocking to see what the food industry allows humans to consume. wouldn't it be a heck of a lot easier, and cheaper, to just eat food the way it was intended?

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intohealth — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 22:21:11 GMT

what a wonderful website that you have. I have spent hours learning how to be healthier. I trust this site and will share it with others. I had bought a well known food product and there was an ingredient in it and when I called the company they would not tell me what it was. Now I know why they did not tell me what it was...another name for MSG is what I just found out. I will have to be more careful. Thank you very much for all your research.

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Russ G. — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:18:41 GMT

You know, for the most part I follow and agree with most of the posts made on this site by Dr. M. It's a shame his primary focus seems to be what we should avoid, rather than what we should gravitate towards, though.

And I have to say that I was very shocked after yesterday's and today's articles on MSG. In fact, I started looking at all the labels of the food I had in my house and threw some stuff out.

But today I decided to look at the MSGMyth.com site that Dr. Mercola mentioned, to see the list of all the other forms of MSG, but I couldn't get the site to come up. So I Googled MSG Myth and found the following ENLIGHTENING article instead. It's called "If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn't everyone in Asia have a headache?"

I strongly recommend you read it!

observer.guardian.co.uk/.../0,,1522368,00.html

One of the things I found out is that our bodies naturally produce about 40 grams of glutamate every day. And that mother's milk (yeah, the human kind) contains 10 times more glutamate than cow's milk. And that practically every natural food contains glutamate. Parmesan cheese is absolutely loaded with it!

It's a great history lesson too - covering the invention of MSG through the tests it has been put through, to the health scares, to modern use and the renaming of it to avoid the well-established, yet false social stigma attached to it.

For my part, I think Dr. Blaylock had it wrong. And to assign the term "toxin" to such a natural substance is way out in left field. Aspartame, no problem. It's synthetic and artificial, so I can easily buy that it's an excitotoxin.

But glutamate?

Yeah, it looks like it could kill brain cells if you consumed half your body weight in it for a month. You know, kinda like the rodent studies on saccharine back in the 50's. But as far as OVERstimulation until cell death goes - you know, much like the state that meth addicts live in - there is simply not enough evidence to support it.

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dressagefreak — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:29:36 GMT

A cook at my parents' restaurant insists that "a little MSG won't hurt you." *rolls eyes* I wonder if I should show him the evidence from Dr. Blaylock??

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lookingfortruth — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:25:54 GMT

WOW! Ajax, on July 12th said that stearic acid was a trans fat and DRK said on July 28th that it was a saturated fat. Both stated where they got their information. I am really confused, now. I am new to all of this so can anyone out there straighten this out?

Lookingfortruth

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ottos — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:51:47 GMT

Anyone have a good recipe for ranch dressing or sandwich spread "miracle whip"? We are trying to come up with our own versions of the things that have these chemicals but we like the taste of.

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Halobeans — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:35:29 GMT

It does not say if organic ingredients can contain MSG. What if its organic brown rice syrup ,and so on..??? Anyone?