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Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

It is important to note that this study was done in animals having a normal intact blood-brain barrier. Defective Energy Production in Alzheimer's Neurons Thus far we have seen that there are conditions associated with Alzheimer's disease that impair the delivery of energy-giving glucose to the brain. We have also seen that in the case of Parkinson's disease metabolic energy defects have been identified within the specific neurons responsible for this disease.369 Similar findings have been demonstrated in the case of Alzheimer's disease.

Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health Joseph E. Mario See book keywords and concepts

Aspartic acid is a neurotransmitter that in excess allows too much Calcium intocellsforoverstimulation, an "Excitotoxin" causing anxiety, irritability, depression, passes the Brain Blood Barrier and damages neurons, changes brain Dopamine, for headaches, blurred vision, and hearing problems. Methanol/wood alcohol degrades to toxic Formaldehyde (causing itching burning eyes of parasite terrain), and then to Formic acid (as in fire ants and paint stripper) causing metabolic acidosis, tinnitis and multiple sclerosis symptoms (which remit upon discontinuing use), and destroys the eye optic nerve.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

Both oxygen deficiency and lack of fuel (hypoglycemia) interfere with the energy production of brain cells and make them susceptible to excitotoxin damage. As noted in a review article by Blay-lock (1999) in Medical Sentinel, and other articles, excitotoxin damage may be an important factor in the development of neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease (Shefrin 1999; Merims et al. 2001). Excitory amino acids are detrimental mainly in high concentrations or when they occut in free form (Fujikawa et al. 1996; Vorwerk et al. 1996; Hu et al. 1998).

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

As noted in a review article by Blaylock (1999) in Medical Sentinel, and other articles, excitotoxin damage may be an important factor in the development of neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease (Shefrin 1999; Merims et al. 2001). - Disease Prevention and Treatment by The Life Extension Foundation Many people associate MSG with Chinese food, and it's true that many Chinese restaurants add ridiculous amounts of MSG to their dishes in order to make them taste more appealing. But MSG is also frequently used in many food products found at your local grocery store.

The problem is that MSG is also classified as an excitotoxin, which means it belongs to a class of chemicals that damage nerve cells by overexciting them. It enhances taste by penetrating the taste bud cells on your tongue and overexciting those cells to create a sensory taste experience. The problem is that MSG doesn't stop at the tongue. It continues through the bloodstream and can overexcite nerve cells throughout your nervous system.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

The best known example of an excitotoxin is monosodium glutamate (MSG). High blood levels of MSG can cross the normally protective blood-brain barrier. Glutamate is a neurotransmitter that is present in the extracellular fluid in very low concentrations. If glutamine levels are inappropriately raised, neurons fire abnormally and at higher levels, and brain cells begin to die (Shefrin 1999; Dodd 2002). Both oxygen deficiency and lack of fuel (hypoglycemia) interfere with the energy production of brain cells and make them susceptible to excitotoxin damage.

Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

Aspartame is composed of the excitotoxin, aspartic acid, as well as methanol (also a known eye toxin) and the amino acid, phenylalanine. Given this evidence, why, then, do the American Diabetes Association and thousands of doctors encourage their diabetic patients to use aspartame? At least where the American Diabetes Association is concerned, it may have something to do with the fact that the organization has received large monetary contributions from Monsanto — maker of NutraSweet®! - Russell Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life That last sentence is notable.

Such is the case for aspartame; this sweetener - along with other similar molecules, most notably MSG (monosodium glutamate), the food additive and flavor enhancer so pervasive in processed foods — behaves as a brain excitotoxin. Its chemical structure allows it to fit into a receptor within the brain called the NMDA (N-methyl-d-aspar-tate) receptor, triggering such overstimulation in the nerve cell that it dies. In other words, the brain cell literally becomes excited to death. - Michael Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.

We crave carbohydrates because our brains have been rewired by this excitotoxin. And we have just as much trouble working off the body fat as those lab rats that just couldn't seem to get any thinner, no matter what they ate. There's good news in all this, however: now that you know at least part of the source of the problem, you can do something about it. I'm here to tell you that even a damaged endocrine system can be retrained.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

Glutamate (see) is considered an excitotoxin. excitotoxin • See Excitotoxicology. EXTRACT • The solution that results from passing alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture through a substance. Examples of extracts would be the alcohol-water mixture of vanillin, orange, or lemon extracts found among the spices and flavorings on the supermarket shelf. Extracts are not as strong as essential oils (see). EYE ALLERGY • There are many forms of allergy of the eye. The mucous membranes of the eye may be involved in allergic rhinitis.

Health and Nutrition Secrets Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

DNA repair systems • status of cellular glutathione synthesis • mitochondrial function energy status • functional status of antioxidant enzymes • heredity presence of two apoE4 genes TABLE 12.1 between the levels of beta-carotene in the plasma and cognitive function, which, when low, also caused changes in the EEG in the frontal region of the brain. Iron and zinc deficiencies appeared to play no part in cognitive function, but low levels of zinc did reduce right temporal lobe EEG power.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

Glutamate (see) is considered an excitotoxin. excitotoxin • See Excitotoxicology. EXTRACT • The solution that results from passing alcohol or an alcohol-water mixture through a substance. Examples of extracts would be the alcohol-water mixture of vanillin, orange, or lemon extracts found among the spices and flavorings on the supermarket shelf. Extracts are not as strong as essential oils (see). EYE ALLERGY • There are many forms of allergy of the eye. The mucous membranes of the eye may be involved in allergic rhinitis.

Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

MSG is an excitotoxin. It makes you fat, causes all kinds of medical problems, and can affect your mood making you depressed. It also can be physically addicting, like aspartame, and actually make you hungrier. Unfortunately, the food industry has lobbied Congress to pass laws allowing monosodium glutamate to be put in the food and not be listed on the label. There are dozens of words that can be on the label such as spices, artificial flavoring, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, etc., that are in fact MSG in disguise.

Aspartame This is also an excitotoxin. It makes you fat, it makes you hungry, it makes you depressed, and it leads to all types of medical conditions, including PMS and migraines. If you're not convinced, read the book Aspartame: Is it Safe? 4. High Fructose Corn Syrup This is highly chemically and physically addicting, and makes you fat. 5. Hydrogenated Oil or Partially Hydrogenated Oil If it's hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated, don't buy it. This is a trans fat. It's deadly, it causes heart disease, makes you fat, and causes a whole host of other medical conditions. 6.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

As noted in a review article by Blay-lock (1999) in Medical Sentinel, and other articles, excitotoxin damage may be an important factor in the development of neurological diseases, including Parkinson's disease (Shefrin 1999; Merims et al. 2001). Excitory amino acids are detrimental mainly in high concentrations or when they occut in free form (Fujikawa et al. 1996; Vorwerk et al. 1996; Hu et al. 1998). As long as they are bound (as they are in most natural foods), excitory amino acids are slowly released and are therefore harmless.

The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children Carol Simontacchi See book keywords and concepts

There is a strong association between excitotoxin exposure and receptor sites in the brain, particularly dopamine receptor sites. Exposure to ex-citotoxins during early brain development affects dopamine receptors that may produce schizophrenic behavior later in life, and also addictive be- As a mom trying to get kids to eat nutritious foods, I have fought many times the addictive-type reactions to processed foods. Why would a child opt for nutrient-poor "junk food" when the body actually prefers "real food"? I asked Dr. Blaylock if MSG or other excitotoxins are addictive.

Disease Prevention and Treatment The Life Extension Editorial Staff See book keywords and concepts

The most frequently encountered food excitotoxin is glutamate, which is commercially added to many foods despite evidence that it can freely penetrate certain brain regions and rapidly destroy neurons by hyperactivating glutamate receptors (Olney 1994). Avoidance of glutamate may be of particular advantage to individuals with glaucoma. The herb oregano, from the mint family, may have a worthwhile place in the diet of a glaucoma patient. James A. Duke, Ph.D.

The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children Carol Simontacchi See book keywords and concepts

You may be feeding substantial amounts of this dangerous excitotoxin to your baby and not even be aware of it. There is no problem with MSG, according to the government. According to the FDA, "FDA believes that MSG is a safe food ingredient for the general population." They regard it among food ingredients that are "generally recognized as safe" and require that it must be declared on the label of food to which it is added.11 Dr. Blaylock believes that the neurologic effects might be subtle, such as a slight case of dyslexia, or more severe, such as frequent outbursts of uncontrollable anger.

In instant breakfasts, breath mints, cereals, sugar-free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, coffee beverages, frozen desserts, gelatin desserts, juice „ Z Y M a k AWARD ADULT DIVISION/ SECOND PLACE: Companies that produce "sugar-free" products with aspartame, an excitotoxin with serious potential side effects. beverages, laxatives, multivitamins, milk drinks, pharmaceuticals and supplements, shake mixes, soft drinks, tabletop sweeteners, tea beverages, instant teas and coffees, topping mixes, wine coolers, and yogurt. • Is aspartame safe? • Does aspartame assist in weight loss?

A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work James A. Howenstine, MD See book keywords and concepts

Freider and Grimm did a study in Israel where they fed pregnant mice an excitotoxin. The offspring had normal learning for simple things but exhibited severe impairment when tested for complex tasks. Study of their brains disclosed the neurotrasmitter acetyl choline was 80 % reduced and continued to be reduced during the whole childhood of the animal. These findings in mice suggest that profound changes occur in the brain chemistry of children that are exposed to exitotoxins during fetal development. Dr.

Getting Rid of Ritalin: How Neurofeedback Can Successfully Treat Attention Deficit Disorder Without Drugs Robert W. Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Glutamate is related to glutamic acid, an amino acid essential to normal brain functioning, but it is an excitotoxin when taken in excessive amounts.19 MSG is found in a wide range of foods, sometimes hidden under other names. Watch out for these ingredients: hydrolyzed vegetable protein, yeast extract, autolyzed yeast protein, or even "natural flavorings." A more extensive list may be found in appendix C. Caffeine: Caffeine can insidiously work its way into the diet of the ADD child and bring along with it a host of other troublesome substances, such as sugar, aspartame, or additives.

Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal: How to Avoid Hidden Toxins in Your Food Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis See book keywords and concepts

Aspartic acid is an "excitotoxin" because it overstimulates neurons, which eventually burn out. ?There's no harm in an occasional glass of wine, but immoderate alcohol consumption can dehydrate skin, dilate blood vessels, foster spidery broken capillaries on the face, and add years to your looks while subtracting them from your life. (See section 90.) ?High-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets—or any liquid, fad, or crash reducing programs that produce a rapid weight loss by eliminating a category of nutrients—are dangerous promoters of aging.

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