| Every day we are bombarded with
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| | choice if it only contains tuna and water
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| information about food products that are
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| | and is only eaten occasionally. But, most
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| healthy, all natural, have no artificial
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| | tuna contains broth or hydrolyzed
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| ingredients, no preservatives, low fat,
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| | vegetable protein, which contain MSG. And
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| no fat, no cholesterol, sugar free,
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| | MSG is not required to be listed on the
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| vitamin fortified and provide 100% of
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| | label because it is an ingredient in the
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| your daily vitamin requirements. Are
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| | broth, not directly added to the tuna.
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| these foods as healthy as the advertising
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| | This is the way food manufacturers hide
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| tries to make us believe they are?Let's
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| | MSG in the food they produce. And hidden
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| look at the facts. There are more than
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| | MSG can be a very serious problem to
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| 3000 different chemicals added to our
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| | those who are sensitive to it. MSG can
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| food. The company that wants to produce
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| | cause a wide variety of symptoms
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| the chemicals or use the chemicals in the
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| | including migraines, numbness and
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| foods they produce usually does the
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| | tingling, asthma, seizures, diarrhea,
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| testing for safety. Safety testing has
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| | panic attacks and heart problems.Other
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| only been done for individual additives,
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| | sources of hidden MSG include autolyzed
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| not for combinations of additives. Nobody
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| | yeast, boullion, stock, malt extract,
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| knows the effects of the many different
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| | malt flavoring, barley malt,
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| additives used in the thousands of
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| | maltodextrin, natural flavors, pectin,
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| different combinations. To make matters
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| | seasonings, carrageenan, soy sauce, soy
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| worse, because of political pressure, the
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| | protein, whey protein, anything enzyme
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| FDA allows manufacturers to add small
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| | modified, fermented, protein fortified,
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| amounts of cancer-causing substances to
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| | or ultrapasteurized, fast foods, chips,
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| our food. So, not only are many of our
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| | condiments, salad dressings, lunch meats,
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| foods not healthy, they're unsafe.The FDA
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| | sausages and soups. In fact, most
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| has even approved, as safe, additives it
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| | processed foods contain MSG according to
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| has known to be unsafe. Take, for
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| | Kathleen Schwartz of the nonprofit group
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| example, Olestra, the fat substitute
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| | NoMSG.So, buyer beware! Even if the label
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| which was approved by the FDA over the
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| | says "all natural ingredients" and "no
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| objections of many leading food
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| | preservatives," the product could contain
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| scientists. Olestra can cause diarrhea,
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| | harmful additives. So, how do you know
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| abdominal cramping and may even
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| | which foods are really safe to eat? You
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| contribute to cancer, heart disease and
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| | need to read the labels and know how to
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| blindness. Foods containing Olestra must
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| | interpret the information on the
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| have a warning label on the package.Then
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| | label.Here's a few hints on what to eat
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| there's the artificial sweetener
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| | and what to avoid: Eat fresh fruits and
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| aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet.
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| | vegetables, whole grains, good quality
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| Aspartame was approved and claimed safe
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| | protein and healthy fats. Avoid these
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| by a specially appointed FDA Commissioner
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| | additives:Aspartame or Nutrasweet
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| after his own Board of Inquiry that
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| | Saccharin
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| investigated aspartame claimed it unsafe.
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| | MSG and Free Glutamates
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| Aspartame can cause birth defects,
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| | Artificial colorings
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| central nervous system disturbances,
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| | Nitrites and Nitrates
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| menstrual difficulties, brain damage in
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| | Caffeine
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| phenylketonurics, seizures, death and a
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| | BHA and BHT
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| long list of other reactions too numerous
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| | Brominated vegetable oil or BVO
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| to mention. It may cause irreversible
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| | Olestra or Olean
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| health damage over the long term.Fats are
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| | Sulfites Here's a general rule of thumb:
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| another story. A certain amount of the
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| | If the list of ingredients is long, there
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| right kind of fat is necessary for your
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| | are probably a lot of chemical additives
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| nervous system, your immune system, the
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| | in the product, and you're risking your
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| formation of cell membranes, and the
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| | health by eating it. If the list of
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| absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins.
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| | ingredients is short, it may or may not
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| The problem is that over 90% of the food
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| | have harmful additives in it, so you need
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| produced today contain hydrogenated or
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| | to read the label carefully before you
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| partially hydrogenated oil, which
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| | purchase it.Dr. Christine Farlow has made
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| contributes to heart disease, elevated
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| | it easy for you to identify which
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| cholesterol and triglycerides,
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| | additives are harmful and which are not.
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| non-insulin dependent diabetes and
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| | In her handy pocket-sized book, FOOD
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| cancer. Research even shows an
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| | ADDITIVES: A Shopper's Guide To What's
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| association between attention deficit
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| | Safe & What's Not, now in its 2004
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| disorder and hydrogenated oils.The next
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| | revised edition, she classifies 800
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| time you grocery shop, look at the label
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| | commonly used food additives according to
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| of every item before you buy. Unless you
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| | safety, whether they may cause allergic
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| already buy all organic and natural
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| | reactions and if they are Generally
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| foods, almost every item you pick up will
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| | Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA. In
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| contain hydrogenated or partially
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| | just seconds, you can find out if an
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| hydrogenated oils. Instead, choose
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| | additive in the food you're buying is
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| products that say no hydrogenated oils.
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| | harmful to your health. It's clear,
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| Use raw organic butter instead of
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| | concise and easy to use. Make this book
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| margarine, and extra virgin olive oil,
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| | your constant grocery shopping companion
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| coconut oil or flaxseed oil (flaxseed oil
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| | and you'll never again wonder about the
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| should never be heated).If you're eating
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| | safety of the ingredients listed on the
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| more chicken, turkey and fish, because
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| | package. You'll know.Dr. Christine H.
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| it's healthier, you may be surprised to
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| | Farlow, D.C. is a chiropractor,
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| learn that sliced chicken and turkey from
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| | nutritionist and author. She has helped
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| the deli contains nitrites. And nitrites
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| | thousands improve their health through
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| cause cancer. Nitrites are found in
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| | nutrition. For more information on food
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| almost all processed meats, including
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| | additives and healthy eating, visit
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| luncheon meats, hot dogs, sausages and
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| | Contact Dr.
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| bacon. Then there's tuna, a healthy
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