Laura Lawrence- Northern Michigan Homesteader
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Becoming a Food Prood Series
Topic #1
MSG Mono Sodium Glutamate
I can give you all the recipes in the world, talk your ear off with pep talks, show you how to have an organic garden but if you do not understand WHY you should be a Food Prood then you may never make those necessary changes. This leads me to my “Becoming a Food Prood Series”!
Get ready for practical steps that will help you live a much healthier life. You’ll feel better, think better and perform better.
Becoming a Food Prood is not something that just happens, it certainly didn’t for us. It’s taken us years of learning and doing. But it all started with an intuition. “It’s gotta be better than this”. Do you have to feel bloated all the time, run to the bathroom every time you eat, have constant headaches, deal with depression? No freakin’ way you do. It IS better than that. Trust me, I’ve been there. All those issues I have personally dealt with. It’s not fun, its’ frankly stupid and there are ways to feel better, like WAY better!
I really do feel 100% that FOOD is the #1 key to helping everything work better, you feel better and think better. This isn’t a “Diet Fad” and to use the words “lifestyle” feels ridiculous to. It just IS what it IS! You need to change; you need to do better in order to feel better. Simple as that. Now I am not a Dr or Scientist, or licensed Food person….. but I know food. I know what’s worked for me and I want to share it with you.
So our first topic is MSG Mono Sodium Glutamate. I’ve touched base on this before in previous blog posts and newsletters but I’ve never taken the dive into it, so here I am today. Let’s do this!
To Read All Topics on How to Become a Food Prood Click HERE!
It’s a devil of a thing, a sneaky devil thing.
According to the NIH website it states “Beside its flavour enhancing effects, MSG has been associated with various forms of toxicity (Figure 1(Fig. 1)). MSG has been linked with obesity, metabolic disorders, Chinese Restaurant Syndrome, neurotoxic effects and detrimental effects on the reproductive organs.”
“Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the most widely used food-additives in commercial foods. Its application has increased over time and it is found in many different ingredients and processed foods obtainable in every market or grocery store.”
See what I mean by Sneaky!!?!???!!
“MSG symptom complex, Chinese restaurant syndrome (CRS), glutamate-induced asthma, hot dog headache, or MSG syndrome are terms used to describe a cluster of symptoms that could be mild or severe. The symptoms included headache, nausea, weakness, sweating, chest pain, burning sensation, facial pressure/numbness, flushing, dizziness, difficulty in breathing, muscle tightness, abdominal discomfort, skin rashes, abnormal heart rhythms, asthma, neuropathy, atopic dermatitis, and syncope” This is taken from ScienceDirect – That is quite the list of feeling like crap symptoms. I mean come on how is this stuff even in our food?
Why is it even in our food? The reason why companies use MSG in their products is to “enhance” the flavor. And looking into this topic further basically they use it in order to reduce the amount of REAL Food and Spices in their products! What? Well actually I’m not shocked at all; most companies are only about the bottom line. Gotta make that money honey. But at what expense? I mean “Who’s” expense? OURS! That’s who’s. I’m simply not ok with this. I’m not ok with how they use it, that they even use it, that it’s legal and certainly not how it makes people feel.
It’s time to remove this from your pantry. After reading this I need you to run and look in your cupboards and find all the foods that you have on hand that contain this devil of an ingredient.
Here is a list of the Top Foods that Contain MSG
1. Fast Food
2. Seasonings
3. Soups
4. Dressings & Condiments
5. Chips
6. Frozen Meals
7. Processed Meats
8. Instant noodle products
That covers quite a range of food doesn’t it? I agree it may seem overwhelming especially if you do pull out all the items in your pantry that does contain it. If you are on a budget, use up what you pulled out and then replace all those items with options that do NOT contain MSG. This is a huge step, but it’s a VERY doable step.
Plus there’s no reason why we need this, we do not need to add in crap stuff to our bodies. When you do this your body is busy fighting or processing the junk and cannot function properly. It’s to busy to create good gut bacteria, it’s too busy to work on your immune system, it’s to busy to feel alive. Don’t make it be busy on nonsense like MSG.
So skip the fast food, make your own Seasonings like my Taco Seasoning and JD’s Meat Rub. Make your own BBQ sauce in 5 minutes! Create whole food soups like my 15 Minute Tomato Soup or Spaghetti Sauce. Replace the typical ramen noodle soup with these delicious and organic ramen noodles and create your own seasoning using real spices and bone broth.
You do not need to go without good food, you just need to adjust your thinking a bit. Cook with REAL ingredients and take a few extra minutes to look at those labels when purchasing at the store.
Please send me your photos of the items you found in your pantries – I would love to see how you took the time to your first step into becoming a Food Prood! Email me at: [email protected] I’m waiting!!
Steps To Take Today:
#1 Remove all items from your pantry containing MSG
#2 Print off recipes like the one’s I mentioned above
#3 Replace the crap food with REAL food
#4 Feel Better
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938543/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128160114000227
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