From the book 'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills'-
By Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD-

What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to food
could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical
could effect how your children's nervous systems formed during
development so that in later years they may have learning or emotional
difficulties?

What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could
permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control
hormones so that later in life your child might have endocrine
problems? How would you feel?

Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the
artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to
develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the
introduction of this widespread introduction of this artificial
sweetener has risen dramatically? Would that affect your decision to
drink these products and especially to allow your children to drink
them? What if you could be shown overwhelming evidence that one of the
main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate) could cause the same
brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect your buying decisions?

And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these types
of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even
precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases
such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and
Alzheimer's disease? Would you be concerned if you knew that these
excitotoxin food additives are a particular risk if you have diabetes,
or have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have
suffered from hypertension, meningitis, or viral encephalitis?

Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions caused
by these products in your children are irreversible and can result
from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration?

How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and
disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they
can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are
labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also
are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.

All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain toxins
are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost
sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to
TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.

Hidden Sources Of MSG

As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the
processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG
added to food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for
disguised MSG. Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate
and L-cystine, are frequently added to foods and according to FDA
rules require NO LABELING AT ALL.

* Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG *

Monosodium Glutamate

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein

Hydrolyzed Protein

Hydrolyzed Plant Protein

Plant Protein Extract

Sodium Caseinate

Calcium Caseinate

Yeast Extract

Textured Protein (Including TVP)

Autolyzed Yeast

Hydrolyzed Oat Flour

Corn Oil

* Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG *

Malt Extract

Malt Flavoring

Bouillon

Broth

Stock

Flavoring

Natural Flavors/Flavoring

Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring

Seasoning

Spices

* Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins *

Carrageenan

Enzymes

Soy Protein Concentrate

Soy Protein Isolate

Whey Protein Concentrate

Also: Protease Enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin
amino acids from food proteins.

Aspartame - An Intense Source Of Excitotoxins

Aspartame is a sweetener made from two amino acids, phenylalanine and
the excitotoxin aspartate. It should be avoided at all costs.
Aspartame complaints accounts for approximately 70% of ALL complaints
to the FDA. It is implicated in everything from blindness to headaches
to convulsions. Sold under dozens of brand names such as NutraSweet
and Equal, aspartame breaks down within 20 minutes at room temperature
into several primary toxic and dangerous ingredients:

1. DKP (diketopiperazine) (When ingested, converts to a near duplicate
of

a powerful brain tumor causing agent)

2. Formic Acid (ant venom)

3. Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)

4. Methanol (causes blindness...extremely dangerous substance)

Common Examples:

Diet soft drinks, sugar free gums, sugar free Kool Aid, Crystal Light,
childrens' medications, and thousands of other products claiming to be
'low calorie', 'diet', or 'sugar free'.

A Final Note...

Dr. Blaylock recounted a meeting with a senior executive in the food
additive industry who told him point blank that these excitotoxins are
going to be in our food no matter how many name changes are
necessary...