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By on December 07th, 2010

Table Salt Health Risks and Alternatives

Table salt is consumed by us in very high quantities because it is found in almost all processed food, plus most of us use it to flavor our food. Table salt is not the same as the salt we find in nature. Salt made by nature is widely known as sodium. The table salt we buy at stores is sodium chloride. Table salt is processed; therefore, some of its nutrients are stripped away. During the processing stage, dozens of hazardous chemicals are added to the salt. Most salts in conventional stores are also cleansed with bleach which is why it is white in color. Some salt may be created by using crude oil extract.

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By on September 19th, 2009

Ten Food Additives to Avoid

Food additives are popular among food manufacturers because they are cost effective and can intensify the flavor of their food products. Food additives can also increase the shelf-life of their food products which is great for their business. Most food additives are harmful to the body because they are usually created through unnatural process, and added with other harmful chemicals. Manufacturers of food additives don’t spent enough time studying the effects of their products. Many of them are rushed into the market because of one thing, profit!

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By on April 08th, 2009

MSG: The Food Enhancer That Kills

MSG is added to a wide variety of food, such as soups, fast food, chips, frozen foods, microwave foods, canned foods, junk foods and even baby food. Many independent researchers that are not influenced by the food industry, suggested that MSG played an important role for neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease. Many neuroscientists classified MSG as an excitotoxin because they believed it destoyed nuerons in cells.

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