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Just passing on a couple excerpts from the holistic e-mail discussion list. One seems to be about a sort of e-mail list for depression, which is common to PD (no kidding!), and the other is about excitotoxins. I'm passing that one on because I read in a book somewhere that suggested excitotoxins (msg, etc.) may play a part in Parkinson's and other brain diseases. If I run across that reference again, I'll pass it along too. ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Lithium Try posting this question to alt.support.depression. Some of the people there are interested in holistic help for depression, both uni and bi polar. Also, there's a doctor who will sometimes answer question like how mania works and how they think the lithim works to help it. *** For L.A.con III info, write to [log in to unmask] *** Join for $90, payable to L.A.con III, PO Box 8442, Van Nuys CA 91409. ------------ Subject: Exitotoxins I haven't seen this topic brought up here; my attention this week is focused on "Exitotoxins: The Taste that Kills," by Russell Blaylock, a neurologist at the Medical Univ. of Mississippi. I became interested in it because it discusses exitotoxins' apparent relationship to diseases like Alzheimer's, which my mother has. He includes a list of ingredients containing "hidden" MSG, i.e., those benign-seeming ingredients in processed food such as "spices," "flavoring," etc.; as well as Aspartame (NutraSweet). Does anyone have a complete list of such ingredients? Here are those mentioned in the book: 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 Autolyzed Yeast Hydrolyzed Oat Flour Additives that frequently contain MSG: Malt extract Malt flavoring Boullion Broth Stock Flavoring Natural Flavoring Natural Beef or Chicken Flavoring Seasoning Spices Additives that may contain MSG or excitotoxins: Carrageenan Enzymes Soy Protein Concentrate Soy Protein Isolate Whey Protein Concentrate (Excitotoxins are also added to smoking tobacco, as noted in the book.) He also lists protease enzymes of various sources that are capable of releasing excitotoxin amino acids from food proteins--but not specifically. Does anyone have a list of these?