Dennis,
Could have been me that wrote about the MSG/Aspartame. I crossed
a book called Excitotoxins by Russell L. Blaylock, MD. I wasn't
a total believer, until I began to read from the references listed.
Taken from the pages of "Excitotoxins" by Russell L. Blaylock,MD:
As discussed previously, the glutamate manufactures and the processed
food industries are always on a quest to disguise MSG. Remember also
that the powerful excitotoxins aspartame and L-cysteine are frequently
added to foods and according to FDA rules require no labeling at all.
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
Bouillon
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
Protease enzymes of various sources can release excitoxin amino acids
from food proteins.
If it had not been for a health food grocery store opening up in
our town, I am not sure how much we would have been able to eliminate.
I don't even believe that this grocery store was 100 percent free,
so I do what I can.
Linda Forrest's Mom
Dennis Greene wrote:
>
> Around the 10th of November a message entitled MSG was posted to the
> list. It spoke of the dangers associated with consuming aspartame
> (aka nutrasweet). In response to a statement that aspartame causes
> changes to the dopamine levels in the brain, and in a spirit of "
> What do I have to lose?", I stopped drinking diet drinks, my
> principal source of aspartame.
>
> I have observed the following reactions. (Please note that I
> acknowledge that most of what follows is subjective. I am also aware
> that I may be experiencing a placebo affect, though I do not believe
> this to be the case).
>
> 1. Within 36 hours of stopping aspartame my right side dyskinesia
> increased to the level of my pre-pallidotomy left side dyskinsia.
> This was quickly controled by decreasing my daily levadopa intake by
> 150 mg
>
> 2. Whilst initially able to function well on the reduced levadopa
> level, after a week I needed to increase my dose. Since then I have
> found that the severe dyskinesia tends to occur towards the end of a
> two day period and can be stopped by reducing the next dose of
> levadopa by 25mg.
>
> 3. For reasons I cannot yet explain I occasionly take a dose which
> does not work, leaving me "off" for up to three hours. The next dose
> works normally. To put this in perspective, I am well versed in the
> subtleties of timing meds, mealtimes, protien, etc
>
> 4. The transition from "on" to "off" seems more abrupt
>
> 5. The "on" periods not affected by severe dyskinesia (ie most of
> the time) are the best I have experienced in years. They no longer
> have the "brittle" quality which they had previously and I feel
> closer to my memory of normal.
>
> 6. Many friends and acquantences who have encountered me recently
> during a good "on" period have remarked that I am looking well.
> This takes on more significance when I tell you that this list
> includes my GP, my neurologist (met in neutral territory when we
> passed in a corridor - cheapest consult I've had in years) and the
> person who conducted 6 months of post pallidotomy tests on me, the
> last just two months ago.
>
> Conclusions
>
> I am reasonably certain that in my case at least, aspartame has had
> the affect of reducing the amount of naturally ocurring dopamine. I
> don't think the amount involved is large, but it is significant. I
> would urge any PWP who regularily uses this substence to exclude it
> from their diet for a period to check what, if any, affects it may be
> having on them.
>
> I shan't be using it again.
>
> Dennis.
>
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