Tag Archives: the brain

Aspartame & Donald Rumsfeld

The Rumsfeld Plague: Aspartame Brings Horror The aspartame horror began in 1981 due to Donald Rumsfeld, as head of the G.D. Searle pharmaceutical company, when he used his political clout to put a known carcinogen on the market to poison … Continue reading

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The story of aspartame

Buy Your Poison – Aspartame, Diet Soda, Splenda Chemist James Schlatter was working on an anti-ulcer drug candidate in the labs of G.D. Searle & Company. He was recrystallizing aspartame from ethanol when the mixture spilled on to the outside … Continue reading

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About Glutamate Toxicity

Glutamate is a powerful excitatory neurotransmitter that is released by nerve cells in the brain. It is responsible for sending signals between nerve cells, and under normal conditions it plays an important role in learning and memory.

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Glutamate (MSG) damages your brain

MSG IS ADDED TO THE MAJORITY OF PACKAGED PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CHIPS, SOUPS, SALAD DRESSINGS, GRAVIES, COLD CUTS, AND ALMOST EVERY FOOD SERVED AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. THE LIST OF FOODS CONTAINING MSG IS ALMOST ENDLESS.

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The link between monosodium glutamate (MSG) and obesity

If fried snack chips had a warning printed right on the bag that said, "Warning: these chips will make you obese," would you still buy them? Would you still eat them?

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