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"Michael Lapchick, The Label Readers Pocket Dictionary of Food Additives: A Comprehensive Quick Reference Guide to More Than 250 of Today's Most Common food additives, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993. M. Lesser and C. Kapklein, The Brain Chemistry Diet. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. Jay Lombard, The Brain Wellness Plan: Breakthrough Medical, Nutritional and Immune-Boosting Therapies, New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 1998." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Because many food additives cause intolerance, rather than IgE allergy or IgG sensitivity, you may need to perform elimination challenges to see if these additives are causing problems. Another practical approach is simply to look for reactions when your child does eat one of these food additives. These additives can add to the confusion of eliminating reactive foods, because you may think your child is reactive to a food, when he or she is actually just reactive to an additive in that food." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"A study published in The Lancet in 2007 found that certain food additives, like the preservative sodium benzo-ate and colorings, can actually increase hyperactivity in children. "The finding lends strong support for the case that food additives exacerbate hyperactive behaviors (inattention, impulsivity and overactivity) at least into middle childhood," the researchers wrote. Other chemical exposures linked to ADHD include prenatal alcohol and tobacco smoke. Heavy metals might also play a role." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Also ax anything that has the following additives—a study published in The Lancet in September 2007 found that common food additives and colorings can increase hyperactive behavior in children.4 Remember: the more chemicals you put into your body, the more they add to your toxic load and the more it will slowly wear your system down and lead to Spent. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, these food additives are harmful in the following ways:3 Sulfites (sulfur dioxide and sodium bisulfite), found in dried fruits. They commonly cause allergies." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"Sodium free/salt free Less than 5 mg sodium added per serving Very low sodium Less than 35 mg sodium added per serving Low sodium Less than 140 mg sodium per serving Reduced sodium At least 25% less sodium than the original product Light in sodium At least 50% less sodium than the original product Unsalted / No added salt No salt added during processing (not necessarily sodium-free) In addition to sodium, most processed foods contain a litany of food additives with toxic properties." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer (2 book set) (Get the book.)

"Recent studies conducted by British researchers at the University of Southampton have linked artificial food additives specifically to hyperactivity in children. In the study, three hundred participants were fed juices spiked with artificial sweeteners and preservatives, and then they were observed. Researchers concluded in the study (published in the Lancet medical journal in 2007) that "adverse effects are not just seen in children with extreme hyperactivity (such as ADHD) but can also be seen in the general population and across the range of severities of hyperactivity." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"You then have to go to great lengths to preserve the body or creamy texture by working in all kinds of food additives. In the case of low-fat or skim milk, that usually means adding powdered milk. But powdered milk contains oxidized cholesterol, which scientists believe is much worse for your arteries than ordinary cholesterol, so food makers sometimes compensate by adding antioxidants, further complicating what had been a simple one-ingredient whole food." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"The finding lends strong support for the case that food additives exacerbate hyperactive behaviors (inattention, impulsivity and overactivity) at least into middle childhood," the researchers wrote. Other chemical exposures linked to ADHD include prenatal alcohol and tobacco smoke. Heavy metals might also play a role. Environmental lead and low-level exposure to manganese in areas with contaminated drinking water have also been linked to increased incidences of children with ADHD. "I do think that toxins contribute to ADHD," Dr. Bock said. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"But today, while the FDA confirms that miraculin isn't on their list of approved food additives ("meaning it isn't allowed to be sold"), they say that the fresh berries aren't covered by their jurisdiction. Fresh fruits, I was told, are regulated by the USDA. The half dozen departments I contacted at the USDA all said that they had no regulations concerning the miracle fruit's sale or use as a fresh food. Then again, none of them had ever heard of the fruit before. Mozie, who has 1,500 trees, each of which bears hundreds of fruits, sells his harvest for $1.80 a berry at www.miraclefruitman." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"However, when Goodheart exposed that person to noxious substances, such as food additives or allergens, the person's left arm would be unable to resist the pressure of Goodheart s push and would easily be overcome. IDiamond applied this muscle testing to toxic thoughts. When a person was exposed to any unpleasant thought, the "indicator muscle" would test weak. Diamond called it "behavioral kinesiology" and has tested it on thousands of subjects over many years as a means of instantly taking stock of a person's thoughts and most secret desires." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Antioxidant properties of Mediterranean spices compared with common food additives. / Food Prot. 2001 Sep;64(9):1412-1419. Nalini N, Manju V, Menon VP. Effect of spices on lipid metabolism in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced rat colon carcinogenesis. / Med Food. 2006 Summer; 9(2):237-245. O'Mahoney R et al. Bactericidal and anti-adhesive properties of culinary and medicinal plants against Helicobacter pylori. World } Gastroenterol. 2005 Dec 21;ll(47):7499-7507. Tekeoglu I, Dogan A, Demiralp L. Effects of thymoquinone (volatile oil of black cumin) on rheumatoid arthritis in rat models." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Exposure to environmental toxins (pollution, food additives, radiation, pesticides, and cigarette smoke, for example) stimulates the production of free radicals. If the body is unable to neutralize free radicals, the end result may be damage to the body's cells, tissues, and organs. This damage has been associated with several complications of diabetes, including injury to the heart and blood vessels. In addition, free-radical damage is a well-known cause of the accelerated aging of tissues in the body." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"Two of the principle conditions that allow glutamate to shift from neurotransmitter to excitotoxin are: 1) Inadequate neuronal ATP levels (whatever the cause) 2) Inadequate neuronal levels of magnesium One of the most common food additives, MSG (monosodium glutamate), has expanded greatly in use, doubling every decade since 1948. Aspartic acid is one half of the now ubiquitous sweetener aspartame (NutraSweet?, which is the basis of diet desserts, low-calorie drinks, chewing gum, etc. Both of these food additives spell danger for our children. Glutamate and aspartate are neurotransmitters." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"STAGE 1: ENERVATION Enervation is the reduction of nerve energy, by which the body's normal maintenance and eliminative functions are impaired, especially in terms of the elimination of endogenous and exogenous toxins, those created from within (through normal metabolic processes) and from without (in modern times including the 65,000 human-made toxins in our environment, and the excitotoxins, food additives, and toxins created by the cooking and processing of food)." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"By 1980,415 substances that had been in use prior to the 1958 food additives Amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act were reviewed. The committee's evaluations were based on a review of medical and scientific literature and unpublished reports. In some cases the research extended back sixty years. The number of references obtained for a given GRAS substance ranged from twenty-three reports for carnauba wax to two thousand for vitamin A. Food ingredients whose use is determined GRAS by qualified experts have not been required by law to receive FDA approval before marketing." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

"These excitotoxins are food additives such as MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and aspartame.This excitotoxins increase our cravings for the junk foods they are added to and thus make people more vulnerable to the problems associated with junk foods and diabetogenic foods because the excitotoxins stimulate the appetite rather than activate the satiety response. In this context, excitotoxins are great for building the wealth of the food companies and excellent for destroying the health of the population. For example, since 1948 the amount of MSG added to foods has doubled every decade." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Phosphorus levels in the diet have increased because of food additives. The phosphorus in the seeds of plants is found in the form of phytates (also called phytic acid). Phytates lessen the availability of calcium, magnesium, and iron. In phytate or phytic acid form, only about half of the phosphorus is available for absorption. This presents little difficulty as phosphorus is present in virtually all diets in adequate amounts. TOXICITY OF PHOSPHORUS Excess phosphorus in the blood is called hyperphosphatemia. The kidneys are very efficient at eliminating excess phosphorus." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Ben Feingold, a doctor at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco in the 1950s and 60s, performed many studies with children and linked 40 to 50 percent of hyperactivity to food additives. So he came up with the Feingold diet, which addresses what foods to eliminate and why. I know a mom at Wyatt's school who swears by the Feingold diet, which has helped her child a great deal. Parents of kids on the autism spectrum have also found this diet to help with gut and behavioral issues." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Another practical approach is simply to look for reactions when your child does eat one of these food additives. These additives can add to the confusion of eliminating reactive foods, because you may think your child is reactive to a food, when he or she is actually just reactive to an additive in that food. For example, kids might react to mustard not because of the actual mustard seeds in it, but because of yellow dye in it. To deal with the inescapable confusion that food reactions cause, you need to be patient and observant. Keep looking for clues." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Avoid or limit caffeine, alcohol, food additives, preservatives, trans fats, and multiple prescription medications. These all tax liver metabolism and predispose to stagnation. Eat organically as much as possible in order to minimize exposure to pesticides. Eat a diet rich in antioxidants (discussed in chapter 4). Four to five servings of colorful fruits each day is ideal. Avoid processed foods that lack nutrients and antioxidants. Eat a varied diet rich in legumes (beans, lentils), dark green leafy vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, and whole grains." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"The capillaries supplying oxygen to a group of cells or to the connective tissue surrounding them (usually both) may be severely congested with harmful waste material, noxious substances such as food additives and chemicals, excessive proteins, or decomposing cellular debris. Thus, they are unable to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients. Because their oxygen and nutrient supply is blocked, cancer cells have an insatiable appetite for sugar." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "Although these foods should be utterly unappealing to the taste buds, chemical food additives and flavors ensure they taste great. There are now thousands of different manufactured foods that fall into this category. Of course, the food labels contain no warnings that these chemicals are known carcinogens. The masses are brainwashed to the point that they believe if an American grocery store or restaurant offers a particular food, it must be good and safe. Just take a moment to learn about the research done on microwave-cooked foods." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "The threat could consist of any number of influences, such as food additives like Aspartame and MSG; an antibiotic or steroid drug; crossing a busy highway; the fear of facing an angry spouse or authority figure; or a profound sense of insecurity. Under the influence of the secreted stress hormones, normal cell functions are undermined. In fact, the genetic blueprint (DNA) receives distorted information that, in turn, alters the cell's genetic behavior." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "We also need a doctor to administer the various childhood vaccinations (another cause of cancer), to prescribe antibiotics for an ear or throat infection, to tell us whether we need to take out the tonsils or appendix, and to prescribe drugs for nervousness and attention deficit disorder because we live on sugar, food additives, and fast foods or are deprived of our parents' loving and caring attention. Furthermore, a doctor is needed to tell us that we need statin drugs for an elevated cholesterol level, diuretic pills for high blood pressure, and an angioplasty to unclog our blocked arteries." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Keeping track of the vast array of food additives in use by the food manufacturing industry today and making sure that they don't contain traces of harmful chemicals is a heady job. Food processing (for foods other than meat, poultry, and egg products) is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. FDA inspectors are responsible for visiting between sixty and eighty thousand facilities in any given year." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Many health-care professionals believe that ADD/ADHD (or behavior that mimics it) arises from excessive sugar intake,food additives, excessive television viewing, inadequate limit setting, or social and environmental factors such as poverty or family chaos. even six weeks, the child is engaged and cooperative. Then the novelty wears off, and the demands of interacting with classmates intensify or exhaustion settles in. These are usually the conditions that cause a child to hit or kick another child without warning or provocation." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"These medications are generally nontoxic when taken in the proper dosages, but they can build up in the system during long-term use, if not adequately metabolized and detoxified. 5. food additives. This includes food colorings, preservatives, and common excitotoxins, such as MSG or aspartame. These additives are often eaten in excess by kids who overindulge in processed foods and junk foods. This category also includes hormones and antibiotics that are added to foods. Your child's exposure to all five of these categories of toxins must be minimized." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Avoid food additives, coloring agents, pesticides, and herbicides. • Reduce salt and alcohol intake. • Reduce or avoid almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds, and peanuts. and increases high-lysine foods has become quite popular. This concept arose out of two findings. First, we know that the replication of the herpes simplex virus requires the manufacture of proteins rich in arginine, and arginine itself may be a stimulator of HSV replication." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"L-ascorbic acid and its fatty acid esters are food additives used as browning inhibitors, antioxidants, flavor stabilizers, dough modifiers, and color stabilizers. Ascorbyl palmitate, a form of vitamin C, is sometimes used in antioxidant preparations because of its greater solubility in fats and oils. Biosynthesis of Vitamin C The vast majority of animals synthesize vitamin C. It is not a vitamin for them as they do not need to obtain it from food." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"With this book, you will be better able to: • Evaluate foods • Read labels • Identify nutritious foods • Understand what labels do not reveal • Avoid salt • Avoid hidden sugars • Avoid allergens • Plan your diet to avoid certain additives • Find foods abundant in desirable ingredients When it comes to food additives we must first ask ourselves and our government if these chemicals are added for our benefit or just for the food producer's economic gain." - Ruth Winter, Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E (Get the book.)

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