For Peg- DogtorJ's opinion on MSG

[artteacher]

I thought I remembered him talking extensively on his previous site about the effects of MSG, glutamates, and the relation to dairy and wheat. So I copied this. You can go to his site and get the whole scoop: his opinion of course.

"How can this be? How can we be truly, physically addicted to food? It is very simple. We have already covered the culprits responsible for the addiction. Like illegal drugs, they come in two categories: uppers and downers. The uppers that we get addicted to are our old friends glutamate and aspartate. Our brain loves stimulants and our caffeine, sugar, chocolate, and diet drink addictions prove it. Yes, people become addicted to diet drinks once the brain gets hooked on the neurostimulating aspartame. MSG is also addicting. Most have heard a comedian (or ten) talk about the Chinese food phenomenon. Hey, whats up with Chinese food, anyway? You eat a meal that would feed a small country and in a couple of hours, youre hungry again. Whats up with that? You couldnt possibly need more calories, could you? What does your body (your brain) want? It wants more MSG. It loooooves the stuff. Addiction.

So, what else contains MSG (monosodium glutamate)? Well, look at it this way: they make MSG from wheat and soy. Oh, oh. And, as you have probably read somewhere on this site, the casein in cow milk is 20% glutamate by structure. Cheese is loaded with glutamate...absolutely loaded. The list of other sources can be found after the pain and epilepsy papers.

What about the downers? Most of you who are familiar with this site wont be surprised to find out that they are the same guys. The depressant narcotics are the morphine-like substances known as casomorphins and gliadorphins. These LSD-like compounds are formed by our digestive systems failure to break down the casein in cow milk and the gliadin in wheat, respectively. These substances are long-chain polypeptides that are released during digestion and have a chemical structure that is very similar to morphine derivatives. It is amazing that most people (and doctors) have never heard these terms when they have such a universal application to our day-to-day lives. These downers are responsible for sleepiness after eating, caffeine addiction, chronic fatigue, and the down cycle to ADHD, and play a huge role in autism. Some enlightened medical clinics in this country understand the importance of these substances. They can now make a preliminary diagnosis of autism in children by detecting high levels of these polypeptides in their urine. Wow! And, most people familiar with autism know that these children have a very strict, self-imposed diet comprised of just those things that are contributing to their problem. They are hooked on macaroni and cheese, milk, pizza, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pasta, etc....all of the sources of casomorphins and gliadorphins.

This should be no surprise when we remember that we are dealing with addiction here and we become addicted to the foods that will do us harm. Whether they stimulate us, bring us down, or do both like the wheat and dairy do, the foods that are doing it to us are causing a myriad of problems while they keep us addicted to them. It is easy to see that there are no healthy physical addictions. Im sorry to say that this not only applies to illegal substances but also to 60-70% (plus) of the food that sits on the American plate (or plastic tray).

* Food Addiction- Here's a good news, bad news thing for you. Its not just an emotional craving that you have for some foods that you should have complete control over with your will power. That's the good news, believe it or not. The bad news is that you are physically addicted to these trouble foods I keep talking about. Once again, 60-70% of the American diet is cow milk products and wheat alone. Cheese is the most addicting food on the planet it appears, both from personal interviews and from what I have read. When I speak of dairy addiction, it is very common for people to say, "Oh, I dont drink that much milk". Then I ask about cheese. "Well, that's a different matter. I've got to have my cheese", they will exclaim. One morbidly obese woman with fibromyalgia and diabetes told me that if she didn't get some cheese regularly, even just a few hours after a large meal, that she felt that she would die. There was no smile on her face. Does this sound familiar?

How can this be? How can we be truly, physically addicted to food? It is very simple. We have already covered the culprits responsible for the addiction. Like illegal drugs, they come in two categories: uppers and downers. The uppers that we get addicted to are our old friends glutamate and aspartate. Our brain loves stimulants and our caffeine, sugar, chocolate, and diet drink addictions prove it. Yes, people become addicted to diet drinks once the brain gets hooked on the neurostimulating aspartame. MSG is also addicting. Most have heard a comedian (or ten) talk about the Chinese food phenomenon. Hey, what's up with Chinese food, anyway? You eat a meal that would feed a small country and in a couple of hours, you're hungry again. What's up with that? You couldn't possibly need more calories, could you? What does your body (your brain) want? It wants more MSG. It loooooves the stuff. Addiction."

Enjoy! Love, Marsha

[Peggy]

Thanks Marsha!!!

[celia]

Marsha,

Thanks. Interesting to know that MSG is made of wheat and soy. Not that I would ever touch the stuff anyway.

Celia