Would you eat your favorite breakfast cereal if you knew that it contained Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), a product also used in jet fuel and embalming fluid? Can you imagine grilling your low fat veggie burger if you found out that its main ingredient is Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)?
Watch out, because foods that are considered “healthy” and labeled as “natural” contain many harmful chemicals used as food preservatives and flavor enhancers – and these chemicals are often disguised under unrecognizable names.
Today, I’ll expose the hidden dangerous food additives that are lurking in so-called “healthy” foods, how you can easily spot them and the simple and delicious alternatives that won’t sabotage your bone and overall health.
Unhealthy processed foods greatly outnumber unadulterated healthy foods
In the last 100 years the food industry has advanced by leaps and bounds. Today, more than three quarters of supermarket shelves are stocked with packaged and processed foods. These boxed, canned, and frozen concoctions in most cases only require boiling or microwaving to become edible.
In total, there are more than 3,000 food chemicals purposely added to our food supply, yet avoiding them is a lot easier and more economical than you might think.
You probably already know this, but the rule of thumb is that the best foods to conquer osteoporosis and to stay healthy are unprocessed natural foods. That’s because man-made chemicals acidify your body pH which in turn accelerates bone loss.
Back to basics is best for your bone health
We can all agree that scientific progress is a good thing, especially when it comes to innovations that make our life easier and more enjoyable. But advances in the food industry are hindering our efforts to stay healthy because thousands of chemicals have entered the food supply.
At the beginning of the food processing revolution, which began soon after World War II, manufacturers did not bother to hide the newly added synthetically made food additives. After all, the perception was that as women joined the workforce, their available time for cooking would be greatly diminished, and that most everyone would quickly adopt the newly invented convenience foods. So like a tsunami thunderously ravaging the shoreline, the convenience food industry has flooded grocery stores with their processed products.
As a result, foods have become so industrially processed that in some cases they could be easily labeled as “edible food-like substances” – a synthetic man-made product – rather than actual nourishing food.
Adding insult to injury, many staple foods such as potatoes and corn – often used as basic ingredients in a host of products – have their genetic makeup purposely tampered with and may be dangerous to your health.
Convenience foods hurt more than help
Ample research on the evolutionary process of humans and their nutritional requirements point to the clear fact that while our nutrition has radically changed since Paleolithic times, our biology really hasn’t. But along came agriculture and later on the Industrial Revolution and with it, man-made chemicals made their way into our dining rooms.
Fortunately, as is the case with most deceptions, educated consumers are now seeking alternatives to these chemical laden products in turn forcing food producers to get creative… That is why more often than not, food chemicals are renamed with less “synthetic names” than their older original ones.
I want you to be aware of this very important health issue, so we’ll explore together the 12 most dangerous commonly used food additives that can sabotage both your bone health and your general health. One important comment here: remember that ingredients on product packaging are listed according to quantity; the ingredient making up the largest quantity is listed first, and so on.
So now…
Let’s analyze a “healthy” breakfast cereal
Antioxidants protect cells from oxidative damage and some of them are proven potent bone protectors as well. So isn’t it a great idea to have your morning breakfast cereal with healthy antioxidants? Not so fast… Let’s take a look at the ingredients of Kellogg's® Smart Start® Strong Heart Antioxidants:
Rice, whole grain wheat, sugar, oat clusters, sugar, toasted oats [rolled oats, sugar, canola oil with tbhq and citric acid to preserve freshness, molasses, honey, bht for freshness, soy lecithin], wheat flakes, crisp rice [rice, sugar, malt, salt], corn syrup, polydextrose, honey, cinnamon, BHT [preservative], artificial vanilla flavor, high fructose corn syrup, salt, honey, malt flavoring, alpha tocopherol acetate [vitamin E], niacinamide, zinc oxide, reduced iron, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C), calcium pantothenate, Yellow #5, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamin hydrochloride (vitamin B1), BHT (preservative), vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, beta carotene (a source of vitamin A), vitamin B12 and vitamin D.
Worst offenders:
BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene): this common additive used to prevent oxidation in a wide variety of foods and cosmetics is listed by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in 2005 as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” on the basis of experimental findings in animals. It is also used in jet fuels, rubber petroleum products, transformer oil and embalming fluid. As if this were not enough, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) warns that BHT should not be allowed to enter the environment, can cause liver damage, and is harmful to aquatic organisms.
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS): Loaded with “unbound” fructose and glucose molecules, studies have shown that the reactive carbonyl molecules can cause tissue damage that may lead to obesity, diabetes, and also heart disease. So much for this “Strong Heart Antioxidants” cereal recipe! HFCS is made from genetically modified corn and processed with genetically modified enzymes. To make matters worse, studies have recently revealed that nearly half of tested samples of HFCS contained mercury.
Yellow #5: Almost all colorants approved for use in food are derived from coal tar and may contain up tp 10ppm of lead and arsenic. Also, and not surprisingly, most coal tar colors could potentially cause cancer.
Healthy replacements
I love starting my day with an antioxidant-rich breakfast complete with natural granola and fresh fruits sprinkled with slivered almonds, flax, and pumpkin seeds for extra crunch. Try it with your favorite milk substitute, and if you have a sweet tooth, use a little honey. I’m quite sure you’ll love it too. There are also many tasty varieties of boxed cereals that truly contain all-natural ingredients – just read the label and avoid synthetic ingredients including the ones listed above.
Are you ready for lunch?
You know that you can never go wrong with a salad to start your lunch with, so you pick your favorite bone-healthy alkalizing vegetables and all you have to do is pour some delicious dressing. Add a few crispy nuts and seeds and voila! You’ve got yourself a healthy lunch. But your choice of salad dressing can ruin your intentions… Let’s take a look at one of the most popular salad dressings, Kraft’s Creamy Italian dressing:
Water, soybean oil, vinegar, sugar, salt, contains less than 2% of garlic*, xanthan gum, citric acid, propylene glycol alginate, onions*, polysorbate 60, spice, red bell peppers*, garlic, phosphoric acid, parsley*, vitamin E, natural flavor. *dried
Worst offenders:
Soybean oil: More than half of all soybeans crops grown in the US are genetically-modified (GMO) representing a meteoric rise since 1996, when only 7% were GMO soybeans. Genetically modified crops not only pose environmental dangers. There is a growing concern (and mounting scientific evidence) that genetic engineering of food plant seeds may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health.
Propylene glycol alginate (E405): this food thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier is derived from alginic acid esterified and combined with propylene glycol. Bear in mind that even though propylene glycol is used as a food additive, it has many industrial uses including automotive antifreezes and airport runway de-icers.
Polysorbate 60: short for polyoxyethylene-(20)- sorbitan monostearate this emulsifier is widely used in the food industry. Made of made of corn, palm oil and petroleum, this gooey mix can’t spoil, so it often replaces dairy products in baked goods and other liquid products.
Healthy replacements
While some commercially made salad dressings really may have natural ingredients (make sure you read the labels), try to stick to basics and use olive oil with lemon juice as often as possible. Olive oil, is in fact a fruit juice and contains long chain unsaturated fatty acids that alkalize your body’s pH. You can also make your own salad dressing at home using wholesome natural ingredients.
An afternoon snack to energize your day
A couple of hours after lunch, you might crave a little pick-me-up snack. A few pretzels might just hit the spot, right? But not so fast… Take a look at the list of ingredients in a bag of fat free Rold Gold® Pretzels, the number one brand in the US:
Worst offenders:
Enriched flour: these pretzels are made with enriched flour. But don’t let the attractive description mislead you: like most highly processed foods, enriched flour is devoid of nutrients and more often than not it is also bleached. Since the wheat germ and bran are removed from this type of flour, the body treats it as a refined starch.
But it doesn’t end here. The “enrichment” itself is made using toxic ingredients. For example, iron is added back into enriched flour. Unfortunately, food makers use a metallic form of iron that your body can barely absorb and should not be ingested. Watch the shocking video below:
Healthy Replacements
It has fortunately become quite easy to replace enriched flour with healthy alternatives, especially with whole wheat flour. But don’t forget that there are other options that can add variety to your meals such as rye, quinoa, millet, and brown rice flour and sprouted grain products.
I like to snack on alkalizing fruits, whether dried or fresh, and sometimes add a few nuts such as almonds or walnuts and some sesame seeds that are naturally high in calcium. Dried fruits mixed with nuts are easy to carry around so you can have a bone-healthy snack anytime of the day.
It’s time for dinner now
As the day is winding down, you are looking forward to a nutritious and substantial dinner. You might choose what you think is a healthier lower fat alternative to beef, such as the Morningstar Farms® Grillers® Vegan Veggie Burgers. Take a look at the ingredients:
Water, textured soy protein concentrate, corn oil, contains two percent or less of autolyzed yeast extract, vegetable gum, natural flavors from vegetable sources, maltodextrin, soy fiber, salt, carrageenan, potato starch, onion powder, caramel color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, konjac flour, sunflower oil, sesame seed oil, soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt), concentrated onion juice, ascorbic acid, vinegar powder, citric acid, aspartic acid, modified corn starch, malic acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, wheat flour, soy lecithin.
Worst Offenders:
Textured soy protein concentrate, carrageenan, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, modified cornstarch: All of these are basically different names to hide ingredients that either contain Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) or form MSG during processing.
It is very important for your bone health and your overall health that you avoid these acidifying chemicals that can cause a variety of undesirable side effects, besides accelerate your bone loss. MSG and its related products have been linked skin rashes, nausea, migraine headaches, heart irregularities, and even seizures.
Healthy Replacements:
If you are following the Osteoporosis Reversal Program you know that you have a very wide choice of foods to create delicious and bone-smart meals. The Program reveals an easy to follow pH balanced nutrition plan among many other things, and the best part is that you are in complete control of the huge number of combinations possible from the alkalizing and acidifying lists.
While beef is acidifying, you can build your dinner around a beef hamburger instead of the chemical meat replacement example above. I recommend you combine it with bone-healthy alkalizing vegetables and other alkalizing foods to balance your dinner.
If you opt not have meat, the good news is that many grocery stores carry all natural vegetable imitation meat patties – just make sure they don't contain the aforementioned ingredients.
Your health is in your hands
As you can see, it is easy to make the healthy food choices that will bring back or retain your bone density and your general health. I hope that after you read this article you will pay even more attention to the ingredient labels in the foods you buy. This may sound daunting, but it’s really a lot easier than it sounds.
Simply try to eat foods in the most unadulterated “original” format as often as possible. And here’s a shortcut, any food packaging that has a long list of ingredients with names that sound like they’re from a distant planet is not the kind of food you want to eat. For strong and healthy bones, eat foods with a short and easy to recognize list of ingredients.
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Can you please email me the chemical tests for all these ingredients?
Thank you
I have feel really bad (weak and achy) into the next day after eating anything with TBHG and I don’t tolerate synthetic ingredients well in general. I was making my own chicken broth(chicken, water and salt) and eating it with crackers, I am not gluten intolerant. Thanks for the added information.
Both Men and Women SHOULD AVOID Soybean oil at all costs. It is GMO, causes Breast Cancer, and is a Xenoestrogen, which is the cause of “man boobs”. You should ALSO AVOID drinking water from plastic bottles, which contain Xenoestrogens. I called Campbell Soup and strongly complained about the use of High Fructose Corn Syrup in their Tomato Soup- REALLY ???. The representative I spoke with stated that they have had SO MANY other people complain that they were going to remove it- WE ALL NEED TO SPEAK UP TO THESE FOOD COMPANIES, and make sure you read the LABELS. Sometime read what the ingredients are in a Marie Calendars Chicken Pot Pie- you will be shocked !!!
Our group ‘CCFSH – Canadian Council on Food Safety and Health’ was started by Whistleblower Dr. Shiv Chopra in 2014. Shiv is the author of: ” Corrupt to the Core – Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower. He passed away on Jan 7, 2018 after a 13 year court battle with the Federal government.
His five pillars of food safety advise us to ban from our food 1) Hormones 2) Antibiotics 3) Slaughterhouse waste fed to animals 4) GMO’s 5) Pesticides and Herbicides. He stated if we do this, we would have the healthiest food in the world. In Europe #1 to 4 have been banned for decades.
Read my Jan 4, 2019 article: Reflections on Dr. Shiv Chopra, author of Corrupt to the Core – Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower” at:
https://www.foodsovereigntycanada.com/whistleblower/reflections-on-dr-shiv-chopra-author-of-corrupt-to-the-core-memoirs-of-a-health-canada-whistleblower/
great article but I’m surprised you didn’t list canola oil as a worst offender under the first label.
hey I just one to say thank you for making this article it really helps me understand what some things in food are and helps me make a healthier choice.
keep helping and educating,
your reader, CatMan
We just did a segment on my show, Health Wellness & Lifestyle TV, speaking on the same topic of Knowing and Understanding what is in the food/cosmetics/house cleaners that we are using. Even as an educated wellness individual, I realize I have so much to still learn. I remember about 10 years ago when my then little ones were drinking juice, I looked at the label and didn’t know a particular ingredient – Carmine (Red Dye). When I looked it up to see what it was, my jaw dropped to the floor. Carmine is derived from the cochineal beetle – its eggs are dried and used in colouring food and lipstick. Yuck! But is it the lesser of two evils if synthetic red dyes such as Red No. 2 and Red No. 40, which carry far greater health risks, are derived from either coal or petroleum byproducts?….. Thank you for writing your article – I continue on the never ending journey of wanting to understand and in turn educate others on the dangers in food ingredients. You’re piece sheds light on the importance of noting being naive as a consumer!
Tammy-Lynn McNabb, Host of Health Wellness & Lifestyle TV and HealthRadio.FM
Hi Tammy-Lynn,
Thank you for your dedication in educating people about this very important topic! It’s vital that we understand what we’re exposing out bodies to, whether through food or the external environment.
Hello Tammy! I just started my new food radio show on 103.7 WPVN called “The State of Food” in North Carolina and I would love to get you on to talk. I always like getting into these discussions about food and the quality and what’s actually in your food, and I feel it’s very important. Interested?
Wonderful article, fascinating information. Thank you. Many of these ingredients are not good to ingest in our foods and that makes perfect sense. What are your thoughts on ingredients that you are putting on your skin – say, polysorbate 60 in body lotion ?
These companies are not ignorant to the known dangers in which they pollute our food. Seems reasonable that they just don’t care……………….Makes me wonder what they feed they’re own loved ones.
There are people in power who directly want to harm us. The old controversy between Christians and Jesus killers continues…
Guess there can be little doubt where all these( so many) cancers are originating from.You have to admit it, if you want to cull a large population, dangerous additives in almost ALL.the food we consume would be a backdoor way to accomplish this.
Precisely! Hope people start waking up!!!
Foods have been an issue, probably worldwide, for decades. As a kid in the 60’s I ate junk foods like soda, chips, ice cream, because I didn’t know any better. But today’s junk foods are way worse with all the additives and refinement. It’s tough to avoid everything nowadays, so I just restrict my diet to those items I feel are safe(r) for the body. I do bake/cook a lot of my own foods and never eat out anymore.
Two current shows worth listening to are Gary Null and Jerry Hickey. Both do have agendas neither likes the other and many folks will find something they do not like about what the host says but I’ve learned so much about how to live a healthier life from them, pick and choose. Many years ago there was a man and a woman, I believe one if not both were medical doctors, who hosted a show on health. I may have heard it over a Michigan AM radio station but it may have originated out of Canada. I’m sure there are others on the radio or the Web over the years I’ve heard many good advocates for healthier living. If you know of any, post info on them so we can all check them out. Finding good info these days is a bit like finding the needle in the hay stack.
A good book I read this year is Real Food/Fake Food by Larry Olmsted, never buy farm raised fish from overseas, especially shrimp! Marion Nestle, Ph.D, M.P.H., has written several very good books on food warning the consumer about the foods they are offered in today’s world. There are many voices pointed out the concerns we should all have about what we eat and drink. Soda and alcohol are both carcinogens, cause dementia and generally misery for those who consume them. Yet, like tobacco, they are still sold to consumers despite their danger to society. All one can do is protect their own health and hope others will hear their warnings and follow suit. Keep this site going!
Everyone needs to watch, “The Truth About Cancer” by Ty Bollinger, all 9 episodes. I am disgusted that the government, FDA, AMA and the Pharmaceutical companies along with Doctors and lawyers who are aware of this can contribute to human death like this. One word describes these people, Murderers. But the bible does say, we will kill each other, and that is exactly what is happening.
I am wondering what research studies you are reading, where you are getting your information? As health researcher, I find it very upsetting when claims like “research has showed” are stated without showing any sort of reference to the actual research. Did you read the studies? Or are you simply repeating claims made by other bloggers? I really wonder. I am all for eating healthy and being informed- I am basing my academic and professional career on it. But when you are giving health advice and making such grand statements – please show your research to prove it.
I am currently and almost finished a book called Big Fat Food Fraud. This book was written by someone who worked on the front lines of the health food industry and couldnt do it anymore based on all the lies and deciet. Everything I am reading in that book is the same as what this peraon has read in this article. Its boils down to 1 thing only MONEY! These people dont really care ithat the ingrediants harm people, they just want more money in their pockets and dont care how it gets there. Coperate greed is horrible!
Ania, how about you watch, “The Truth About Cancer”, than maybe you will change your mind and stop questioning people who are just trying to help the world see what the Government is trying to do the us Humans, is to Kill us, one by one.
Thanks for sharing this info!! Nowadays, it helps a lot 😀
Glad that there are some who’s concern is widely. Keep it up and more power!
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Actually, am doing a research of the ingredients of coconut milk, because I just finish watching the video about, How to block the damage in our brain which cause dementia & alzeimers disease, which say Coconut oil is the best to use for our vegetable, which makes sense. So I have to check the can coconut milk ingredients. I found out the adetive is minimal does not cause damage to our body’ but if we take it in daily bases the toxic will be filed up in our body. Now I conclude to eat food if possible from our back yard which is free from any toxic, to be called organic food. After reading your write ups, it surprises me that toxic is all over our food, no wonder cancer is badly spread easily, correct me if I’m wrong maybe in every 10 person there is 6. Thank you for that wonderful information, God bless you!
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I’m 89, in perfect-ish health, and I’ve been smoking a pack a day since I was 14. I have also eaten a large bag of Doritos every day since the 80’s.
I can still run a fair distance too.
There’s always the exception to the rule, which is rare though! Lucky you.
You are a very lucky person, or your genes are super good. I had smoked for 40 years. And ended up with lung cancer 2X I’m 76 and do heavy yard work. Digging hauling tree trunks I chopped down etc. but since they took nearly half of my lungs, I can’t run anymore. But I’ve always eaten
Wholesome food. And no meat! Even so I advice laying off of the chips.
Also be careful of all the reduced iron they are adding to food. Reduced iron is rusty iron that has been de-rusted thru electrolysis add shaved up and added to foods. Strait up metal. It is being added to everything
The more I read about processed food ( if food it is) the more amazed I am that there are still people alive on this
Planet. I’m fortunate to be able to grow my own. But isn’t it sad that we can’t trust the farmers and the food producers anymore?
Dear readers, it stand to reason that whatever effects our health is somethings we are putting in our mouths or effecting us environmentally. Not only that, our bodies were not made to live in the condition that the world is in today. We were created to live In a peaceful paradise condition. Paradise can mean a beautiful park. That’s where we were placed in a beautiful garden on earth. If our first parents had obey God we would be in that paradise right now. There would not have been a need for God son to come down and suffer and die for us, because everything would be in harmony with God’ will. But today we are experiencing sickness, pollution, bad food, crime, greed, and anxiety. We are told in the Bible that these thing will happen. (2Timothy 3:1-5) The traits of people in the last days will be: lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self control, fierce, with out love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puff up with pride, lovers of pleasure rather than lover of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power, and from these turn away. We are living in the last day of this system of thing. But don’t take it in a negative way. If you notice the first verse of 2Timothy 3:1 closely, you will recognize that badness has entered it last days too. Although wickedness abounds today it will soon end forever. God has promise to do away with all wickedness. (Psalms 37:9-11, 29,34). Some people who are in authority sincerely try to do good. Then there are others who are dishonest, greedy, lovers of money and thinking only of themselves. We need not fight against them, or protest. We want to leave it inGod hands. Not only is our food in trouble but mankind has damage the earth to appoint that if God don’t step in we will destroy it all. You see, humans were not created to rule over other humans. We were created with free will, but God created us in such away that we need his guidance. (Jeremiah 10:23) But thankfully God have plans in the works to save all obedient mankind. Jesus Christ his son came to earth to tell us of Gods plans to undo all the harm that has been done by setting up a kingdom or government that will bring paradise back on earth. This is a real government. It will address every problem of mankind. Truly, the best food we will have, everyone will have their own home, sickness will be done away with, crime gone, even death will done away with. And still something else more beautiful, our dead love ones will be resurrection back to life and many more wonderful thing too numberous to mention. This God I talk about who will bring about all these wonderful things. His name is Jehovah. His son, Jesus Christ is God’s chosen King. God’s personal name Jehovah is unique. His name means to cause to become. Meaning He can do any thing to accomplish his purpose. Now at the present time we do have to deal with the badness. We hear constantly in the news, about greedy people who love money and crime. Jehovah will do away with all wickedness very very soon. That’s God’s promise, the one who created all things. When Jehovah’s witnesses come to your door why not ask them about these promises. They will be happy to study with you. It sound too good to be true. You can believe! Matthew 24:14 say this Good News of God’s Kingdom will be preach in all the inhabited earth for a witness and then the end will come. (Revelation 21:4,5)…… And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new” Also he says: for these words are faithful and true. In the mean time, there is one thing I have learned is to be balance.
You are insane and delusional. Brainwashing, indoctrination and normalization at its peak. You actually believe we have all this illness, murder, stupidity, lack of compassion, harmful chemicals and natural disasters because, in your mind, the “first humans” disobeyed a non-existent, fabricated energy that is punishing us for said disobedience. THAT is blasphemy..Lmao. you really need to do some research, something that eludes religious quacks, told to follow by blind faith… So that you can educate yourself on history…. The dinosaurs can’t be real if God is real. Carry on with your fantasy, but keep it up yourself
Charyn: well said and agreed
I like the way you think I wish I had friends like you!
Phyllis is partially right. We do have a creator who loves us very much. If people like Charyn would not turn away from God, this Earth would be a healthier place. The only way to God is through Jesus, all other ways will lead you astray.
God has shown no proof of ever being REAL!
The fact is the higher powers that control the worlds food sources and medicinal sources are murderous bastards with only money on their mind.
From the day CBD/hemp was outlawed in the early 1900s it was cut out of all of our diets. Farm animals were fed hemp therefore passing the cbd onto humans that consumed their products from meat to milk.
Ever since that day the dirty swines only had one thing on their mind and that’s money.
And cancer numbers have risen higher and higher ever since.
Cbd is the answer fact.
Funny how none of the royal family are ever ill hey?! What so they know that we don’t.
Anyone who risks their lives going door to door to help others can’t be too insane. In that case you have to add firefighters, policemen, and lifeguards to the insane list.
Came across the following article on JW.ORG website that Phyllis is associated with:
“It’s a big surprise for scientists” to discover that “dinosaurs ate grass,” says an Associated Press report. The discovery was made when fossilized sauropod dung found in India was analyzed. Why the surprise? It was thought that “grasses didn’t emerge until long after the dinosaurs died off,” explains the report. It was also believed that sauropods “didn’t have the special kind of teeth needed to grind up abrasive blades.” Paleobotanist Caroline Stromberg, leader of the team that made the discovery, says: “Most people would not have fathomed that [sauropods] would eat grasses.”
At some point in history dinosaurs were as real as God is real!!
I sense a lot of anger in your response. Where does that come from? why are you so hateful to ones own beliefs and opinions? Do you think your offense stems from somewhere? Maybe you should ask God to reveal why this upsets you so and that HE would reveal himself to you, so that you may know him. 🙂 I mean, are you going to tell me your one of ‘those’ that believe we were here by an explosion or evolved from monkeys? Certainly not. I mean, that is OLD theories…what are yours?
So sickening the gov/FDA approve these agents to be used in food.
It’s toxic and depleting our health. Then all these naturalist/herbalist people who study these things OUT the gov/FDA for using toxic ingredients and they susciously end up Dead. RIP Dr. Sebi
My husband is in love with just right cereal I will show I’m thinking s video. I am a serous label reader but the if u don’t bring my glasses to the grocery store I can’t read the teenie weeny mice print these harmful ingredients need to printed much bigger and explained better terrible and we wonder why cancer has exploded these food companies seem to run the world and they all need to be sued and pay all cancer victims medical bills
Why should I have to bring your glasses to the grocery store? That’s a lot to ask of a complete stranger.
Shame on u.
This article is right on the nose….it’s so sad to live in America she the food is your enemy.and trying to fine real organic food is unaffordable for some people…these chemicals are killing us for sure slowing ..and our kids ..I appreciate this article ..I look at ingredients and will be even more careful…but the poison is everywhere..and that’s sad
I know I’m totally with you since I saw that yellow 6 and red 40 were terribly bad and could cause cancer. I couldn’t sleep I know how silly right, but you want to protect your love ones. I’m so confused know, this article was great thou.
Yes, dried fruit and nuts are easy to carry around but they are also processed or grown with all kinds of chemicals. Every alternatve to avoid certain toxins exposes us to other toxins – it is a vicious circle and there is no hope. Even if somebody has plenty of time to make his own produce, it will involve toxins and chemicals again, since we are links in one big system and cannot esccape the poluted air, water and soil…We tried growing completely free from chemicals vegetables. Our crops were so microscopic, that our daughter served them to her Barbie dolls…
what art of the word do you live in?
You MUST grow your own food. The ONLY way to ensure your food is safe is to grow it 1) in a greenhouse where you control the air purification, water purity and soil. DO NOT use flouridated water to grow, wash, or cook your food.
Just chill and eat a lot of Doritos. You might die earlier but you’ll be soooo much happier than you seem to be right now.
Had been drinking the ICE brand flavored water approx, two years. The last six months kept feeling worse-skin rash, eyes swelling, headaches. Blood test showed elevated readings that something was wrong. The ICE drinks contain calcium disodium EDTA which is a harmful chemical to humans and builds up in our body over time causing toxicity. Stopped drinking it about three weeks ago and blood tests read normal. Hoping I have no lingering effect like cancer in the future. These companies should not be allowed to do this!
Very informative. I don’t think I will by anything premade or something with a list of ingredients that sound good but are actually harmful.
some groups want the population to decrease to 500 million in stead of the many billions we have (7 ?)
is this the revenge of the japanese for the destruction of their country / empire ? Who invented and still has a patent on MSG and others ? YES …. HONDA corporation and its Ajimoto branch.
Am I the only crazy person thinking that ????
Yes, to answer your question. Everything that I have read about MSG does not lead me to believe it is a health concern. Show me one scientific study that suggests it is toxic. It has been around since 1900 and almost all of SE Asia use it on a daily basis, but their health (all things being equal) is far better than ours here in N. America. Question everything you read.
MSG is toxic, more so to some individuals.. I saw a good friend go into respiratory arrest after a meal at a Chinese restaurant, the paramedics and doctors said it was a reaction to a large dose of MSG.
This goes out to ałl you human turned robots who sucked on the teet of the false truths of the western world. Sure you may be book smart, but its usually these ones who are ‘life stupid’. If you will.
You will get whats coming to you, years of pain and suffering, probably cancer or some other already curable man made abomination you refer to as ‘lifelong illness or disease’ (which if you read up some places havent even heard of these diseases, they’re to busy eating their organic foods and growing old yet healthy than you have ever been). Your ignorance will be the death of you. Please continue on your journey though, the new world doesn’t have a need for the you you are right now. But in saying that if you ever have THE realisation (obviously you’ll have no clue what this is, you might one day, i hope for all of mankind), we will all welcome you.
Peace!
If I eat a quick snack ie “add boiling water,stir,leave for 2 minutes” I get a huge cystic spot
Thank you, for your article. I am a vegetarian & occasionally eat cheese, eggs, chocolate. I have known of all the mess the world puts in our food to make bigger, fuller, not to mention what they do to meat , known way too many years. Greed! The Bible says it will happen. I have been having a rash, hives on my arms, back, chest, stomach. Been to Dr, & Dermatologist, they say chemical. I wash all my veggies & fruits really well. And I drink distilled water & have for so long, years! My blood work is great. My skin is very itchy. I can’t think of anything that I have changed in my daily routine. I do not clean with any over the counter cleaner. White distilled Vinagar & Baking soda. Wool dryer balls. Any advice? Thank you
I have been having itchiness too for like a month now – no rash, sometimes small, isolated blisters or bumps (like a bug bite) in certain spots. First thing i was told to do was stop using fabric softener (liquid or sheets) and i also changed my detergent. Didn’t really help.
I’m now on a few supplements to help detoxify my system, along with liver support. It’s gone down a little but not much in the week i’ve started the therapy.
i believe food is a big factor for me, i’m also considering candida yeast overgrowth which you may want to look into.
I hope your itching goes away soon, mine is driving me CRAZY.
(btw, you’re right about the Bible and the greed of men, that it would increase in the time we’re living in. i take comfort in the promise for the future that God will “bring to ruin those ruining the earth” (Revelation 11:18)) <3
This is for Nadia: Get the book, The Yeast Syndrome – it was a lifesaver for me, as I took antibiotics, on a daily basis for years, as recommended by a skin doctor for teenage acne. (Wrong decision.) Also, periodically, take the herb, Milk Thistle – it cleanses the liver of built-up toxins. And – best advice – is to find yourself a naturopathic doctor.
Sounds like Candida over growth.
While I always was aware of this information, its very sad and makes me angry that the gov allows this . its all about money . they make us ill with the foods then we see doctors and hopefully we can avoid serious diseases such as cancer and other diseases. If we get to a level of getting that sick imagine all the different agencies or companies , not to mention doctors and once again , all mighty uncle Sam gets filthy rich. No one should underestimate the corruption with our gov in the U.S.A
Then when the food gets you sick you go to the doctor they give you medication that has catrostrophic side effects the last of it saying DEATH ..then they finish u off because they are in cahoots with the food industry….ha what a joke ..and you salute the flag?????
….I recently had a blood check-up, results in one of the tests on my blood turned out i had ‘mercury’ in it, where did that come from? I’ve read that fish caught out to sea has a high concentration of mercury in them, (depends where in the world you live of coarse) seabed feeding dwellers are mostly the culprits. Industry dumps all kinds of toxic material into the sea. There are so many ways to ingest these man made chemicals in the environment it’s mind boggling to work out where I got my mercury poisoning from.
You can get mercury poisoning from dental fillings
What about castoreum?
I really like your article and believe more people should be aware of what their eating. How can I become part of your team?
Thank you,
Ms. L
There’s not a lot of science going on here. “Textured soy protein concentrate, carrageenan, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, modified cornstarch: All of these are basically different names to hide ingredients that either contain Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) or form MSG during processing.:
Carrageenan is a thickener derived from seaweed. Modified corn starch is made from corn. They’re not hiding MSG or form MSG during processing. Also, MSG is fine if you actually look at the data.
Making decisions about health based on science and not skepticism/pseudoscience is a great way to make sure your bones are healthy
My grandmother had cancer in several of her organs, and she died a slow and pretty painful death…this was proven to be a direct result of MSG. She used “accent” seasoning occasionally in cooking. She was unaware that it could be harmful because she trusted that one wouldn’t be able to walk into a grocery store and purchase something deemed “unsafe.”
She was also unaware that MSG poisoning is accumulative and therefore not harmful or toxic (to most people) until several years later, when the damage it has caused is likely irreversible.
Eat whatever you want… I am a HUGE supporter of YOUR right to choose what YOU put into YOUR body.
Please don’t go around saying MSG is “fine” just because it hasn’t affected you personally.
I suppose calling something by a different name isn’t technically lying, but it IS pretty fucking shady IMO. There is obviously a reason behind it or it wouldn’t be necessary.
I remember when people started learning about MSG, they boycotted chinese restaurants & packaged seasonings & fast food…It was a big deal. That meant, obviously, lost profits. A few products ACTUALLY have the right to put MSG
What proof do you have for MSG being the cause for her cancer? The fact that she had cancer and used the product does not meet the scientific standard of causality. I try to avoid some food additives for fear of unknown side effects, but I also think that informed choice should be based on rigorous scientific studies rather than claims based on simple hunches or pseudoscience.
Mondegreen, can you reply to that?
There won’t be a response. Without jumping up on a soapbox, I just want to say it drives me nuts that anyone with a website can spew pseudoscience based BS and people take it as fact without any further research.
Just the fact we have the sickest nation or children , high amounts of cancer , diabetes, heart disease , ADD, depression, anxiety etc. sure is worth doing what we
Can to avoid additional toxic overload.
Small amounts maybe harmless but when it’s in so many foods , not to mention things sprayed on our food and home products it all adds up to over load.
The fact you think this is all “psuedoscience” is mind boggling. Enjoy eating your poison.
Forgot to note- you’re completely ignoring the fact its more about GMO corn and soybeans that are so horrible. They change our body’s cells over time when we eat them. Its a real threat and developed by the guy running the FDA. YOU need to learn some science.
Thanks for this excellent article which I am sending to all friends and family. Simple to understand shocking realities to which they close their ears when I try to warn them. Your psychological approach in analysing each meal is a real wake up factor! Please continue to use your gift to enlighten those who are scared of the truth.
Thank you for spreading the word, Amelia!
That’s my horses name..amelia
And whats yours? Retard!!
I would just like to point out that although some things in this article may have been misleading, you accused the entire thing as being rubbish. This article still makes some very valid points and therefore, still shows that there are things food companies put in our foods that are harmful to us. In addition, not all people are aware of the health hazards caused by these chemicals. They assume that if the USDA and the FDA approve it, then it is safe for consumption. However, this has been proven false on many occasions.
Thank you for your research! My body rapidly responds to these allergens & toxins in our food chain by rapidly developing edema of 5-6 lbs. overnight & I only weigh 113! Especially the dyes , propylene glycol & any petroleum products. And these ingredients do not have to be on labels I found!! This is a disgrace– legally poisoning us! I look forward to reading more from you.
It is so true, I am the same now that I stopped eating processed foods for the most part and buy organic only. I refuse to eat non organic. No telling what pesticides are all over it. When I do cave and eat processed foods I now bloat up so easily. It’s a direct correlation.
Everything that you have said in this article is valid true but how do we fight the USDA for approving all of these cancer causing foods I’m now fighting cancer and I’m trying to watch my alkaline if I knew how to fight the USDA without being killed don’t think I wouldn’t be the first one to throw the first rock why does everyone trust this organization I think I’m confident to say you can just follow the money trail I’m sure there are plenty payoffs to keep the word cancer out of all of their reports
I have read all of this article and I have to agree with it. They are allowing too many food preservatives and chemicals in our foods today. There is no wonder that people are so sick, overweight and out of shape. Just reading the labels gives me a headache. After reading the ingedients on the back of one bag of frozen meals, I said that would be healthier to eat the bag!!! People have too many excuses for not cooking a homemade wholesome meal. That is what is wrong with people , fast food junkies, quick fixes, or what ever works. I tell people to get back to basics if they want to lose weight and get healthy.. They need to let all of the garbage alone, and stop complaining and do something about it. It is the right choice that you make that counts!!!
Sadly “they” profit from us getting sick from the said foods and need to rely on medications! What is especially sad is they put all these food dyes (especially yellow 5) into kids snacks which gives them ADHD symptoms, so they then need to get on focus enhancing medications to fix that problem. It’s just a nightmare.
My lord. Give thanks for such info. The almighty told i that all things must be in its naturally form for it to be consumed . Nothing which is process is good. Process food is not human friendly. That is way we have all these sickness. My lord give thanks
I LOVE this article. I will share this learn information with others. Thanks.
I was just looking for the most recent info on but ( the preservative in my rice checks) when I ran across this article. Are certain additives dangerous has two scientific issues. 1: can we say with certainty exactly how the human body works? Science can’t tell how cure the common ever changing cold virus. Science hasn’t yet discovered exactly how the brain reacts to a base case hormones and their chemical reactions absent new industrial additives. Mostly because finding a base case human unexposed to additives is difficult. 2: due to our nations population numbers (150 million in the 1950’s to 330 million today) and their concentration in urban centers, food spoilage is a concern, even given modern refrigeration, the nations farms could not produce enough organic food to feed all our citizens. For those of us with access to such food we should consider ourselves lucky and for those who do not, we should work much harder to find additives that are less unhealthy.
I would also suggest that part of the economic problem is the current necessity of the two income house hold. Our fear of deflation prevents us from creating homes where one partners has a job and the remaining family members work on producing healthy food for the family unit. After all what good does do a family where both parents work at jobs that are pay so poorly that the cheap food they buy doesn’t actually feed them. If every family removed one member of their household from the job market the shortage of workers would cause wages to rise for those remaining, in addition while household incomes would initially fall the resulting wage increases and deflation would balance the equation. It doesn’t matter what the gender of the at home parent is only that that person spend their newly acquired 8 he’s at home creating healthy food.
Great article!