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I need some advice over things like gluten, MSG, glutathione, grapeseed extract, vitamin C, and the like; anyone know about this sort of thing? I'm trying to detox my brain. I'd like some solid advice, outside an expensive naturopath, and have I entered the post in the right forum, or sub...

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this chemical compound, Monosodium glutamate is a non-essential amino acid used as a food additive. It is commonly known to be a flavour enhancer which tricks the brain into thinking what you are eating is actually good for you or flavorsome. It has...

Is monosodium glutamate in any way harmful? Conventional wisdom says yes but I can't seem to find any evidence that this much-maligned flavour enhancer creates any harmful effects except perhaps causing you to eat more and subsequently gaining weight! Not a single study I've looked at has...

From the thread: "Fat" Gene Found by Scientists You're on! :) Last year I looked into this quickly. What I came away with was that having a lot of sugar in one's diet increased the likelihood that one would get sugar cravings and overeat. Processed American foods are likely to have a...

Hi all, My brother came home today from class and told me about how one of his classmates was telling him a lot about the dangers of MSG (being linked to all sorts of chronic illnesses, etc.) and how MSG is in many prepackaged foods, etc. Anyway, I've tried researching this a bit, but the...