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		<title>Coumadin Free Sample Pack Warning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING! If you are taking Coumadin, or know anyone taking Coumadin, it is imperative that you and they read this warning! Bristol-Myers Squibb has made a grievous error in free sample packets of Coumadin they had manufactured. If you have recently received a free sample pack of Coumadin from your doctor, DO NOT USE IT! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_222" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/iStock_000008528994XSmall.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-222" title="Coumadin" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/iStock_000008528994XSmall.jpg" alt="Coumadin" width="150" height="113" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Coumadin Sample WARNING!</p></div>
<p><strong>WARNING!</strong></p>
<p>If you are taking <strong>Coumadin</strong>, or know anyone taking Coumadin, it is imperative that you and they read this warning!</p>
<p>Bristol-Myers Squibb has made a grievous error in free sample packets of Coumadin they had manufactured.</p>
<p><strong>If you have recently received a free sample pack of Coumadin from your doctor, DO NOT USE IT!</strong></p>
<p>An alert has been just issued by the FDA for an urgent recall for the 1mg strength Coumadin sample packs because taking them could put you in dire straits.</p>
<p>The recall was initiated by Bristol-Myers Squibb when they realized that a key ingredient that activates the Coumadin was not working properly, which could make your medication extremely dangerous, if not deadly.</p>
<p>The <span style="text-decoration: underline;">unsafe sample packs</span> are from lot numbers:</p>
<p><strong>Lot# 9A48931A, 9A48931B, 9A48931C, all with expiration dates of January 2012.</strong></p>
<p>Please pass this warning on to anyone you know is on heart medication.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
<p>Copyrighted © 2010 – All Rights Reserved</p>
<p>Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not  intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements  have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers  should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any  matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will  vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent  typical results.</p>

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		<title>Physicians Should Not Prescribe Malaria Drug Quinine for Nocturnal Leg Cramps</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 8, 2010 ­ Physicians should not prescribe the malaria drug quinine (Qualaquin) for nocturnal leg cramps ­ an off-label use ­ because it may result in serious and life-threatening hematologic adverse effects, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today. Quinine, marketed by AR Scientific, is approved only for uncomplicated malaria caused by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_217" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/iStock_000001098504XSmall.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-217" title="iStock_000001098504XSmall" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/iStock_000001098504XSmall.jpg" alt="Malaria drug quinine (Qualaquin) for nocturnal leg cramps." width="150" height="99" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Malaria drug quinine (Qualaquin) for nocturnal leg cramps? Check again!</p></div>
<p>July 8, 2010 ­ Physicians <span style="text-decoration: underline;">should not prescribe the malaria drug quinine (Qualaquin) for nocturnal leg cramps</span> ­ an off-label use ­ <span style="text-decoration: underline;">because it may result in serious and life-threatening hematologic adverse effects</span>, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.</p>
<p>Quinine, marketed by AR Scientific, is approved only for uncomplicated malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, according to the agency.</p>
<p>The FDA issued a similar warning in 2006, but the agency noted today that the majority of quinine used in the United States is still for the prevention or treatment of leg cramps.</p>
<p>Quinine therapy may result in thrombocytopenia, which can cause serious bleeding, or hemolytic-uremic syndrome/thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, which may lead to permanent kidney damage. The FDA said that it received 38 reports of serious adverse events associated with quinine between April 2005 and October 1, 2008, in the United States through its Adverse Event Reporting System. Only 1 patient was taking quinine to treat malaria. Two patients died.</p>
<p>Under a risk management plan approved by the agency, the drug&#8217;s manufacturer will issue a letter to prescribers warning of the risk for hematologic reactions to the drug. In addition, patients must be given a medication guide explaining what quinine is and is not approved for, and its potential adverse effects.</p>
<p>To report any adverse events related to quinine, contact MedWatch, the FDA&#8217;s safety information and adverse event reporting program, by telephone at 1-800-FDA-1088, by fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, online at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch, or by mail to MedWatch, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852-9787.</p>

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		<title>Osteoporosis Bone-Loss Drugs and Rise In Hip-Fracture Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/199/osteoporosis-bone-loss-drugs-rise-in-hip-fracture-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Good Health &#38; Wellness Blog</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bisphosphonnate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hip fracture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why am I not surprised that another highly popular 3.5 billion dollar drug (bisphosphonnate) turns out to be deleterious to your body. Two new studies show the bones of some post-menopausal women who take a bone-loss drug like Actonel, Bonive, or Fosamax to ward off osteoporosis, result in hardening of their bones and eventual brittleness [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_200" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/iStock_000010084652XSmall.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-200" title="osteoporosis-hip-fracture" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/iStock_000010084652XSmall.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="99" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Osteoporosis Hip-Fracture Drug Risks?</p></div>
<p>Why am I not surprised that another highly popular 3.5 billion dollar drug (bisphosphonnate) turns out to be deleterious to your body.</p>
<p>Two new studies show the bones of some post-menopausal women who take a bone-loss drug like Actonel, Bonive, or Fosamax to ward off osteoporosis, result in hardening of their bones and eventual brittleness with a high risk of fracture of the spine or pelvis.</p>
<p>Researchers are now urging limiting the length of time people take these drugs.  The FDA is now reviewing the long term use of these drugs.</p>
<p>Here we are again spending a fortune on high priced prescription drugs which lead to the eventual  destruction of the very bones they were designed to protect, leaving these users at severe risk for spine and hip fractures.</p>
<p>Why are doctors prescribing these drugs in the first place when they have available a permanent cure for bone loss that is nutritional and only costs pennies a day?</p>
<p>Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser, chief of orthopedic-trauma surgery at Columbia University Medical Center in New York said, “These drugs are good drugs.  They strengthen bone and protect you from fractures <em>for a while</em>. (Italics mine)  But in some people they can become deleterious after a period of time.”</p>
<p>It is difficult for me to understand how a doctor, at his intellectual level, can claim that these expensive drugs are “good drugs” that will protect you from fractures “for a while”.</p>
<p>Whatever happened to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vitamin D-3, Calcium and Magnesium</span>, which cost pennies a day, to<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> naturally build bone strength and keep them strong for the rest of your life?</span></p>
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<p>Hippocrates, the father of medicine, said: <em>”Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can cure your patient with food.”</em></p>
<p>As usual, our FDA gets right on these findings and gives sage advice to protect you.</p>
<p>Here’s a copy of the FDA response to the findings on these limited advantages:</p>
<p>March 11, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that patients taking bisphosphonates should continue to do so, barring any recommendation from their physician, as the agency had no evidence to conclude that the drugs increased the risk for femur fractures just below the hip joint.</p>
<p>The FDA advisory came a day after ABC News cited &#8220;mounting evidence&#8221; allegedly showing that long-term use of alendronate (Fosamax, Merck), a popular bisphosphonate, or its generic versions could cause spontaneous femur fractures in some women.</p>
<p>&#8220;At this point, the data that FDA has reviewed have not shown a clear connection between bisphosphonate use and a risk of atypical subtrochanteric femur fractures,&#8221; the FDA stated, adding that it has been working closely with outside experts to investigate the issue. The FDA began their ongoing investigation on this topic in June 2008.  <em>They must have suspected problems at least 2 years ago!</em></p>
<p>The FDA notes that healthcare professionals should follow the recommendations on the drug label when prescribing bisphosphonates, and adverse events potentially associated with bisphosphonates should be reported to MedWatch, the FDA&#8217;s safety information and adverse event reporting program.</p>
<p>This is a typical FDA response to adverse reports against a popular drug.</p>
<p>If people are not dropping like flies, the FDA will not interfere with pharmaceutical profits.  And you can be sure that neither the doctors who have performed these studies nor the FDA will ever recommend something so simple as an inexpensive natural cure that is permanent.</p>
<p>A good dose of vitamin D-3, calcium, and magnesium should do it.  (Get your blood checked for vitamin D-3 &#8212; bet you are deficient.  Most everyone is!)</p>
<p>The FDA is fully aware how deleteriously it would be to the pharmaceutical industry, doctors, and hospitals if people stop buying these drugs and stopped breaking bones.</p>
<p>After all, who is the FDA working for?  You or me?  Not on your life!</p>
<p>The FDA first takes good care of the pharmaceutical companies as that is where most of their money comes from.</p>
<p>Second, the American Medical Association as traditional medical doctors are their main support in pushing the drugs the FDA approves.</p>
<p>There will have to be a lot of hip and spine fractures before the FDA will make drug companies to put a black box on the labels of these drugs.</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor.  Strengthen your bones nutritionally.  It’s cheaper and more effective.</p>
<p>Take a look at our <a href="http://www.antiaginglifeextension.com/mirimmune/default.asp?p=ghwblog"><strong>Mirimmune Super D-3</strong></a> and get the full story on the benefits of this amazing hormone.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
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<p>Note: Good Health Supplements are dietary supplements and are not   intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any statements   have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Readers   should consult appropriate health professionals as necessary on any   matter relating to their health and well-being. Individual results will   vary and statements mentioned are anecdotal and may not represent   typical results.</p>

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		<title>FDA &amp; Weight Loss Products &#8211; Drug Companies vs. Nutritional Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a long time we have been telling you how the cozy relationship between the FDA and the drug companies negatively impacts on your health and how hard the FDA comes down on nutritional companies. Here are two recent announcements by the FDA on weight-loss products &#8212;- one a drug and the other a nutritional [...]]]></description>
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<p>For a long time we have been telling you how the cozy relationship between the FDA and the drug companies negatively impacts on your health and how hard the FDA comes down on nutritional companies.</p>
<p>Here are two recent announcements by the FDA on weight-loss products &#8212;- one a drug and the other a nutritional supplement:</p>
<p><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT ONE:</strong></p>
<p>Giving giant drug companies a free pass.   Last month, FDA officials announced a safety information review for orlistat, a weight-loss aid.</p>
<p>You probably know this drug by the brand name Alli, made by GlaxoSmithKline. It&#8217;s also sold at higher dosage as a prescription drug called Xenical, made by Roche.</p>
<p>At issue are 32 reports of &#8220;serious liver injury,&#8221; which include six cases of liver failure and 27 cases of hospitalization.</p>
<p>The FDA press release states: &#8220;FDA is not advising healthcare professionals to change their prescribing practices with orlistat.&#8221;</p>
<p>The agency also advises consumers to <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">continue</span></strong> taking Alli and Xenical as directed.</p>
<p><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT TWO:</strong></p>
<p>A very different and very tough stance by the FDA if you are not a drug company but a supplement maker offering a similar end use product.</p>
<p>This past May, the FDA issued a consumer warning about several (but not all) Hydroxycut weight-loss products. All of these are non-drug items, available over-the-counter.</p>
<p>At issue are 23 reports of liver problems, ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes (indicators of potential liver injury) to one death due to liver failure.</p>
<p>The FDA warning stated: &#8220;The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">immediately stop</span></strong> using Hydroxycut products&#8221;.</p>
<p>There it is, your FDA always looking out for your interest.</p>
<p>Heaven save us from their protection.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
<p>Copyrighted © 2009 – All Rights Reserved</p>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health Care Reform? – If it wasn’t so tragic, it would be a joke! What is health care reform anyway? It would appear to me that health care reform would mean ways to keep people from getting sick. Ways to keep people healthy. That to me is real health care reform. Instead we have the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_109" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-full wp-image-109" title="iStock_000001544327XSmall" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/iStock_000001544327XSmall.jpg" alt="Health Reform?" width="150" height="99" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Health Reform?</p></div>
<p>Health Care Reform? – If it wasn’t so tragic, it would be a joke!</p>
<p>What is health care reform anyway?</p>
<p>It would appear to me that health care reform would mean ways to keep people from getting sick. Ways to keep people healthy.</p>
<p>That to me is real health care reform.</p>
<p>Instead we have the whole country battling over drugs and medical care while every year the number of people who develop a chronic disease grows larger and larger.</p>
<p>What is wrong with our Presidents &#8212; past, present, and probably future?</p>
<p>What is wrong with our senators and members of congress?  Do they all have their heads buried in the sand or is it all about greed and self-interest?</p>
<p>This is not a Democrat, Republican, or Independent issue&#8212; it’s about everyone!</p>
<p>We the people are being <span id="more-108"></span>ripped off royally by our representatives in support of lobbyists, large food producers, pharmaceutical companies, the USDA, the FDA, the Medical and Dental professions, medical insurers (whose monopolistic practices are also protected by the government) &#8212; and we do nothing about it except argue about the next drug and our medical reimbursement plans.</p>
<p>We the people allow ourselves to be led and directed exactly where our government wants us to be &#8212; totally under their control to protect the huge amounts of money they receive from the drug and food giants for their political election campaigns.</p>
<p>The current public town-hall meetings are all about the verbiage of the new so called “reforms” of our health care laws that the President is working overtime to shove down our throats.</p>
<p>If he would spend as much time getting us freedom of choice, when it come to our own health care, instead of forcing us to be under the constraints of our medical system and FDA, my sense is we would all be healthier and far better off.</p>
<p>There are many ways to nutritionally heal ourselves that are far more effective, and much, much, less expensive then drugs.</p>
<p>These cures are forbidden to us by our government making the use of these cures illegal and even criminal in some cases.</p>
<p>Our government does a great job in protecting the profits of our medical professionals and drug companies, but not our health or our wallets.</p>
<p>Think about this.</p>
<p>Your government is controlling your body when it comes to health care and you have nothing to say about it!</p>
<p>The only way for you to keep the government from controlling your body is to travel to a foreign country for treatment of your own choice.</p>
<p>Your only other option is to never get sick.</p>
<p>Why is it so difficult to see that real health care starts with the food we eat?</p>
<p>Why is it so difficult to understand that healthy food creates healthy bodies, and that healthy bodies don’t need medical care?</p>
<p>Why is it so difficult to understand that if we cleaned up our food supply, and by that I mean the heavily pesticide-ridden farm grown fruits and vegetables, corn, slop, hormone and anti-biotic fed meats, fish and poultry &#8212; we would eliminate over 80% of the diseases in this country within a short period of time?</p>
<p>Think my number is ridiculous?</p>
<p>Go back 60, 70 years. Type 2 diabetes did not exist.  Neither did lupus, fibromyalgia, or chronic fatigue syndrome.</p>
<p>Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes were at considerably lower levels.  Few people talked about obesity or fad diets.</p>
<p>We may have not been number one in longevity at that time, but we were nowhere near 38th on the list as we are today.</p>
<p>Knowing how bad our conventional food supply is, I eat mostly organic.</p>
<p>I know organic food is more expensive than conventional food, but what I found was that when I switched to organic food, I ate less.</p>
<p>I satisfied my hunger on much less food because organic food is about 40% to 60% more nutritious than conventional food.</p>
<p>Conventional food is grown using heavy doses of pesticides.</p>
<p>Here is a list of the 12 most pesticide-ridden crops that lead to eventual cancer and other diseases:</p>
<p>Nectarines – Peaches – Apples – Celery – Sweet Bell Peppers – Strawberries – Cherries – Lettuce – Grapes – Pears – Spinach – Potatoes</p>
<p>Can you prevent your body from ever getting cancer and other chronic diseases?  You surely can.  Only buy these foods listed above if they are organic.</p>
<p>Buy local and buy at a health food store.</p>
<p>Make sure you buy organic and you will reduce your exposure to pesticides by up to 90%.</p>
<p>Even with organics, it may be wise to wash your fruits and produce in a dilution of food-grade peroxide available at your local health food store.</p>
<p>Only you have the power to make changes in our food supply.</p>
<p>If you don’t buy these pesticide-ridden fruits and vegetables, the big farm corporations will be forced to bring healthier food to the market place or go out of business.</p>
<p>You have immense power in your hands.</p>
<p>Learn to use it for a better, healthier life while sending a message to our politicians.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a special report from OCA (Organic Consumers Association). Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is one of the most common and hazardous food additives on the market. MSG is reportedly more toxic than alcohol, tobacco and many drugs. MSG is an excitotoxin, so it tricks your brain into wanting to eat more and more foods containing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_104" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-full wp-image-104" title="iStock_000007340207XSmall" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/iStock_000007340207XSmall.jpg" alt="Hazardous Food Additives" width="150" height="99" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Hazardous Food Additives</p></div>
<p>This is a special report from OCA (Organic Consumers Association).</p>
<p><strong>Monosodium glutamate (MSG)</strong> is one of the most common and hazardous food additives on the market.</p>
<p>MSG is reportedly more toxic than alcohol, tobacco and many drugs.</p>
<p>MSG is an excitotoxin, so it tricks your brain into wanting to eat more and more foods containing the ingredient, even if you are already full.</p>
<p>Side effects of MSG include: obesity, eye damage, headaches, depression, fatigue and disorientation.</p>
<p>Food manufacturers know that health-conscious consumers try to avoid MSG, so it is oftentimes not listed in a product&#8217;s ingredients.</p>
<p>MSG is banned in organic foods.</p>
<p>According to USDA and FDA regulations, if MSG <span id="more-103"></span>is blended into other additives, MSG does not have to be listed on the label.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:</p>
<p>Autolyzed Yeast &#8212; Calcium Caseinate &#8212; Gelatin Glutamate &#8212; Glutamic Acid &#8212; Hydrolyzed Protein &#8212; Monopotassium Glutamate &#8212; Monosodium Glutamate &#8212; Sodium Caseinate &#8212; Textured Protein &#8212; Yeast Extract &#8212; Yeast Food &#8212; Yeast Nutient</p>
<p>This is a widespread and silent killer that&#8217;s worse for your health than alcohol, nicotine and many drugs and is likely lurking in your kitchen cabinets right now.</p>
<p>Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer that&#8217;s known widely as an additive to Chinese food.</p>
<p>Little do you know it is also added to thousands of the foods you and your family regularly eat, especially if you are like most Americans and eat the majority of your food as processed foods or in restaurants.</p>
<p>MSG is one of the worst food additives on the market.  It is used in canned soups, crackers, meats, salad dressings, frozen dinners and much more.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s found in your local supermarket and restaurants, in your child&#8217;s school cafeteria and, amazingly, even in baby food and infant formula.</p>
<p>MSG is more than just a seasoning like salt and pepper.  It actually enhances the flavor of foods, making processed meats and frozen dinners taste fresher and smell better, salad dressings more tasty, and canned foods less tinny.</p>
<p>While MSG&#8217;s benefits to the food industry are quite clear, this food additive could be slowly and silently doing major damage to your health.</p>
<p>What Exactly is MSG?</p>
<p>You may remember when the MSG powder called &#8220;Accent&#8221; first hit the U.S. market.</p>
<p>Well, it was many decades prior to this, in 1908, that monosodium glutamate was invented. The inventor was Kikunae Ikeda, a Japanese man who identified the natural flavor enhancing substance of seaweed.</p>
<p>Taking a hint from this substance, they were able to create the man-made additive MSG.  The  partner went on to form Ajinomoto, which is now the world&#8217;s largest producer of MSG (and interestingly also a drug manufacturer).</p>
<p>Chemically speaking, MSG is approximately 78 percent free glutamic acid, 21 percent sodium, and up to 1 percent contaminants.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a misconception that MSG is a flavor or &#8220;meat tenderizer.&#8221; In reality, MSG has very little taste at all, yet when you eat MSG, you think the food you&#8217;re eating has more protein and tastes better.</p>
<p>It does this by tricking your tongue, using a little-known fifth basic taste: umami.</p>
<p>Umami is the taste of glutamate, which is a savory flavor found in many Japanese foods, bacon and also in the toxic food additive MSG. It is because of umami that foods with MSG taste heartier, more robust and generally better to a lot of people than foods without it.</p>
<p>The ingredient didn&#8217;t become widespread in the United States until after World War II, when the U.S. military realized Japanese rations were much tastier than the U.S. versions because of MSG.</p>
<p>In 1959, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration labeled MSG as &#8220;Generally Recognized as Safe&#8221; (GRAS), and it has remained that way ever since.</p>
<p>Yet, it was a telling sign when just 10 years later a condition known as &#8220;Chinese Restaurant Syndrome&#8221; entered the medical literature, describing the numerous side effects, from numbness to heart palpitations that people experienced after eating MSG.</p>
<p>Today that syndrome is more appropriately called &#8220;MSG Symptom Complex,&#8221; which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identifies as &#8220;short-term reactions&#8221; to MSG.</p>
<p>More on those &#8220;reactions&#8221; to come.</p>
<p>Why MSG is so Dangerous</p>
<p>One of the best overviews of the very real dangers of MSG comes from Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of &#8220;Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills.&#8221;</p>
<p>In it he explains that MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees &#8212; and potentially even triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, Parkinson&#8217;s disease, Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease and more.</p>
<p>Part of the problem also is that free glutamic acid is the same neurotransmitter that your brain, nervous system, eyes, pancreas and other organs use to initiate certain processes in your body.</p>
<p>Even the FDA states: &#8221;Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the body, as well.  &#8221;</p>
<p>Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and Huntington&#8217;s chorea.</p>
<p>Injections of glutamate in laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain.</p>
<p>&#8220;  Although the FDA continues to claim that consuming MSG in food does not cause these ill effects, many other experts say otherwise.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to Dr. Blaylock, numerous glutamate receptors have been found both within your heart&#8217;s electrical conduction system and the heart muscle itself. This can be damaging to your heart, and may even explain the sudden deaths sometimes seen among young athletes.</p>
<p>He says:   &#8221;When an excess of food-borne excitotoxins, such as MSG, hydrolyzed protein soy protein isolate and concentrate, natural flavoring, sodium caseinate and aspartate from aspartame, are consumed, these glutamate receptors are over-stimulated, producing cardiac arrhythmias.&#8221;</p>
<p>When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death.</p>
<p>&#8220;  Many other adverse effects have also been linked to regular consumption of MSG, including:</p>
<p>* Obesity<br />
* Eye damage<br />
* Headaches<br />
* Fatigue and disorientation<br />
* Depression</p>
<p>Further, even the FDA admits that &#8220;short-term reactions&#8221; known as MSG Symptom Complex can occur in certain groups of people, namely those who have eaten &#8220;large doses&#8221; of MSG or those who have asthma.[7]</p>
<p>According to the FDA, MSG Symptom Complex can involve symptoms such as:</p>
<p>* Numbness<br />
* Burning sensation<br />
* Tingling<br />
* Facial pressure or tightness<br />
* Chest pain or difficulty breathing<br />
* Headache<br />
* Nausea<br />
* Rapid heartbeat<br />
* Drowsiness<br />
* Weakness</p>
<p>No one knows for sure just how many people may be &#8220;sensitive&#8221; to MSG, but studies from the 1970s suggested that 25 percent to 30 percent of the U.S. population was intolerant of MSG &#8212; at levels then found in food.</p>
<p>Since the use of MSG has expanded dramatically since that time, it&#8217;s been estimated that up to 40 percent of the population may be impacted.</p>
<p>How to Determine if MSG is in Your Food</p>
<p>Food manufacturers are not stupid, and they&#8217;ve caught on to the fact that people like you want to avoid eating this nasty food additive.</p>
<p>As a result, do you think they responded by removing MSG from their products?</p>
<p>Well, a few may have, but most of them just tried to &#8220;clean&#8221; their labels. In other words, they tried to hide the fact that MSG is an ingredient.</p>
<p>How do they do this? By using names that you would never associate with MSG.</p>
<p>You see, it&#8217;s required by the FDA that food manufacturers list the ingredient &#8220;monosodium glutamate&#8221; on food labels, but they do not have to label ingredients that contain free glutamic acid, even though it&#8217;s the main component of MSG.</p>
<p>There are over 40 labeled ingredients that contain glutamic acid, but you&#8217;d never know it just from their names alone. Further, in some foods glutamic acid is formed during processing and, again, food labels give you no way of knowing for sure.</p>
<p>Tips for Keeping MSG Out of Your Diet</p>
<p>In general, if a food is processed you can assume it contains MSG (or one of its pseudo-ingredients). So if you stick to a whole, fresh foods diet, you can pretty much guarantee that you&#8217;ll avoid this toxin.</p>
<p>The other place where you&#8217;ll need to watch out for MSG is in restaurants. You can ask your server which menu items are MSG-free, and request that no MSG be added to your meal, but of course the only place where you can be entirely sure of what&#8217;s added to your food is in your own kitchen.</p>
<p>To be on the safe side, you should also know what ingredients to watch out for on packaged foods. In addition to the list of ingredients that always contain MSG given at the beginning of this report, here is a list of ingredients that OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:</p>
<p>Flavors and Flavorings<br />
Seasonings<br />
Natural Flavors and Flavorings<br />
Natural Pork Flavoring<br />
Natural Beef Flavoring<br />
Natural Chicken Flavoring<br />
Soy Sauce<br />
Soy Protein Isolate<br />
Soy Protein<br />
Bouillon Stock<br />
Broth<br />
Malt Extract<br />
Malt Flavoring<br />
Barley Malt  Whey Protein<br />
Carrageenan<br />
Maltodextrin<br />
Pectin<br />
Enzymes Protease<br />
Corn Starch<br />
Citric Acid<br />
Powdered Milk<br />
Anything Protein Fortified<br />
Anything Enzyme Modified<br />
Anything Ultra-Pasteurized</p>
<p>So if you do eat processed foods, please remember to be on the lookout for these many hidden names for MSG.</p>
<p>Read the labels.</p>
<p>If any of the MSG containing ingredients are listed, put it back on the shelf.</p>
<p>Voting with your dollar is the only way you can force food companies to give you healthy food to buy.  If they can’t sell it, they won’t make it!</p>
<p>Choosing to be MSG-Free  Making a decision to avoid MSG in your diet as much as possible is a wise choice for nearly everyone.</p>
<p>Admittedly, it does take a bit more planning and time in the kitchen to prepare food at home, using fresh, locally grown ingredients. But knowing that your food is pure and free of toxic additives like MSG will make it well worth it.</p>
<p>Plus, choosing whole foods will ultimately give you better flavor and more health value than any MSG-laden processed food you could buy at your supermarket.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
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		<title>Food Inc. &#8211; The Movie</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me ask you a question&#8230;how much do you really know about the food you eat that you buy from your local supermarket and are serving to your family? Are you hungry for change? If so, watch the provocative new film called &#8220;Food, Inc.&#8221;. Here&#8217;s a short video trailer for you to watch. NOTE: Video [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me ask you a question&#8230;how much do you really know about the food you eat that you buy from your local supermarket and are serving to your family?</p>
<p>Are you hungry for change? If so, watch the provocative new film called <a href="http://www.foodincmovie.com">&#8220;Food, Inc.&#8221;</a>.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a short video trailer for you to watch.<br />
NOTE: Video takes a few moments to load before it starts playing.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation&#8217;s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government&#8217;s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA.</em></p>
<p><em>Our nation&#8217;s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment.</em></p>
<p><em>We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won&#8217;t go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.</em></p>
<p><em>We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
<p>Copyrighted © 2009 – All Rights Reserved</p>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the public never gets to hear about the many proven ways to heal ourselves  because our medical profession is an antiquated dinosaur bound to drugs. Our FDA does not, and will not, recognize “so called” alternative ways. In fact, the FDA has made it illegal to claim that a nutritional product or alternative [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_89" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-89" title="Senior Woman Holding Pills and Apple" src="http://www.goodhealthwellnessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/iStock_000008325257XSmall-150x150.jpg" alt="It's Your Choice!" width="150" height="150" /><p class="wp-caption-text">It&#39;s Your Choice!</p></div>
<p>Most of the public never gets to hear about the many proven ways to heal ourselves  because our medical profession is an antiquated dinosaur bound to drugs.</p>
<p>Our FDA does not, and will not, recognize “so called” alternative ways.</p>
<p>In fact, the FDA has made it illegal to claim that a nutritional product or alternative way can heal you. If it is not a drug approved by the FDA, your cure claims will subject you to heavy fines and or jail.</p>
<p>Over the past decade it has been made very clear the strong influence Big Pharma has over our FDA.  Sometimes you would think they were running the FDA.</p>
<p>To make our health conserns even worse, our USDA, who should be insuring that we get safe, nutritional food to eat, is highly influenced by giant food processors allowing them, through over processing, to destroy much of the nutrients in the packaged food sold in our food markets.</p>
<p>Most all of these nutrient deficient foods also contain <span id="more-88"></span>preservatives, dyes, and taste enhancers that are proven carcinogens  and permitted by the USDA.</p>
<p>Most of these processed foods also contain additives that our USDA, in their wisdom, says the food companies do not even have to tell us about.</p>
<p>Our populace is slowly being poisoned and that is ok so long as the money keeps pouring in.</p>
<p>The USDA also allows our crops and farm land to be poisoned with insecticides and other chemical sprays, and allows the use of Genetically Modified (GMO) crop seeds which contain imbedded insecticides that cause neurological damage to humans.</p>
<p>And that is not all.</p>
<p>The USDA allows the existence of inhuman animal factory farms where the inhumanly packed together animals wallow in their filth and must therefore be loaded with antibiotics to minimize sickness.</p>
<p>These are the cows, pigs, chickens and eggs that are sent to your local food market for your consumption.</p>
<p>Then there are the milk cows that are quietly loaded up with growth hormone that winds up in the milk you drink and give your children.</p>
<p>Sounds like a disgusting nightmare, doesn’t it?  Well it is!</p>
<p>Now you know the real reason our country is the sickest developed country in the world.  It is all about the food and drink made available to the citizens in this country.</p>
<p>Even the Food Pyramid, promoted as a healthy way to eat by our USDA, is a fraud perpetrated on an unsuspecting public.</p>
<p>Instead of being an honest evaluation of what we need to eat and drink nutritionally to maintain good health, it is a token program toward good health designed to appease the large corporate food processors and corporate farms.</p>
<p>In addition we are hindered from hearing about the alternative ways to heal one’s self or prevent disease without the use of drugs.</p>
<p>If you had 1,000 or 10,000 people change the way they eat, and add nutritional supplements, and heal themselves of congestive heart disease, like I did, or heal themselves of some other diseases, you could not say, write, advertise, or promote that you sold an alternative to drug cure without the FDA having you arrested and thrown in jail because you did not follow the FDA’s drug testing protocol and get FDA approval &#8212; even though the cure is real!</p>
<p>It matters not that so many people are healed with no side effects.</p>
<p>What matters to the FDA is the protection of pharmaceutical company’s profits and the public be damned!</p>
<p>Anything you do write when merchandizing must be accompanied by a disclaimer that states your product is not meant to diagnose, cure, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Did you know that there is, and has been since 2006, a cure for breast, lung, and liver cancers without the use of drugs, radiation and surgery?</p>
<p>You can check it out at: <a href="http://www.cancercured.org">www.cancercured.org</a>.</p>
<p>You can get cancer cured at a cost less than 10% of the cost of conventional cures and have no side effects.</p>
<p>These people even know the source and will guarantee you won’t get a re-occurrence of the cancer if you follow their protocol.</p>
<p>Find me a medical doctor who will do that for you!</p>
<p>And here are some other outstanding realities:</p>
<p>Most diet drugs do not work.</p>
<p>Others cause side effects and some can cause death.</p>
<p>People who do lose weight, due to diet or drugs, regain the weight as soon as they go off their diet and stop taking diet pills.</p>
<p>BUT – you can permanently lose weight, whether you are just overweight or obese, by just making some changes in the food you eat and what you drink.</p>
<p>You don’t need weight loss drugs, herbs, or starvation diets to shed the pound off your frame permanently.</p>
<p>All it requires is a small lifestyle change.</p>
<p>I’ll tell you how in my next newsletter.</p>
<p>The government’s health care program and health care reform is a total farce.</p>
<p>It is all about sick people and preparing to supply medical and drug treatment to all the millions the government expects will get sick, instead of focusing on our food supply and teaching people how to heal themselves and how to prevent people from getting sick in the first place.</p>
<p>Our government needs to stop subsidizing large corporate farms that supply us with chemical laden fruits and vegetables and start subsidizing only those farms that produce organic produce.</p>
<p>The same for producers of meat, chicken and fish, plus all dairy products.</p>
<p>Only you can make this happen.</p>
<p>You need to let your congress men and women and senators know that unless they change the laws to bring healthy food to market, they will be out of office.</p>
<p>You need to stop buying conventional produce and “so called” natural foods, processed foods, and sodas, and switch to organic food and drinks.</p>
<p>If you vote with your dollar, you will win.</p>
<p>The law of supply and demand is the only thing big corporations understand.</p>
<p>You are the ones who are creating the demand by your purchases.</p>
<p>Stop buying garbage food and the demand will dry up.</p>
<p>Buy only healthy food and the supply will expand.</p>
<p>You and you alone are in control.  Just band together.</p>
<p>Good health, which starts at the cellular level, can only be obtained with healthy food.</p>
<p>To your good heath &amp; longevity.</p>
<p>Ira Marxe<br />
“The Good Health &amp; Wellness Guy”</p>
<p>Copyrighted © 2009 – All Rights Reserved</p>

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