Posted in Food Additives on Aug 19th, 2008
Facts about Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Fact from Wikipedia and various sources were used for this article: Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
What is Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)?
Monosodium glutamate, also known as sodium glutamate and MSG, is a sodium salt of the non-essential amino acid glutamic acid. It is used as a food additive and is commonly marketed as a flavour [...]
Posted in Food Additives on Aug 14th, 2008
Hidden Dangers in Food – Buyer Beware
Linda Hegstrand, MD, PhD
Official site: Complete Wellness Center
The evidence is compelling and conclusive that at least two specific food additives are poisons. Russell Blaylock, MD, a neurosurgeon, has dedicated his life to educating the public on the dangers of food additives. His book “Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills” is [...]
Posted in Aspartame on Aug 11th, 2008
Note: After researching and finding tons of articles, photos and documents related to Aspartame, we, the Think Slim team, are suspending in our site part of the official safety information concerning Aspartame and stamp it as
“suspicious” (strike though)
at best!
Aspartame is a low-calorie sweetener which is approximately 200 times sweeter than sucrose. The rapid rise in [...]
Posted in Aspartame on Aug 11th, 2008
Note: After researching and finding tons of articles, photos and documents related to Aspartame, we, the Think Slim team, are suspending in our site the official safety information concerning Aspartame and stamp it as
“suspicious” (strike though)
at best!
The overwhelming body of scientific [...]
Posted in Aspartame on Aug 11th, 2008
Note: After researching and finding tons of articles, photos and documents related to Aspartame, we, the Think Slim team, are suspending in our site the official safety concerning Aspartame information and stamp it as
“suspicious” (strike though)
at best!
Aspartame, used by more than 100 million people around the world, is found in more than 6,000 products. This [...]
Posted in Water on Jun 15th, 2008
The quantity and quality of the water we drink have a dramatic impact on our health.
The human body is a water machine, designed primarily to run on water and minerals. Every life-giving and healing process that happens inside the body… happens with water. In just the last decade, medical science has begun to focus more [...]
Posted in Supplements on Jun 5th, 2008
When choosing fats, pick unsaturated fat over saturated or trans fat. Here’s how to know the difference.
The article was adapted from the MayoClinic Tool for Healthier Lives.
Most foods contain several different kinds of fats — including saturated, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and trans fats — and some kinds are better for your health than others are.
It’s not [...]
Posted in Minerals on Jun 2nd, 2008
The following chart shows the recommended minimum daily intake levels and the recommended “not to exceed” daily maximums (tolerable upper intake levels) for minerals—as recommended for healthy adults by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy’s Institute of [...]
Posted in Vitamins on Jun 1st, 2008
Vitamin K
Vitamin K helps make four of the 13 proteins needed for blood clotting. Its role in maintaining the clotting cascade is so important that people who take anticoagulants such as warfarin (Coumadin) must be careful to keep their vitamin K intake stable.
Lately, researchers have demonstrated that vitamin K is also involved [...]
Posted in Vitamins on Jun 1st, 2008
Vitamin E
For a time, vitamin E supplements looked like an easy way to prevent heart disease. Promising observational studies, including the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, suggested 20 to 40 percent reductions in coronary heart disease risk among individuals who took vitamin E supplements (usually containing 400 IU or [...]
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