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Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Additives in your food / drink
This is something I feel pretty strongly about, but I'm not one of those crazy hippies you get that would stab you for getting something that may have been tested on animals or not natural... (not that I'm saying animal testing is right).
However, additives, you know anything that's an E number, now the ones that concern me are the artificial ones, they are NOT good for you. They are pure evil.
The argument
People will have additives, claim they have no health problems, and joy, that's wonderful for them. Yeah they might not have any health problems now, or ever, and I could be totally wrong with my thoughts and feelings on them. However, this is my counter argument:
My body does not require artificial chemicals to live, it never has done and never will do. With that in mind, if I don't need them, then why would I risk health problems from them?
Above is my argument, and I'm sure your either thinking one way or another on this already. Please read my few points below, and the reason why I don't trust people like the FDA.
Do you smoke?
Now I'm sure a lot of you are saying yes, and a lot of you are saying no to this. However, did you know the same chemicals used in diet coke, and other diet foods is actually the same as in your cigarettes?
Aspartame is that chemical, its a sweeter, and it contains 3 toxic chemicals. Your body cannot use them. One of the chemicals is Methanol, and the other 2 are, L-aspartic acid, and phenylalanine. Phenylalanine, can change the balance of chemicals in your brain, now from what I can only guess, I'm not a doctor, but that sounds bad to me! - methanol, the opposite of ethanol, well that cant be good, unless you've drunk loads of alcohol? AND YES THESE 3 chemicals are in your cigarette. It makes you thin apparently, but from what I've read it has the side effect of weight gain, some reason I think that's the opposite of the desired effect. So your sweeter in your tea or coffee, might not be the best idea! Also the other weird thing, you look at the BUDGET coke, and the budget foods, they often use aspartame instead of sugar, why is that? Perhaps its cheaper for them...
- I stopped having aspartame and researched it when I realised it was the cause of 80% of my severe headaches and migraines.
MMM Crisps!
Loads of foods, fast food chains, love using MSG, MSG, mono sodium glutamate, is a flavour enhancer, and can you guess why they use it? Well that would be because they use cheap ingredients, and its cheaper for them to put that in to make your stuff taste better, yes your McDonald's, or your KFC has it in there, its there 'secret' ingredient. What MSG does is it over excites your neurons in your body, to the point it KILLS them, now come on, again, I'm not a doctor, but if I had to make an educated guess, I would say that is bad!
Additive Free Diet
Additive free shopping now for 4 - 5 months, although I have been cutting down for longer than that. It can be a little more expensive, but not a huge amount. Check the packets for whats in your food, and also, beware! More expensive foods are NOT necessarily better! (CAN BE A LOT WORSE). I've noticed a huge difference in my life, even if it is the placebo effect, I'd say it was worth it! - I have more energy, and I get to eat fantastic tasting food, like fresh bread!
In the end its up to you, I don't want to force anything on to you, however I will say if you have aspartame, ha! your having part of a cigarette!
Check back another time for my post coming on - DRINKS FROM CONCENTRATE
Many thanks
Alan Hamlyn