Hyrolyzed Vegetable Protein (MSG) on FDA Recall List
Posted on March 8, 2010
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Hyrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP) or better known as MSG is contained in a variety of foods. The Food and Drug Administration is recalling HVP products containing paste or powder distributed by Basic Food Flavors, Inc. This includes dips and dip mixes from McCormick and Great Value (Marzetti) commonly found in Walmarts. For a complete list, visit this FDA website: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP/
The most interesting part of this is that Hyrolyzed Vegetable Protein including Hyrolyzed Soy Protein is just another term for Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). At the end of this posting I have included a list of common names for MSG that I suspect many people, like myself, did not realize was the case. Add to this the fact that MSG has many bad side effects most notably, causing obesity and you have a national health problem as a result.
“Glutamic acid is a neurotransmitter that excites our neurons (not just in our tongues). This electrical charging of neurons is what makes foods with added free glutamic acid taste so good. Unfortunately, the free glutamic acid can cause problems in many people. Actually, our brains have many receptors for glutamic acid and some areas, such as the hypothalamus, do not have an impermeable blood-brain barrier, so free glutamic acid from food sources can get into the brain, injuring and sometimes killing neurons. At least 25 per cent of the U.S. population react to free glutamic acid from food sources.”
“Exposed laboratory animals suffer brain lesions and neuroendocrine disorders. Scientists studying retinal degeneration in mice treated with free glutamic acid have noted that these mice also became grotesquely obese following administration of free glutamic acid. The vulnerable hypothalamus in our brains regulates weight control, as well as other endocrine functions.” http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/
I try to avoid foods with MSG and high density corn syrup in them as I think this combination of chemicals is one of the great contributors to the obesity problem confronting many Americans and Europeans.
“The glutamate industry is fully aware of the harmful effects of MSG, that it is a toxic substance. They know that ingesting their toxin can cause diabetes, adrenal gland malfunction, seizures, high blood pressure, excessive weight gain, stroke and other health problems. If you eat MSG and experience any of these conditions, then you need to immediately eliminate MSG from your diet.” http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/
As I stated earlier, there are many terms for MSG besides MSG: (from http://www.msgmyth.com/)
MSG
Monosodium glutamate
Monopotassium glutamate
Glutamate
Glutamic Acid
Vegetable Protein Extract
Gelatin
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP)
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP)
Autolyzed Plant Protein
Calcium Caseinate
Textured Protein
Yeast Extract
Yeast food or nutrient
Autolyzed Yeast
So hurray for the FDA on recalling these products for the sake of the public health. I recommend in all your future food buys you read the labels of all processed foods and see if they contain any of the pseudonyms for MSG. Your waistline will thank you.
Clayton
Harry Reid: Good News! Only 36,000 Lost Their Jobs Today
Posted on March 5, 2010
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Jobless benefits start ending on Sunday
Posted on February 27, 2010
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Most Americans look for our various governments both local and federal to take care of our basic societal requirements. We expect them to take care of and plan for the common defense, we expect them to maintain and run a road and highway system, a public school system, a postal system. Heck we even expect them to handle the garbage. Many a city mayor over the years has lost his job in this country simply because he could not contain a garbageman strike. On Sunday, extended federal benefits for the unemployed will end due to politicking and gridlock in the US Senate. The unemployed were held hostage for the sake of politics and they have lost. Those who have lost their jobs due to nothing they did or could control will now lose what little financial security they have due to the fools who run our national government.
Both Democrats and Republicans share in this blame. Finger pointing at “who did what,” as to “who has taken what stance,” is meaningless to those million unemployed who will now lose this simple basic income as a result of stupid political infighting in Washington. Once again, I call on all those who read this blog, come this November, regardless of who is your Senator or Congressman, throw the bums out! Once again, you can rest assured I will personally be voting on only those new people I feel will stand up and do what is right for Americans and not what is right for the politics of a given party.
Together, let us put these hypocritical bums in Washington on the unemployment line this November.
Clayton
One in Three Detroit Homes Vacant
Posted on February 21, 2010
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From: www.clickondetroit.com
“The Detroit Data Collaborative on Saturday released the results of the block-by-block survey of Detroit’s about 343,850 residential parcels. It found about 64 percent contained occupied housing.”
This is an amazing statistic.
Clayton
Several States With High Unemployment Are Outsourcing Food Stamp Services to India
Posted on February 17, 2010
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States with over 10% unemployment that are routing their food stamp calls to India while Americans are out of work include: Florida, West Virginia, Tennessee, Rhode Island, and of course Michigan among others. Who is behind this stupidity? Why it is JP Morgan of course. You know, one of those “too big to fail” banks that the US taxpayers bailed out. An excellent article on this is found at ABC News and is well worth the read.
Clayton
Food Prices Summary for February, 2010 – No Serious Rise
Posted on February 8, 2010
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I wanted to do my own check on inflation of food prices. So I went through all my cash register receipts for the last 20 months and summarized it based on 15 items I buy regularly. This includes such foodstuffs as eggs (large), flour, sugar, bread and so on. I buy all of these goods at Adli’s as they have the best prices locally. I do not buy milk there, as the local Aldi’s here in Central NY cannot assure me that the milk is hormone free, so I buy that from several alternate sources. One of my criteria is I wanted commodities that were always packaged the same for weight and quantity as I did not want these variations to influence my data. (Click on chart to see a larger view.)
Now I had been expecting to see some noticeable price increases over the last year and an half. I have actually overheard other customers grumbling in the store about various price increases recently. What I found was there has really been very little in price changes over the studied time period. This news is good and bad. It is very good that I have a consistent database now to measure future food price changes. It is bad in that I too had thought prices had gone up when they really haven’t yet. This means my misconceptions have also influenced my thinking as well as my fellow shoppers for groceries.
I have read many pundits and economists predict increased prices and inflation for the second half of 2010. We will have to watch and see if this develops. Rest assured, I will post such changes here as I add to this database over time. But without a doubt, for basic foodstuffs, the prices have not varied more than 10% over the last 20 months and much of it can be explained by seasonality.
Clayton
Send a Letter to Reauthorize Federal Benefits before they Expire in February 2010
Posted on February 7, 2010
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Current federal extensions (including both the Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Extended Benefits programs), the additional $25 per week in everyone’s benefits check, and COBRA subsidies for jobless workers are set to expire at the end of February 2010. With so many jobs lost, and periods of unemployment lasting nearly seven months, it’s crucial that Congress provide these extensions and supplements through the end of the year.
Go to this site and send a message to your Senators to extend unemployment benefits. We need everyone’s help on this issue.
http://www.unemployedworkers.org/page/speakout/FederalUI2010
Clayton
The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks
Posted on February 4, 2010
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The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed by 40% over the last 10 weeks. This is an index showing international shipments by sea. A second index showing US rail transports is also dropping. Both of these indexes are good leading indicators of economic activity.
“The Baltic Dry Index as well as US Railroad Freight demand is weakening, possibly signaling round two of market and economic weakness ahead.” www.beforeitsnews.com
“The nation’s railroad operators expect a tepid recovery for the U.S. economy in 2010, as both businesses and consumers continue to wrestle with the effects of the recession.
“The severe economic slump cut shipping demand for the railroads because American consumers and industries have been buying fewer of the cars, chemicals, crops, lumber and containers of imported goods the railroads carry.” www.finance.yahoo.com
Clayton
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Posted on February 3, 2010
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I think it is time for me to post something uplifting again. “Over the Rainbow” happens to be my favorite song of all time. Nobody does it better than Israel “Iz” Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959 – June 26, 1997). Enjoy.
Clayton
U.S. May Lose 824,000 Jobs as Employment Data Revised: Analysis
Posted on February 3, 2010
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This is huge news for the uninitiated. If you read sites like www.shadowstats.com though you would already know that the unemployment rates are much higher than what the government has been telling us.
Clayton
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