The Weston A. Price Foundation –www.westonaprice.org has identified the following compounds in Processed Foods that Can Cause Cancer.  Are you eating these?

Trans Fatty Acids: Imitation fats in shortenings, margarines and most commercial baked goods and snack foods. Strongly associated with cancer of the lungs and reproductive organs.

Rancid fats: Industrial processing creates rancidity (free radicals) in commercial vegetable oils.

Omega-6 fatty acids: Although needed in small amounts, an excess can contribute to cancer. Dangerously high levels of omega-6 fatty acids are due to the overuse of vegetable oils in modern diets.

MSG: Associated with brain cancer. Found in almost all processed foods, even when “MSG” does not appear on the label. Flavorings, spice mixes and hydrolyzed protein contain MSG.

Aspartame: Imitation sweetener in diet foods and beverages. Associated with brain cancer.

Pesticides: Associated with many types of cancer. Found in most commercial vegetable oils, fruit juices, vegetables and fruits.

Hormones: Found in animals raised in confinement on soy and grains. Plant-based hormones are plentiful in soy foods.

Artificial Flavorings and Colors: Associated with various types of cancers, especially when consumed in large amounts in a diet of junk food.

MSG is an excitotoxin, which means these chemical transmitters excite your brain cells to death.

The safest and easiest way to take care of your brain health is avoid all food additives by eating a raw food, whole food diet. According to neurosurgeon Dr. Russell Blaylock, some additives to our foods, like excitotoxins, may in many cases actually cause brain damage. The brain is a complex organ that requires the proper balance of nutrients and neurotransmitters to function properly. 

Do not trust something simply because it is in a health food store and the label states it is natural or even organic. The US allows “natural flavors” to include protein hydrolysates which can contain up to 20% MSG by weight. Do your “due diligence” and read the ingredient label!

The many names of MSG

• autolyzed yeast
• calcium caseinate
• gelatin glutamate
• glutamic acid
• hydrolyzed corn gluten
• hydrolyzed protein
• hydrolyzed soy protein
• monopotassium glutamate
• pea protein
• plant protein extract
• sodium caseinate
• textured protein
• yeast extract
• yeast food
• yeast nutrient

Read LABELS always! MSG is put in food to make it taste good and keep you coming back for more!! Go look in your pantry now and please tell me what you found in the comments below.