12 Food Additives to Remove From Your Diet

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I avoid food with preservatives, but BHA and BHT are both good for

viral infections such as herpes. I have taken BHA in capsule form,

and also made into a saturated solution with alcohol and applied to

the herpes sores. Both methods work very well.

 

See http://www.advance-health.com/bht.html

 

Salt (Sodium Chloride) is a dietary problem when one does not take in

sufficient Potassium. I take about a teaspoon of mixed Sodium and

Potassium Chlorides every day (in 2 or 3 doses) by mixing the mixed

salts with about 6 ounces of water & sipping it. It helps regulate

my blood pressure. Deficiency in either Sodium or Potassium can cause

problems.

 

Alobar

 

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>    1.  Sodium nitrite

>    2.  BHA & BHT

>    3.  Propyl gallate

>    4.  Monosodium glutamate

>    5.  Trans fats

>    6.  Aspartame

>    7.  Acesulfame-K

>    8.  Food colorings (Blue, Red, Green,  Yellow)

>    9.  Olestra

>    10. Potassium bromate

>    11. White sugar

>    12. Sodium chloride (salt)

> Since some of these may not be familiar to  you, sodium nitrite is a

> preservative added most commonly to bacon, ham, hot  dogs, sandwich meats, and

> smoked fish. BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT  (butylated

hydroxytoluene)

> are other preservatives added to foods like cereal,  gum, potato chips, and

> vegetable oils. Propyl gallate is found in meats, chicken  soup base, and

> gum. All of these preservatives have been linked to  cancer.

> Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can cause  migraines and other adverse effects.

> Trans fats are being eliminated from most  foods, as the studies linking

> them to heart disease, strokes, and kidney  problems are widely accepted.

> Aspartame is an artificial sweetener found  in products like NutraSweet and

> Equal as well as diet foods and soft drinks. And  acesulfame-K is a newer

> sweetener used in soft drinks and some baked  goods.

> Many food colorings have been banned by the  FDA, but some can still be

> found in foods that require a particular color.  Olestra was common for a time

> in potato chips as an additive that prevented fat  from being absorbed in

> your digestive system. Food colorings have been tied to  cancer and Olestra

> also blocks vitamins from being processed.

> Potassium bromate is sometimes added to  white flour, breads, and rolls to

> increase the volume of the products, but it  has cancer-causing properties

> that have prompted some states in America to  actually require a label to

> that effect.

> Finally, white sugar and sodium chloride  (salt) can be dangerous if not

> kept to a  minimum.

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