| While I was writing my book on the connection | | | | confirmed that no MSG or chemicals were in my |
| between Fibromyalgia and MSG I visited six | | | | food. As the pain killers were beginning to relieve |
| different grocery stores. I read each label on | | | | me, I tried to remember everything I ate the day |
| every processed food I could find. I took | | | | before. I was surprised after speaking with the |
| notepads with me and stayed in some grocers | | | | chef that there was no MSG in our dinner. Then it |
| frozen section so long my hands and feet were | | | | occurred to me, could it be the muffins that I |
| numb. The employees just stared at me; I think | | | | inhaled before dinner? I ran into the kitchen and |
| they thought I was a corporate regional manager | | | | found the package the muffins came in and |
| checking expiration dates. During that time I found | | | | checked all the ingredients used in the mix. I found |
| 10-15 different food additives that I had never | | | | these three poisons in the premade batter mix. |
| heard of. There are three that we will discuss | | | | Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Hexameta and |
| today. I learned first hand they cause chronic pain | | | | Triphosphate. |
| from an accidental baking experience. | | | | According to Wikipedia Sodium Triphosphate "is |
| On this life changing day I had a late workout at | | | | used in various applications such as a preservative |
| the gym and had to meet my in-laws for dinner. I | | | | for seafood, meats, poultry and pet foods. It is |
| only had 30 minutes to shower and get out the | | | | also used in toothpaste and as a builder in soaps |
| door, but I was starving, so I crammed down | | | | and detergents, improving their cleaning ability". |
| some muffins I made that morning. We met at | | | | The United States Food and Drug Administration |
| our favorite little local restaurant in the area and | | | | lists STPP as GRAS (generally recognized as safe). |
| thankfully had our usual waitress. She knows all | | | | Sodium Hexameta Phosphate for food grade is |
| about my food allergies as well as my disdain for | | | | mainly used as an additive agent, PH adjustable |
| MSG and all of its 65 hidden names. We had a | | | | agent, water agent in the solution for printing and |
| wonderful dinner and I am blessed to have such | | | | dyeing. Science Lab states that Sodium Acid |
| fun in-laws. | | | | Pyrophosphate is "very hazardous in case of eye |
| The next morning I woke up in a complete panic. | | | | contact. Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact |
| My head was pounding; I could barely move my | | | | (corrosive)". Yet, the potential Chronic Health |
| arms and legs. The pain was excruciating and | | | | Effect of toxicity and carcinogenic effect is not |
| spread throughout my entire body. I knew | | | | available. |
| instantly that I had eaten an excitotoxin for | | | | What are these ingredients doing in our food |
| dinner. I was stunned. How could this have | | | | supply? I can tell you first hand of the horrific |
| happened? I crawled to the bathroom to find my | | | | effect they have when ingested. |
| pain killers. Two hours later I was able to get out | | | | Please stay away from these three if you suffer |
| of bed and find the strength to pick up the phone. | | | | from Fibromyalgia. If you would like to learn more |
| I called the restaurant and spoke with the owner | | | | about excitotoxins in our food supply that cause |
| who assured me this was not his fault. He called | | | | Chronic Pain please click here. |
| the chef and got him out of bed. The chef also | | | | |