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Table of Contents

• What is MSG?
• History
• Why is MSG Used?
• Where is MSG Found?
  • Ingredients that always contain MSG
  • Ingredients that often contain MSG
• What MSG Does in the Body
  • Neurotoxin
  • Excitotoxin
• Resulting Conditions

Links:
General Info
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/21/MSG-Is-This-Silent-Killer-Lurking-in-Your-Kitchen-Cabinets.aspx
Where MSG is Found
http://www.naturalnews.com/028323_Hydrolyzed_Vegetable_Protein_HVP.html
Effect on the Body
http://www.holisticmed.com/msg/msg-mark.txt
http://www.truthinlabeling.org/Dang.html

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Table Of Contents

• History of Soda
• Background of Major Manufacturers
• Deleterious Ingredients in Soda
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup
    • Effects on the Body
  • Caffeine
    • Effects on the Body
  • Carbonation
    • Effects on the Body
  • Artificial Sweeteners
    • Effects on the Body
  • Phosphorous/Phosphoric Acid
    • Effects on the Body
• In The News
  • Soda Tax
  • PepsiCo – Out of Schools
  • Developing New Natural Sweeteners
• What Happens Within 1 Hour of Drinking a Soda

Links:

Pop vs Soda vs Coke Map
http://popvssoda.com:2998/
History
http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/soft_drinks.htm
High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S26/91/22K07/
http://www.naturalnews.com/028340_diabetes_sodas.html
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/dec2008_Metabolic-Dangers-of-High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup_01.htm
Ingredients Information
http://www.mcvitamins.com/Health%20Opponents/soda.htm
Effects on body w/i 1 hr
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/19/what-happens-to-your-body-within-an-hour-of-drinking-a-coke.aspx
Soda tax
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32883748/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
PepsiCo – Out of Schools
http://www.pepsico.com/PressRelease/PepsiCo-Sets-Industry-Standard-By-Establishing-the-First-Consistent-Global-Appro03162010.html
Developing No-Cal, Natural Sweeteners
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36006288/ns/business-consumer_news/

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SHOW NOTES

Links

General Information
http://www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/intro.html
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Milk.html

Benefits of Raw Milk
http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/raw_milk_health_benefits.html
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/04/24/raw-milk.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/14/Choosing-Between-Raw-Milk-and-a-Dead-White-Liquid.aspx
http://naturalbias.com/the-shocking-truth-about-raw-milk-and-pasteurization/

Dangers of Pasteurized/Homogenized Milk
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/26/pasteurized-milk-part-one.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/11/14/Choosing-Between-Raw-Milk-and-a-Dead-White-Liquid.aspx
http://www.mercola.com/article/milk/no-milk.htmhttp://naturalbias.com/the-shocking-truth-about-raw-milk-and-pasteurization/

FDA Claims
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079516.htm

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