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Hello. Did you know that MSG has been used for years in lab rats to quickly fatten them up for certain purposes? Did you know that MSG is used commercially in hundreds of foods to improve their flavor, and hence their marketability. They even put it in coffee (Tim Horton's). I used to love MSG, and used it in my stir-frys, soups, etc. all the time. Now it...

Hi Donna, I am implementing the new approach today - that is, no starch, no sugar, no gluten, and phase one of the alkaline approach (greenfoods blenderized). I hope to go starch/sugar/gluten free for about three weeks, to see what the difference might be. I'll keep you posted and let you know what happens. I also intend to look further into the "low glycemic...

Hello Donna, Check my response to 'Mayflowers'. I too am quite short (4'9") and presently weigh 168 lbs. Your tale of weight gain and difficulty with losing echoes my experience perfectly! I have cravings for grain and starches and sugars, which keep me constipated and lethargic, but using the alkaline approach/hypotheses, helps keep my bowel moving in...

Hello Mayflowers, I can sympathise with your desire to loose weight, as I have been struggling with mine since I gained 40 lbs in three months three years ago - when I had an abrupt hormone change which put me into menopause immediately. I realized then that I had gastrointestinal issues, but it has been very difficult to pin it down, especially as the medical...

I am not sure either, but I heard recently (within the last year) that grain which has been sprouted does not contain gluten, and is therefore safe. I was joyous. I tried some. I baked some bread which was sprouted grain. It seemed to work - or did it? Was I still lethargic and constipated due to the grain? Then I read a recipe for making sprouted grain bread...