MSG may actually make allergies worse!

There are two kinds of MSG, natural (found in everyday foods) and synthetic. Natural MSG is known as L-glutamic acid, which is non-essential amino acid (building block for proteins) that is found in nature. It is slowly broken down in our digestive system and delivered to receptors in the body and brain. In fact it is one of the main components of protein foods such as meat, fish and some vegetables. Surprisingly, Glutamate is also produced in the body (thus a non-essential amino acid) and is essential in human metabolism as well as being an active neurotransmitter in the brain. The synthetic or ‘free’ version is extracted in a lab using various processes (hydrolyzed, modified, autolyzed, texturized, and fermented) and is refined to a white crystal. Processing reveals the free version found in foods known as monosodium glutamate. MSG may actually increase the activity of a protein in the nervous system that makes allergy sufferers more sensitive to irritants (i.e. make allergies worse!) If you suffer from food allergies or other seasonal or environmental irritants, you may benefit from an MSG free diet. As doctors recomends that proteins consumption should be stopped or decrease during allergy attacks. Taken from supermarketguru.com

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Fruit Labels: Organic, Conventional, and Genetically Altered.

Fruit Label:
Conventional Bananas 4011
Organic Bananas 94011
Genetically Altered Bananas 84011

The list of contaminated fruits and vegetables

From http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php. More
Products close to the top of the list do not have big difference between organic and regular option.

Rank Fruit or Veggie
1 (Best) Onions
2 Avocado
3 Sweet Corn (Frozen)
4 Pineapples
5 Mango (Subtropical and Tropical)
6 Sweet Peas (Frozen)
7 Asparagus
8 Kiwi Fruit (Subtropical and Tropical)
9 Cabbage
10 Eggplant
11 Cantaloupe (Domestic)
12 Watermelon
13 Grapefruit
14 Sweet Potatoes
15 Honeydew Melon
16 Plums (Domestic)
17 Cranberries
18 Winter Squash
19 Broccoli
20 Bananas
21 Tomatoes
22 Cauliflower
23 Cucumbers (Domestic)
24 Cantaloupe (Imported)
25 Grapes (Domestic)
26 Oranges
27 Red Raspberries
28 Hot Peppers
29 Green Beans (Imported)
30 Cucumbers (Imported)
31 Summer Squash
32 Plums (Imported)
33 Pears
34 Green Beans (Domestic)
35 Carrots
36 Blueberries (Imported)
37 Lettuce
38 Grapes (Imported)
39 Potatoes
40 Kale / Collard Greens
41 Cherries
42 Spinach
43 Sweet Bell Peppers
44 Nectarines
45 Blueberries (Domestic)
46 Apples
47 Strawberries
48 Peaches
49 (Worst) Celery