Thursday, May 24, 2007

Excitotoxins: A Quick Look

By Jason

Exitotoxin as defined by Wikipedia, "is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by glutamate and similar substances." As well, Exitotoxins much like "glutamate (NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor) become over- activated thus, producing a binding affect along with high levels of glutamate and calcium ions that enter the cell activating enzymes and damaging cell structures such as components of the cytoskeleton, membrane and DNA." The results of are fatal and can lead to traumatic reactions in humans such as stroke's, brain injury and central nervous system diseases (CNS) to name a few.

Diving into an interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock, a neurosurgeon at the Medical University of Mississippi, on Mission Impossible Radio, "a program dedicated to the eradication of aspartame as an additive in food preparation, with hosts Jon Baum and Betty Martini," Dr. Blaylock states that "You're most likely to be exposed to exitotoxins as food additives. One of them that most people are familiar with would be monosodium glutamate or MSG. It occurs in various disguised forms, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, vegetable protein, soy isolate, etc." Dr. Blaylock goes on to list NutraSweet as a source of exitotoxin as well. NutraSweet retains principles of amino acid chains one of which holds the title of phenylalanine acid. Phenylalanine acid "is known to produce seizures and act as a neurotoxin at high levels in the brain." Dr. Blaylock states.

In conclusion the radio interview insists that mothers who feed their children NutraSweet have violent tendencies and that if consumed over large periods of time can become permanent.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excitotoxin
http://100777.com/node/293

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