AVOID THESE!!

Aspartame (Nutrasweet)

Brominated vegetable oil

Cigarette smoke / Diesel exhaust

Fluoride treatments

Fried foods

High fructose corn syrup

Hydrolyzed protein (plant or vegetable)

Insecticides / herbicides

Mercury (and other heavy metals…cadmium, lead…)

MSG (monosodium glutamate)

Nitrates / Nitrites

Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils ("trans" fats) – margarine, Crisco…

Pesticides

Phthalates (plasticizers)

Saccharin

SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate aka sodium lauryl sulfate)

Soy "milk"

Sulfites

Textured vegetable protein

Torula yeast (Torutein)

How do I know if I am exposed to this stuff? Well…read labels!! You are responsible for your health, so take charge! Want to learn more about how you can protect yourself and your children from toxins in the environment? Ask about our free health seminars!
(This list is as of July 2007 - it will be updated periodically as new information is learned about the damaging effects of excitotoxins and other environmental pollutants)