Additives: A Serious Threat To Your Health

Additive side effects are more common than most people (and many doctors) imagine, but they are usually assumed to be symptoms of other diseases and treated as such. Before rushing to a doctor for a prescription (which is likely to have its own side effects), check the following list and see if there is any relationship between the way you feel and the food additives you're eating. This list is by no means all-inclusive. (Editor: Remember that health problems can develop for any number of reasons. We recommend that you consult a holistic practitioner to identify and treat the causes, not symptoms.)

Symptom	Possible Additive Culprit
Asthma	Acacia (gum arabic); acetal; allyl Sulphide; benzoic acid; potassium nitrite; propyl gallate (all gallates); sodium nitrite; sodium, potassium and calcium benzoate; sodium sulphite (and all other sulphites); tartrazine (or other azo or "coal tar" dyes)
Blurred vision	Tartrazine (or other azo dyes)
Constipation	Aluminum hydroxide
Depression	Benzaldehyde; benzyl alcohol; butyl acetate
Diarrhea	Acetic acid; benzyl alcohol; calcium disodium EDTA; mannitol; monopotassium glutamate; potassium bromate; sorbitol; sorbitol syrup
Dizziness	MSG; sodium and other nitrates
Edema (fluid retention)	Sodium acetate; synthetic "coal tar" or azo dyes
Eye irritant	Acetic acid; biphenyl (diphenyl); butyl acetate; cornstarch
Faintness	MSG; potassium metabisulphite (potassium prosulphite)
Flatulence & bloating	Agar agar; scar gum; pectin; sorbitol; sorbitol syrup
Hay fever	Cornstarch; tartrazine (or other azo dyes)
Headaches	Glycerol; MSG; sodium nitrite and other nitrites; sodium propionate
Heart problems	Acetal; calcium chloride; calcium gluconate; coconut oil; sodium carbonate, sodium sulphate
High blood pressure	Acetal; Indigo Carmine (or other coal tar" dyes) MSG
Inflamed / ulcerated colon	Carrageenan
Itching	FD & C Blue No. 1 and 2 (or other "coal tar" or azo dyes); MSG
Liver problems	Allyl sulfide; ammonium chloride; propyl gallate (and all alkyl gallates)
Nausea	Ammonium and potassium chloride; biphenyl (diplzenyl); glycerol guar gum, mannitol; monopotassium glutamate; MSG; sodium and other nitrites; synthetic "coal tar" or azo dyes
Overactive thyroid	Erythrosine (a "coal tar" dye)
Raised cholesterol levels	BHA; BHT
Scalp lesions, crusts, dandruff, hair loss	Caramel
Sensitivity to light	Angelica; bergamot; cellar leaf oil; clover; erythrosine (a "coal tar" dye)
Skin rashes	Acacia (gum arabic); acetic and; alkyl sulphates; benzoic acid; benzoyl peroxide; cinnamon bark extract and oil; polyoxyethylene stearates; sodium, potassium and calcium benzoate; sodium metabisulphite (and other sulphites); sorbic acid; tartrazine (or other azo or "coal tar" dyes)
Tooth or gum erosion	Citric acid
Urinary disorder	Ammonium chloride, EDTA; formic acid; sodium and calcium formate; polyoxyethylene stearates

SOURCE: Health Naturally, June/July 1994

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