Hungry for Change have produced a really helpful guide to food additives. For a printable shopping guide click here. Those following a Nutritionhelp programme will automatically be avoiding most of the additives listed, but this provides a good check list to ensure you are purchasing quality foods. Over the next few days I will list a couple of the additives at a time.
1. Artificial Sweeteners
Aspartame, (E951) more popularly known as Nutrasweet and Equal, is often found in foods labeled “diet” or “sugar free”. Aspartame is believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined. Aspartame is not your friend. Aspartame is a neurotoxin and carcinogen. Known to erode intelligence and affect short-term memory, the components of this toxic sweetener may lead to a wide variety of ailments including brain tumor, diseases like lymphoma, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue, emotional disorders like depression and anxiety attacks, dizziness, headaches, nausea, mental confusion, migraines and seizures.