I know it oftentimes seems like I am the ongoing purveyor of dismal news when it comes to caring for our health. The sad reality is that we can either bury our head in the sand, like the proverbial ostrich, and pretend things aren't so, or we can take the offensive approach, educate ourselves, and act upon the knowledge we acquire.
Today's topic has come to me several times during the past two weeks from various sources. Perhaps you've already read this, but just in case you haven't, I believe you'll appreciate being apprised of the situation. It appears that chemicals will soon be added to our foods that actually alter our taste buds...in the name of "good health."
According to Dr. Joseph Mercola: "Processed foods, by their very nature, do not taste good unless they have loads of artificial colors and flavoring agents, salt, sugar and often MSG added to doctor up the flavors.
"In fact, most processed foods would taste incredibly bitter if they weren't doctored up because of things like their extremely hot cooking processes and added caffeine (in soft drinks). So what do food companies like Nestle, Cadbury Schweppes, Campbell Soup, and Coca-Cola do?
"They hire Senomyx, a biotech company that can skillfully manipulate your taste buds with synthetic chemicals. The company has already developed several chemicals that, although they contain no flavor of their own, activate or block receptors in your mouth that taste. The chemicals can mimic or enhance savory, sweet and salty tastes, and are intended to reduce the use of sugar, salt and monosodium glutamate (MSG) in processed foods."
To fully understand more of this story, click on today's link for a deeper explanation of what soon could be happening with what you're eating and drinking.
