The Slow Poisoning of America

John E. Erb

T. Michelle Erb

 

Paladins Press

Copyright 2003 by John and Michelle Erb

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 0-9741993-0-3

Published by

Paladins Press

Virginia Beach, Virginia.

www.spofamerica.com

 

This book is dedicated to our wonderful children with the hope that they will live in a world that is happy, healthy and safe.

Thank you for inspiring us to fulfill our duty as parents to offer you the best world for you and your children to inherit.

 

A special debt of gratitude goes to the scientists, researchers and free thinkers that we have made reference to in this book.  Thank you to those who have asked the questions, without fearing the answers.



 

Table of Contents

 

 

Rude Awakening.................................................................... 1

Fluoride, Supposed to be Good for You.................................... 7

Food Additives, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly..................... 31

Monosodium Glutamate: Betcha can’t eat just......................... 41

MSG, a Moment on the Lips, forever in your.......................... 49

      Monosodium Glutamate and Obesity................................ 49

      Diabetes and MSG, The Hidden Link?............................. 62

      Glutamate and Eye Health............................................... 70

Blood Brain Barrier: Invasion of the Glutamate....................... 73

      Glutamate, Headaches and Migraines, Oh My!................. 76

      ADHD, Epidemic in Our Schools..................................... 81

      Autism: the Dumbing of America..................................... 86

      Schizophrenia................................................................. 89

      Epilepsy......................................................................... 90

      Alzheimer’s Disease....................................................... 94

      Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Disease.............................. 99

MSG: Not Just in Chinese Food Anymore............................. 102

MSG Safety: The Great Deception....................................... 110

Aspartame: MSG’s Evil Twin?............................................. 118

Mad Cow:  Coming Soon to a Grill Near You?...................... 132

      Chronic Wasting Disease............................................... 142

The Overlooked, Undercooked, Threat................................. 145

The Antidotes..................................................................... 155

Stevia, the Sweet Taste of Nature........................................ 159

Melatonin, Nature’s Healer for the Nation............................ 163

      Sleep Disorders............................................................. 165

      Gastrointestinal Disorders.............................................. 168

      Infant Toxicity.............................................................. 169

      Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder........................... 170

      Autism......................................................................... 174

      Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury.................................. 176

      Epilepsy........................................................................ 179

      Medication Side Effects................................................. 182

      Alzheimer’s.................................................................. 183

      Schizophrenia................................................................ 184

      Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease....... 185

      Fluoride Poisoning......................................................... 186

Melatonin, the Body’s Cancer Cure...................................... 189

      Prostate Cancer............................................................ 191

      Breast Cancer.............................................................. 193

Melatonin: Ignored in the U.S., Outlawed in Canada.............. 197

Pharmaceutical Companies: Profiting from the Unhealthy...... 200

Take Control....................................................................... 202