Dangerous Food Additives – How Polysorbate 80 Could Be Harming Your Health
This Unhealthy Substance Can Cause Severe Allergic Reaction, Heart Failure & Death
What is Polysorbate 80 and What is it Used For?
Polysorbate 80 is a golden-colored, gelatinous substance that can be found in anything from food to cosmetics to vaccines.
Which Foods Contain Polysorbate 80?
Polysorbate 80 acts as an emulsifier in food. An emulsifier binds ingredients together to prevent them from separating. It is most commonly used in the following foods:
Ice Cream
Whipped Cream
Non-Dairy Creamer
Dessert Toppings
Chewing Gum
Gelatin Desserts
Shortening
Condiments
This substance can be found in virtually any processed food, however. It is very important to become a label reader to successfully avoid this additive. Other names you may find this ingredient under are:
Polyoxyethylene (80) sorbitan monooleate
(x)-sorbitan mono-9-octadecenoate poly (oxy-1,2 ethanediyl)
Tween 80
POE (80) sorbitan monooleate
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Common Causes of Mystery Symptoms – Part 3 – Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies
Do you suffer from mystery symptoms and despite numerous trips to the doctor and countless tests, medical professionals can still find nothing wrong with you? You are not alone and you are not crazy. You are not alone and you are not crazy. In part three of our series, we will investigate vitamin and mineral deficiencies that may be causing your mystery symptoms. This way, you can determine what symptoms most closely resemble yours and be armed with knowledge for your next visit to the doctor.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency in the world. Those who do not get enough vitamin D in their diet and from the sun often experience a wide variety of mystery symptoms that may be difficult to explain. Common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include:
- Muscle Pain/Weakness
- Fatigue
- Mood Swings
- Irritability
- Psychosis
- Depression
- Osteopenia
- Decreased Immunity
- Frequent Colds & Flu
- Cancer (Breast & Prostate)
If your mystery symptoms are related to vitamin D deficiency, solving them is very easy. Food sources of vitamin D are eggs, herring, cod liver oil, dried shiitake mushrooms, raw button mushrooms and sardines.
Also, sunlight is not as bad for you as you’ve been led to believe. Just fifteen minutes of sun exposure in the early morning or late afternoon is sufficient to absorb this essential nutrient. You may also choose to supplement your diet with 1,000-2,000 IU of vitamin D3 per day. If you plan to take more, it is important to get blood levels checked for vitamin D deficiency in order to ensure accurate dosing.
Several years ago, I was told that my vitamin D levels were extremely low and have been on a supplement ever since and my health has improved dramatically!
Common Causes of Mystery Symptoms – Part 2 – Food and Preservative Intolerance
Do you suffer from mystery symptoms and despite numerous trips to the doctor and countless tests, medical professionals can still find nothing wrong with you? You are not alone and you are not crazy. In part two of our series, we will investigate food and preservative intolerances that may be causing your mystery symptoms. This way, you can determine what symptoms most closely resemble yours and be armed with knowledge for your next visit to the doctor.
Gluten Intolerance
Gluten intolerance is fast becoming one of the most common food intolerances in the world. It is estimated that 1 in every 100 people suffer from gluten intolerance. It can cause a host of seemingly unrelated mystery symptoms that can be baffling to both you and your doctor. Common symptoms of gluten intolerance include:
• Chronic Abdominal Cramping
• Gurgling Intestines
• Chronic Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Unexplainable Weight Loss/Gain
• Fatigue/Lethargy
• Brain Fog
• Muscle Aches
• Chronic Sinusitis
• Stomach Spasms (Especially within a few hours of eating)
If your mystery symptoms seem to strike most often within one-two hours after you’ve eaten, food intolerance might be the culprit. While there are blood and urine tests that can be taken to test for gluten antibodies, those tests are often inaccurate. The best way to determine whether or not the mystery symptoms are associated with food intolerance is to do an elimination diet.
While attempting to determine if gluten is causing the symptoms, you will also benefit from testing to see if other common allergens such as dairy, soy, nuts, corn, citrus and/or shellfish are to blame. For a great example of an elimination diet, click here. Remember, it’s only temporary and sticking to the diet for a short time might reap incredible rewards of good health in the end. This particular problem is what had been causing my mystery symptoms and prompted me to create this website.
Common Causes of Mystery Symptoms – Part 1 – Undiagnosed Autoimmune Disease & Other Chronic Conditions
Do you suffer from mystery symptoms and despite numerous trips to the doctor and countless tests, medical professionals can still find nothing wrong? You’re not alone and you’re not crazy. In part one of our series, we will investigate undiagnosed autoimmune disease and other chronic conditions that may be causing your mystery symptoms. This way, you can determine what symptoms most closely resemble yours and be armed with knowledge for your next visit to the doctor.
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Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease that affect millions world-wide. Those suffering with fibromyalgia often experience the following troubling symptoms:
• Chronic, widespread pain throughout the body
• Painful tenderness in myofacial trigger points
• Twitching, cramping muscles
• Burning sensation in the muscles
• Brain fog
• Fatigue
• Chronic headaches and jaw pain
Fibromyalgia can be difficult to diagnose and frustrating for patient and physician alike. Like most autoimmune disease, conventional medicine sometimes falls short in helping the body heal itself and may offer treatments that only mask symptoms. Those who believe their mystery symptoms may be related to fibromyalgia may benefit from first getting the diagnosis from a medical doctor and turning to complementary therapies such as dietary changes, herbal remedies and the healing arts for lasting relief. Learn more about natural remedies for fibromyalgia by clicking this link.
You're not alone and you're not crazy.
When you suffer from mystery symptoms, that's what you need to hear. I know how it feels to be called a hypochondriac or told your symptoms are "all in your head". They're not. I suffered for 22 years with chronic stomach pain, muscle aches, yeast infections, brain fog and terrible fatigue until a homeopathic doctor told me he knew what was wrong with me: I had gluten intolerance. This blog is dedicated to you. You're still struggling to figure out what's causing your mystery symptoms. Don't give up. The answer is out there and I can help you find it.
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