The following was posted on our discussion board. We share it with
newcomers to inform them that it may take more than a couple of weeks on the
diet to detox and feel improvement. Others may see results after just a few
days.
"Several weeks ago, I was discouraged and thought that I was headed for
Parkinson's Disease or worse because of my very severe Restless Legs Syndrome.
I had been on the test diet for about 2 weeks and had little if any success.
This is just to tell others that it took me about 2 months to get relief from
symptoms. Now, the minute that I let my guard down and am not vigilant about
what I eat, I get nerve spasms and insomnia again. For the first time, I can
say that it is possible for me to be free of symptoms and for the first time I
can declare that it is absolutely caused by the MSG. It took a long time for me
to detox -- be patient. Don't give up."
Elizabeth
Eat the following foods for at least 1 week and judge for yourself if excitotoxin (MSG, Aspartame, L-cysteine) enhanced foods are causing your health problems. Stop taking vitamins, supplements, protein drinks, protein bars, soy products, or protein products of any kind. If possible, stop taking over-the-counter medications and prescribed medications unless they are absolutely necessary during this period. Many fillers, binders, coatings, and gelcaps contain sources of glutamate. Avoid all candies, chips, crackers, ice cream, and processed snacks. Drink only water, organic whole milk (unless dairy intolerent), and Rice Dream rice beverage (plain original variety in blue box). Organic Valley whole milk in the gallon containers (it's not ultrapasteurized as paper cartons are) is a good choice. It can be diluted with water to cut down on fat intake if that is a consideration. Avoid coffee and tea for now.
Eat the following when hungry and/or at meal times.
1. Cooked brown rice.
Place 5 cups of short grain brown rice in large pot with 10 cups water, 1
teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon cane sugar. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to
lowest setting, cover, and let cook 40 minutes. If you must use white rice,
rinse very well to remove starch or glucose coating (glutamate sources) and
cook as described for only 20 minutes. Store covered in refrigerator and eat
with milk (cinnamon and cane sugar on top is good as breakfast or snack. Or eat
warm with butter, pepper, and salt (kosher or canning salt only) with meals, or
mixed with sauteed vegetables.
2. Eggs - no egg substitutes.
These can be cooked any way using mild olive oil or butter (cream and salt
only). For less cholesterol, use the whites, making an omelet. Olive oil or
coconut oil may also be used in any sauteeing.
3. Vegetables - Avoid potatoes, carrots, and beets for now.
Eat fresh greens - spinach, romaine (not iceberg), cabbage, broccoli, collards,
and/or any organic fresh or frozen vegetables (if nothing has been added to
frozen products.)
Wash vegetables in bowl of luke warm sudsy water or baking soda and water.
Rinse well to remove waxes and sprays.
Other good produce are squash of any kind, cauliflower, sweet potaoes,
avacodos, and celery. Tomatoes and mushrooms are quite high in safe natural
glutamate. Vegetables can be eaten raw, steamed, baked, and sauteed. Processed
free glutamate (the form found in MSG) can be created in the kitchen by boiling
or roasting (avoid high temperatures) foods naturally high in glutamate.
Simmer, grill, and roast at moderate temperatures. Protein in food + extreme
heat + moisture = processed free glutamate. Example: Do not cook tomatoes or
milk at high temperatures for any length of time.
4. Fruits - Eat only fresh fruits or those you personally have frozen or
bottled that do not contain beet sugar, corn syrup or bottled lemon juice.
Peel apples and pears. Avoid fresh grapes and berries right now. Some are
treated with Auxigro or sulfites, preservatives that many MSG sensitive people
react to (covered in book).
5. Meat - Fresh turkey or chicken.
Use nothing frozen or treated with broth (MSG) solutions. Ask butcher if
poultry is additive and preservative free. We do okay with Foster Farms
boneless chicken breasts, wings, and legs. If in doubt, avoid meats during ths
time. Do not eat canned or processed meats, sausages or cold cuts of any kind.
The word here is fresh everything for now.
6. Cheese - Whole milk mild cheeses such as Colby/Jack and Mozzarella only.
7. Bread - Avoid for now.
8. Toothpaste - Use baking soda.
9. Fresh herbs, canning salt, pepper, and dry whole herbs are okay to use.
This is not typical of our diet. We have many healthy and delicious food choices that you can learn about (Our book contains over 400 recipes). During this test time, however, the newcomer's lack of information about the hundreds of sources of hidden MSG can be daunting. Thus, we keep it simple. This diet is safe and easy to follow.