Excitotoxins

by Russell L. Blaylock

TABLE OF CONTENTS:1A Crash Course in How the Brain Works. 2 Very Special Amino Acids. 3 Exciting Cells to Death. 4 Effect of Excitotoxins on the Developing Brain. 5 Creeping Death: The Neurodegenerative Diseases. 6 Alzheimer's Disease. 7 Other Neurological Disorders Related to Excitotoxins. Conclusion. Update and Analysis. SUMMARY: How monosodium glutamate, aspartame (Nutraweet) and similar substances can cause harm to the brain and nervous system and their relationship to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) and others.

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