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THANKS FROM A MOM WHOSE CHILD IS SEIZURE FREE --
 NOW THAT THE MSG IS GONE FROM HIS DIET

Mom had relied on information from the Truth in labeling Campaign to understand what was in the enteral care product she was giving to her son, and to understand if there was a link between processed free glutamic acid (MSG) and seizures.

Prior to Mom's writing, her son had been drinking about 3 cans of enteral formula a day, and had been having about 5 grand mal seizures a day.  When Mom wrote the letter, parts of which are copied below, her son was off the enteral formula, and had been seizure free for 8 straight days.  Following are some of the salient points of Mom's letter to me:

Dear Mr. Samuels,

My small son used to have about 3 cans [of enteral formula] per day, and usually had about 5 grand mal seizures a day.... I stopped giving my son these cans and within a day or so he stopped having so many seizures.  His new record is 8 straight days seizure free.  On the can he had never gone more than half a day without a seizure.

I now make my son's enteral formula in a blender.  It takes about 3 minutes to make a one day supply.

I told our neurologist and he said that to date there have been no good studies.  Well of course not.  Who would pay for one besides the makers.  I need no study.  My son is proof enough.  That so many brain damaged children are subjected to the vicious cycles of MSG poisoning through enteral formulas followed by massive doses of antiepiletics makes me sick and angry. Thank you sir.  You have helped a child regain his life.

Sincerely,

There is more than one kind of enteral formula.  Some are formulated for children.  Some are formulated for the elderly.   There are also protein drinks used for supplementing nutrition. We have never seen one of these products that isn't full of processed free glutamic acid (MSG).

I am proud that the Truth in Labeling Campaign has been able to help parents understand that MSG can cause seizures in susceptible children, and has also been able to help parents avoid products that contain MSG.  At the same time, I am ashamed of people who call themselves health care professionals who refuse to look to the environment for possible causes of illness before they load poor defenseless children with drugs or go to the extreme of removing parts of their brains in order to turn off seizures.

Jack Samuels
President
Truth in Labeling Campaign

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