Fresh Herbs to Block MSG

Did you know that flavoring a dish or two everyday with fresh ginger, rosemary or oregano can armor your body against headaches and muscle soreness triggered by your daily intake of MSG? Thanks to fresh herbs' and spices' high amounts of natural plant chemicals, like gingerol and rosmarinic acid, compounds that inhibit the output of an enzyme that enables prostaglandin and thromboxane to be released in the body.

A diet high in MSG does not only give you headaches and muscle soreness but it can also triple a woman's odds of being overweight. MSG's glutamate overstimulates nerve cells to damage or even destroy them, triggering cravings and weight gain, plus draining symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, stress and brain fog. While it is hard to eliminate MSG when you're eating out, the above mentioned herbs can block it.