Excitotoxins & the Blood Brain Barrier

[IMT staff]

The standard argument for allowing excitotoxins, such as MSG and aspartame, in our food is because they cannot easily penetrate the blood-brain barrier. This argument is proving to be weaker with every month that passes by.

The problem is that the blood-brain barrier is much more porous than previously imagined. Under normal circumstances the blood-brain barrier is a veritable fortress and actually thwarts the efforts of researchers to get cancer treating drugs into the brain for example.

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[Pantalones]

Crazy stuff. I've read studies involving mice and monkeys having significant lesions to the hypothalamus as a result of an overexposure to excitotoxins. To say the least, I stay away from anything they're still unsure on.