Excitotoxin is defined as a substance added to foods and beverages that literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. They can be found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame (nutrasweet), cysteine, hydrolyzed protein, and aspartic acid.
The above are the thoughts quoted verbatim from the book, Excitotoxins the taste that kill. Authored by Russell L. Blaylock, MD. Neurosurgeon, Clinical Researcher.
