<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 01:54 PM 5/10/95 -0400, Dwight Corbitt wrote: >I'm getting over an MSG hit from yesterday. I don't know if it does an damage >or not but it frally puts me down. It makes my muscle's acke(sp?) and makes >me brain dead stupid for a day. Both times when I've got a bad MSG hit it >took a half a day just to realize it was MSG. I f anybody can pass any >info.along about MSG please do. Does it cause damage to villa, and why does >it do what it does. MSG gets straight into the brian. It is a neuro-transmitter like substance. In 'normal' people it enhances the brain receptors for 'flavour' - many people's brains do not respond favorably and tell the body to attack. Once you have started reacting to it I doubt you will stop, so stay away from it. I hope this helps... if you have other reactions similar to your MSG reaction you may have some serious 'allergies' - if you want to meet others who have similar reactions subscribe to [log in to unmask] and tell them your reaction... Oh, one 'cure' you may want to try is 1 tablespoon of baking soda in 8oz of water. Drink it. It may/may not help but it can not harm you unless you are specifically allergic to baking soda. There was a long post on MSG once here... you may want to search the archives for it as it described the brain reaction and had allot of hidden sources listed. Julie May - Administrative Assistant for Orbital OnLine Services Owner and operator of Celiac & Environmental Illness WEB pages http://www.orbital.net/~jmay/index.html Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada