Masters of Health Magazine September 2026 | Page 106

For those, whose pH (acid/alkaline) balance might make you susceptible to Scabies - severe itching (pruritus), especially at night, is the earliest and most common symptom. Utter Balm is a sheep lanolin-based salve that may help.  Campho Phenique salve or liquid (local Walmart) may also help.

 

A toxic food additive is high on the active list this month:  MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) is contained in steak sauces, salad dressings, meat tenderizers, as a flavor enhancer in many packaged foods such as Hamburger Helper, Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix and Progresso’s and Campbell’s soups. Sauces, gravy mixes, Bacon bits…. also contain high amounts of it. 

Many fast-food restaurants and Chinese restaurants utilize MSG.  Snack foods are frequently enhanced with MSG.  Reactions can be slight to severe from burning feelings in chest, arms and face, chest pains, headache, fatigue, heart palpitations, numbness, sweating and nausea. 

The incidence of reactions to MSG has become so prevalent that it has a name:  Chinese Restaurant Syndrome.

Some people claim that taking B vitamins, particularly B6, before you eat MSG containing foods may help eliminate some of the symptoms.  Long term reactions to MSG can include stiff joints and connective tissue disorders, such as Carpal Tunnel. 

The pathogen in stress for the next few days is Borrelia – a strain of Lyme’s disease. Muscles include the tailbone area and above along with the muscles of the lower leg. 

Secondary muscles just coming into stress are the eye muscles and thumb. Insulin becomes vulnerable on Monday along with Zithromax (Z-pak) which is nearly the same frequency as one type of insulin.   Vasopressin, a biochemical that helps regulate blood pressure and blood sugar plays a part in blood glucose frequency balance over the next few days.

 References are available upon request.