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b"This episode is brought to you by WHOOP, Bioptimizers, and Lifeforce.\\xa0\\nGlutamate is a neurotransmitter essential for our health and plays a crucial role in activating our nervous system and immune response.\\nHowever, when foods are ultra-processed, they can create glutamate in excess amounts, which, when overly consumed, can cause symptoms associated with anxiety, ADHD, Autism, and increase chronic inflammation in our body.\\xa0\\nToday on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Katherine Reid to discuss glutamate, its link to monosodium glutamate, and the alarming amount created in our food supply through processed proteins.\\xa0\\nDr. Katherine Reid earned her PhD in biochemistry, specifically focusing on protein chemistry. She switched focus soon after her daughter was diagnosed with autism and discovered that reducing MSG in the diet managed many of her daughter\\u2019s symptoms.\\nDr. Reid is the founder of Unblind My Mind, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health through informed food choices, and now works closely with the public, including the medical community, to devise food solutions for people suffering from a wide variety of chronic inflammatory conditions. She is also the author of the newly released book Fat, Stressed, and Sick: MSG, Processed Food, and America\\u2019s Health Crisis.\\nIn this episode, Dhru and Dr. Reid dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\\n-What is glutamate and its connection to monosodium glutamate (MSG) (2:51 / 2:51)\\n-The top food sources of glutamate and MSG (11:00 / 8:00)\\n-Independent testing for glutamate in a product (28:15 / 25:10)\\n-Dr. Reid\\u2019s personal experience with changing her daughter\\u2019s diet after a diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder (35:14 / 30:38)\\xa0\\n-The FDA\\u2019s position on glutamate (58:40 / 54:12)\\n-Why are some individuals more impacted by glutamate exposure and lifestyle factors that can reduce glutamate release within our body (1:02:42 / 58:06)\\n-The REID Diet protocol and who can benefit from it (1:11:25 / 1:06:49)\\xa0\\n-The correlation between glutamate levels in gluten and dairy in Europe versus America\\xa0 (1:31:44 / 1:27:10)\\n-Research on glutamate and the work that still needs to be done (1:41:26 / 1:36:54)\\nAlso mentioned in this episode:\\n-Dr. Reid\\u2019s new book\\xa0 Fat, Stressed, and Sick: MSG, Processed Foods, and America's Health Crisis\\n-Unblind My Mind - Dr. Reid\\u2019s Nonprofit\\n-The REID Diet\\xa0\\nWHOOP is a personalized digital fitness tracker. To get yours, go to join.whoop.com/dhru and get your first month free.\\nGet 10% off and a special bonus gift with your Bioptimizers purchase. Go to magbreakthrough.com/dhru and use the code DHRU10 at checkout.\\nRight now, get 15% off your first purchase of Lifeforce at Mylifeforce.com with code DHRU.\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"