It all began with trying to get to the bottom of decades of ill-health. She realised the food additive MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) was in so many products that she and her husband consumed, it was crazy! Of course, growing up, her family neither cared, realised, or could fathom that her continual digestive problems would partly be caused by the low grade, highly processed food they were feeding her. Later in life, she decided to read the labels and not consume any food that has MSG, yet nothing changed; she still experienced digestive problems.

What she didn't realise was that manufacturers are legally able to label MSG or hydrolyzed protein under different names. Some of these names sound safe, such as 'natural flavouring', yeast, citric acid, hydrolyzed protein, barley malt extract... 

Once she discovered this legal loophole and found a reputable website that listed the possible ingredients, avoided all products containing those ingredients, she found her symptoms stopped. This meant that SO many foods could no longer be consumed. In fact, nearly ALL highly processed foods and flavoured drinks contain some form of MSG or hydrolyzed protein.