Good thinking grapes, me too 

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@paintsew007 wrote:

answering colic:

....."The nitrites added to processed meats as preservatives and color enhancers can combine with proteins called amines

 

to form compounds called nitrosamines.".......

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I will not have processed/compressed meats in the house. Sure I crave the taste of bacon and sometimes would love a slice or two of polony-who wouldn't but I get SICK, literally, within 20 minutes if bacon passes my lips. Dry mouth, headache, abdominal cramping, guts ache........then worse to follow, without painting a picture. Well if I did paint a pic it would be in sepia tonings LOL!.....

The bacon itself is fine I am sure, it's all the preservatives and acids etc that are used during processing and mainly for preservation/shelf life stuff . Affects me and my family in a nasty way ....I've experimented and noted affects on self and kids over the years with different processed foods. Don't buy this stuff and you won't find it in my fridge or pantry. Remember tinned Spam?! Nasty stuff.

 

a good e.g. of effects of nitrate/s in processed food: Ever been leaning over your hot toast while spreading it with butter - and get hit with a massive 'sneeze' or set of sneezes that seem to come from nowhere?.....this is most likely caused by nitrates irritating and hitting your olfactory nerve up inside your nostrils........

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Do you suffer from Crohn's? 

and as for the green veg I guess it comes back to all things in moderation, a bit of everything to keep a balance