Migraines are making me scared to move these days. Does anyone know where I could purchase non-MSG seasonings and broths? There are so many wonderful recipes I'd love to try, but they require broths which are a no no for me. I know how to make my own chicken broth, but it's not very tasty. Thanks.
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I don't know about broths, but the Bragg Organic seasonings are going to be your best bet. They are available on Amazon and sometimes at health food stores.
Another thing you can do is go somewhere that sells bulk seasonings and get their herb mix. I have done this. Basically, it's the shop's mix of stuff like parsley, oregano, basil, etc. You can also learn to use things like lemon or lime juice and spices like cumin in dishes. Read online articles to learn what goes best with what. Be sure to get the fresh stuff from a health food grocer or herb shop.
I've got to the point where I've learned to season dishes this way and can skip all grocery store seasoning mixes if I need to.
For the migraines have you tried Topamax or the generic Topiramate? I use it daily. You may also get Eletriptan or Rizatriptan for emergencies when the daily medicine won't work. Ask your doctor. There is more help for migraines now than when I was a teen struggling with it, so if you haven't been back for a while it's worth it to see if there's something new.
Thanks Abigail. Funny, I was in the health food store a couple of weeks ago and I saw their bulk dispensers of herbs, rice's, oats, all sorts of stuff. I have been suffering with migraines since I was 9 years old and we couldn't figure out what was going on. Mom just thought that my body was changing. It wasn't until college that I learned that Accent, (in everyone's kitchen those days) was the culprit. And of course as a starving college kid, a staple was Ramen Noodles - almost pure MSG-great! I was going up to two years without having migraines until I married into stress and off and running I went! Well that didn't last long and after I was outta there, the migraines reduced down to about once a year.
But two weekends ago, I had a migraine every day for three days that never happens. I did use a few drops of liquid smoke while grilling that Friday and I only ate maybe 2 ounces one time of the grilled pork steak not even the whole steak just a portion of it but a migraine three days in a row? Needless to say I threw all of the grilled meat away, which almost killed me to see my money in the trash, but better safe than sorry. I was even scared to drink the bottled water I purchased that weekend. I did restart taking some vitamins that same weekend and I purchased another bottle of cologne that I have worn for years.
Colognes will do the trick, and I can't avoid them nor can I name all of the ones that trigger me, but I can name some of them. Walking through some of the cosmetic sections in department stores forget about it - and magazines with the fragrance samples in them uh uh. Because it was pay weekend, there were several things that I purchased, some of them I have since added back into my routine and Im still good. The liquid smoke (that I have used before) and the vitamins are also in the trash. I have tried Imitrex a long time ago but it just made me feel loopy. I have been fortunate enough not to have experienced the shot that I've heard about. Thanks for your info, it could come in handy.
Thanks for your feedback. Good luck.
Most spices and herbs in the grocery stores are MSG free. Likely things like Liquid Smoke is not, but read the labels on other things. Very often products made locally that you would get at the farmers' markets are MSG free.
I have to disagree with the below poster. It is not easy to avoid MSG. One problem is that MSG-free could be on the label even if the product contains it. It is very hard for the FDA to track down every product that may have MSG and that's what they're counting on. Saying "MSG-free" increases sales.
MSG can also be hidden under various names and aliases, including Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Textured Vegetable Protein, Yeast Extract, Monopotassium Glutamate (or any other "glutamate), anything "hydrolyzed," modified food starch, Calcium caseinate, Sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate, etc.
There are more complete lists available on line. I still suggest looking for a medication that will help, and doing a search for possible new medications at least twice a year. If you can get on a good prescription you won't have to be afraid of eating.
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