Pithaly

Considering that Sodium Benzoate is the MOST COMMON preservative in virtually ALL processed foods from jams to biscuits to bread to whatever you find in the supermarket which is in a packed or bottled state, this must be an astonishing eye-opener as to a prime cause of so many diseases which we cannot put a finger on.

Sodium benzoate is a PRESERVATIVE. A known fact as enumerated by Ayurveda, is that the body produces a substance called "ama" (pronounced "aamaa"), which is one of the waste products produced after digestion. "Ama" is the sticky substance that's on your tongue in the morning!

So, Sodium Benzoate, when ingressed into the body, ends up PRESERVING "ama"!!

Looks like the medical profession is so far gone from the principles set down by Hippocrates, that the true nature of disease has been relegated to "alternative medicine" whereas the fact is that "allopathy" is really the alternative medicine to be imbibed in case of acuteness of in case of trauma, as a TEMPORARY measure.

"Soft drink giant Coca-Cola is phasing out a controversial additive that has been linked to hyperactivity and causing damage to DNA.

The chemical Sodium Benzoate, also known as E211, is used to stop fizzy drinks going mouldy.

But recent research has shown that the chemical can deactivate parts of DNA, the genetic code in the cells of living creatures.

Coca-Cola said it was withdrawing the additive from Diet Coke in response to consumer demand for more natural products."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1021809/Coca-cola-phase-controversial-chemical-linked-hyperactivity-gene-damage.html


Sodium benzoate (E211), also called benzoate of soda, has chemical formula NaC₆H₅CO₂. It is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and exists in this form when dissolved in water. It can be produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid.

In combination with ascorbic acid (vitamin C, E300), sodium benzoate and potassium benzoate may form benzene^[6], a known carcinogen. Heat, light and shelf life can affect the rate at which benzene is formed.

Professor Peter Piper of the University of Sheffield claims that sodium benzoate by itself can damage and inactivate vital parts of DNA in a cell's mitochondria. "The mitochondria consumes the oxygen to give you energy and if you damage it - as happens in a number of diseased states - then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously. And there is a whole array of diseases that are now being tied to damage to this DNA - Parkinson's and quite a lot of neuro-degenerative diseases, but above all the whole process of aging.