Is Citric Acid Contributing to your anxiety?
In 1784, citric acid was first isolated by William Scheele in England from lemon juice imported from Italy. There was a high price for the next 100 years, with peak production in 1915. It began to decline after high costs. There were attempts all over the world to find cheap alternatives to its production with chemical and microbial techniques, including commercial production by sugar fermentation.
Pfizer started to produce citric acid from Aspergillus niger in 1919, and this method is still used today across the world, particularly in China.
It is much cheaper to use the fungus than citrus fruits. Aspergilus niger is a known allergen and disease causing from black mold. Citric acid is highly processed using GMO corn or other sugars.
Citric Acid is one of the most common food additives in the world.
You will find it in BABY FOOD AND PRODUCTS, cleaning detergents and softening agents. In foods and beverages, it is used as a flavoring, a preservative, an acidulant, and to provide pH control. The growth of the processed foods industry, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics is currently the driving force behind the rapid growth of the citric acid market globally.
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, citric acid can also make symptoms worse because the black mold causes an inflammatory response in the body.
If you suffer from anxiety you should try eliminating anything with Citric acid. These black molds produce mycotoxins that are toxic to central parts of the body, including the brain.
Molds are toxins, and some research has indicated that these toxins can affect the nervous system or the immune system or impede the function of the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that plays a part in impulse control, memory, problem-solving, sexual behavior, socialization and spontaneity.
Consuming Citric acid can contribute to destroying our gut health and increasing our anxiety and depression.
Yes, it may be in tiny amounts in these products, but since they are ubiquitous, I choose to avoid them at all costs.
Are you reading your labels? Do you have a corn or soy sensitivity? Seasonal allergies? Eliminating synthetic citric acid may help!
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097542/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/avoid-citric-acid-mold-byproduct-serge-gregoire
https://themoldguyinc.com/mold-inspection-blog/linking-mold-depression-and-anxiety/
