Table of contents : Preface Introduction Chapter 1 The Crisis Is Real Chapter 2 Can’t Eat Just One Chapter 3 Safety Concerns and Business Interests Collide Chapter 4 Overexcited: Glutamate in the Body Chapter 5 The Microbiome: Meet the Rest of Your Body Chapter 6 The Slow-Growing Fire: Inflammation and Diet Chapter 7 Glutamate and Disease Chapter 8 Roadmap to Health: The REID Food Lifestyle Appendix A Do the Math: Hidden MSG from Protein in Processed Food Appendix B The Perfect Plate: Recipes, Ingredients, and Meal Plans Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors