| They contain all the amino acids we require. We might look at the gorilla, zebra, giraffe, hippo, rhino, or elephant and find they build their enormous musculature on green-leafy vegetation and grass seeds exclusively.
The World Health Organization has established a minimum daily requirement of 32 grams of protein for a 150 pound (68 kg) male. Women require slightly less protein than men, except when pregnant (then they require slightly more than men).
To satisfy the powerful meat and dairy interests in the United States, the U.S. |
| My personal salad formula for gaining weight consists of the following 3 foods: a) Tomatoes (Non-sweet fruits with a high water-content) b) Macadamia nuts (High-fat nuts) c) Kale leaves (Dense in minerals, amino acids, and protein)
I have eaten this mixture for lunch and dinner on many occasions. After several years of following a raw-food diet, my weight stabilized at 150 pounds (68 kg). This type of salad combination and eating style, in conjunction with vigorous exercise, helped me gain 18 pounds (8. |
| Over a lifetime of eating processed, microwaved, pasteurized and/or cooked foods lacking in fiber, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, various nutrients and enzymes, the digestive "muscle" becomes weakened. A weak "muscle" may not be able to handle a large quantity of nutrient-rich, fiber-rich fresh fruits and green leaves immediately. Therefore, it is best to ease a more mature digestive system on to raw plant foods in a manner which allows strengthening and progress without shocking the system. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 These experiments may make us think about the long-term results caused by the consumption of high-potency synthetic vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and proteins currently practiced. This is not a statement against the use of nutritional supplements. The author suggests that synthetic supplements should be used with the awareness that assimilation involves the interaction of dynamic forces between us and the food and not just the mechanical absorption of nutrients, and that the indiscriminate use of synthetic supplements is something to be aware of. |
Bruce H. Lipton
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 Such aberrant proteins are marked for destruction by the cell; their backbone amino acids are disassembled and recycled in the synthesis of new proteins.
How Proteins Create Life
Living organisms are distinguished from non-living entities by the fact that they move; they are animated. The energy driving their movements is harnessed to do the "work" that characterizes living systems, such as respiration, digestion, and muscle contraction. To understand the nature of life one must first understand how protein "machines" are empowered to move. |
KC Craichy
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 The protein in the food you eat is made up of "strands" of amino acids. Your body can't make serotonin without the help of the essential amino acid tryptophan, which is now available in the U.S. without a prescription.
If you were to eat just tryptophan by itself, it would enter the blood, flow into the brain, and raise serotonin levels. But if for some reason you cannot get tryptophan itself, you can get the next best thing, which is known as 5HTP, or 5-hydroxytryptophan, which is the immediate precursor to tryptophan in the body. |
Bruce H. Lipton
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| The answer is related to the fact that the two terminal amino acids (pipe fittings) have regions of negative charges. Since like-charges repel each other, the farther apart they are, the more stable the conformation. Conformation A would be preferred because the negative charges are farther apart than they are in B.
The backbones of some protein molecules are so long that they require the assistance of special "helper" proteins called chaperones to aid in the folding process. Improperly folded proteins, like people with spinal defects, are unable to function optimally. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 Foods such as soy that supply all the amino acids (although with less-than-ideal ratios) will achieve maximum positive nitrogen balance provided they are swallowed in sufficient quantity. The fact that proteins such as beef prove satisfactory at a much lower level is not plugged into the equations.22
Ethical guidelines on experiments using human subjects require only studies of short-term duration, making them essentially worthless. The Central American study lasted two weeks—although the children tested were propped up before the study began with meat and dairy foods for a month or more! |
Bruce H. Lipton
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| Because some regions of a protein's backbone are made up of polar amino acids and other regions are non-polar, the protein strand will weave itself in and out of the bread and butter sandwich.
There are lots of IMPs with lots of different names, but they can be subdivided into two functional classes: receptor proteins and effector proteins. Receptor IMPs are the cell's sense organs, the equivalent of our eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, etc. Receptors function as molecular "nano-antennas" tuned to respond to specific environmental signals. |
KC Craichy
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| A depletion of these amino acids can contribute to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
VITAMIN C
A high dietary intake of Vitamin C may help reduce the effects of chronic stress by inhibiting the release of stress hormones, thus preventing these hormones from dampening the immune response.
FOODS TO AVOID
There are also certain foods you should try to avoid, as they exacerbate stress symptoms. Try to wean yourself off of coffee, non-herbal
Warning: Do not self-prescribe supplements if you are taking prescription drugs. |
| Hydration, nutrition (in particular the use of fatty acids and amino acids and the limitation of sugars), exercise, controlling and eliminating environmental toxins, achieving restorative sleep, and meditation and prayer are all tremendous stress busters. Incorporating these into your life is critical in dealing with or avoiding any of these disorders. There are often deep-rooted spiritual issues to problems involving the mind, will, and emotions (the Soul).
Some physicians estimate that stress and anxiety may be a contributing factor in 90 percent of all illnesses. |
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH
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 The composition of GTF, as isolated from yeast, is made of chromic ion, nicotinic acid, and the amino acids glycine, glutamic acid, and cysteine.11 However, GTF has never been found in human tissues.
More recently, a naturally occurring oligopeptide low-molecular weight chromium-binding substance (LMWCr) has been proposed to be the biologically active form of chromium.12 This compound has been found in many different mammals and is widely distributed in numerous tissues (e.g., liver, kidney, spleen, intestine, testicles, and brain). |
Bruce H. Lipton
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| Since positive and negative charges attract one another, the backbone's amino acids will rotate around their bonds so that positive and negative terminals will come closer together. Figure C shows the protein changing from conformation A to conformation B. Changing conformations generates movement and the movement is harnessed to do work, providing for such functions as digestion, respiration and muscle contraction. When the signal detaches, the protein returns to its preferred extended conformation. This is how signal-generated protein movements provide for life. |
David Wolfe
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 These are small hair-like tissue structures containing capillaries designed to absorb carbohydrates (fruits) and amino acids (green-leafy vegetables, superfoods). The villi of the small intestines contain lacteals (lymph channels), which absorb fats into the lymphatic system after they have been emulsified by bile fluid coming from the gall-bladder and liver into the intestines. The emulsified fat is conducted through the lymphatic vessels to the liver, where the fat is prepared for distribution throughout the body.
All fats are made up of two substances: glycerin and fatty acids. |
Bruce H. Lipton
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| Watson and Crick's discovery of DNA's structure led to the fact that the sequence of the A, T, C and G bases in DNA spells out the sequence of amino acids along a protein's backbone [Watson and Crick 1953]. Those long strings of DNA molecules can be subdivided into single genes, segments that provide the blueprint for specific proteins. The code for recreating the protein machinery of the cell had been cracked!
Watson and Crick also explained why DNA is the perfect hereditary molecule. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 It is rich in B vitamins, chromium, amino acids, and selenium. Real brewer's yeast has a bitter taste.
Indications: Diabetes Diarrhea Fatigue
High cholesterol
Precautions: Brewer's yeast is a safe supplement to use, although occasional reports of allergic reaction occur. Caution should be used for people on diabetic drugs, as the chromium in brewer's yeast may lower the requirements for these medications.
Dosage: Take 1 to 2 tablespoons daily. |
Leo Galland
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 Detoxification, Phase Two
To rid itself of poisons produced by Phase One detoxification, the liver employs a Phase Two system, in which the oxidized chemicals are com-plexed with sulfur, specific amino acids, or specific organic acids, and then excreted in bile or urine.83 amino acids are the building blocks of protein; consequently a deficiency of protein will impair detoxification. The most important amino acids for Phase Two detoxification pathways are cysteine and methionine, because they are also the main dietary sources of sulfur. |
Stephanie Beling
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 There are twenty-two different amino acids that can be assembled in thousands of combinations to provide just the right proteins for an individual's unique needs for organs, muscle, blood, hormones, and enzymes. Fourteen of these amino acids can be manufactured in the body, but eight so-called "essential" amino acids must be obtained from food. Protein also provides energy, in the amount of four calories per gram.
Fat is a critical component of cell membranes and hormones and is essential to the process by which some nutrients are absorbed into the system. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Precautions: People with liver or kidney disease should not supplement amino acids unless under the direction of a health-care professional.
Dosage: Generally, take 250 to 500 mg three times daily, between meals. Androstenedione
Description: Androstenedione is a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. It is currently available as a supplement and is popular among bodybuilders and athletes. Studies have shown this hormone to increase testosterone levels in women. |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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 The logical treatment of AIDS is to use selenium supplements, but also to ensure that the other components of glutathione peroxidase are available — the amino acids cysteine, glutamine, and tryptophan. Preliminary results confirm the therapeutic effect of these nutrient supplements.
Between 1900 and 1940, pellagra was one of the most serious pandemics in the Southern United States and around Mediterranean countries where corn was the staple food. The U.S. Public Health Service assigned the problem to Dr Joseph Goldberger. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Whey Protein
Description: Whey is a component of cow's milk and is a good source of branched-chain amino acids, which are required for the maintenance and the building of muscle mass. Whey protein has also been shown to increase the body's levels of glutathione, a very important antioxidant.
Indications: Athlete's support
Meal replacement
Precautions: People with kidney or liver disease should check with their physicians before supplementing whey protein.
Dosage: Take 25 grams daily.
Antioxidants
What are antioxidants? |
Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH
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| It comprises the amino acids glycine, cysteine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid, with a multinuclear chromic assembly in which the chromic centers are bridged by the anionic ligands, oxide, and/or hydroxide.
Chromium deficiency is more likely than excess since it is present in the part of the grains commonly not used for food. Whole wheat contains about 1.7 meg per gram, while white flour has only 0.14 meg. The body loses more chromium when exercising and when consuming large amounts of sugar.
Therapeutic Uses
Diabetes: Chromium is an essential cofactor in the activity of insulin. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| Indications: Cardiomyopathy
Congestive heart failure Cystic fibrosis Diabetes Epilepsy
High blood pressure Surgical recovery
Precautions: People with liver or kidney disease should not supplement amino acids unless under the direction of a health-care professional.
Dosage: Take 1,500 to 5,000 mg daily. TMG (Trimethylglycine)
Description: TMG, also called betaine, is a supplement that's used to lower homocysteine levels and improve liver detoxification.
Indications: Hepatitis
High homocysteine levels
Liver detoxification support Precautions: No side effects are known. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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| Individual crystal-like simple sugar forms, crystal-like proteins and free amino acids, and negatively charged fatty acid formations carry specific energies and EMF patterns.
12. In this theoretical system of assimilation, food becomes a supplier of not only nutrients but also of energies that re-energize all levels of our SOEFs.
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Chemistry of Stress and the Alchemy of Meditation
Chemistry of Stress he vast majority of humanity lives in the chemistry of stress. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| People with liver or kidney disease should not supplement amino acids unless under the direction of a health-care professional.
Dosage: Take 5 to 20 grams daily. Pectin
Description: Pectin is a soluble fiber derived from apples, grapefruit, or other citrus fruits.
Indications: Diabetes
High cholesterol Precautions: Pectin supplements may cause digestive upset. Dosage: Dosages of up to 15 grams a day are used.
Perilla Oil
Description: Perilla oil is an extract of the Asian beefsteak plant. It is a rich source of alpha linolenic acid. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Excess sugar and refined starches, trans fatty acids, lack of needed nutrients, such as omega-3 fats, full range of essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals, etc.) Environmental xenoestrogens and hormones not removed by water treatment. (Be sure that your home water filter will remove hormones.) Insulin resistance |
D. Lindsey Berkson
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 Consume foods high in amino acids found in animal products or in nuts, seeds, and beans. Two amino acids—cysteine and methionine—are converted into glutathione, which is an important detoxifier and antioxidant.
Eat several helpings of protein a day. The reason adequate protein is important is that your body manufactures glutathione from amino acids found in protein foods. Vitamin C helps this process. A daily dose of 500 mg of vitamin C increases the levels of glutathione in the body—a good idea as most forms of food processing (except freezing) destroy glutathione. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 Without adequate stomach acid, absorption of various amino acids, vitamins, and minerals will be impaired. Medically supervised treatment with hydrochloric acid and pepsin may improve overall nutritional status, and thereby improve energy levels and immune function.
Hypothyroidism (a deficiency of thyroid hormone) also may be a contributing factor in some cases of CFS. |
| The tests will tell us if amino acids, testosterone, and possibly other hormones are advisable."
"When I start seeing results, how long will I need to continue having IVs?" Elaine asked. "I certainly can't get those done for years and years."
"You won't need to. Remember, much of the problem is due to poor digestion and assimilation. You'll be taking care of that so that oral supplementation has a better chance to do the job. |
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