| Protein foods are broken down to amino acids. When these are metabolized, the remaining nitrogen becomes a part of urea. Urea is formed in the liver and excreted by the kidneys.
• Usual: 8 to 23 mg/dl
• Optimum: 12 to 19 mg/dl
• Mean: 15.5 mg/dl
A slight increase of BUN indicates an excessive protein intake. Or it may be elevated if there is kidney damage, strenuous exercise, poor fluid intake, intestinal bleeding, the intake of certain drugs, or heart failure. |
| The body will not be able to absorb B12, folic acid, the eight essential amino acids, and all the minerals without sufficient HC1.
Most people think these tablets really stink because they have enough stomach acid. Those who need this, and to whom these smell good usually have dyspepsia and foul-smelling gas, much belching, unable to digest protein, slowed bowel motility, food sensitivities, protein deficiency, parasites, pernicious anemia, soft nails, thin hair. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 As we have seen, some people have difficulty metabolizing certain amino acids, thereby resulting in an accumulation of toxic substances.
Roger Coulombe and Raghubir Sharma demonstrated that the rise in brain phenylalanine following aspartame ingestion was not evenly distributed throughout the brain 456 And, they point out, that other experimental studies reporting little brain accumulation of phenylalanine were due to the method of using whole brain homogenates rather than testing individual brain regions. |
| They observed significant elevation of excitatory amino acids, especially aspartate and glutamate, in the region of the infarction.
4. Finally, they found that excitotoxin-blocking drugs greatly reduced the degree of neuron death seen.
In one such study it was found that cats made globally ischemic exhibited a ten-fold increase in aspartate and a thirty-fold increase in glutamate soon after the blood vessels were occluded.468 But after thirty minutes of complete cessation of blood flow to the cat's brain, glutamate levels in the brain increased one-hundred-fold. |
| To confirm that it was the accumulation of excitotoxic amino acids that was causing the damage, Dr. Simon next tested animals that were treated with a chemical known to block the harmful effects of excitotoxins. He found that the size of the area infarcted was markedly reduced.
Others have confirmed the protective role of glutamate blocking drugs. Hadley and coworkers, using twelve male baboons, found that Nimodi-pine, a drug that blocks calcium entry into the neuron, resulted in a smaller area of infarction following occlusion of the middle cerebral artery of the brain than did controls. |
| They are being excited to death by high concentrations of excitatory amino acids.
EXCITOTOXINS AND ALZHEIMER-SPECIFIC PROTEINS
Examination of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles using immunological methods demonstrates that very specific types of proteins are found to exist in high concentrations (as far as we know) only in Alzheimer's disease.292 The most specific immunologic staining test is called ALZ-50 which stains for a protein labeled A68. This protein is reported to occur in elevated concentrations only in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. |
| Humans use approximately twenty-two different types of amino acids.
Antioxidant: (Free radical scavengers.) These are compounds that render free radicals harmless. They may be minerals, vitamins, or enzymes. Common examples include vitamin E, vitamin C, and beta-carotene.
Anterior horn cells: Special neurons found within the grey matter of the spinal cord that stimulate motor movement in the body.
Aspartate: An acidic amino acid used by the brain as a neurotransmitter. At higher doses it can injure or kill neurons and is then considered an excitotoxin. |
Dr. Gary Null
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 Hunnisett, "Abnormalities in Essential amino acids in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome," Journal of Nutritional Medicine 2 (1991): 369-75.
The authors note deficiencies of magnesium, vitamin B1, and essential fatty acids in chronic fatigue patients, and correction of these deficiencies has resulted in clinical improvement. Changes in relaxation and resting indices with myothermography have been documented in patients with magnesium deficiency, and the authors have found a good correlation between myotherapy and magnesium status in chronic fatigue patients.
J. M. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 The treatment consists of a daily schedule of exercise and sauna sessions, supplementation (with vitamins, minerals, niacin, trace elements, oils, and amino acids), pre- and post-program blood chemistry analysis, and personality and perception testing. The daily treatments must last for at least two weeks to be effective. Patients are monitored closely after exiting the sauna. |
Stanley W. Jacob, M.D.
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 In addition to these considerations, there is evidence associating abnormalities or low levels of sulfur-bearing amino acids in patients with a variety of disorders. Such evidence appeared in an issue on sulfur (August 1997) in The Moss Nutrition Report, a nationally circulated newsletter written by Jeffrey Moss, D.D.S., a Massachusetts-based nutritional researcher. Moss cited the following references, among others:
In a textbook on amino acid metabolism, Vernon R. Young and Antoine E. El-Khoury of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology question "the prevailing dogma . . . |
Robert S. McCaleb, Evelyn Leigh, and Krista Morien
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 Major Constituents
Polysaccharides (including acemannan), an-thraquinones (aloin, emodin, aloe-emodin, barbaloin), fatty acids (gamma-linolenic acid), prostaglandins, salicylic acid, saponins, sterols, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, lectins
Safety
Aloe gel and the juice made from the gel are considered safe for consumption when used appropriately.29 The safety information in this section applies only to aloe gel and aloe gel juice, not the laxative bitter latex. See Safety Issues with Dried Aloe Latex for more information. |
| Major Constituents
Alliin, alliinase (depending on preparation, breakdown products include allicin and other thiosulfinates, diallyl sulfide and other allyl sulfides, ajoene, vinyl dithiins, S-allyl-cysteine, S-allyl-mercaptocysteine, and many other sulfur-containing compounds); amino acids; glycosides; vitamins; minerals; trace elements, including selenium and germanium
Safety
Garlic has a long history of safe use as a food. Garlic supplements have an excellent safety record and are well tolerated by most people. |
| Injuries to cultivated BJA-B cells by ajoene, a garlic-derived natural compound: cell viability, glutathione metabolism, and pools of acidic amino acids. Journal of Cellular Physiology 1994;158:55-60.
49. Lee ES, Steiner M, Lin R. Thioallyl compounds: potent inhibitors of cell proliferation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1994; 1221:73-77.
Yoshida S, Kasuga S, Hayashi N, et al. Antifungal activity of ajoene derived from garlic. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 1987; 53(3): 615-617.
McGuffm M, Hobbs C, Upton R, et al., eds. American Herbal Products Association Botanical Safety Handbook. |
Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine
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 The main active ingredient in self-tanning lotions is a chemical called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which combines with amino acids and keratin on the very superficial cell layers of skin to produce the color.
With the new products, you can be attractively tanned without damage to your skin—if you also continue to wear sunscreen. Most self-tanners have sunscreen with only a low sun protection factor (SPF), so it's best to also use your own sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher. The best timing? Since self-tanners take a few hours to develop, apply them the night before, Duchesne suggests. |
Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D.
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 This vitamin, as well as the other B vitamins, works closely with the proteins and amino acids for good health. Usually, the recommendation for the amount of niacin is that it is required by the body approximately ten times the need of the body for thiamine (Vitamin Bt).
Results of deficiency. A deficiency of niacin leads to pellagra, a skin disease (dermatitis) affecting the skin surfaces generally exposed to light or subjected to trauma (physical contacts). |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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| IMPROPER INTAKE AND ASSIMILATION OF NUTRIENTS
Nutrients, such as vitamins, enzymes, minerals, essential fatty acids, and amino acids, provide the raw materials for optimal cell, tissue, and system function. While Americans are overfed, we're undernourished—and it's killing us. Scientific research has disclosed the many links between what we eat—or don't eat——and how we age. These studies are lending increasing credibility to the important role that nutrition can play in warding off the so-called diseases of aging, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. |
Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D.
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| While lean meat has a heavy concentration of proteins, such foods as nuts, legumes (such as beans, lentils and peas), eggs and cheese have valuable protein content with ample supplies of amino acids. Yogurt is an ideal protein food and may be considered as a substitute for meat. In addition, it is rich in friendly bacteria which, with the lactic acid in the yogurt, act as an intestinal disinfectant.
ACIDITY AND ALKALINITY
In general: There has been some confusion as to the acidity and alkalinity of various foods and the need for maintaining a balance. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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| Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), which created a new legal category called dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, and related consumer health products that were ingested as part of the diet. DSHEA allowed herb products to claim limited benefits, so long as these statements were not disease claims (the product did not claim to treat, cure, or prevent a disease). |
Frank A. Oski, M.D.
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 These babies can be offered formulas which contain only the breakdown products of protein, amino acids. Such elemental formulas will support adequate nutrition in infants who do not tolerate other forms of feeding.
Most pediatric nutritionists believe that it is inadvisable to feed infants skim milk during the first year of life. Skim milk has had the fat of milk removed. Normally, during infancy, 35 to 55 percent of the calories an infant receives are in the form of fat. When skim milk is fed to infants very few calories are derived from fat. |
Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D.
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| Methionine
Some foods may contain some of these essential amino acids but others may be lacking. Thus it is often necessary to eat foods in combination with each other so that the body will obtain the necessary nourishment.
While the accepted standard minimum requirement of 25 to 40 grams of protein is given, it must be noted that this applies to the adult who is in normal good health and only if the protein is of excellent quality. |
| It is important in the metabolism of some of the amino acids (proteins) and its greatest concentration is in most of the active tissues of the body. The average adult should obtain from 70 to 75 mg. of this vitamin each day, and the average child should have between 30 and 100 mg. depending upon the age and physical activity of the child. The older the child and the more active, the more Vitamin C he or she should have to support the body tissues. |
| In studies of the growth and reproduction of animals, it has been found that the superior growth resulting from the use of natural food products "cannot be duplicated with pure protein or amino acids." The isolation of unidentified factors requires long periods of expensive laboratory studies. Briggs stated that "the grass juice factor is a good example of how long studies on unidentified factors often take. It takes particularly devoted scientists to stick to a problem, for example, that goes on for twenty years without an answer. |
Dr. Gary Null
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| ELECTROSTIMULATION. amino acids and neurotransmitter precursors are more effective when accompanied by electrostimulation of the brain. A
TENS unit, worn on the forehead and left wrist, helps drive these substances along a good pathway. A cranioelectrical stimulation (CES) device also helps electrical fields, and additionally enhances the entire neurotransmitter system.
EXERCISE. Research shows that the whole neurotransmitter system of the brain can be improved through exercise. (See "Exercise and Other Physical Techniques," above.)
MEDITATION. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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| It is recommended, unless under the supervision of a qualified nutritionist or doctor, that people take free-form, formulas containing balanced ratios of amino acids.22
Ginkgo biloba helps to improve the circulation to the brain. Standardized extracts of ginkgo have been shown to greatly improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain and increase brain function in cases of cerebral dysfunction (dementia related to depression or insufficient blood supply). |
Carl C. Pfeiffer
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 The nutrients such as vitamins, amino acids, and trace elements have existed ever since cells began to congregate to form tissues, and tissues organize to form skin, glands, muscles, bones, and nerves. These nutrients were in beneficial biochemical action before any minds began to form thoughts or tongues touched teeth to speak soft words, "I'm hungry, Mom!"
Trace elements have been acting as intelligent ions for eons long before scientists discovered their actions. They and other nutrients know exactly where to go in the body and what to do. |
David Brownstein
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 Vegetarians must take special care to be certain that their diet is appropriately balanced with all of the essential and nonessential amino acids. Historically, humans have eaten animal products, augmented with vegetables, fruits and nuts. It is my belief that eating organic animal products (those that are free of antibiotics and hormones) is a safe and healthy way to provide the body with the necessary elements (protein and fat) to promote health and to have properly functioning hormonal and immune systems.
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David Brownstein
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 Vegetarians must take special care to be certain that their diet is appropriately balanced with all of the essential and nonessential amino acids. Historically, humans have eaten animal products, augmented with vegetables, fruits and nuts. It is my belief that eating organic animal products (those that are free of antibiotics and hormones) is a safe and healthy way to provide the body with the necessary elements (protein and fat) to promote health and to have a properly functioning immune and hormonal system. |
| Vegetable protein, found in seeds, nuts, legumes and cereals, does not contain all of the essential amino acids.
The typical American diet recommends limiting animal products (consequently limiting protein) and increasing the consumption of grains and vegetables. Protein deficient individuals cannot satisfy the body's daily needs for maintaining structure and repairing injuries. Therefore, protein deficient individuals have an increased chance for developing a degenerative disease such as arthritis. |
| Nutritional supplementation with amino acids has also been shown to raise growth hormone levels.
In a study (to be published) that I conducted, an interesting nutritional product, Gammanol Forte (manufactured by Biotics Research: 1-800-437-1298), was shown to raise growth hormone levels by over 45% in women.
Growth Hormone Dosages and Recommendations
Human growth hormone is given in injectable form. It is given in doses of 0.05-1.5 I.U. per day in a subcutaneous injection, which is similar to an insulin injection. |
| Vegetable protein, found in seeds, nuts, legumes and cereals, does not contain all of the essential amino acids.
The typical American diet recommends limiting animal products (consequently limiting protein) and increasing the consumption of grains and vegetables. Protein deficient individuals cannot satisfy the body's daily needs for maintaining structure and repairing injuries. Therefore, protein deficient individuals have an increased chance for developing a degenerative disease such as arthritis. |
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