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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Raw Milk
I was just informed that raw milk can be digested by lactose intolerant and tolerant people alike. This is because the milk contains the enzyme, lactase, necessary for the breakdown of lactose. The reason lactase is not found in "cooked" milk is because the pasteurizing process denatures the enzyme rendering it useless.
The problem is...the distribution of raw milk is illegal...
Check out this website to discover all the health benefits raw milk has to offer and where you can get some...legally...I think :).
http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/index.html
The problem is...the distribution of raw milk is illegal...
Check out this website to discover all the health benefits raw milk has to offer and where you can get some...legally...I think :).
http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/index.html
Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Cold War
With antibacterial soap, most of the bacteria is killed but few that are resistant to the killing agent remain, reproduce and build up their forces so that then next interaction with the antibacterial soap will have no effect. So the pharmaceutical companies develop a new antibacterial agent that will kill the new strain of bacteria and thus the cold war continues...
And speaking of Cold War, the common cold is caused by a virus. Like I explained in my previous post, a virus infiltrates a cell, that cell communicates to all other cells to protect their borders and the infected cell self destructs thus discontinuing the proliferation of the virus. This is how a virus is meant to be fought. Soap and antibacterial soap alike do not help to rid viruses from the skin. But, we have always been instructed to wash our hands to prevent colds. Farce.
And speaking of Cold War, the common cold is caused by a virus. Like I explained in my previous post, a virus infiltrates a cell, that cell communicates to all other cells to protect their borders and the infected cell self destructs thus discontinuing the proliferation of the virus. This is how a virus is meant to be fought. Soap and antibacterial soap alike do not help to rid viruses from the skin. But, we have always been instructed to wash our hands to prevent colds. Farce.
Please watch this!
"Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food" Hippocrates (470-360 B.C.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoccBtYDpt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoccBtYDpt4
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Milk Farce
It's been confirmed that I am lactose intolerant...these last two night I've had bowls of cereal for dinner and these past two mornings at about 10 O'Clock I've had bowels of cereal for breakfast... my apologies for those of you who were mid chew...
I am not alone. Did you know that 70% of human beings are lactose intolerant? This means that most of the people in this world cannot digest milk and other dairy products. So in this world of "milk does the body good," most of us are indulging and then suffering the consequences of lactose intolerance characterized by gas and bloating.
So how how was this phrase "lactose intolerance" coined?
Lactose is the sugar of milk. We cannot break it down into digestible units and absorb it without the help of the enzyme lactase. Lactase is required to break lactose into its simple sugars: glucose and galactose. People who are lactose intolerant do not have the enzyme and therefore cannot digest the lactose.
However, you might be wondering how it is possible for infants to be breastfed? Or maybe you are concluding that this is why they are so gassy, but the truth is we are born lactose tolerant.
Huh?
Again, we are born lactose tolerant meaning we produce the enzyme lactase and can therefore digest mom's breastmilk in our infancy.
So...how is it that we loose our tolerance for milk and dairy?
It stems from sequences in our DNA or genes and whether or not they are "turned on" or "off". If a gene is turned on it will express its corresponding protein or enzyme. So long/boring/scientific story short, the lactase gene A.K.A the gene that expresses the enzyme lactase needed to break down milk into digestable simple sugars, is turned on during infancy and once we are weaned from mom's breast milk or the bottle, the gene is turned off.
Why is it turned off?
Historically speaking, milk was not a vital part of our diet nor was it in existence, pre-farming error. So, historically, the expression of this gene was not necessary once the child had teeth and could eat more wholesome foods such as nuts berries and meat...A.K.A the traditional cave-man diet.
But then came the cattle herders who began raising animals for milk. As it turns out those who can digest milk have ancestors who were pastoralists and drank milk some 3000 years ago.
And let's be clear here...milk is fortified with vitamins meaning they are added to the milk, they don't naturally occur in the drink. It is not the only source of AD and K.
So if milk does the body good and without it we are destined to suffer diseases like osteoporosis then why are there 70% of people still standing all of which are not reaping the benefits of milk?
I say cut the cheese...and the dairy.
I am not alone. Did you know that 70% of human beings are lactose intolerant? This means that most of the people in this world cannot digest milk and other dairy products. So in this world of "milk does the body good," most of us are indulging and then suffering the consequences of lactose intolerance characterized by gas and bloating.
So how how was this phrase "lactose intolerance" coined?
Lactose is the sugar of milk. We cannot break it down into digestible units and absorb it without the help of the enzyme lactase. Lactase is required to break lactose into its simple sugars: glucose and galactose. People who are lactose intolerant do not have the enzyme and therefore cannot digest the lactose.
However, you might be wondering how it is possible for infants to be breastfed? Or maybe you are concluding that this is why they are so gassy, but the truth is we are born lactose tolerant.
Huh?
Again, we are born lactose tolerant meaning we produce the enzyme lactase and can therefore digest mom's breastmilk in our infancy.
So...how is it that we loose our tolerance for milk and dairy?
It stems from sequences in our DNA or genes and whether or not they are "turned on" or "off". If a gene is turned on it will express its corresponding protein or enzyme. So long/boring/scientific story short, the lactase gene A.K.A the gene that expresses the enzyme lactase needed to break down milk into digestable simple sugars, is turned on during infancy and once we are weaned from mom's breast milk or the bottle, the gene is turned off.
Why is it turned off?
Historically speaking, milk was not a vital part of our diet nor was it in existence, pre-farming error. So, historically, the expression of this gene was not necessary once the child had teeth and could eat more wholesome foods such as nuts berries and meat...A.K.A the traditional cave-man diet.
But then came the cattle herders who began raising animals for milk. As it turns out those who can digest milk have ancestors who were pastoralists and drank milk some 3000 years ago.
And let's be clear here...milk is fortified with vitamins meaning they are added to the milk, they don't naturally occur in the drink. It is not the only source of AD and K.
So if milk does the body good and without it we are destined to suffer diseases like osteoporosis then why are there 70% of people still standing all of which are not reaping the benefits of milk?
I say cut the cheese...and the dairy.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Jill's back: Soapaceuticals
Question...What is the difference between soap and antibacterial soap? If it's that antibacterial soap kills bacteria then why have we been buying plain old soap all along? hasn't it been instilled in us to wash our hands, after going to the bathroom before touching anything we are going to eat, again after turning off the faucet, because there are germs everywhere!!!
Soap is a surfactant just like detergent, shampoo and draino meaning it has both properties of water and grease. a surfactant coats a ball of grease in "water-loving" particles that makes makes the greasy things wash away in water with a little elbow grease.
Is it that soap dissolves bacteria as well or punches holes of their evil walls and eats up their insides? Or is it that bacteria cling to the grease particles and get washed away by association?
If soap is supposed to keep us germ free, then why don't more people feel snubbed by the invention of antibacterial soap?
I once heard that the friction associated with hand washing is more valuable than the soap itself in terms of ridding your paws of bacterial buggers....the internet and the whole world seem to disagree with this claim but it could be valid.
And, "Hello, what about us," the body's grunts grunt from the back corner with arms raised and hands flapping at the wrists, like the smart kid's who is never called on to give other students a chance. "We are the bodies 1st line of defense. We are the few the proud and dedicated to fighting foreign bodies across bodies of skin!!"
Sebum is the oily subtance that is secreted from the sebacious glands/pores of the skin. this oily secretion not only lubricates the skin (slowing water loss) preventing it from drying out, but it also has bactericidal (A.K.A. bacterium-killing) action!
So now for innate defenses 101:
Your body is covered in skin, skin is a physical barrier that blocks most microorganisms that cling to it from getting into our bodies. Skin is also keritinized which makes it resistant to bacterial enzymes and toxins. A good sources of keratin is carrots...so eat up!
The skins secretions
* prevent bacterial growth (with their low pH)
* kill bacteria
* and trap bacteria
So for the skeptics, yes I have covered all of my bases. What happens when the skin is broken? This is when the body's innate internal defenses take over. Our body makes cells that eat bacteria. The purpose of the inflamatory response it to quarantine a bacterial invasion and fight it off. Viruses such as the common cold are fought with internal defenses as well. Once a virus enters a cell that cell sends a message out to all other cells to protect their borders and then the infected cell self destructs to prevent the spread of the virus...is this not impressing you?
So antimicrobial soap, it turns out is "any cleaning product to which active antimicrobial ingredients have been added. These antimicrobial ingredients kill bacteria but are no more effective at deactivating viruses than other soaps and they also kill nonpathogenic bacteria or the body's natural flora.
According to goaskalice.com, "soap doesn't kill bacteria, it lifts it off surfaces so that it can be rinsed away. Antibacterial soap kills germs but some scientists believe that this will cause more resistant strains of the bacteria."
And germ free isn't free. Not only do the foreign bacteria get washed down the drain but they carry the good bacteria in a headlock down the drain in their evil clutches.
Our bodies are amazing but we are always steeling away their show with the use of pharmaceuticals and "soapaceuticals"
Just take the next 30 seconds to think about the process of wound healing...you get a scratch, eventually you stop bleeding, a scab forms, hardens, breaks off to reveal perfect skin. Yea your body does that naturally. How about them apples? So I think it's time that we start appreciating our bodies and their natural defenses, and start allowing our first line of defense to do it;s job, shall we? Soaps are for TV.
Soap is a surfactant just like detergent, shampoo and draino meaning it has both properties of water and grease. a surfactant coats a ball of grease in "water-loving" particles that makes makes the greasy things wash away in water with a little elbow grease.
Is it that soap dissolves bacteria as well or punches holes of their evil walls and eats up their insides? Or is it that bacteria cling to the grease particles and get washed away by association?
If soap is supposed to keep us germ free, then why don't more people feel snubbed by the invention of antibacterial soap?
I once heard that the friction associated with hand washing is more valuable than the soap itself in terms of ridding your paws of bacterial buggers....the internet and the whole world seem to disagree with this claim but it could be valid.
And, "Hello, what about us," the body's grunts grunt from the back corner with arms raised and hands flapping at the wrists, like the smart kid's who is never called on to give other students a chance. "We are the bodies 1st line of defense. We are the few the proud and dedicated to fighting foreign bodies across bodies of skin!!"
Sebum is the oily subtance that is secreted from the sebacious glands/pores of the skin. this oily secretion not only lubricates the skin (slowing water loss) preventing it from drying out, but it also has bactericidal (A.K.A. bacterium-killing) action!
So now for innate defenses 101:
Your body is covered in skin, skin is a physical barrier that blocks most microorganisms that cling to it from getting into our bodies. Skin is also keritinized which makes it resistant to bacterial enzymes and toxins. A good sources of keratin is carrots...so eat up!
The skins secretions
* prevent bacterial growth (with their low pH)
* kill bacteria
* and trap bacteria
So for the skeptics, yes I have covered all of my bases. What happens when the skin is broken? This is when the body's innate internal defenses take over. Our body makes cells that eat bacteria. The purpose of the inflamatory response it to quarantine a bacterial invasion and fight it off. Viruses such as the common cold are fought with internal defenses as well. Once a virus enters a cell that cell sends a message out to all other cells to protect their borders and then the infected cell self destructs to prevent the spread of the virus...is this not impressing you?
So antimicrobial soap, it turns out is "any cleaning product to which active antimicrobial ingredients have been added. These antimicrobial ingredients kill bacteria but are no more effective at deactivating viruses than other soaps and they also kill nonpathogenic bacteria or the body's natural flora.
According to goaskalice.com, "soap doesn't kill bacteria, it lifts it off surfaces so that it can be rinsed away. Antibacterial soap kills germs but some scientists believe that this will cause more resistant strains of the bacteria."
And germ free isn't free. Not only do the foreign bacteria get washed down the drain but they carry the good bacteria in a headlock down the drain in their evil clutches.
Our bodies are amazing but we are always steeling away their show with the use of pharmaceuticals and "soapaceuticals"
Just take the next 30 seconds to think about the process of wound healing...you get a scratch, eventually you stop bleeding, a scab forms, hardens, breaks off to reveal perfect skin. Yea your body does that naturally. How about them apples? So I think it's time that we start appreciating our bodies and their natural defenses, and start allowing our first line of defense to do it;s job, shall we? Soaps are for TV.
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