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Yes Travis, would love to hear more from you on this subject. This “Physiologically, SA is converted to acetyl-coA and processed through the Krebs cycle, producing CO2 and later bicarbonate via carbonic anhydrase.” is huge!I was thinking about that earlier, but after seeing those association constants I got into thinking that the complex was a bit more stable than I had originally thought. Nonetheless, I now have the suspicion that Na⁺/K⁺–acetate would be dissociated in the stomach upon being protonated—acetic acid has no affinity for cations—yet could could actually recombine in the duodenum as pH returns to neutral.
I am really interested in this, and look forward to reading more on how the Na⁺∶K⁺ effects the plasma membrane potential.
Yes Travis, would love to hear more from you on this subject. This “Physiologically, SA is converted to acetyl-coA and processed through the Krebs cycle, producing CO2 and later bicarbonate via carbonic anhydrase.” is huge!
Taking too much potassium at once (which is a small amount already) could bring in too much potassium in a concentrated form at once in the bloodstream which could upset the electrolytes balance causing imbalance which can lead to arrhythmia. Electrolytes imbalance and arrhythmia are dangerous.I am interested in your why. I tried it a few times and not sure if I like it. Probably will go back to just ACV/BS
Progesterone does NOT form into estrogen and estrogen does NOT form into testosterone. LH makes testosterone and progesterone. FSH makes aroma tase. Aromatase converts testosterone into estrogen. In my case Firmagon blocks LH and FSH. I take USP Progesterone since estrogen is still in the tissuesHmmm... You should see this @Obi-wan, @Travis, I wonder if this is true:
Hormone Balance
Hormone imbalances can occur at nearly any age. Normal pathway for estrogen production starts with compounds, called acetates. Acetates convert to progesterone, which then forms in to estrogens. Though progesterone also antagonizes estrogens to help maintain proper hormone balance. Estrogen converts in to testosterone. When estrogen takes this pathway for production a woman is progesterone dominant, and the hormones are in proper balance. The alternate pathway for estrogen production is from acetates to the adrenal hormone DHEA, then in to estrogen. In this case the production of sufficient levels of progesterone is being bypassed creating a condition known as estrogen dominance. Symptoms of estrogen dominance include endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, weight gain, thyroid suppression, depression, lack of libido, insomnia, and an increase of facial hair from the excess testosterone formed from the unopposed estrogen. External hormone sources can aggravate these problems such as birth control pills, estrogen replacement therapy, estrogens found in farm raised meats, and xenoestrogens (dioxins, DDT, PCBs, etc). The best ways to balance the hormones is to limit exposure to estrogens, increase progesterone levels to regulate estrogen, and to antagonize estrogens produced by the body or external hormone sources. Here are some methods for maintaining proper hormone balance:
Source with full article: Alt/Trad Medical Review
And this:
The Benefits of Stomach Acid
Stomach acid is present to:
1. Help protect the body from pathogens that would otherwise enter through the digestive system. Many pathogenic bacteria, such as E. coli and H. pylori THRIVE in an alkaline environment. This is why E. coli lives in the alkaline environment of the intestines and H. pylori secretes ammonia to neutralize stomach acid to protect itself. Reducing stomach acid just makes it that much easier for these pathogens to set up shop in the body where they DO NOT belong.
Full article: Alt/Trad Medical Review
where is your signature?...you would most likely have a very clever one.....just click on your name top of site and go to your personal preference page...Wikipedia-
Apple cider vinegar is a vinegar made from apples, sugar and yeast.[1]
ACV is used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preservatives, and chutneys. It is made by crushing apples and squeezing out the liquid. Bacteria and yeast are added to the liquid to start the alcoholic fermentationprocess, and the sugars are turned into alcohol. In a second fermentation process, the alcohol is converted into vinegar by acetic acid-forming bacteria (acetobacter). Acetic acid and malic acid give vinegar its sour taste.
Acetobacter is a genus of acetic acid bacteria. Acetic acid bacteria are characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen. Of these, the genus Acetobacter is distinguished by the ability to oxidize lactate and acetate into carbon dioxideand water.[
Gotta think about that one...where is your signature?...you would most likely have a very clever one.....just click on your name top of site and go to your personal preference page...
I use quotes that I like... I like quotes because they often say in a sentence what it takes some people a paragraph to say.Gotta think about that one...
What about the adrenal glands? Those are something the author of that quote refers to alot in his writings. They produce hormones like progesterone, testosterone and estrogen too as far as my knowledge goes. Are they regulated by LH and FSH?Progesterone does NOT form into estrogen and estrogen does NOT form into testosterone. LH makes testosterone and progesterone. FSH makes aroma tase. Aromatase converts testosterone into estrogen. In my case Firmagon blocks LH and FSH. I take USP Progesterone since estrogen is still in the tissues
Acetobacter is a genus of acetic acid bacteria. Acetic acid bacteria are characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen. Of these, the genus Acetobacter is distinguished by the ability to oxidize lactate and acetate into carbon dioxideand water.[
Cancer is a metabolic defect...Earlier in this topic I spoke of baking soda theoretically potentiating other medicinal agents like antibiotics because it allows entry to the cancer cells. Now I've come across this study from a topic that actually confirms that baking soda makes antibiotics much more effective, check it out:
Baking Soda Dramatically Increases Antibiotic Effectiveness, Could Help In Sepsis
Basically you could say that cancer is a metabolic deficiency, immune deficiency, and/or cell level metabolic deficiency and/or immune deficiency. Even if all cells except for 1 have proper immune system support and metabolic support, that one cell can still become a cancer cell.
If 1 cell is immunodeficient and/or metabolically deficient, it can become a cancer cell. Reasons for it becoming this can be exposure to toxins, where it requires to spend alot of cell nutrients in order to stay alive and/or to defend the rest of the cells around it.
Cancer metabolism is stress metabolism is a defect in the electron transport chain...Something that I thought of: Cancer craves (among more) glucose. Potassium is toxic to cancer cells. Is potassium gluconate helpful? I think Ted mentioned it too.
"A glucose trojan horse may also kill cancer cells that way, such as an "oxidized form" of glucose, such as gluconate. For instance, potassium gluconate, is one. " - Ted
But pathogens must be involved, because they block the oncogenes that are supposed to induce apoptosis, supposedly.
But pathogens must be involved, because they block the tumor suppressing genes that are supposed to induce apoptosis, supposedly.Cancer is a metabolic defect...
Something that I thought of: Cancer craves (among more) glucose. Potassium is toxic to cancer cells. Is potassium gluconate helpful? I think Ted mentioned it too.
"A glucose trojan horse may also kill cancer cells that way, such as an "oxidized form" of glucose, such as gluconate. For instance, potassium gluconate, is one. " - Ted[/QUOTE
Estrogen turns off the P53 gene that causes apoptosis. Progesterone turns it on...
Mycotoxins are found in a large percentage of cancers due to the fact that they are known to cause cancer in animals by the displacement of DNA base pairs. There environmental fungal control is essential to protect the environment from high levels of mycotoxins. Humidity control of less than 50%, control of any cause of moisture intrusion, removal of everything that got wet, treating surfaces with a good non-toxic antifungal that will remove the mycotoxins.
Metabolic effects of exogenous ketone supplementation – an alternative or adjuvant to the ketogenic diet as a cancer therapy?
Not sure on ketogenic diet but the fact that cancer cells crave fatty acids which the body uses in ketosis to convert to ketones, is interesting.
Dr. EUGENE FINE, cancer researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
I haven’t read the Lesanti article in any detail yet, but I see he is studying only one cancer type. Some cancers may indeed depend on ketone bodies. Our hypothesis, in fact states that some cancers may be adapted to the effects of carb
restriction, including ketosis (i.e. may continue to grow), and others may be vulnerable to ketosis. I do have evidence that many cancers are inhibited by ketone bodies.
Summary: Cancers aren’t simple and generalizations are usually wrong.
Just another two-pennyworth:
This paper came out a couple of years ago:
Targeting lactate-fueled respiration selectively kills hypoxic tumor cells in mice. - PubMed - NCBI
I found it fascinating.
Hyperlipid: Glucose, lactate and cancer
What evidence I could find suggests that ketone bodies actually block lactate metabolism, under physiological conditions, in rat brain at least.
Regulation of glucose and ketone-body metabolism in brain of anaesthetized rats. - PubMed - NCBI
It seems plausible that a massive supraphysiological dose of ketones might replace lactate as a fuel for lactate adapted cancer cells in the aerobic areas of tumours, after all they do transport on the same MCTs. But then we’re simply guessing about what is happening in a very third rate study that has relatively little to do with the physiology of ketone production……. I would be very cautious to generalise this study to intact humans.
Peter