Peata's Log For Weight Loss & Misc

[thebigpeatowski]

Hi ziton....yes....not pain exactly, but I was aware of slight discomfort, felt sort of pinched, along with discomfort in the duodenum, not my stomach, just below. Naturally followed by poor digestion.

I have to apologize in advance, the turpentine isn't really my protocol, it was put forth by Dr. Daniels. It would not be considered Peat-ish, I don't think so please understand that up front.

I will say that I've never been happier or more glad that I did it. I think turpentine is awesome stuff, but it's DEFINITELY not for the constipated. I've written about it a bit scattered here and there on the forum, you can search around or I'll send you some links to research.

The Raw Garlic Shock & Awe was good too, much smellier.....Pick Yer Poison.

 

[ziton]

Thanks thebigpeatowski. Yes sorry about that, I realize it's not 'your' protocol, I meant as in you had used it. I understand it's not Peatish; afaik Flowers of Sulphur or similar would be but I think turp really seems to work from what you described! Yes I'd appreciate the links if you have them handy. You can pm them if you like. The sensation I feel is not so internal it's more just behind the 3rd rib from the bottom probably closer to the gallbladder as that sits in front of the duodenum/stomach so maybe bloating was pushing against it.

 

[thebigpeatowski]

Here's a good review, it's got citations to other studies too. The essential oil of turpentine and its major volatile fraction (α- and β-pinenes): A review

Somewhere there was a paper showing turpentine dissolved gallstones, now I can't remember where I read it....must hunt that down.

 

[ziton]

That is an amazing paper. Thanks!

 

[RePeatRePeat]

I have been following this thread since mention of turpentine.

Peata, I wonder where you are with your turpentine experiment. It seems you took a small amount and may have passed a single roundworm and something that looked like a small silicone breast implant (that cracked me up!). Did you continue with it and see any other action?

How about you, 800mRepeats? Did you continue with turpentine and see any results?

 

[800mRepeats]

re turpentine - I took two doses (a day apart) and noticed nothing other than the piney fresh burps. Thought about doing it again, decided not to jeopardize performance in an athletic competition, and now ... here we are. Maybe I'll try it again.

 

[Peata]

I have been following this thread since mention of turpentine.

Peata, I wonder where you are with your turpentine experiment. It seems you took a small amount and may have passed a single roundworm and something that looked like a small silicone breast implant (that cracked me up!). Did you continue with it and see any other action?

How about you, 800mRepeats? Did you continue with turpentine and see any results?

I haven't repeated the experiment since then. I thought I'd wait and find a day or two when I don't have to go anywhere far from the toilet. I have the turpentine in a dark glass bottle with a dropper, I have my sugar cubes. I even have 2 enemas on standby in case, since you're not supposed to let yourself get stopped up after using turp (not sure why on earth I thought that would be an issue with me, but better to be safe than sorry). I think I'll try it again next week.

 

[Peata]

I mentioned that the scale had been climbing again. I started back on low(ish) fat, high carb and protein on Monday. Yesterday (Thurs) I was down 3# on the scale. So hopefully it's all taking effect again. And I hope I am really going to lose and continue losing, rather than the way it always seems to go - I lose some and get hopeful but reach a certain number and go back up again. Maybe the MitoLipin will help me out.

 

[Blossom]

Maybe the MitoLipin will help me out.

I'm interested in how this works out for you. I'm trying it but not for weight loss and haven't weighed myself but my gut bloating has improved. I also got strict about avoiding gluten again and switched to lactose free milk so I think that helped my situation.

 

[RePeatRePeat]

Lysine made it possible for me to drink milk again. Used to drink raw milk with no problem. After low carb could not drink it. Worse was pasteurized. Got LactAid and did fine but wanted to go back to raw. Couldn't get near it without getting gassy beyond anything civil! Started Lysine and now I can drink as much raw milk as I like. Perhaps that could help your digestion, too, Peata and Blossom.

 

[thebigpeatowski]

There's a site that talks about using turpentine for help in weight control. I do know that turpentine lowers blood sugar (used TOPICALLY), here's a patent:

Patent EP2629784A1 - A novel herbal oil for controlling blood sugar without risk of hypoglycemea

The invention relates to a herbal oil, for controlling blood sugar without risk of hypoglycemia, comprising of the step of (i) fractional distillation of essential oils comprising of turpentine oil, jasmine oil, rose oil, eucalyptus oil, sandal wood oil and water green oil to obtain hydroxyl compounds α-terpinol, linalool, Gereneol, Citroneoll, α-Santalol, Methyl salicylate and other alcoholic terpenoils and (ii) dilution with fat oil so as to have approximate weight percentage of α-terpinol 50%, linalool 6%, Gereneol 4%, Citroneoll 3.5%, α-Santalol 2.7%, Methyl salicylate 2%, other alcoholic terpenoils and fat oil 31.8%.


And according to this site turpentine helps with LIPID METABOLISM....


Turpentine in diabetes mellitus

Could be total BS...but interesting nonetheless.

From the Review posted upthread:

In Germany, (Rowachol and
Rowatinex), Slovenia (Uroterp) and Poland (Terpichol
and Terpinex), the traditional drugs for renal and hepatic
diseases (especially against cholesterol stones in the gall
bladder and the bile duct) contain α- and β-pinenes [2].
Modern phytotherapy describes the following properties
of the terpenic oil: antiparasitic, analgesic, revulsive, disinfectant (external use); balsamic, active on bronchial secretion and pulmonary and genito-urinary tract infections, haemostatic, dissolving gallstones, diuretic, antispasmodic, antirheumatic, deworming, being an antidote for poisonings caused by phosphorus [3] and improving the ciliary and secretory activity in patients who present chronic obstructive bronchitis (internal use ) [4].

It has also been shown that α-pinenes do not exhibit an
oestrogenic activity [60] or a behavioural effect [63].
Table 2.
Summary of the properties of α-pinenes,
alone or in synergy with other pinenes, reported
in scientific litterature
α-pinenes
Lipophilic
Bactericidal
Fungicidal
Insecticidal
Pesticidal
Anticarcinogenic (cytotoxic on cancer cells)
Diuretic
Antioxidant
Immunostimulant
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-convulsive
Sedative
Anti-stress
Hypoglycaemic
Capable of expelling xenobiotics
Anticholinesterase activity

 

[Blossom]

Lysine made it possible for me to drink milk again. Used to drink raw milk with no problem. After low carb could not drink it. Worse was pasteurized. Got LactAid and did fine but wanted to go back to raw. Couldn't get near it without getting gassy beyond anything civil! Started Lysine and now I can drink as much raw milk as I like. Perhaps that could help your digestion, too, Peata and Blossom.

Thanks RePeatRePeat. I think I damaged my villi by being too lax with gluten contamination (I have real Celiac) and thus I lost my ability to handle lactose again. I've regained it before so I'm sure I will get it back. Lesson learned. I might look into trying lysine at some point if it would help speed up the process. I don't think Peata has a problem with lactose or digestion but I could be wrong.

 

[Peata]

Been using 15 mg. K2 for about 6 days now. I feel like it may be doing some things, but time will tell. One thing I started feeling is sensation under my right breast where I fractured my ribs 1.5 years ago. It doesn't bother me these days unless I'm having prolonged coughing, but since taking this amount of K, I have felt a slight ache in that spot at times. No coughing been going on. I haven't aggravated it in any way I can think. Maybe the K2 is working on that spot?

 

[Peata]

Also dreaming more, kind of intense dreams. Not necessarily bad ones, but I'd prefer if my mind was resting more while I sleep, haha.

My temps are up more. I can feel the warmth in hands and arms especially. A little while ago, temp was 98.7 and pulse 88. I'd have a Wendy's Ultimate Grill Chicken Sandwich and some Coke earlier. But I believe I'm getting a little consistently higher temps since I upped the K2. I'm not using MitoLipin for a couple days now, so it's not that.

Moods are pretty good, less irritation.

No water weight lately.

But who knows, it could all be where I am in cycle, it could be the K2 or something else. All I can do is continue and hope to see signs of improved metabolism.

Adding - I'm off Biotin too. I tapered down from 10 mg 3 x day, took the last one yesterday. It was still helping but since I'd switched brands I felt like it wasn't helping as much. And if I've read right, the K2 should help with glucose metabolism.

I take a tiny amount of cyproheptadine now, as I'm tapering off. Been on it since Christmas Day. Might use it once or twice per week.

Since I'm not using MitoLipin right now, I may use the Swanson's gamma 2 or 3 x week but haven't started that back up yet.

 

[thebigpeatowski]

the K2 should help with glucose metabolism.

Hi Peata...I'm sure I missed this, but are you concerned about glucose metabolism again? Sorry for my memory lapse

 

[Peata]

Hi Peata...I'm sure I missed this, but are you concerned about glucose metabolism again? Sorry for my memory lapse

Yes, I have been concerned about it for a long time. I hadn't felt it was right, partly because of my hormonal symptoms (pcos) and lack of weight loss, the blood sugar issues.

I have been off Biotin for a couple days and knock on wood, no problems with blood sugar symptoms.

I think the K2 might be helping me out. I've been reading more on it.

It's good for the liver. I felt like my liver still wasn't as good as it could despite the supps I've taken like glycine, caffeine and so on. Because I've still had issues with estrogen.

Vitamin K also has anticancer effect, antibiotic, helps with mitochondria and can help with fat loss and oxidative stress.

I have taken K2 here and there over the last couple years but not this much. Usually 2 mg to 5 mg. Didn't notice much if anything. Occasional 10 mg. It was when I went to 15 mg. I think something is happening. I'll keep you updated.

 

[thebigpeatowski]

Wow, K2 does a LOT of good things!!! I had no idea...

So 15 mg. won't make your blood too thick? Sorry, I'm so clueless. The only thing I was aware of was blood coagulation properties and putting calcium where it belongs...er something like that.

I am not thrilled with the performance of my liver the last few weeks either. I take glycine, caffeine, occasional taurine (when I remember). I need to really learn more about my liver.

"Something Happening" sounds promising

 

[Peata]

I'm feeling more energy lately too. Again, so many variables and my cycle effects me a lot so I'll hold off on getting my hopes up too much and see how the cycle progresses.

Here's some info from a post from haidut:

RP: There is a series that actually starts with vitamin K. It's a quinone structure that has been studied from about 1910 on as an anti-cancer, antiviral, energy-promoting, respiration-improving, anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic substance. For example, vitamin K is now used to strengthen bones, prevent osteoporosis and prevent calcification of arteries. That's a basic, vital function that does have tremendous range of functions. The emodin in cascara is a three-ring substance and the tetracycline is a four-ring substance, but they are all quinones that are intensified by adding the extra ring. So from vitamin K all the way up to tetracycline, it's a similar biological effect. It sounds too good to be true, to be able to stimulate respiration, be anti-inflammatory, germicidal, anti-cancer and so on."

"...RP: If you put vitamin K and emodin and lapacho in a row and tetracycline (the antibiotic which is an anti-inflammatory), they're essentially the same structure with a different number of rings. But it's like each one is an analog of the other and each one has properties overlapping with those of the other — anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-stress."

and references he listed on his Kuinone page:

General

• Highly recommended dose of MK4 for osteoporosis.
• Vitamins D and K as pleiotropic nutrients: clinical importance to the skeletal and cardiovascular systems and preliminary evidence for synergy.
• Vitamin E and K interactions--a 50-year-old problem.
• Pleiotropic actions of vitamin K: protector of bone health and beyond?
• Exocrine pancreatic secretion of phospholipid, menaquinone-4, and caveolin-1 in vivo.
• Improvement of vitamin K status of breastfeeding infants with maternal supplement of vitamin K2 (MK40).
• Antinociceptive effect induced by intraperitoneal administration of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) in ICR mice.
• Effect of dietary fat content on oral bioavailability of menatetrenone in humans.
• Effect of food composition on vitamin K absorption in human volunteers.
• Distribution of menaquinone-4, a therapeutic agent for osteoporosis, in bone and other tissues of rats.

Bone Health

• Treatment of glucocorticoid-induced low bone mineral density in children: a systematic review.
• Low-dose menaquinone-4 improves γ-carboxylation of osteocalcin in young males: a non-placebo-controlled dose-response study.
• Vitamin K2 improves femoral bone strength without altering bone mineral density in gastrectomized rats.
• Vitamin K₂ therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
• Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of osteocalcin affects the efficacy of teriparatide (PTH(1-34)) for skeletal repair.
• Menatetrenone versus alfacalcidol in the treatment of Chinese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, do...
• Effects of vitamin K in postmenopausal women: mini review.
• Menatetrenone for the treatment of osteoporosis.
• Strategy for prevention of hip fractures in patients with Parkinson's disease.
• Prevention of bone loss in children receiving long-term glucocorticoids with calcium and alfacalcidol or menatetrenone.
• Amelioration of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis after treatment with vitamin K₂: a report of four patients.
• Clinical results of alendronate monotherapy and combined therapy with menatetrenone (VitK in postmenopausal RA patients.
• Bridging the gap between osteoporosis and osteonecrosis of the jaw: preventing and treating BRONJ with MK4.
• Vitamin K supplement along with vitamin D and calcium reduced serum concentration of undercarboxylated osteocalcin while increasing bone mineral de...
• The prevention of hip fracture with menatetrenone and risedronate plus calcium supplementation in elderly patients with Alzheimer disease: a random...
• Effect of vitamin K2 on cortical and cancellous bone mass and hepatic lipids in rats with combined methionine-choline deficiency.
• Effect of GGCX gene polymorphism on the responses of serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin and bone turnover markers after treatment with vitamin K2 ...
• Effects of long-term vitamin K(1) (phylloquinone) or vitamin K(2) (menaquinone-4) supplementation on body composition and serum parameters in rats.
• Vitamin K₂ alters bone metabolism markers in hemodialysis patients with a low serum parathyroid hormone level.
• Effects of vitamin K2 on cortical and cancellous bone mass, cortical osteocyte and lacunar system, and porosity in sciatic neurectomized rats.
• Vitamin K2 promotes bone healing in a rat femoral osteotomy model with or without glucocorticoid treatment.
• Effects of combination treatment with alendronate and vitamin K(2) on bone mineral density and strength in ovariectomized mice.
• Prevention of hip fractures by exposure to sunlight and pharmacotherapy in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
• Vitamin K to prevent fractures in older women: systematic review and economic evaluation.
• Vitamin K promotes mineralization, osteoblast-to-osteocyte transition, and an anticatabolic phenotype by {gamma}-carboxylation-dependent and -indep...
• Efficacy of menatetrenone (vitamin K2) against non-vertebral and hip fractures in patients with neurological diseases: meta-analysis of three rando...
• Comparison of the effect of vitamin K(2) and risedronate on trabecular bone in glucocorticoid-treated rats: a bone histomorphometry study.
• Collagen-related abnormalities, reduction in bone quality, and effects of menatetrenone in rats with a congenital ascorbic acid deficiency.
• Prior treatment with vitamin K(2) significantly improves the efficacy of risedronate.
• Short-term menatetrenone therapy increases gamma-carboxylation of osteocalcin with a moderate increase of bone turnover in postmenopausal osteoporo...
• Vitamin K treatment reduces undercarboxylated osteocalcin but does not alter bone turnover, density, or geometry in healthy postmenopausal North Am...
• Randomized controlled study on the prevention of osteoporotic fractures (OF study): a phase IV clinical study of 15-mg menatetrenone capsules.
• Vitamin K2, a gamma-carboxylating factor of gla-proteins, normalizes the bone crystal nucleation impaired by Mg-insufficiency.
• [Treatment of primary osteoporosis with vitamin K2].
• [Vitamin K metabolism. Menaquinone-4 (MK-4) formation from ingested VK analogues and its potent relation to bone function].
• Vitamin K2 induces phosphorylation of protein kinase A and expression of novel target genes in osteoblastic cells.
• Vitamin K induces osteoblast differentiation through pregnane X receptor-mediated transcriptional control of the Msx2 gene.
• Vitamin K2 supplementation improves hip bone geometry and bone strength indices in postmenopausal women.
• Menatetrenone (vitamin K2) and bone quality in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
• Beneficial effect of pretreatment and treatment continuation with risedronate and vitamin K2 on cancellous bone loss after ovariectomy in rats: a b...
• Infrared analysis of bones in magnesium-deficient rats treated with vitamin K2.
• [Active vitamin D and vitamin K as therapeutic agents for osteoporosis].
• [Diabetic osteopahty and vitamin K].
• [Therapeutic approaches for diabetic osteopahty].
• Vitamin K2 treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis in Indonesia.
• Geranylgeranylacetone inhibits formation and function of human osteoclasts and prevents bone loss in tail-suspended rats and ovariectomized rats.
• Comparative effects of vitamin K and vitamin D supplementation on calcium balance in young rats fed normal or low calcium diets.
• [The interplay of magnesium and vitamin K2 on bone mineralization].
• [Vitamin K2 and bone quality].
• [Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) and bone quality].
• Effects of vitamin K2 administration on calcium balance and bone mass in young rats fed normal or low calcium diet.
• Menatetrenone rescues bone loss by improving osteoblast dysfunction in rats immobilized by sciatic neurectomy.
• Menatetrenone and vitamin D2 with calcium supplements prevent nonvertebral fracture in elderly women with Alzheimer's disease.
• Vitamin K2 inhibits glucocorticoid-induced bone loss partly by preventing the reduction of osteoprotegerin (OPG).
• Effects of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) and alendronate on bone mineral density and bone strength in rats fed a low-magnesium diet.
• Histochemical evaluation for the biological effect of menatetrenone on metaphyseal trabeculae of ovariectomized rats.
• Effects of vitamin K2 in hemodialysis patients with low serum parathyroid hormone levels.
• Vitamin K2 and geranylgeraniol, its side chain component, inhibited osteoclast formation in a different manner.
• Protective effect of vitamins K2 and D3 on prednisolone-induced loss of bone mineral density in the lumbar spine.
• Menatetrenone ameliorates reduction in bone mineral density and bone strength in sciatic neurectomized rats.
• Treatment with vitamin D3 and/or vitamin K2 for postmenopausal osteoporosis.
• Menatetrenone (vitamin K2) acts directly on circulating human osteoclast precursors.
• High serum levels of menatetrenone in male patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
• Effect of menatetrenone (vitamin K2) treatment on bone loss in patients with anorexia nervosa.
• Effect of vitamin K2 on cortical and cancellous bones in orchidectomized and/or sciatic neurectomized rats.
• Vitamin K stimulates osteoblastogenesis and inhibits osteoclastogenesis in human bone marrow cell culture.
• Effect of vitamin K2 on cortical and cancellous bones in orchidectomized young rats.
• Pharmacodynamics of menatetrenone and effects on bone metabolism in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.
• Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) inhibits bone loss induced by prednisolone partly through enhancement of bone formation in rats.
• Menatetrenone prevents osteoblast dysfunction in unilateral sciatic neurectomized rats.
• [Effect of menatetrenone (V.K2) on bone mineral density and bone strength in Ca/Mg deficient rats].
• Time-dependent effects of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on bone metabolism in postmenopausal women.
• Maintenance of trabecular structure and bone volume by vitamin K(2) in mature rats with long-term tail suspension.
• Amelioration of osteoporosis by menatetrenone in elderly female Parkinson's disease patients with vitamin D deficiency.
• A comparison of alfacalcidol and menatetrenone for the treatment of bone loss in an ovariectomized rat model of osteoporosis.
• Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) for bone loss in patients with cirrhosis of the liver.
• Effects of phenytoin and/or vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on bone mineral density in the tibiae of growing rats.
• Effects of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on calcium balance in ovariectomized rats.
• Efficacy and safety of Menatetrenone-4 postmenopausal Thai women.
• Vitamin K administration to elderly patients with osteoporosis induces no hemostatic activation, even in those with suspected vitamin K deficiency.
• Effect of menatetrenone on bone mineral density and incidence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a comparison with t...
• Effects of vitamin K on calcium and bone metabolism.
• Inverse correlation between the changes of lumbar bone mineral density and serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin after vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) tre...
• Effect of combined administration of vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 on bone mineral density of the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
• [Effects of vitamin K2 administration in the patients with severely motor and intellectual disabilities: assessment of bone metabolic marker and bo...
• Vitamin K(2) inhibits adipogenesis, osteoclastogenesis, and ODF/RANK ligand expression in murine bone marrow cell cultures.
• Effect of vitamin K2 on three-dimensional trabecular microarchitecture in ovariectomized rats.
• Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) effectively prevents fractures and sustains lumbar bone mineral density in osteoporosis.
• Short-term effect of vitamin K administration on prednisolone-induced loss of bone mineral density in patients with chronic glomerulonephritis.
• Menatetrenone plus alfacalcidol treatment for bone problems in eight children with skeletal unloading.
• [Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) treatment increased bone strength in rats given low-calcium diets].
• Inhibitory effect of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on bone resorption in ovariectomized rats: a histomorphometric and dual energy X-ray absorptiometri...
• Use of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in the prevention of bone loss induced by leuprolide.
• A longitudinal study of the effect of vitamin K2 on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women a comparative study with vitamin D3 and estrogen-p...
• [Effects of a vitamin K2 preparation in severely handicapped patients complicated by osteopenia].
• Menatetrenone ameliorates osteopenia in disuse-affected limbs of vitamin D- and K-deficient stroke patients.
• Vitamin K2 enhances osteocalcin accumulation in the extracellular matrix of human osteoblasts in vitro.
• Vitamin K2 promotes 1alpha,25(OH)2 vitamin D3-induced mineralization in human periosteal osteoblasts.
• The inhibitory effect of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on bone resorption may be related to its side chain.
• Effect of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on osteoclast-like cell formation in mouse bone marrow cultures.
• [Influence of vitamin D3 on inhibitory effect of vitamin K2 on bone loss in ovariectomized rats].
• Effects of menatetrenone on the decrease in calcium balance induced by vitamin K-deficient diet and sodium loading in rats.
• Effects of menatetrenone on prednisolone-induced bone loss in rats.
• Effects of menatetrenone on bone loss induced by ovariectomy in rats.
• Vitamin K2 modulates proliferation and function of osteoblastic cells in vitro.

Inflammation

• Vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) inhibits prostaglandin synthesis in cultured human osteoblast-like periosteal cells by inhibiting prostaglandin H syntha...
• Menatetrenone inhibits bone resorption partly through inhibition of PGE2 synthesis in vitro.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD)

• Dietary vitamin K and therapeutic warfarin alter the susceptibility to vascular calcification in experimental chronic kidney disease.
• Effects of the blood coagulation vitamin K as an inhibitor of arterial calcification.
• Tissue-specific utilization of menaquinone-4 results in the prevention of arterial calcification in warfarin-treated rats.
• Effects of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) on atherosclerosis and blood coagulation in hypercholesterolemic rabbits.
• Modulation of arterial thrombosis tendency in rats by vitamin K and its side chains.

Diabetes

• Vitamin K₂ prevents hyperglycemia and cancellous osteopenia in rats with streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes.
• Antinociceptive effect of vitamin K2 (menatetrenone) in diabetic mice.

Kidney Health

• Vitamin K(2) improves renal function and increases femoral bone strength in rats with renal insufficiency.

Cancer

• Effect of menatetrenone, a vitamin k2 analog, on recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after surgical resection: a prospective randomized controll...
• Role of vitamin K2 in preventing the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative treatment: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
• Chemoprevention of chemically-induced biliary carcinogenesis in hamsters by vitamin K2.
• Effect of vitamin K2 on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in type C cirrhosis.
• Soluble VEGF receptor-2 may be a predictive marker of anti-angiogenic therapy with clinically available safe agents.
• Vitamin analogues in chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma after resection or ablation--a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Vitamin K2 augments 5-fluorouracil-induced growth inhibition of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibiting NF-κB activation.
• Multicenter phase II trial of vitamin K(2) monotherapy and vitamin K(2) plus 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D(3) combination therapy for low-risk myelodyspl...
• Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase expression by menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 analogue.
• Vitamin K2 suppresses proliferation and motility of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by activating steroid and xenobiotic receptor.
• Combination of vitamin K2 and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ameliorates cumulative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Effect of vitamin K2 on the recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
• Menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 analogue, inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth by suppressing cyclin D1 expression through inhibition of nucle...
• Prevention of hepatocarcinogenesis with phosphatidylcholine and menaquinone-4: in vitro and in vivo experiments.
• Preventive effects of vitamin K on recurrent disease in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma arising from hepatitis C viral infection.
• The effect of menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 analog, on disease recurrence and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after curative treat...
• [Vitamin K2 therapy for myelodysplastic syndrome].
• Menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 analog, ameliorates cytopenia in patients with refractory anemia of myelodysplastic syndrome.
• Vitamin K2 therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and post-MDS acute myeloid leukemia: information through a questionnaire survey of multi-cen...
• Successful therapy of myelodysplastic syndrome with menatetrenone, a vitamin K2 analog.
• Vitamin K2 combined with all-trans retinoic acid induced complete remission of relapsing acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
• Vitamin K2 and its derivatives induce apoptosis in leukemia cells and enhance the effect of all-trans retinoic acid.

Neurological Health

• Vitamin K and brain function.
• Vitamin K: a structural basis for the design of novel neuroprotective agents?
• Age- and brain region-specific effects of dietary vitamin K on myelin sulfatides.
• Vitamin K prevents oxidative cell death by inhibiting activation of 12-lipoxygenase in developing oligodendrocytes.
• Menaquinone-4 concentration is correlated with sphingolipid concentrations in rat brain.

Testosterone

• Menaquinone-4 enhances testosterone production in rats and testis-derived tumor cells.
• Dietary vitamin K alleviates the reduction in testosterone production induced by lipopolysaccharide administration in rat testis.

Estrogen

• Vitamin K2 binds 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 4 and modulates estrogen metabolism.

http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/3/1531/pdf
Vitamin K2 is a mitochondrial electron carrier that rescues pink1 deficiency. - PubMed - NCBI

Kuinone - Liquid, High-dose Vitamin K2 (MK-4) Supplement

 

[thebigpeatowski]

JESUSGODALMIGHTY!!!

 

[Peata]

I mentioned that I was eating a lot more fat since about mid March, and then I got it under control again. But the weight did not want to come off. My weight was climbing toward the upper range again, in fact. It seems I get down to a certain number and it will not go lower, it rebounds back up no matter what. And I've said it before, but I've never been one to have a weight problem save for a few times where it climbed but I always got it under control and didn't have problems. But it's never been like this. Since I came to this "peating" and increased sugar and dairy, I've gained and not been able to really lose. Over the last couple years, I have tried all different macro ratios - higher protein, lower fat, lower and higher carb, work outs, reduced calories, supplements and everything else.

So now, I am not going to be stubborn and persist in an eating/lifestyle framework that has not given me results. It will probably be anathema, but this week:

-I am lowering dairy/calcium, not worrying about keeping calcium/phosphate tended by eating dairy or calcium supps.
-I am not concerning myself with balancing protein and carbs with carbs at the much higher level than I did before. If it causes a stress response, I will have some more carbs, otherwise I'm going to be lower with the carbs. Not low carb, just a lot lower than before.
-I am lowering my carbs by about half so far. I was getting 400 - 500 g. and starting Monday I went down to about 270 g. and yesterday to 260 g. I am going to try to end up around 150 - 200 g. per day.
-Eating less white sugar. Only using it in coffee so far, and not as much as before. Not eating as much fruit, just if it appeals.

I'm having 1/2 - 1 c. orange juice w/Natural Calm magnesium when I wake up and before bed. At bedtime, I stir in a little salt. I'm also taking more Natural Calm in the afternoon. Getting about 1 g. magnesium per day. The ionic kind in Natural Calm is the only kind of magnesium that seems to give me results. I have tried pretty much all the forms I know about. I think the magnesium could help with my hormonal imbalance. I'm also working on decalcifications. I never stuck with the Natural Calm long enough or took enough, I don't think.

I am using about 10 - 12 mg B6, 500 mg. Lysine, 12 mg preg, 5 mg K2. Glycine w meat. Had taken a week off MitoLipin but I intend to start back on that tonight.

Hold onto your horses - I was up to about 2 liter Coke everyday for a while (it had become a type of addiction), and now I'm down to about 12 oz. day.

Having coffee with a little dairy and sugar, I'm having 2 cups most days, occasionally up to 6 cups. I think it has been a little hard on my stomach and what I was taking for lowered blood sugar seems to be a gastric problem. Because when I thought I was having a blood sugar episode eariler, my temps were above 98.6 and pulse in low 90s, and so I do not think that was adrenaline. My stomach was bothering me though, and I realized it's probably some gastritis giving me those symptoms (they are similar for me in some ways to low bs). So there were times I have been taking more carbs thinking the problem was low blood sugar when it probably was not.

Obviously with less carbs, the other macros are going up. I'm eating more lean meat. Having steak, boneless skinless chicken, oysters, liver, turkey, etc. I'm hoping to still keep fat on the lower side as much as I can. But I'm using meats, coconut oil, been having some eggs lately. With the meat, I eat veggies. I've gone back to veggies that I really like, and I like a lot of them. I'm mostly eating them cooked, things like green beans, cauliflower, onions, peas in pod. Still eating potatoes and mushrooms.

So I've been doing this since Monday. I feel I'm able to go a little longer without feeling hungry or stressed. I don't have any bloat. My temps are good everytime I check them. I can feel the telltale sign for me - a pleasant heat in my hands, forearms and some in upper arms.