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by djkvan
Fri 02 Sep 2011 22:21
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Soap and fungus
Replies: 4
Views: 4838

Soap and fungus

Bath/hand soap kills bacteria but not fungus. If it did you could clear up athlete's foot by taking a bath. The floral balance that exists in the digestive tract also exists on the skin. Using soap disrupts this balance and can actually promote yeast/fungal infections of the skin.
by djkvan
Fri 02 Sep 2011 21:44
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Hetero Cyclic Amines
Replies: 12
Views: 8440

Re: Hetero Cyclic Amines

Doses required to induce cancer in laboratory animals are typically 10 million times higher (or even more) than those obtained by ordinary cooking.
by djkvan
Thu 01 Sep 2011 03:08
Forum: Diet Diaries
Topic: Terrence Brannon - my experiences
Replies: 71
Views: 52997

Re: Terrence Brannon - my experiences

The cacao is also fermented in the process and most chocolate (even dark chocolate) contains milk ingredients, so opioids.
by djkvan
Tue 30 Aug 2011 23:12
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Anti-nutrients / toxins in plants
Replies: 4
Views: 4949

Re: Caffeic acid

If something doesnt works it gets cuts away by the razor! That's assuming that you are correctly perceiving what is truly not working. As there are so many things potentially going on in the body all at once what seems like one thing may be entirely unrelated to the thing that one speculates as the...
by djkvan
Tue 30 Aug 2011 19:48
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Anti-nutrients / toxins in plants
Replies: 4
Views: 4949

Caffeic acid

As per wiki: Caffeic acid has been shown to inhibit carcinogenesis, although other experiments show possible carcinogenic effects. It is also known as an antioxidant in vitro and also in vivo.[5] Caffeic acid also shows immunomodulatory and anti-inflammtory activity. Oral administration of high dose...
by djkvan
Tue 30 Aug 2011 19:37
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Anti-nutrients / toxins in plants
Replies: 4
Views: 4949

Glucosinolates

As per wiki: Brassica vegetables contain high concentrations of glucosinolates that the plant enzyme myrosinase or intestinal microflora can hydrolyze into isothiocyanates which, in preliminary research, are potent inducers of cytoprotective enzymes and inhibitors of carcinogenesis in vitro. Glucosi...
by djkvan
Tue 30 Aug 2011 19:30
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Anti-nutrients / toxins in plants
Replies: 4
Views: 4949

Cyanogenic compounds in plant foods

From: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942297004251 Cyanogenesis by plants is not only a surprisingly effective chemical defence against casual herbivores, but it is also easily overcome by careful pre-ingestion food processing, this latter skill being almost exclusive to humans...
by djkvan
Tue 30 Aug 2011 16:05
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Hetero Cyclic Amines
Replies: 12
Views: 8440

Re: Hetero Cyclic Amines

An important proviso to be kept in mind is that cancers in laboratory rats and mice are induced by doses (per unit of body weight) several orders of magnitude higher than what are usually ingested in normal meals by humans. (Typically, the amounts of HCAs are over a million times higher, based on c...
by djkvan
Sun 28 Aug 2011 02:36
Forum: Web-design stuff
Topic: Serotonin article - who copied who?
Replies: 4
Views: 7202

Re: teeth

overkees wrote:And i also suggest that you check the references as well. As with the author credibilaty but also keeping an open mind...
Dude, I checked out the guy. He is listed as a full professor at a school in the UAE. His school e-mail link came back a ghost, so...
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 20:57
Forum: Web-design stuff
Topic: Serotonin article - who copied who?
Replies: 4
Views: 7202

Re: teeth

The guy exists. It's possible that someone poached the article from the acnebook and submitted it under the doctor's name to seem credible. It was submitted in 2008 after the publication of the acne book. I'm just not sure when certain of the passages may have been added to the book. Either way it's...
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 16:23
Forum: Web-design stuff
Topic: Serotonin article - who copied who?
Replies: 4
Views: 7202

Serotonin article - who copied who?

I found your work. Look familiar? One reader commented thusly on the following article: This is the most idiotic and poorly-written article I've ever seen. It's filled with personal opinion unsupported by scientific fact (everyone is happier in the summer, vegetarians are depressed, drink raw egg yo...
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 07:45
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: teeth
Replies: 363
Views: 263861

Re: teeth

RRM wrote:Many African tribes use just a soft stick that they first shew on so that it becomes something like a brush,
and then applying a technique similar to the Bass method (no toothpaste).
They generally have beautiful teeth.
Please show your work.
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 07:33
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: teeth
Replies: 363
Views: 263861

Re: teeth

They also consume plenty of cooked meat without cholesterol issues.
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 07:14
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: teeth
Replies: 363
Views: 263861

Re: teeth

They also consume little/no grains (more tubers/fruit/dairy as primary carb source) or treat them differently (e.g. fermenting them) before eating.
by djkvan
Fri 26 Aug 2011 06:35
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: beta-carbolines? goodies or baddies?
Replies: 11
Views: 8842

Beta-carbolines

As per wiki: β-Carboline alkaloids are widespread in plants and animals, and frequently act as monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI). As components of the liana Banisteriopsis caapi, the β-carbolines harmine, harmaline, and tetrahydroharmine play a pivotal role in the pharmacology of the indigenous ha...