Lieutenant Commander John Barrett
in commander of CLAXTON and destroyer squadron P2-#9
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Jack Barrett used to
tell a story about a sea captain who made an entry in the ship's log, "Mate
drunk today." The mate was upset and asked the captain if it was necessary
to make such a report. The Captain replied, "It's true, isn't it?" The mate
thought this over and made his own log entry, "Captain sober today." I think
they finally agreed to remove both entries. WEB PAGE TWO 2 photo # 9 THE
OMEGA THREE OILS slow CELL DIVISION MITOSIS + give immune system a chance to
destroy small cancers before they become dangerous. Best sources are fish +
raw vegetables especially FLAX seed + BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL + the cabbage
family. However the plant form ALPHA-LINOLEIC ACID is VERY PERISHABLE
destroyed in cooking + get RANCID - antioxidants like VITAMIN E help keep
these oils fresh. The ANIMAL form EPA EICOSAPENTANOIC ACID -twenty carbon
chain with five C=C unsaturated double bonds is more stable, found in cold
water oily fish like SALMON + STEELHEAD trout. DHA DOCOSAHEXAENOIC Acid a
longer Omega three acid should be added to baby formulas. Most
POLYUNSATURATED OILS are GOOD for HEART + ARTERIES but RATIO of OMEGA THREE
to OMEGA SIX OILS is extremely IMPORTANT regarding CANCER. They affect RATE
of MITOSIS - CELL DIVISION. Omega SIX OILS ACCELERATE MITOSIS - + have
CANCER RISK whereas Omega THREE BLOCK RECEPTORS in CELLS + SLOW MITOSIS
down. Go easy on CORN-SOY-PEANUT OIL with COMMON LINOLEIC ACID. However it
is thought SOME GAMMA-linoleic acid is beneficial. Humans can make it
themselves in the body, but it is thought obese persons, + older persons
with heart problems possibly diabetes may benefit from some GAMMA LINOLEIC
in diet. It is very PERISHABLE- this is one reason FORMULA-FED BABIES may be
obese - GAMMA-linoleic is PERISHABLE. It is scarce in diet - there are
traces in FRESH vegetables - supplement BLACK CURRANT SEED OIL is excellent
source of BOTH ALHPA- and GAMMA- linoleic. AVOID Hydrogenated at PARTIALLy
Hydrogenated fats - bad for heart + arteries. Also SATURATED fat in meat +
coconut. Milk protein CASEIN is suspected of being CANCER PROMOTER
especially BREAST + PROSTATE see August 2000 "DISCOVER" magazine p. 44 for
evidence - research centered at Cornell - taken seriously by Dr. Walter
Willett chief of Nutrition Department at Harvard School of Public Health,
whom I used to know. OSTEOPOROSIS- I have switched to powdered DOLOMITE
CALCIUM-MAGNESIUM + CABBAGE family especially COLLARDS best plant source of
Calcium, and I take eight hundred units 800 of Vitamin D daily- also Vitamin
K in green vegetables plays role in building bones. Vitamin d is crucial,
and deficiencies occur especially in autumn and winter when sunlight is
unavailable to supplement dietary vitamin D. A harmful amino acid
homocysteine plays major role in hardening of arteries by atherosclerosis,
and a subsatantial dosage of Vitamin B6 is needed to prevent it. Eat bananas
every day. They are the best natural source. Folic acid in raw green leaves
is also needed. B-12 with a trace of the element cobalt is also needed, but
deficiencies occur mostly in malabsorption in pernicious anemia or in strict
vegetarian diets. Vitamin E is probably also a factor in preventing
homocysteine deposits, and the optimum dose is mnaytimes more than the
inadequate level in government guidelines. Vitamin E, selenium, and
substances in gree tea, blueberries, strawberries, pine bark, grapeseed, are
anti-oxidants that protect against harm by peroxide radicals that danage
body cells or unsaturated fats. For immune system zinc is particularly
important, and teenagers need a lot - it is important at all ages, but men
need more zinc than women - women lose iron, but men should avoid too much
iron - alcoholics accumulate iron abnormally, and hematosis is a factor in
cirrhosis of the liver. Look at your fingernails. White spots are a sign of
major zinc deficiency. Extra zinc often helps get over infections.
OSTEOPOROSIS is very common in older persons. Young people should be aware
of loss of bone density with age. However, and article August 2000 p 44 in
DISCOVER magazine presents evidence that the common milk protein CASEIN is a
CANCER PROMOTOER - it doesn't cause the MUTATION but makes cancerous cells
proliferate and escape from IMMUNE CONTROL - a MITOGEN- learn this word.
This is particularly true of BREAST and PROSTATE CANCERS. So just recetly
about a month ago I switched to DOLOMITE - a calcium - magnesium powder and
COLLARDS - the vegetable highest in CALCIUM. All the cabbage - mustard
family BRASSICACEAE are high in calcium - in many parts of the world
especially Asia leafy vegetables are the principal source of calcium. Excess
protein intake causes calcium excretion. It is important for reserchers to
understand calcium EXCRETION as well as intake. Fad high protein diets
probably cause CALCIUM + other MINERAL DESICIENCY. Excess protein may even
aggravate diabetes - it releases SUGAR by a processs called KETOSIS, and the
amino acids go to waste and make work for the liver and kidneys. Vitamin D
is VERY IMPORTANT for CALCIUM to be utilize in bone, which is recycled
continually - OSTEOBLASTS make bone, - OSTEOCLASTS destroy it. Adenomas are
non-cancerous tumors of parathyroid glands - pararthyroid hormone makes
bones release calcium. Most vitamin formulas do not contain VITAMIN K, which
also is needed for bone formation and strength. The main source is leafy
vegetables like broccoli. Exercise is very important for bone strength. Just
running quickly thru some other topics I'll do another time - HEART ARTERIES
- WORST of ALL are TRANS_FATTY ACIDS found in "PARTIALLY" Hydrogenated fats
- AVOID PROCESSED FOODS except BREAD. Thank goodness they don't seem to put
them in BREAD. Next worse SATURATED FATS - MEAT and COCONUT. Bakers use them
becausee they stay fresh, but they are bad for you. GOOD FOR HEART =
ARTERIES Key vitamins against harmful HOMOCYSTEINE - for most people VITAMIN
B6 is the most important - somewhere between 25 and 200 mg - bananas are
best natural source.Eat BANANAS EVERY DAY!!!! Other vitamins are necessary
but B12 is usually not a problem except in VEGETARIANS and people with
MALABSORPTION disease called "PERNICIOUS ANEMIA". FOLIC ACID is also
necessary, and is destroyed in COOKING. Get LEAFY green SALAD every day
especially DARK GREEN VEGETABLES. - BROCCOLI, KALE - LETTUCE is OK. ads
claim Orange juice has Folic Acid. Vitamin E probably affects homocysteine,
but research studies leave doubt how much is necessary. Vitamin E also
protects polyunsaturated fats from oxidation and becoming rancid. Some
persons accumulate particular minerals abnormally and require caution and
specialist advice- calcium is accumulated abnormally in sarcoidosis, and
some people accumulate dangerous levels of potassium, but they are a small
percentage,- much more common is danger of potassium depletion when people
take diuretics, creating risk a arrhythmic heart attacks.Supplements of
mineral chromium may benefit diabetics and help sugar metabolism. Except in
extreme cases diabetics should not be afraid of small tastes of sugar and
sweets, but starch and protein can release sugar. Starch foods differ
greatly in the rate of release of sugar - rice pudding releases food value
much faster than brown rice, which has vitamins and minerals in the husk. A
diabetes-prone Native American tribe of Arizona apparently used acorns as a
staple food for centuries - the acorns released carbohydrate very slowly.
Lima and other beans have protease inhibitors that slow release of
carbohydrate, - beneficial fo rmany people.Fats have more concentrated
calories than sugar- some people worry about sugar and become obese on fats.
Hydrogenated, saturated and OMEGA SIX polyunsaturated fats should be avoided
in most people unless they get plenty of exercise and are sure they are not
overweight. The known beneficial fats are OMEGA THREE oils, GAMMA LINOLIC
ACID (very small quantity only) and probably MONOUNSATURATES like OLIVE OIL,
The nutritional role of the monounsaturates is not completely understood -
whether they might affect cancer one way or the other, but they are filling
and do much less damage to heart + arteries than most other oils. Olive oil
seems particularly good. Most natural foods have a mixture of oils. Even
fish has some saturated fat, for people concerned about obesity and
calories. Soy oil is bad, though soy protein is believed to have an
anti-cancer effect. Selenium is one of the most important anti-oxidants- and
zinc and selenium are highly soluble and have been leached out of soils in
glaciated areas - New England, New York, most of Ohio, pPennsylvania,
Canada, and so people in these areas may need supplements - Finland has one
of the most severe selenium shortages, causing both heart disease and
cancer. Areas like New Mexico with young volcanic soils show lower cancer
rates.Calcium in Plant-Based Diets Many people choose to avoid milk because
it contains fat, cholesterol, allergenic proteins, lactose sugar, and
frequent traces of contamination. Milk is also linked to juvenile-onset
diabetes and other serious conditions. Happily, there are plenty of other
good sources of calcium. Keeping your bones strong depends more on
preventing the loss of calcium from your body than on boosting your calcium
intake. Some cultures consume no dairy products and typically ingest only
175 to 475 milligrams of calcium per day. However, these people generally
have low rates of osteoporosis. Many scientists believe that exercise and
other factors have more to do with osteoporosis than calcium intake does.
Calcium in the Body Almost all of the calcium in the body is in the bones.
There is a tiny amount in the blood stream which is responsible for
important functions such as muscle contraction, maintenance of the
heartbeat, and transmission of nerve impulses. We constantly lose calcium
from our bloodstream through urine, sweat, and feces. It is renewed with
calcium from bone. In this process, bones continuously lose calcium. This
bone calcium must be replaced from food. Calcium needs change throughout
life. Up until the age of 30 or so, we consume more calcium than we lose.
Adequate calcium intake during childhood and adolescence is especially
important. Later, the body begins to slip into “negative calcium balance,”
and the bones start to lose more calcium than they take up. The loss of too
much calcium can lead to soft bones or osteoporosis. How rapidly calcium is
lost depends, in part, on the kind and amount of protein you eat as well as
other diet and lifestyle choices. Reducing Calcium Loss A number of factors
affect calcium loss from the body: Diets that are high in protein cause more
calcium to be lost through the urine. Protein from animal products is much
more likely to cause calcium loss than protein from plant foods. This may be
one reason that vegetarians tend to have stronger bones than meat eaters.
Caffeine may slightly increase the rate at which calcium is lost through
urine, but one recent study questions if there is a major effect. Diets high
in sodium increase calcium losses in the urine. Alcohol inhibits calcium
absorption. The mineral boron may slow the loss of calcium from bones.
Exercise slows bone loss and is one of the most important factors in
maintaining bone health. Sources of Calcium Exercise and a diet moderate in
protein will help to protect your bones. People who eat plant-based diets
and who lead an active lifestyle probably have lower calcium needs. However,
calcium is an essential nutrient for everyone. It is important to eat
calcium-rich foods every day. VITAMIN C DOSAGE - Government standards
recommend a low dosage of vitamin C that was found to prevent acute scurvy
observed on long ocean voyages. Vitamin C is necessary in blood vessel
repair, and increases are needed when prople have colds and infections. I
have known paraplegics who were advised to take 2000 mg of C per day to
retard urinary tract infections. Persons in dainger of bleeding may benefit
for anti-coagulant effect of ascobic acid Vitamin C, but a phenomenon of
electric charge apparently keeps it normally from triggering occlusion
problems such as stroke and thrombosis.The most serious evidence that high
Vitamin C might have harmful effects was a 1999 study of a small group of
people in which neck arteries to brain had thickened walls and reduced blood
flow in some persons on high vitamin C - it may probe to be statistical
fluke, but as vitamin C promotes blood vessel healing, excess might narrow
blood vessels? Further studies will clarify how serious a problem this may
be - how frequent. Persons who take aspirin may need extra vitamin C and
smokers also. Many foods affect blood clotting. Cardiologists say that large
numbers of persons with atrial fibrilliation {irregular rhythm in upper
chamber of heart] are vulnerable to formation of clots that can and often do
cause strokes. They say many more people should receive prescription
anti-coagulants, and not enough Americans have access to regular
cardiological care. Persons on anticoagulants should discuss their diets
with their doctors, and doctors increasingly should adjust medication to
permit patients to utilize dietary knowledge. Polyunsaturated oils, Vitamin
E, aspirin all tend to reduce blood clotting, which benefits the majority of
people with a tendency to clotting and thrombosis. One the other hand
vitamins C and K tend to increase clotting, but apparently with some
built-in safeguards in the majority of cases. One recent study favored use
of aspirin for suspected stroke, on the theory it benefits those with
occlusion but does not seem to hurt those with hemorrhage as long feared.
New data may change opinions. Buffered aspirin and chewed aspirin or aspirin
applied topically may reduce hazards of stomach-intestinal bleeding with
aspirin or ibuprofen, and doses should be moderate. However, the Johnson and
Johnson company, which makes a form of acetomophin, has conducted scare
campaigns against aspirin while their product often causes major liver
damage. There are many ANTIOXIDANTS, which seem to work in different
tissues, some in blood and body fluid, some in cells, some in brain. The
element selenium is essential and is an antioxidant as are C, E and many of
the B vitamins. There is interest in those that penetrate the brain -
perhaps green tea for use in first aid against stroke. Hesperidin in oranges
seems a strong anti-oxidant, and extracts of pine bark and grape seed.
Blueberries and strawberries are very rich sources, and apples and many,
probably most fresh plant foods contain antioxidants.{J} |