HOMOCYSTEINE CARDIOVASCULAR
HOMOCYSTEINE STROKE
HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM
WHAT IS HOMOCYSTEINE ?
(Keywords: homocysteine cardiovascular, homocysteine stroke, what is homocysteine, homocysteine metabolism) HOMOCYSTEINE is a naturally occuring amino acid that is formed in the body from the breakdown of another amino acid, METHIONINE, which we eat every day. Dairy products, fish and meat are rich in methionine. In normal HOMOCYSTEINE metabolism it is immediately converted into two very important substances: GLUTATHIONE is a very powerful anti-oxidant, anti-aging and detoxifying chemical in the body. It keeps you young and slows the aging process of your body. But for this to happen, the body requires high levels of ZINC, and vitamins B2 and B6. Without them the enzymes that convert HOMOCYSTEINE to GLUTATHIONE are inhibited, and the concentration of toxic HOMOCYSTEINE in the blood rises. SAMe is a powerful anti-arthritic and anti-depression chemical in the body. It is involved in the production of the neuro-transmitters in your brain - the chemicals involved in mood, for example, and memory, and how well you sleep. But the conversion of toxic HOMOCYSTEINE to SAMe by enzymmes requires adequate vitamin B2, B12, Folate and Zinc. If these cofactors are not present in adequate quantities... yes, you guessed it, the homocysteine in your blood increases. Bad!
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Whenever the scientific community comes across a treatment that claims to be able to cure everything in the body, it becomes very sceptical. Thus the discoverer of the toxic effect of HOMOCYSTEINE was for decades left out in the medical wilderness. He claimed that high HOMOCYSTEINE was one of the main causes of homocysteine cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, strokes, Parkinson's disease - more than 50 diseases in all! Frankly, I was sceptical too. Until I discovered there are now over 200 research articles in highly respected scientific journals confirming the toxic effect of high levels of HOMOCYSTEINE in the blood. For example: "Association between plasma HOMOCYSTEINE concentrations and extra-cranial carotid artery stenosis." (New England Journal of Medicine, 1995). Arterial stenosis means not enough blood can get through, in this case to the brain. The carotid arteries are the main blood supply to your brain.
HOMOCYSTEINE CARDIOVASCULAR
High levels of LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) is very dangerous in the body. It's beyond dispute. But high levels of HOMOCYSTEINE oxidise the LDL into an even more dangerous form: Oxidised LDL. This substance attacks the intima, the innermost layer of arteries causing atherosclerosis. Arterial walls harden and thicken and macrophages begin to stick to the arterial wall. Furthermore high levels of HOMOCYSTEINE makes the blood clot more readily than normal. The result: not enough blood to the brain (and all organs, of course) and a high risk of homocysteine stroke and homocysteine cardiovascular disease. Heart disease. In short, like diabetes and smoking, high homocysteine levels cause arterial disease, and that means that every tissue in your body is under threat. Acne to athlete's foot, baldness to ingrowing toenails!
CANCER
In cancer the cells DNA is damaged in some way. Most scientists are leaning towards excessive oxidation by free radicals as the main cause of damaged DNA.The result? Unconrolled proliferation by the damaged DNA of the tissue affected. Cancer. GLUTATHIONE is one of the most powerful anti-oxidants in the body. Not enough zinc and B vitamins > drop in the conversion of HOMOCYSTEINE to GLUTATHIONE > double disaster: Low Gluthathione, the body's chief anti-oxidant. Raised HOMOCYSTEINE, the body's chief destroyer of the intima of your arteries. Sick! Seriously sick.
PARKINSONS, ALZHEIMERS, DIABETES, DEPRESSION
Homocysteine metabolism has huge repercussions in the body, affecting every tissue and organ. Healthy homocysteine metabolism and you have a healthy homocysteine cadiovascular profile, and a healthy homocysteine stroke ... cancer, depression,thyroid... profile. This is a vast subject! Far too big for this page, too big for a whole website, in fact. If concerned, get tested. It's a simple blood test.
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TREATMENT
Being a writer myself, I'm not going to cheat Dr James Braly and Patrick Holford of their paltry few cents that publishers pay authors for all their grind! Buy their book, it's easy to read.In short, if you are eating foods rich in the anti-oxidants, all the coloured fruits and salads, then you are half way there. Take a multivitamin and mineral, rich in the B vitamins and zinc and you are 80% of the way there. For the rest... read the book!
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