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ANNUAL CONVENTION! Legislation Journal
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JANMA ONLINE REFERENCES Vol. 15 No. 2
Methylation: The Molecule that Unlocks the Body's Healing Response By:
Jack Tips, N.D., Ph.D., C.Hom., C.C.N. REFERENCES [1] Methylation – the adding, and in some cases the subtracting (demethylation), of a methyl molecule to a chromosome, toxin, enzyme, molecule, etc. [2] Methyl Groups – a molecule with one Carbon atom and three Hydrogen atoms, thus CH3. It is often abbreviated Me. Methyl groups can be found in 3 forms: anion, cation and radical. The anion has 8 valence electrons, the radical 7 and the cation 6. All three are highly reactive and perform many of the wonders of life. [3] Organon of Medicine – by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. The founding philosophy of classical homeopathy and presentation on the laws of health, disease and cure. [4] Time Magazine, 2/23/2004, Inflammation: The Secret Killer. [5] Epigenetics— In biology, and specifically genetics, epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence, hence the name epi- (Greek: επί- over, above) -genetics. For example, DNA methylation or histone acetylation, serve to suppress gene expression without altering the sequence of the silenced genes. [6] Round Up Ready – trademark by the Monsanto Corporation. Denotes genetically modified crops that are resistant to death by the neurotoxic herbicide, Round Up® that are now infiltrating the global food supply including soy, corn, beet, and alfalfa. [7] “GM Food Toxins Found In The Blood Of 93% Of Unborn Babies,” The Daily Mail, 6/08/2011: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at the University of Sherbrooke Hospital Centre, Quebec, Canada. [8] Mitochondria – the organelles with a eukaryote cell that produce the body’s miracle of chemical life energy (ATP). [9] Krebs Cycle – also called the citric acid cycle, is part of a metabolic pathway involved in the chemical conversion of carbohydrates, fats and proteins into carbon dioxide and water to generate a form of usable energy. This occurs in the mitochondria. [10] Beta-oxidation is the process by which fatty acids, in the form of Acyl-CoA molecules, are broken down in mitochondria and/or in peroxisomes to generate Acetyl-CoA, the entry molecule for the Citric Acid cycle. [11] 5 R’s. Note of credit. I first heard of the 5 R’s of Cellular Healing at Dr. Daniel Pompa’s Health Centers of the Future Seminars. Dr. Pompa applied these 5 R’s to completely correct his personal environmental illness and to correct an autism-spectrum concern with one of his children. [12] Eukaryote – a cell classification denoting cells that have various other organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, etc.) within their membranes; as opposed to prokaryotic cells that lack a nucleus. [13] NO/ONOO Cycle – an inner cellular, chronic, self-perpetuating free-radical/inflammation cascade base on Nitric Oxide (NO) metabolizing into peroxynitrite (ONOO) and then peroxynitrite metabolizing back into nitric oxide and starting the process again. Credit to Dr. Martin Pall for this discovery. [14] American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 71, No. 2, 614S-620s, February 2000, B vitamins, homocysteine, and neurocognitive function in the elderly, Selhub, Bagley, Miller & Rosenberg, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, and the University of California at Davis [15] Glutathione -- An antioxidant that prevents damage to important cellular components caused by reactive oxygen species such as free radicals and peroxides. Glutathione is found almost exclusively in its reduced form. The enzyme that reverts it from its oxidized form, glutathione reductase, is constitutively active and inducible upon oxidative stress. The ratio of reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione within cells is used as a measure of cellular toxicity.
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