bowel disease. Fluoride accumulates in the pineal gland, creating damaging effects
such as early puberty, lowered melatonin, porous bones and teeth, bone cancer and
feeble mindedness. The toxic effect of fluoride ion plays a key role in acute Mg
deficiency. http://www.mgwater.com/fl2.shtml —Fluoride Magnesium Interaction
Cysteine is a naturally occurring, sulfur-containing amino acid that is a
building block to most proteins, including the antioxidant glutathione (L-cysteine,
L-glutamate and glycine). Due to the ability to undergo redox reactions, cysteine
has antioxidant properties. Cysteine is best taken as Cystine, rather than N-
acetylcysteine (NAC). Organic sulfur phytochemicals from plants in the onion and
cabbage family offer phytochelation properties that remove heavy metals and other
toxins from the body. Phytochelatins are peptides - short chains of amino acids
are synthesized from glutathione. Phytochelatins are small, cysteine-rich peptides
capable of binding heavy metal ions. They trap, or ‘chelate’, heavy metal ions to
form an inactive complex. Phytochelatins are more effective than glutathione and
citrate at protecting the plant from heavy metals. I haven’t found reference to it
yet, but it makes sense that the phytochelatins from raw fruits and vegetables are
the ultimate chelators of toxins in the human body as well. Dietary detox measures
should include sulfur-rich foods; kale, cabbage, garlic, beans and egg yolk.
Echinacea and Dandelion are immunomodulators that help diminish acute
allergic hypersensitivity. Echinacea modulates the expression of pro-inflammatory
cytokines by acting on cannabinoid receptors on the surface of immune cells,
and lessening the production of NF-kappaB and therefore the transcription and
expression of inflammatory proteins. Echinacea suppress IL-2 production, a pro-
inflammatory cell-to-cell signaling molecule. Ginger is a natural cox-2 inhibitor.
neUroenDocrine tHeorY oF aGinG
The Neuroendocrine Theory of Aging first proposed in the 1960’s by Prof.
Vladimir Dilman, along with Dr. Ward Dean. This theory is central to meta-
adaptation to kundalini and specifically how we might protect receptors, and
recover receptor sensitivity and numbers after an awakening. The Neuroendocrine
Theory of Aging is outlined in Ward Dean’s articles at vrp.com in the Research
Center.
“The central thesis of the Neuroendocrine Theory is that the aging process is caused
by an age-related loss of central (hypothalamic) and peripheral receptor sensitivity
to inhibition by hormones and other signaling substances. This loss of hypothalamic
sensitivity results in a progressive shifting of homeostasis—the body’s regulatory system
for maintaining internal balance—and altered levels of hormones, neurotransmitters,
and cell signalers. These metabolic shifts are believed to cause aging and the diseases of
aging.” Ward Dean M.D.
By restoring hypothalamic and peripheral receptor sensitivity to more youthful
levels, this positively impacts the four principle homeostats, increasing overall
adaptogenesis and reducing “aging.” The four principle homeostats are: Energy,
Adaptive (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis), Reproductive and Immune.
Dilman believed that the level of catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine,