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I had upper mouth discomfort once and it reached into my facial muscles. Finally I thought about oil pulling and tried it with coconut oil. I swished for 20 min or so and then spit it out in the garbage can. And what do you know, after suffering for several months, within a couple of days the issue completely cleared up. Amazing!!
Garlic Reduces Plaque in Genetically Modified Mice
One might say the benefits of Garlic on slowing calcium score progression are nice, but what about preventing plaque formation itself? This question was studied in atherosclerotic mice by Ayelet Gonen’s group at the Institute of Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer Israel. Dr. Gonen studied the effect of daily Allicin treatment (the active ingredient in Garlic) in mice genetically modified to form atherosclerotic plaque in the aortic sinus. These were Apo-E knockout mice, and LDL receptor knockout mice. Daily allicin (9 mg/kg) reduced the atherosclerotic plaque area by 70% in apoE-deficient mice and by 60% in LDL receptor knockout mice.(21) This is rather impressive. They went further, showing allicin binds directly to the LDL particle preventing LDL oxidation, and inhibits macrophage uptake and degradation of the LDL particles. This, they speculated , was the mechanism for atherosclerosis prevention. Left Image courtesy of Ayelet Gonen
Garlic and Atherosclerotic Plaque Regression – Ayelet Gonen
Above image Fig. 1. Allicin reduced the atherosclerotic lesion area in aortic sinus. Stained sections showing plaque (red arrows) from apoE knockout mice (A Allicin treated, B placebo treated) Courtesy of Antiatherogenic effect of allicin Pathobiology 2005 Gonen.
Future Research
As mentioned above, independent researchers have found polymicrobial organisms colonizing biofilms in atherosclerotic plaque.
One question I have is this: Why not conduct a series of experiments using these same techniques to look for infected biofilms in the atherosclerotic plaque material in animal models of atherosclerosis ? Perhaps the Institute of Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research might share mouse plaque specimens with the labs of Drs. Fry, Lanter and Ott. This could answer important questions. What is the timing of the infection in the plaque? Is infection a prerequisite for plaque formation. Does infection seed the plaque later ? Exactly when in the life cycle of the atherosclerotic plaque does the infection occur? Is the explanation for Garlic as a preventive agent due to preventing LDL oxidation and inhibiting macrophage uptake as Dr Gonen speculates ? Or does infection also play a role in these supposedly “pristine” animal models of knockout mice genetically bred to form atherosclerosis ? These and other question could be answered by studying plaque from animal models using the 16s RNA cloning and flourescent imaging techniques used in Dr Lanter, Ott and Fry’s labs.
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Good to have another angle on the molecular minestrone of energy production. Since I live on coffee, green sun tea and lotsa fruit/plant water along with seasalts, I tend to disagree with parts of that approach and more strongly consider charge terrain, pH and the H2O/H3O2 matrix.
I find oxygen delivery to be the bottleneck in energy production which enters a downward spiral into oxidative stress and all disease when acidity builds and O2 is further refused. Metabolism generates water, and also occurs as fermentation in the cytoplasm...yet it is charge separation and water structure that holds more oxygen and builds potential, powers circulation and membrane transport.
A major problem is the ingestion of too many easily absorbed processed food molecules and the inability to deliver oxygen sufficient to offset the resultant acidity from metabolizing and processing the overload...Another is insufficient intake of antioxidants. Metals kill charge, stress kills charge, bad/oxidized membrane fats, mineral/electrolyte imbalances fail to produce charge and organic toxins disrupt organ function and biochemistry in general.
Since the understanding of matter and energy stand at the door to the secret of life, the synthesis of chemistry, physics and cell biology should be the focus of further investigation and clarification...and like Dr. Gonzalez shows, there's stuff we don't even know we don't know.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/its-always-oxygenreally
And you are illustrating this article with use plastic water bottles why???
Many of our Forefathers warned as the debates were held on the writing of the Constitution. They foretold that unless medical freedoms and protections were written into the Constitution the day would come that medical treatment in The United States of America would become a dictatorship in and of itself. We must never forget that the government is the SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE, It is time that We the people elect leaders that understand this principle and the so called Departments that were established to protect the people do just that. Now these Departments are headed by former presidents and high ranking employees of the very mega companies that manufacture the products that are in question of damaging We The People! And they have a vested interest in the profits made by the current policies. "You can buy anything or individuals for money". Especially when they seek for power, fame, and Money!
Thank you so much, Sayer, for that extremely, profoundly important article, Sayer. You are bringing us revolutionary news, indeed! I apologize for our fellow humans' rigid, closed minds. Please keep doing what you are doing for us.
The sad part about the situation in Hawaii is that, even though the sovereign people of Hawaii totally voted to get that satanic company out of their lives, their own judges and "officials" (how I detest that word) have reversed the people's decision. These criminal acts are NOT going to be rectified by voting. WE, the PEOPLE, must regain our rightful power and authority over our SERVANTS at all levels of our corrupt government. That can be done peacefully via OUR courts which are raping, pillaging, imprisoning the innocent, robbing, stealing children, victimizing the elderly, and enforcing non-laws--ordinances, statutes, and regulations. We MUST put our common law and our common law grand juries back into OUR courts that have been taken over by corrupt and criminal judges, DAs, sheriffs, code enforcement thugs, and city "officials". They're all in it together; it's become very lucrative for them at OUR expense. National Liberty Alliance has been working for the past few years to make this happen. Please join with us and bring our rightful voices and power back at national liberty alliance dot org (remove spaces, replace "dot" with a period.
Sayer -- I tried to go to the link that you provided for Gary Nulls estimate of yearly iatrogenic deaths; but the link brought me to the Life Enthusiast web site, with no references to Gary Null. Might you correct that link for us?
Thank you for another excellent article!
Excellent article, Spoony. Thanks for all the work you did to put it all together.