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> In a message dated 10/8/03 2:12:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> liberty@p... writes:

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> > Modern research into disease causation has revealed

> > that excess carbohydrate is a factor in many, if not

> > most, of the diseases of civilization.

>

> Your interpretation is controversial, hence the recent

> thread we've had debating the issue.

Here is my source for that interpretation, a quote from Dr.

Heller's and Dr. Heller's book.

" For centuries, physicians and scientists have dreamed

of finding a unifying factor, a single, central cause that

would explain all of the diseases that plague the human race

and that, when corrected, would relieve mankind of the pain

and suffering that have come to be accepted as a part of

life and aging.

Amazingly, today, without fanfare or flourish, science

has uncovered not one single factor but, rather several

important imbalances in the body, each of which seems to

be responsible for a whole host of diseases and risk

factors.

We call these imbalances profactors, because each one

appears to be the first factor, the underlying cause, of

several diseases and risk factors.

At this very minute, three different profactors are

being studied intensely by scientists and physicians alike.

The first imbalance is Profactor-A.

Profactor-A is responsible for many of the autoimmune

diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever,

pernicious anemia, and lupus erythematosus. In the diseases

caused by Profactor-A, the body literally attacks itself.

Unfortunately, the process responsible for Profactor-A has

not yet been positively identified, though current research

in the area of cytokines, substances secreted by immune

cells as they fight disease, may soon provide some answers.

The prevention and alleviation of autoimmune diseases still

awaits positive identification of this important profactor.

The second imbalance, Profactor-C, is responsible for

the abnormal growth of cells, the set of diseases we call

cancer. Cancer cells grow out of control, stealing nourishment

and vital space needed by normal cells. Again, the prevention

and eradication of cancer awaits the discovery and correction

of its underlying malfunction, Profactor-C.

Both Profactor-A and Profactor-C are being actively

studied while some strides have been made in understanding

these two profactors, no final breakthrough and no correction,

as yet, have been uncovered.

But the third profactor, Profactor-H, has a far happier

story to tell.

Profactor-H is the term we use for the silent but deadly

imbalance that comes from having too much insulin in your

bloodstream. An excess of insulin can occur when your body

releases too much insulin (after eating or during stress, for

instance), or it can come from your body's inability to use the

insulin that you have, or it can can come from a combination

of both.

Most people never suspect they have too much insulin,

but over time, without your knowing it, high insulin levels

can cause great damage to your body and lead to the development

of many serious health risk factors and diseases. If your

insulin level remains high for extended periods of time, it

can become a profactor for disease—Profactor-H.

Though scientists again and again describe Profactor-H's

power to cause illness and early death, at this time Profactor-H

may still go unrecognized and uncorrected. In many cases,

physicians and other health professionals attempt to treat

or eliminate disease, disorders, or risk factors without

correcting the underlying cause—the profactor itself. What

is worse is that Profactor-H's impact is mounting by the day

and if it were a contagious disease it would be classified as

" epidemic. "

Profactor-H: A continuous excess of insulin that is

often undiagnosed and can lead or contribute to heart disease

and atherosclerosis, stroke, adult-onset diabetes mellitus,

polycystic ovary disease, some types of cancer, and vascular

disease, as well as many health risk factors such as undesirable

levels of fats in the blood, excess weight, and high blood

pressure. Physicians and researchers alike may still refer

to Profactor-H as chronic hyperinsulinemia. Our research shows

that once Profactor-H risk is recognized it may be preventable

as well as reversible. "