Guest guest Posted July 5, 1999 Report Share Posted July 5, 1999 >From: " Luiz Moreira " <gingerjoe@...> >Reply-bowel cleanseonelist ><bowel cleanseonelist> >Subject: Essential Amino Acids >Date: Sun, 4 Jul 1999 19:06:07 -0300 > >From: " Luiz Moreira " <gingerjoe@...> > >Bill wrote : > > " > >If you add a good multi amino acid complex suppliment to your diet >you will see an even greater results. >Most vegetarians are deficient in essential vitamins,minerals and >the 27 essential amino acids. > > Bill " >-------------------------------------------------- >Dear Bill , > >Below please find a small portion of a text on amino acid so that you can >learn a little bit more about them before you try to teach others in a >matter that I can clearly see you don´t understand a bit. >There are only about 10 ( some authors says 12 ) essential amino acids. The >term essential stands for the ones we cannot synthesize . If we can >synthesize them that means they cannot be termed as " essential " . They are >also called non essential amino acids. >Please read below: > >Amino Acids: >Amino acids are any of a group of organic molecules that consist of a basic >amino group (-NH2), an acidic carboxyl group (-COOH), and an organic R >group >(or side chain), which is unique to each amino acid. > >Although more than 100 amino acids occur naturally, only 20 are commonly >used in protein synthesis; these are the same in all living organisms, from >protozoa to plants and animals. In humans, the body is unable to synthesize >approximately 10 of these amino acids (essential amino acids), making them >a >requirement in the diet. The remaining 10 (nonessential amino acids) are >synthesized by an oxidation-reduction reaction called transamination. Amino >acids are joined covalently by peptide bonds to yield proteins (including >enzymes and hormones; structural, transport, and contractile elements; and >molecules of special biological activity). >---------------------------------------------- >So, where are the 27 essential amino acids ?? >I think you should restrict your techings to the subject that you have been >trained for, i.e. taking care of patients because this is what you are, >right , you are a nurse. > > > Luiz > >OH REALLY! Why dont you enlighten us my friend. I dont know what book or web page you copied this information from because you forgot some very important information AND YOUR INFORMATION IS OUT DATED. Yes only a part of my education is in nursing! Does my being a nurse bother you or something? I'll let you guess what the other parts of my education are? I dont think you really want to get into the amino acids with me nearly as bad as you think you do? Bill > > > > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2000 Report Share Posted March 1, 2000 I started to gather this information on the essential and nonessential amino acids for my own use, but then it occurred to me to share this with my friends. My understanding of the difference between essential and non essential amino acids is that if your body gets enough of the essential amino acids, it will produce the non essential amino acids itself. Your body has to get the essential amino acids from either the foods you eat or supplementation. All of this is based on the assumption that adequate diet and proper digestion is good. I believe that some amino acids have a direct effect on hypothyroidism, as well as many other medical conditions. All of the below has been copied and pasted from: Rick Hall - your About.com Guide to: Nutrition Ira Isoleucine Type Essential Amino Acid, Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Functions Blood-sugar regulation, muscle development and repair, hemoglobin development, energy regulation Deficiencies Possible dizziness, headaches, fatigue, depression, confusion, irritability Toxicity Elevated urination Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 31 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 28 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 10 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Eggs, fish, lentils, poultry, beef, seeds, soy, wheat, almonds, dairy Leucine Type Essential Amino Acid, Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Functions Blood-sugar regulation, growth and repair of muscle tissue, hormone production, wound healing, energy regulation Deficiencies Possible dizziness, headaches, fatigue, depression, confusion, irritability, hypoglycemia in infants Toxicity Hypoglycemia, possible pellagra Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 73 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 44 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 14 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Eggs, fish, lentils, poultry, beef, seeds, soy, wheat, almonds, dairy, beans, brown rice Phenylalanine Type Essential Amino Acid Functions Increases blood levels of norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine, neurotransmitter function Deficiencies Rare. Slowed growth, lethargy, liver damage, weakness, edema, skin lesions Toxicity Rare. Decreased/increased blood pressure, headaches Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 69 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 22 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 14 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Dairy, almonds, avocados, lima beans, peanuts, seeds Threonine Type Essential Amino Acid Functions Antibody production, can be converted to glycine and serine Deficiencies Rare. Skin disorders, weakness. Toxicity None known Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 37 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 28 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 7 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Dairy, beef, poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, seeds Valine Type Essential Amino Acid, Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Functions Growth and repair of muscle tissue, energy regulation Deficiencies None known Toxicity Possible hallucinations Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 38 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 25 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 10 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Eggs, mushrooms, nuts, poultry, beef, soy, grain, dairy Histidine Type Essential Amino Acid Functions Growth, tissue repair, histamine development Deficiencies None known Toxicity Stress, possible anxiety disorders Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 8-10 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Pork, poultry, rice, wheat, cheese Lysine Type Essential Amino Acid Functions Promotes calcium absorption, growth and repair of muscle tissue, lowers serum triglycerides, development and regulation of: collagen, antibodies, hormones and enzymes. Deficiencies Rare. Possible stunted growth, anemia, hair loss, decreased appetite, weight loss, decreased energy, irritability. Toxicity Unknown. Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 64 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 44 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 12 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Fish, eggs, dairy, lima beans, beef, soy, yeast, potatoes Methionine Type Essential Amino Acid Functions May prevent arterial fat build-up, promotes collagen synthesis, may act as antioxidant Deficiencies Rare. Slowed growth, liver damage, weakness, edema, skin lesions Toxicity Unknown. Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) 27 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 22 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 13 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Fish, eggs, dairy, beans, beef, garlic, onion, lentils, soybeans Tryptophan Type Essential Amino Acid Functions Precursor for serotonin (which aids sleep and anxiety), niacin production Deficiencies Rare. Stunted growth. Toxicity Possible eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (potentially fatal) Recommended Intakes (1985 Joint FAO/WHO/UNU Report) Tryptophan supplementation has been determined unsafe and is illegal in the United States 12.5 mg/kg/day - Preschool, 2-5 yrs 3.3 mg/kg/day - Schoolchildren, 10-12 yrs 3.5 mg/kg/day - Adults, 18yrs and older Food Sources Dairy, beef, poultry, barley, brown rice, fish, soybeans, peanuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2000 Report Share Posted March 1, 2000 We use Bragg's Liquid Aminos all the time. It's a condiment that tastes like soy sauce that is salt-free. It's delicious and is a source of all the aminos you listed. It's made of pure soybeans and purified water and has only 4 calories per teaspoon. I get it at Whole Foods Market, and I'm sure it's in all health food stores. I think it was invented long ago! Thanks for all the info Ira! Do you know of supplements in pill form? lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Appetite suppressors Dear lee: Soy products that are unfermented inhibit thyroid function. I suspect that includes Braggs. Suggest trying tamari, its also made from soy but fermented. Appetite suppressors may have some short terms benefits. But what your body is saying is that it wants food. Food that has some nutritional value in it. Suggest that you access www.hacres.com for an incredible insight into what kind of nutrition the body actually requires. Ignore the biblical references unless you are into that. The nutritional data is superb. A person does not have to suppress the appetite. When one eats natural, organically grown food, with adequate protein, adequate fats/oils [meaning avocadoes, olive oil, coconut oil..in salad dressings], and not too much carbohydrate, especially bread and pasta, [potatoes, brown rice, sweet potatoes and grains like kamut, quinoa, oats, buckwheat, millet are OK]then one does not tend to experience constant hunger. Again, hunger is the body saying that it wants nutrition, to suppress that would be to torpedo an essential function. [again this is explained on www.hacres.com Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone that is a " look alike " to your thyroid hormone but is not the same [or it couldn't be patented] Your thyroid produces inadequate hormone [T4] because it lacks iodine, zinc, B6, magnesium, manganese, selenium, trace elements, tyrosine. To restore thyroid function, one simply has to take the nutritional foods [or supplements] that supplies these nutrients. Thyrodine does exactly that. See www.thyrodine.com Please consider taking responsibility for your own health and that of your baby by studying the data on these web sites and reading books like..any by Kenton or Fit for Life by Marilyn and Harvey Diamond. best wishes, Earl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Hi Earl, I went to your website www.thyrodine.com I was interested in thyrodine and the price, but the link to " order " came up with an " error " . How much is thyroidine, is it only available over the net, is it available in health stores in South Africa? I take eltroxin daily...my blood results show normal function, but I am battling to lose weight, still feel tired, depressed, have developed rosacea and when I visited a ND she took my blood and found I had low ferritin levels. I just feel pretty miserable sometimes. Thanking you. Cheryl Rogoff bcrogoff@... PS I would appreciate you replying to my privately on my query please. Thank you. RE: essential amino acids >From: " Earl Conroy " <waiorama@...> > >Appetite suppressors >Dear lee: >Soy products that are unfermented inhibit thyroid function. I suspect that >includes Braggs. Suggest trying tamari, its also made from soy but >fermented. >Appetite suppressors may have some short terms benefits. But what your body >is saying is that it wants food. Food that has some nutritional value in it. >Suggest that you access www.hacres.com for an incredible insight into what >kind of nutrition the body actually requires. Ignore the biblical references >unless you are into that. The nutritional data is superb. >A person does not have to suppress the appetite. When one eats natural, >organically grown food, with adequate protein, adequate fats/oils [meaning >avocadoes, olive oil, coconut oil..in salad dressings], and not too much >carbohydrate, especially bread and pasta, [potatoes, brown rice, sweet >potatoes and grains like kamut, quinoa, oats, buckwheat, millet are OK]then >one does not tend to experience constant hunger. >Again, hunger is the body saying that it wants nutrition, to suppress that >would be to torpedo an essential function. [again this is explained on >www.hacres.com >Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone that is a " look alike " to your >thyroid hormone but is not the same [or it couldn't be patented] >Your thyroid produces inadequate hormone [T4] because it lacks iodine, zinc, >B6, magnesium, manganese, selenium, trace elements, tyrosine. >To restore thyroid function, one simply has to take the nutritional foods >[or supplements] that supplies these nutrients. Thyrodine does exactly that. >See www.thyrodine.com >Please consider taking responsibility for your own health and that of your >baby by studying the data on these web sites and reading books like..any by > Kenton or Fit for Life by Marilyn and Harvey Diamond. >best wishes, >Earl > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >MAXIMIZE YOUR CARD, MINIMIZE YOUR RATE! >Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as >0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. >Apply NOW! >1/2122/5/_/62054/_/952024752/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2000 Report Share Posted March 2, 2000 Earl: I appreciate your opinion, but I feel fabulous right now on the Synthroid and Meridia. I have boundless energy, I'm happier than I've ever been and I'm losing 2+ pounds per week! Best of luck to you with your illness. lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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