Seven Secrets of Metabolism

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Seven Secrets of Metabolism JoAnn Guest Apr 14, 2005 08:40 PDT

 

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by Narayan deVera, M.D.

 

December 2004

 

 

 

There are seven secrets of metabolism, which, if known and followed,

will lead to greater body wisdom and health.

 

The first secret of metabolism is that the largest organ in the body has

yet to be " discovered " by the medical profession. Its presence is known,

but its importance is significantly overlooked.

 

It is called the " interstitial space " and exists everywhere as

microscopic areas in between every two cells.

This separation of cells is absolutely essential to provide a common

pathway for the movement of oxygen, nutrients, and electrical impulses,

none of which can feasibly traverse through one cell to reach into

another.

 

Collectively, the interstitial space weighs about one-sixth of the total

body mass.

Waste materials egress through the interstitial space to reach the

lymphatic system, and the white-cell defenders move freely within it.

All diseases have their origins as an imbalance in the interstitial

space.

 

In its function as a final common pathway, the interstitial space is

acting as a tissue; but its principal function as an organ is to

maintain a " reserve " of water for balancing the body's needs.

 

The second secret of metabolism concerns the " myth " about high-protein

dieting. Because of a quirky biochemical observation (that it is

impossible on a " molecular basis " to convert protein into fat), the

medical profession advises that a high-protein diet is good. However,

this conclusion is false and is not derived from " biochemical "

understandings.

 

More truthful is the realization that the body requires only a certain

amount of protein to sustain the building and repair of its tissues.

 

There is no natural mechanism for storing surplus dietary protein; and,

therefore, all protein eaten in excess of this basic amount must be

burned up to produce heat for the body.

 

When body enzymes are burning protein to produce heat, they are not

burning carbohydrates to produce heat at the same time.

 

Thus, dietary carbohydrates are diverted into fat storage, except for

what is immediately required to meet the demands of the brain and during

exercise.

 

Furthermore, protein is not a clean-burning fuel; it produces a lot of

stress upon both the liver and the kidneys to eliminate nitrogen and

sulfur wastes.

 

By comparison, carbohydrates " combust " to produce carbon dioxide and

water as waste; and both of these are easily eliminated through the

lungs.

 

The third secret is why digestion of a high-protein diet creates a need

for cellulite, obesity, and wrinkles.

 

Proteins and complex carbohydrates are both progressively broken down

by " inserting " molecules of water wherever a cleavage is effectuated.

 

After continuous digestion, the resulting amino acids and sugar

molecules must then be diluted so they will not be too concentrated in

the blood.

 

The water needed for digestion, combined with the water for dilution,

is " six times " more for a hundred calories of protein compared to a

hundred calories of carbohydrate.

 

Thus, a body maintained on a high-protein diet must store " tremendous

reserves " of water in order to be prepared to digest and dilute the next

meal.

 

This amounts to approximately three pounds of surplus water or bloat,

which is sequestered within the interstitial space.

 

Movement of this volume of water back and forth, first into the stomach,

then into the intestines, next into the blood, and finally back into the

interstitial space again, creates a lot of undue stress on the heart and

endocrine system because of the required changes in blood pressure and

preservation of surplus salts and water.

 

Moreover, since fat is so easily displaceable, all the tissues that have

a small amount of fat in their composition are preferred locations for

the " sequestration " of water reserves; and the body wants to increase

the thickness of the fat layers in these tissues.

 

When a lot of water is hidden within skin areas that do not receive the

benefits of exercise, cellulite results. Wrinkles make it twice as easy

to hide a little more water in skin that has lower amounts of fat.

General obesity is the overall result.

 

The fourth secret of metabolism concerns the " molecular nature " and

" pathophysiology " of food allergies.

 

In general, the allergenicity of a food substance comes from the

" protein molecules " within it; and, therefore, concentrated animal

proteins pose a more significant and unacceptable risk of allergy

formation.

 

Amongst fruits and vegetables, tomatoes are statistically a high-risk

food because they are eaten so often.

 

The antigen itself is composed of only three amino acids, a precise

sequence that is not made by the human body.

 

An antigen is neutralized by an antibody molecule that consists of

three thousand amino acids, but the antigen is capable of producing a

wide variety of adverse effects before it reacts with an antibody.

 

After the antibody reacts twice, it is totally used up and becomes

floating debris in the blood, which debris must be promptly removed.

 

Antibody removal by the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes is a continuous

process; but, nevertheless, some used-up antibody molecules are

inadvertently trapped instead by small capillary loops, and this gives

rise to acne, arthritis, psoriasis, ulcers, kidney failure, and the

like.

 

The fifth secret contains proof that the heart can live for two hundred

years. Every time one eats an allergic food, steroids and other hormones

are released that stimulate the pulse, elevate the blood pressure, and

result in a feeling of euphoria.

 

Secondarily, the body gets addicted to the euphoria; and, consequently,

one craves exactly those foods that cause allergic effects, adversely

influencing the body's inherent sense of balance. Wheat is a most

insidious cause of this vicious cycle of allergy, steroid release, and

addiction. Furthermore, most refined wheat products are horribly

deficient in water content, and this adds to the stress on the heart by

forcing it to push an extra gallon of water into the interstitial spaces

everywhere.

 

Multiply the pulse times the blood pressure to determine the work of the

heart. Using the actuarial statistic that a thirty-five-year-old person

will live to age seventy-five, multiply the heart's work times forty

years to formulate a new term called " heart beat potential. "

 

This is equivalent to three and a half trillion horsepower!

 

Dividing this heart beat potential by a slower pulse and a lower blood

pressure, the natural result of a low-protein, low-allergy diet, we

determine mathematically that it will take nearly forty additional years

for the heart to live out its heart-beat potential.

 

Next, we consider empirically the axiom of kinesiology that periodic

rest improves performance; we include the fact that a slower pulse gives

the heart more rest between every two beats; and we factor in the

actuarial determination that a lower blood pressure increases longevity.

 

All this together is mathematically translated into the conclusion that

the heart has the potential to last for two hundred years.

 

The sixth secret of metabolism is about the promotion of optimal health

and longevity without morbidity. A good basic diet should eliminate

allergic foods. Once a year, at the time of a special occasion, try to

eliminate another offending food.

 

Fruits, vegetables, rice, and potatoes are the best staples. Rice and

potatoes are better than the other traditional grains because they

contain more inherent water.

 

The alkaline grains: amaranth, chinois, millet, and teff are also very

good; and a totally alkaline diet is one of the best so long as

individual food allergies are also eliminated.

 

Twenty grams a day is a sufficient amount of protein, about half of the

" minimum daily requirement. "

 

This can easily be obtained exclusively from fruits and vegetables.

Ideally animal proteins are permissible if the same animal is not eaten

more than once a month.

 

A five-day interval is fine for fruits, vegetables, and grains. Shorter

intervals are quite tolerable for all foods provided that the same meat

or grain is not eaten more than once a day.

 

This latter advice is ancient, given by Hippocrates, the Father of

Medicine; and more modern advice shows us how to determine individual

food allergies by using a pulse-counting method, muscle testing, or

observation of a pendulum.

 

These techniques are easily learned and require further elaboration.

The elimination of food allergies will preserve the integrity of all of

the body's organ systems, and its introduction is never too late to

reduce symptoms and improve one's overall level of wellness.

 

The seventh and final secret describes the compassion of cancer. If a

person continues the bad habits of eating a high-protein diet and, at

the same time, there are a lot of animal-protein allergies, then large

antibody molecules get produced and used up at a tremendously fast rate.

 

Since 25% of the blood flow goes through the kidneys, many used-up

antibody molecules are trapped by the kidney filters, which get

progressively plugged up, leading to higher and higher blood pressures

and eventual kidney failure or heart failure.

 

However, the body has a wisdom that senses the condition of impending

kidney failure and initiates a physiological process that diverts

sedimentary protein towards a functional purpose.

 

This process is the formation of a tumor growth.

 

All tumors represent a mechanism for the sequestration and storage of

waste protein.

 

After ten years of tumor growth, the basically asymptomatic years, the

kidneys are still functioning well. In the absence of the tumor, the

kidneys would have failed; and the body would have surrendered itself

much earlier to the effects of seriously elevated blood pressures

required to cleanse the blood by constantly forcing it through partially

occluded kidney filters.

 

An early morbidity from stroke and heart attack is prevented by the

formation of a cancer! Thus, the conclusion is obvious; to prevent

cancer, one should eat a low-protein, low-allergy diet.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Narayan deVera is a medical doctor, age 61, who has been an

accomplished artist for almost 30 years. He has specialized in the

prevention of disease since 1976. Extensive cardio-pulmonary stress

testing at age 50 showed that his body did not age appreciably after 18

years on a low-allergy diet. His most recent health book is " You Be The

Judge. " He has also written " Discovered Defense, " a book about the game

of chess and one about particle physics and religion, called " Einstein's

Dream. "

 

Currently, he is very active in the Civil Society Movement and has made

two trips to Africa to help solve the problems of chronic hunger there

and other conditions due to Vitamin-A deficiency. His website address is

www.heartofhumanity.org.

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