Seven Secrets of Metabolism

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Seven Secrets of Metabolism JoAnn Guest Oct 16, 2005 12:47 PDT

 

 

by Narayan deVera, M.D.

 

December 2004

 

http://www.thenhf.com/articles_58.htm

 

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

inbetween 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 in any form, is a most insidious cause of this vicious

cycle of allergy, steroid release, and addiction. Furthermore, most

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

wheat and 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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