Molasses and Remission of Leukemia

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Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Complete Remission Achieved in a Case of Both Primary and Recurrent Adult

Acute Myelogeneous Leukemia by a Novel Nutritional Therapy

Apr 2006, Vol. 12, No. 3: 311-315

 

Peter Grandics, Ph.D.A-D Research Foundation, Carlsbad, CA.

 

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the possible clinical

benefit of molasses-based dietary compositions (designated as MSQ 13, MSQ 15,

and

MSQ 18) in a case of both primary and recurrent adult AML.

Design: The design was a single case study.

Settings/location: The setting was in the home.

Interventions: The regime of dietary compositions initially was administered

as follows: MSQ-13 1tbsp t.i.d. for 1 mo, MSQ-15 2tbsp t.i.d. for 3 mo. After

recurrence, MSQ-18 was taken at 2 tbsp t.i.d. for 3 mo.

Outcome measures: Clinical improvement and regression of AML were the outcome

measures.

Conclusions: Treatment with the MSQ dietary compositions resulted in disease

regression and the reversal of clinical manifestations over two episodes of

AML. Therefore, further studies are warranted to evaluate the utility of this

approach for the clinical management of AML.

 

Here is another article on molasses:

 

 

The thick viscous syrup we call blackstrap molasses that provides the robust

bittersweet flavor to

baked beans and gingerbread is available throughout the year.

 

 

http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=118

 

 

Blackstrap molasses is just one type of molasses, the dark liquid byproduct of

the process of

refining sugar cane into table sugar.

It is made from the third boiling of the sugar syrup and is therefore the

concentrated byproduct left

over after the sugar's sucrose has been crystallized.

Health Benefits How to Select and Store Nutritional Profile References

Blackstrap molasses is a sweetener that is actually good for you.

Unlike refined white sugar and corn syrup, which are stripped of virtually all

nutrients except simple

carbohydrates, or artificial sweeteners like saccharine or aspartame, which not

only provide no

useful nutrients but have been shown to cause health problems in sensitive

individuals, blackstrap

molasses is a healthful sweetener that contains " significant " amounts of a

variety of minerals that

" promote " your health.

 

Iron for Energy

 

In addition to providing quickly assimilated carbohydrates, blackstrap molasses

can increase your

energy by helping to replenish your iron stores.

Blackstrap molasses is a very good source of iron.

Particularly for menstruating women, who are more at risk for iron deficiency,

boosting iron stores

with blackstrap molasses is a good idea--especially because, in comparison to

red meat, a well

known source of iron, blackstrap molasses provides more iron for less calories

and is totally fat-free.

Iron is an integral component of " hemoglobin " , which transports oxygen from the

lungs to all body

cells, and is also part of key enzyme systems for energy production and

metabolism. And, if you're

pregnant or lactating, your needs for iron increase. Growing children and

adolescents also have

increased needs for iron. Just 2 teaspoons of blackstrap molasses will sweetly

provide you with

13.3% of the daily recommended value for iron.

 

A Spoonful of Molasses Helps Your Calcium Needs Go Down

 

Blackstrap molasses is a very good source of calcium. Calcium, one of the most

important minerals

in the body, is involved in a variety of physiological activities essential to

life, including the ability

of the heart and other muscles to contract, blood clotting, the conduction of

nerve impulses to and

from the brain, regulation of enzyme activity, and cell membrane function.

Calcium is needed to form and maintain strong bones and teeth during youth and

adolescence, and

to help prevent the loss of bone that can occur during menopause and as a result

of rheumatoid

arthritis.

Calcium binds to and removes toxins from the colon, thus reducing the risk of

colon cancer, and

because it is involved in nerve conduction, may help prevent migraine attacks.

Two teaspoons of

blackstrap molasses will meet 11.8% of your daily needs for calcium.

 

An Energizing " Mineral-Dense " Sweetener

 

Molasses is also an excellent source of copper and manganese and a very good

source of potassium,

and magnesium.

 

Copper, an essential component of many enzymes, plays a role in a wide range of

physiological

processes including iron utilization, elimination of free radicals, development

of bone and

connective tissue, and the production of the skin and hair pigment called

melanin.

Numerous health problems can develop when copper intake is inadequate, including

iron deficiency

anemia, ruptured blood vessels, osteoporosis, joint problems such as rheumatoid

arthritis, brain

disturbances, elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol and reduced HDL (good) cholesterol

levels, irregular

heartbeat, and increased susceptibility to infections.

Using two teaspoons of blackstrap molasses to sweeten your morning cereal and

the tea you drink

during the day will supply you with 14.0% of the daily recommended value for

copper.

That same amount of blackstrap molasses will also provide you with 18.0% of the

day's needs for

manganese. This trace mineral helps produce energy from protein and

carbohydrates, and is

involved in the synthesis of fatty acids that are important for a healthy

nervous system and in the

production of cholesterol that is used by the body to produce sex hormones.

Manganese is also a critical " component " of an important antioxidant enzyme

called " superoxide

dismutase " . Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is found exclusively inside the body's

" mitochondria "

(the oxygen-based energy factories inside most of our cells) where it provides

" protection " against

damage from the free radicals produced during energy production.

Like calcium, potassium plays an important role in muscle contraction and nerve

transmission.

When potassium is deficient in the diet, activity of both muscles and nerves can

become

compromised.

 

Potassium is an especially important mineral for atheletes since it is involved

in carbohydrate

storage for use by muscles as fuel and is also important in maintaining the

body's proper electrolyte

and acid-base (pH) balance.

 

When potassium levels drop too low, muscles get weak, and athletes tire more

easily during

exercise, as potassium deficiency causes a decrease in glycogen (the fuel used

by exercising

muscles) storage. Simply by adding two teaspoons of blackstrap molasses to your

morning

smoothie, you can supply 9.7% of your potassium needs for the day along with a

healthy dose of

carbohydrates to burn.

 

Calcium's balancing major mineral, magnesium is also necessary for healthy bones

and energy

production. About two-thirds of the magnesium in the human body is found in our

bones. Some

helps give bones their physical structure, while the rest is found on the

surface of the bone where it

is stored for the body to draw upon as needed.

 

Magnesium, by balancing calcium, helps regulate nerve and muscle tone. In many

nerve cells,

magnesium serves as Nature's own calcium channel blocker, preventing calcium

from rushing into

the nerve cell and activating the nerve.

 

By blocking calcium's entry, magnesium keeps our nerves (and the blood vessels

and muscles they

ennervate) relaxed. If our diet provides us with too little magnesium, however,

calcium can gain

free entry, and the nerve cell can become overactivated, sending too many

messages and causing

excessive contraction.

 

Insufficient magnesium can thus contribute to high blood pressure, muscle spasms

(including

spasms of the heart muscle or the spasms of the airways symptomatic of asthma),

and migraine

headaches, as well as muscle cramps, tension, soreness and fatigue. In two

teaspoons of blackstrap

molasses, you will receive 7.3% of the daily value for magnesium.

Switching from nutrient-poor sweeteners like white sugar or corn syrup, or from

potentially harmful

fake sweeteners like aspartame or saccharin to " nutrient-dense " blackstrap

molasses is one simple

way that eating healthy can sweeten your life.

 

Description The truth behind the phrase " slow as molasses " becomes apparent when

you reflect on

molasses's thick, viscous, syrupy texture. Featuring a robust bittersweet

flavor, blackstrap molasses

helps create the distinctive taste of dishes such as baked beans and

gingerbread. Blackstrap molasses

is very dark in color, having a black-brown hue.

 

Blackstrap molasses is just one type of molasses, the dark liquid that is the

byproduct of the process

of refining sugar cane into table sugar.

 

Blackstrap molasses is made from the third boiling of the sugar syrup and is

therefore the

concentrated byproduct left over after the sugar's sucrose has been

crystallized.

History Molasses has been imported into the United States from the Caribbean

Islands since the

time of the early colonists. In fact, it was the most popular sweetener used

until the late 19th century

since it was much more affordable than refined sugar, which was very expensive

at that time.

 

In some respects, molasses has had a rather sticky history with at least two

important historical

events centering around this sweet food product. The first is the Molasses Act

of 1733, a tariff

passed by England to try to discourage the colonists from trading with areas of

the West Indies that

were not under British rule. This legislation is thought to be one of the events

that catalyzed prerevolutionary

colonial dissent and unrest.

 

It is not often that a fateful tragedy occurs that centers around a food, but

unfortunately, in 1919, one

such event did occur. The event is referred to as the Great Molasses Flood and

occurred when a

molasses storage tank holding over two million gallons of molasses broke, and

its sticky content

came pouring throughout the city streets of Boston, Massachussetts, traveling as

fast as 35 miles per

hour and creating a thirty foot tidal wave of sweetener. Unfortunately, this was

not a sweet matter as

twenty-one people died and significant amounts of property was destroyed.

Blackstrap molasses gained in popularity in the mid-20th century with the advent

of the health food

movement. Today, the largest producers of molasses are India, Brazil, Taiwan,

Thailand, the

Phillipines and the United States.

 

How to Select and Store Look for blackstrap molasses that is " unsulphured " since

not only doesit

not contain this " processing " chemical to which some people are sensitive, but

it has a cleaner and

more clarified taste. Blackstrap molasses made from organic sugar cane is also

available in some

markets.

 

Molasses should be stored in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator or a

cool, dry place.

Unopened containers should keep for about one year, while opened containers

should keep for about

six months.

 

How to Enjoy For some of our favorite recipes, click Recipes.

 

A Few Quick Serving Ideas: Adding molasses to baked beans will give them that

traditionally

robust flavor.

 

Molasses imparts a wonderfully distinctive flavor to cookies and gingerbread

cakes.

 

Basting chicken or turkey with molasses will give it both a rich color and rich

taste.

 

Safety Blackstrap molasses is not a commonly allergenic food, is not included in

the list of 20 foods

that most frequently contain pesticide residues, and is also not known to

contain goitrogens,

oxalates, or purines.

 

Nutritional Profile Introduction to Food Rating System Chart

 

The following chart shows the nutrients for which this food is either an

excellent, very good or good

source. Next to the nutrient name you will find the following information: the

amount of the

nutrient that is included in the noted serving of this food; the % Daily Value

(DV) that that amount

represents (similar to other information presented in the website, this DV is

calculated for 25- 50

year old healthy woman); the nutrient density rating; and, the food's World's

Healthiest Foods

Rating. Underneath the chart is a table that summarizes how the ratings were

devised. Read detailed

information on our Food and Recipe Rating System.

Blackstrap Cane Molasses 2.00 tsp 32.12 calories

World's Healthiest Foods Rating

manganese 0.36 mg 18.0 10.1 excellent copper 0.28 mg 14.0 7.8 excellent iron

2.39 mg 13.3 7.4

very good calcium 117.53 mg 11.8 6.6 very good potassium 340.57 mg 9.7 5.5 very

good

magnesium 29.38 mg 7.3 4.1 very good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.10 mg 5.0 2.8

good selenium

2.43 mcg 3.5 1.9 good

In Depth Nutritional Profile for Blackstrap molasses

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