Quote (Toothfariy @ Aug 9 2011 04:40pm)
While its true the pancreas creates acid buffers for digestion, very little actually is involved in gastic digestion. The pancreas relases enzymes to help breakdown food, not buffer stomach acid.
Our body has a naturally ocillating balance between alkaline and acid.
Mouth/eso = Alkaline
Stomach = Acidic
Duodenum = Slighly acidic (this is where the bicarbonate is needed because of leftover stomach acid.) No suprise there is a direction connection between the duodenum and the pancreas, as well as the liver.
Small intesne - anus = alkaline
I laughed my ass off when you said you had an alkaline stomach. That would kill you, i hope you understand that. You wouldnt be able to digest anything.
and LOL@diabetes. Acid buffers from the panceas has ABSOLUTLY nothing to do with diabetes. If you knew anything about it, diabetes is a disorder involving insulin and leptin. The main factor is insulin resistance. This has nothing to do with the exocrine function of the pancreas. This is why we all think your a moron
Eatting a diet like the one im assuming you're eatting, probably a raw vegan diet or at least vegetarian diet; its easy to see why you might say that. However, if you abstain from animal products completely, you're going to hurt yourself. And 2 years... really? Who on earth has become deficient in 2 years? We're talking like 10-15 years. Especially b12 since it takes a long time to become deficient. Plus, phytic and oxlatic acid in the foods you eat a lot of block vitamin and mineral absorption. This is even worse if you're a raw foodist.
B12 is made in the GI system of animals, and it does not occur in humans in the same way. We do not make even close to enough to maintain a DRI.
And i did not say that animal products are exclusively the only source of high quality protein, but look at the nutritional profile of an egg, compared to quinoa. Even quinoa which is very high in protein, cannot even compare to the biological value of an egg. And there are some amino acids that we can only obtain through animal sources.
Go back and study again.
One of the main purposes of the pancreas is to buffer any acids leaving the stomach.
Stomach = slightly acidic/slightly alkaline
The pH of my stomach varies between 6.8-7.2, lol.
Digestion is an alkaline process done in the small intestines, there is no need for a highly acidic stomach to digest raw green vegetables. The acids in the stomach are needed to digest heavy meals like ones including lots of protein, which is why my stomach does go acidic, but for the most part it stays around 7.0
Buffering acids from the stomach beats the shit out of your pancreas, and over time it just stops functioning normally, and yes this includes the insulin it produces especially if you're eating a lot of sugary foods for a long time, or if your pancreas is in a weakened state to begin with. You REALLY need to learn what diabetes is, because I can tell you're in the dark. It's no wonder people "believe" there is no cure for diabetes, they all think like you lmfao! Keep going left.
I'm not vegan or vegetarian, or a raw foodist.
Yes, our bodies do produce the DRI of B12.
Are you aware that the same acid found in car batteries are found in eggs as well? Really, what amino acids can we not get on a plant-based diet that we can only get from meat?
Last I read, Sprouts, hemp seed, soy and yes quinoa, just to name a few off the top of my head are all "complete" proteins. I really can't believe the things you said(or maybe I can, considering how poor most peoples health is).
Quote (impulse155 @ Aug 9 2011 04:44pm)
Cancer is not a liquid poisioning a cell.
Idk wtf happened to this thread, I went away to study for my exam for a day and shit got out of control lol.
Cancer starts with 1 individual cell that starts to grow uncontrolably. Most of the time its due to a failure in the G0 phase, evading apoptosis, evading growth inhibiting signals, a RAS gene mutation, or an irregular protein p53 (50% of all human tumors are caused by this).
I dont mean to trash you, but just because you had cancer doesnt make you an expert on it. I know this may make me sound like a dick but its the straightest answer I could give.
If I had a heart attack, I dont think that makes me an expert on them.
Does diet make an impact however? yes. It always does.
Also, if your argument is purely on diet, then how do kids get leukemia. Are you going to tell me that these kids diets are so shitty that they can get cancer at such a young age because of it?
Yes, cancer is a liquid poisoning the cell. Even if you want to look at cancer as a cell, those cells still thrive in acidic conditions, and can be buffered, and reversed with the proper alkaline protocol.
100% of all tumors are acidic, and surrounded by acid.
Kids get cancer at a young age because there parents had a shitty diet and there reproductive organs were unhealthy, which causes an unhealthy offspring.