Raised Homocysteine levels todate have been found to be an independent
risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Research studies have
shown that elevated levels of homocysteine correlated well with patients with
Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Accidents - Strokes,
Cardio-vascular Accidents- Heartattacks, Thrombosis, Angina Pectoris and
Intermittent Claudication. The Journal of the American Medical
Association[1992;268[7]:877-881], in an article, reported the sampling of 271
males with cardiovascular accidents- heart-attacks, had levels of
Homocysteine higher than controls. The raised levels of Homocysteine
can be readily treated by Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid ,Betaine and
Choline, according to the authors.
The breakdown of Homocysteine is dependent on
Vitamin- and Nutrient-dependent enzymes. Homocysteine is a non-essential amino
acid in the body. Any blockage in its metabolic
pathway due to:
1. Lack of Vitamin B6-dependent Enzyme [cystathionine
B-synthase, which removes sulphur from the
homocysteine-methionine cycle. It is alsoVitamin
B12-
dependent.]
2. Failure of Remethylation of homocysteine back to
methionine [ deficiencies of Vitamin B12, Folic
Acid,
Betaine]
will lead to toxic accumulation of homocysteine in the blood causing an
elevation of homocysteine level. The latter is a risk factor for Occlusive
Vascular Disease. The biochemical markers for B12 deficiency are
Methyl Malonic acid and Homocysteine. The sustained elevation of
Methyl Malonic acid and/or Homocysteine can predict the imminent
B12 deficiency subclinically within a year even with normal blood levels.
Comments:
Homocysteine is considered the " second cholesterol " and
in
many instances, it has been found that patients developing cardiovascular
complications showed normal cholesterol levels.
Elevated level of homocysteine due to a blocked metabolic
pathway, which is Vitamin and Nutrient dependent,can be simply resolved
by cost-effective vitamins and nutrients.
Elevated level of homocysteine is also a predictive risk
factor
for diseases relevant to:
1. Neurology
2. Gynaecology
3. Cardiology
4. Geriatrics
5. Genetics
Urinary and Blood tests for homocysteine will be a futuristic
routine for a number of undiagnosed conditions related to cardiac,
neurological, gynaecological, genetic and geriactric diseases. These,
hopefully,will be cost-effective.
One noted dental authority was quoted to have linked
every " root canal " to a cardio-vascular accident. Dr. Hulda Clark has
made it very clear that toxic heavy metals provide a favorable environment
for the survival of the microbes and parasites. It is not surprising to
find microbes or parasites in the degenerated arterial walls with deposits
of toxic heavy metals.
With regards
Lew
Vilik Rapheles wrote:
> James,
>
> Thanks so much for this! Now, how about cholesterol...related to pathogens
> or CS....
>
> ~^^V^^~
>
> At 08:15 PM 12/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Somewhere in my mass of not-well-organized.....information?....is an
> >article saying that much of what was thought to be "degenerative" vascular
> >disease is now being attributed to pathogens. Particularly heart disease.
> > Vaguely, I remember something about people who took small amounts of
> >tetracycline not getting Mis.
> >
> >Remember when ulcers were caused by "stress". Now it is heliobacter
> > pilori. We are probably just around a similar corner for some forms of
> >arthritis too.
> >
> >Remember too, what Dr. Robert Becker says. CS facilities the transition of
> >neoplasms into stem cells, and then into the appropriate tissue
> >morphology.
> >
> >James Osbourne Holmes
> >a...@trail.com
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vilik Rapheles [SMTP:vi...@peak.org]
> >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:45 AM
> >To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> >Subject: CS and Arteries
> >
> >
> >
> >Would someone be willing to tell me whether CS can be used to help
> >arterial health? How does it affect arteries, and the possiblity of
> >heart attacks or strokes?
> >
> >~^^V^^~
> >
> >
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