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On Jun 25, 9:51*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On Jun 24, 10:33*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote: > > > > > > > Cheryl wrote: > > > > I take Turmeric supplements. > > > Curcumin (the yellow pigment in tumeric) both inhibits > > P-glycoprotein (the cell membrane protein that transports > > toxins out of the cell) and activates the steroid and > > xenobiotic receptor (SXR). *In the short term, it inhibits > > the clearance of toxins and drugs. *In the long term, > > it activates at the transcriptional level greater > > expression of the xenobiotic transporter P-gp and the > > main metabolizing enzyme in the human body CYP3A4. > > Oooh! *You don't want that! > > > That's why I stopped eating curry completely a few years > > ago. *If I was ever diagnosed with cancer, I might > > already be in a state of multidrug resistance (up-regulation > > of expression of drug clearance enzymes), if I continued > > the high level of curry consumption I had for many years. > > > That's also why I stopped eating Chinese chives. *They > > contain another modulator of drug clearance. > > > Those aren't the only foods that mess around with drug > > clearance. *Yellow onions and grapefruit also do that. > > If you're on cancer chemotherapy or a recipient of > > an organ transplant (and taking the anti-rejection drug > > cyclosporine), you'll probably be given a list of foods > > to avoid. *Any complete list will contain all of the > > foods I mentioned above, plus some herbal remedies such > > as St. John's Wort. *SJW has caused organ rejection in > > some people, and failure of birth control drugs in other > > people because of its powerful up-regulation of the drug > > clearance enzymes. > > Hey Mark......I'm certain that, if you look long enough and hard > enough at any particular component of any particular food you can find > a toxin that can possibly do harm. You're "certain," eh? Do you have a magical unicorn or an oracle? > > Personally I don't focus on the possibility of harm simply because of > all these 'studies'. * By the time you've obsessesd about all of them > you are down to air and water and both have toxins in them that can > kill you. "Studies" by scientists are the way we know things, but I guess you have a better source. Perhaps your ignoramus sister? > > All things in moderation. * *I don't believe anyone eats the amount of > any particular food on a continuous basis that can actually cause the > conditions found in these studies. You "don't believe." Your beliefs do not affect, nor reflect reality. > > Seriously, take a couple of steps back and look at the big picture. > Just sayin.......... *;-) Pretty much everything you wrote is a load of crap. Conventional wisdom. --Bryan |
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