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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Lupus / November 2006

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VERY IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT CAPSULES ON SUPPLEMENTS

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pokitoapoko - 16 Nov 2006 19:32 GMT
AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE INGEST A SUPPLEMENT AS AN HERB OR VITAMIN ,OFTEN
THEY ARE FILLED WITH FILLERS AND BINDERS (magnesium stearate,silicon
dioxide, etc)SOMETIMES THEY ARE USE TO ENHANCED ABSORTION BUT MOST OF
THE TIMES THEY ARE THERE JUST TO FILL THE EMPTY SPACE IN THE CAPSULE.
FROM MY EXPERIENCE I CONSIDER MOST OF THEM SAFE, BUT WE SHOULD TRY TO
AVOID SUGARS AS FILLERS LIKE MANITOL, SORBITOL , AND MALTODEXTRIN
(although these are derivated from fruits or plants. there must be
something wrong with these free simple sugars or sweeties on
supplements fillers as i found out that all the benefits one can obtain
from the actual supplement are dimished by the presence of these sugars
in the capsule specially in people with suspected candida
overgrowth,not to alarm you i found out xylitol to have the same
effect)

BUT HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART "TRY TO AVOID THE ACTUAL CAPSULES"
WHY?
MOST OF THE CAPSULES ARE MADE OF GELATIN CELLULOSE , CELLULOSE IS
NATURAL SUGAR BUT IT IS VERY HARD TO DIGEST FOR THE HUMAN STOMACH, WE
ALL PROBABLY KNOW THAT IT IS FOUND IN GREAT QUANTITIES IN VEGGIES, BUT
THE BIG DIFFERENCE (AS NATURE IS PERFECT) IT COMES WITH THE PRESENCE IN
VEGGIES OF THE ACTUAL ENZYME AND TRACE MINERALS NEEDED FOR IT TO BE
DIGESTED. THIS ENZYME IS CALLED CELLULASE AND IT IS SADLY ONE ENZYME
THE HUMAN BODY CANNOT PRODUCE BY ITSELF, JUST LIKE VITAMIN C BUT THESE
REPRESENT NOT PROBLEM WHEN  EATING FRUIT OR VEGGIES AS THEY HAVE ENOUGH
AMOUNT OF IT AND EVENTUALLY IF  ANY DEFICIENCY EXIST IT WOULD BE
CORRECT IT JUST BY EATING MORE FRUITS OR VEGGIES (THIS IS ONE REASON
WHY SOMEONE COULD DEVELOP STOMACH UPSET AT THE BEGGINING OF A CLEANSING
DIET RICH IN FRUITS AND VEGGIES)

WHAT HAPPEND WHEN CELLULOSE IS NOT DIGESTED?
IT FORMS MUCUS IN THE WHOLE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM LIKE  IN THE
STOMACH ,IN THE SMALL INTESTINE, IN THE COLON , ETC. CELLULOSE CAN ALSO
FEED CANDIDA AND PARASITES ( CANDIDA BODY IS SURROUND IT BY CELLULOSE ,
THATS WHY ONE NEEDS CANDIDA ENZYMES LIKE CELLULASE TO BEAT THE
OVERGROWTH). UNDIGESTED CELLULOSE IS HARMFUL FOR THE WHOLE SYSTEM AS
THE MUCUS PRODUCED MAKES THE DIGESTION VERY DIFFICULT AND THE
ABSORPTION OF MINERALS AND VITAMINS VERY HARD (IMAGINE U HAVING A COLD
WITH LOTS OF MUCUS, CAN U BREATH ? THE SAME INSIDE UR GUT IT CANNOT
ABSORB UR FOOD)

SOME FACTS

CELLULOSE IS HARD TO DIGEST, ONE'S BODY NEEDS THE ENZYME CELLULASE AND
A GOOD HCL IN THE STOMACH ( MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASES
HAVE VERY LOW HCL)
CELLULASE ENZYME CANNOT BE PRODUCED BY THE BODY, IT IS JUST NOT
POSSIBLE, LIKE VITAMIN C.
CELLULOSE MAY FEED CANDIDA
CELLULOSE  MAY CAUSE ALLERGIES INSIDE UR GUT , MUCUS FORMING.
CELLULOSE ONCE IN UR SYSTEM UNDIGESTED MAKES IT VERY HARD FOR A GOOD
DIGESTION OF FOOD TO OCCUR AS WELL AS HARD FOR THE ABSORPTION OF THE
ACTUAL SUPPLEMENT YOU ARE TAKING.
CELLULOSE IT MAY NOT BE TOXIC BUT CANNOT BE DIGESTED AND WILL BE
ACCUMULATED IN  YOUR GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM UNDIGESTED AND MAYBE
FEEDING CANDIDA .
CELLULOSE CAPSULES MAY BE THE REASON WHY SOME SUPPLEMENTS DONT WORK OR
STOP WORKING AFTER YOU REACH THE POINT WHERE DIGESTION IS IMPOSIBLE AND
CELLULOSE STARTS ACCUMULATING IN THE GASTRIC SYSTEM.
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC CONDITIONS MAY BE ALREDY INGESTING TO
MUCH CELLULOSE BECAUSE THEY INGEST TO MANY CAPSULES TO MAINTAIN THEIR
SUPPLEMENTATION REGIMEN.
CELLULOSE IS NOT ONLY FOUND IN CAPSULES BUT IN TABLETS.LOOK IN THE BACK
LABEL TO CHECK.
WITH TIME ONE MAY START BEING ALLERGIC TO THE SUPPLEMENTS BECAUSE THE
BODY COULD REACT TO THE CELLULOSE WHEN IT FINDS OUT THERE IS JUST TOO
MUCH IN THE SYSTEM.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS?

THE BETTER WAY TO INGEST SUPPLEMENTS IS IN POWDER OR LIQUID FORM
(ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE WISELLY TO START REPLACING SUPPLEMENTATION WITH
ACTUAL FOOD), HOWEVER SOME SUPPLEMENTS WON'T COME IN POWDER FORM IN
THIS CASE WE HAVE TO ALTERNATIVES:

YOU COULD EMPTY THE CAPSULES, EXTRACT THE POWDER INSIDE, MIX IT WITH
WARM WATER AND DRINK IT. HOWEVER BEFORE DOING THIS WE SHOULD CHECK HOW
SAFE IS THE POWDER INSIDE THE CAPSULES ON THE ESOPHAGUS, SOME OF THE
SUPPLEMENTS ARE VERY CONCENTRATED AND MAY DO WELL ONCE IN THE STOMACH
BUT COULD IRRITATE THE ESOPHAGUS WALLS, IN THIS CASE EMPTYING THE
CAPSULES MAY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA, WITH TIME YOU COULD IRRITATE THE
ESOPHAGUS WALLS AND DEVELOP GASTRIC REFLUX.

YOU COULD TRY TAKING YOU CAPSULES WITH POWDER FORM DIGESTIVE ENZYMES,
THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA AS IT WILL NOT ONLY HELP WITH CELLULOSE
DIGESTION BUT WITH THE ABSORPTION OF THE ACTUAL SUPPLEMENT. MIX WARM
WATER WITH HALF OF A NORMAL DOSIS OF THE ENZYMES AND DRINK YOUR
CAPSULES.

I HOPE THIS HELPS EVERYONE FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I WISH YOU THE
BEST ON ANY WAY OF TREATMENT YOU ARE USING AT THE MOMENT. AS THERE IS
NOT ANY CONVENTIONAL SUCESSFUL TREATMENT FOR THESE DISEASES I THINK IT
IS VERY BRAVE OF US TO DON'T STOP AND LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENTS. I FOUND THIS FACT ABOUT CELLULOSE TO BE VEY HELPFUL FOR ME
, I HOPE YOU FIND IT TO.

GOD BLESSES ALL OF YOU.
HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER AND BE IN PEACE WITH YOUR BODY AND SPIRIT.
Andy - 16 Nov 2006 22:09 GMT
>AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE INGEST A SUPPLEMENT AS AN HERB OR VITAMIN ,OFTEN
[Munch]

Your caps lock key is stuck.
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Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]
See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!

pokitoapoko - 17 Nov 2006 16:14 GMT
I am sorry about that. I will have this in mind next time i post.

God bless you
Thanks
> >AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE INGEST A SUPPLEMENT AS AN HERB OR VITAMIN ,OFTEN
> [Munch]
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> Andy Taylor [Chair, N E Lupus Group]
> See http://www.northeastlupus.org.uk for more!
Richard - 18 Nov 2006 17:25 GMT
I do know a company which offers supplement in powder form. It is
stated that the absorption rate is as high as 90% in 5 minutes. The
website for the company is http://gift8.unfranchise.com.  Interested
friends can check it out.
Richard - 18 Nov 2006 17:26 GMT
I do know a company which offers supplement in powder form. It is
stated that the absorption rate is as high as 90% in 5 minutes. The
website for the company is http://gift8.unfranchise.com.  Interested
friends can check it out.
 
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