HomocysteineProbably the single most important finding in Medicine since Penicillin and, has been shown to be the marker for many serious life-threatening health problems. Raised levels of Homocysteine in the blood can signal the presence or the likely development of conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, kidney failure, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and many others. The discovery of Homocysteine by Dr Kilmer McCully in the early 1960's, highlighted the significance of genetic errors of enzyme function, in this case, cystathione synthase. More importantly, it showed how even small deficiencies of vitamins in our diet - for Homocysteine, B6, B12 and folic acid - not enough in themselves to show obvious signs of vitamin deficiency, could yet result in the serious conditions listed. The vitamin and mineral insufficiency which lead to high Homocysteine levels could be the result of reduced absorption in the gut. The best natural treatment is to identify and eliminate the responsible allergic/intolerant foods, pathogenic organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungus/Candida, and parasites) toxins such as metals (aluminium, lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium etc), chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, food additives and preservatives etc), radiation (mobiles and phone masts, DECT phones, background radiation, air travel etc), to replenish the probiotics and prebiotics - fibre, both soluble and insoluble from grains, fruits and vegetables which feed them, and not forgetting of course measures to reduce stress and anxiety.
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