Posts made by Mauritio

E471 on health:

1. Effect on CVD:
   " Additionally, higher intakes of monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471 and E472) were associated with higher risks of all outcomes. Among these emulsifiers, lactic ester of monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472b) was associated with higher risks of CVD (1.06, 1.02 to 1.10, P=0.002) and cerebrovascular disease (1.11, 1.06 to 1.16, P<0.001), and citric acid ester of monoglycerides and diglycerides of fatty acids (E472c) was associated with higher risks of CVD (1.04, 1.02 to 1.07, P=0.004) and coronary heart disease (1.06, 1.03 to 1.09, P<0.001). "

2. Effect on cancer:
   "Higher intakes of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (FAs) (E471) were associated with higher risks of overall cancer (HR high vs. low category = 1.15; 95% CI [1.04, 1.27], p-trend = 0.01), breast cancer (HR = 1.24; 95% CI [1.03, 1.51], p-trend = 0.04), and prostate cancer (HR = 1.46; 95% CI [1.09, 1.97], p-trend = 0.02). In addition, associations with breast cancer risk were observed for higher intakes of total carrageenans (E407 and E407a) (HR = 1.32; 95% CI [1.09, 1.60], p-trend = 0.009) and carrageenan (E407) (HR = 1.28; 95% CI [1.06, 1.56], p-trend = 0.01). "

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38349899/

Only a correlation, but still worrying.

@DavidPS said in The pro-metabolic effects of apple polyphenols:

Returning to "to peel or not to peel" (that is the question), industrial distributed apples have a new fungical coating to extend their shelf life. The FDA designated it, known as Apeel, as organic and it does not have to be identified on the product. As always, let the buyer beware.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=apeel+apples&ia=web

Thanks for sharing! A new rabbithole...it's wild how complicated the decision of peeling an apple (or not) can be, indeed an existential question.

Apeel contains mono and diglycerides of (vegetable) fatty acids, which is nothing new. This is E471 in Europe, which is contained in chocolate ,meat, cream bread and more. It shouldnt be too health concerning. I think it even occurs naturally during lypolisis.

But, most E471 is made from genetically modified soy beans, that already sounds more concering. And this article (in german) says it can cause allergic reactions in some people.

Wikipedia says this:
" A French study published in 2024 concluded that a higher intake of E471 increases the risk of cancer by 15%, particularly breast cancer (24%) and prostate cancer (46%).[7]"

--> coincidentally both breast and prostate cancer are highly estrogen-driven, so maybe there is an estrogenic activity here, which makes me lean more towards peeling my apples again.

If you want to look at it from a conspiratorial angle, it doesnt look good either. Bill Gates and the WEO both supported it.

Is there anyway of knowing if a company uses apeel? Maybe it's the glowing fatty layer on some apples that always seemed suspicious to me?

@questforhealth I had quite an interesting experience so far on MCP.

It increased my androgens as seen in bigger,fuller muscles and higher libodo. I've seen so many studies on how bad heavy metals are for testosterone and testicular health so this makes sense.

And i think it also increased my energy levels.

The issue was that it was bad for my sleep, thats why I stopped after 2 days. The benefits have remained since then. I also had a bit of headache and was a little moody but nothing crazy.

I've seen the metallic layer on my pee a few more times but it stopped, after I discontinued MCP. Maybe thats a poor man's heavy metal test lol

If all this is true then even weekly dosing should have substantial benefits. Going low and slow with a heavy metal detox is probably a good idea anyway.

@TheRealPeater

@TheRealPeater said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio

This is a shame. I enjoyed my conversations with you and @Jam on the iodine threads.

I think I'm OK posting in both places as I'm happy to give a generalised Low A approach a go...no different to how I gave SSKI a go...

I'm not looking for a Great Wise Old Sage to shape my life, but I am happy to run with thoughts that interest me.

I think thats totally fine. Many people have reported feeling better on a low A diet, although Im not sure how much of that is due to the absence of vitamin A and not the absence of all kinds of other things.

I think its good that people get a feeling for how certains vitamins affect them. As Vitamin A can be anti-thyroid in higher doses, which is not a controversial opinion at all, just as this is not news, but has been said by Peat for decades.

@CreakyJoints hey, sorry to hear you have been banned because of me. But maybe you're not missing out on much.
BTW it was not the thread you posted on that got me banned, the thread that got me banned was deleted.

@questforhealth
Started taking MCP yesterday.
Definitely increases BM frequency. Also my mind seems less foggy, but might have also been because of small amount of DHEA I took yesterday.
Yesterday night I forgot to flush after I peed and this morning there was a metallic /oily layer on top of my pee. Maybe coincidence, maybe not.

@Peatly said in Vitamin A quotes from Ray's favorite physiology book:

@Mauritio There are huge variations in results for vitamin A studies. I think Dr Peat’s recommendation, which is to be cautious if hypothyroid, seems reasonable. I would like to see that Iranian study replicated elsewhere – especially in regions where Billy Goat is blocking the sun.

Yes, I agree.
What does it have to do with the sun/ Vitamin D?

@Jaffe said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

Cross-posting probably didn’t help. Although, you have to ask yourself: Was anything lost?

The brain trust left. The forum is dying. Activity is being driven by 3-4 people.

Haidut is posting on both forums as well.

I agree, some of the brightest minds left and/or have been banned.
So If anything that low vitamin A cult will spread like a cancer on the forum, but eventually destroy its own host (the forum). Thats what cancer does.

@Kvirion said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio Yep, I can open it. BTW Thank you for the positive info about my favorite nuts

But you are still blocked, unfortunately...

Thanks.
Now I can see it too. Yesterday it wasnt there...

@Kvirion said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

Wait so are you saying you can still see the macadamia post? Because I cant.

I can see this - screenshot taken just now

ok , thats weird. Can you also click on it and see the actual post?

@Mauritio said in The relationship between Candida infections and heavy metal toxicity:

Modified Citrus Pectin For Lead Poisoning

@questforhealth check out the thread with the above name on the rpf .
I have it here and will probably start taking it tomorrow.

The whole section under anti-andrigenic activity really doesnt sound good...

But if it is only locally in the scalp, it might be ok.

The difference of epitestosterone in the scalp between balding and non-balding fasthers is huge. Non-balding fathers have an almost 6 times lower Testosterone/ epitestosterone ratio in the scalp.

I am going to try to dissolve a few mg of 7ketoDHEA in alcohol and apply it to my scalp.

@questforhealth said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio

Is this found in any natural food? Is it used in making jams?

No.

@questforhealth said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio

Hahahaha well I was thinking more about myself but you have a point now....

Charlie needs liver, milk, all those sorts of foods and some nice garlic and selenium supplements. But can’t sell those.

I felt like I was going to have a mental breakdown before I started that sort of thing.

Have you tried modified citrus pectin for heavy metal removal? It supposedly can remove heavy metal without altering the good minerals.

@Peatful said in Vitamin A quotes from Ray's favorite physiology book:

@Mauritio said in Vitamin A quotes from Ray's favorite physiology book:

@Mauritio said in Vitamin A quotes from Ray's favorite physiology book:

“A relatively recent Iranian study by Farhangi et al. observed that, in healthy premenopausal obese and non-obese women, 4 months of VAS was able to reduce TSH and increase T3 levels

@Peatful this is the study that you referenced above, which shows a beneficial effect of 25 000 IU of Retinyl palmitate on thyroid markers, meaning increased T3 and lowered TSH.

Its interesting that the rat study found negative effects and the human study postive effects at a similar dosage.
But since human studies are higher up in the evidence pyramide, I tend to interpret this as Vitamin A beeing good for thyroid in reasonable dosages.

The effect was especially pronounced in nonobese individuals where T3 increased by more than 60%!

• https://sci-hub.ru/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23378454/

@Peatly

Oh yes, I meant @Peatly

@questforhealth said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio

No low vit A but copper chelation.

This stuff charlie talks about is actually dangerous. Especially when I came in and wasn’t thinking clearly in the first place.

Mercury can cause ALL the same sorts of symptoms a copper btw.

Mercury toxicity can also make people insane. Just sayin. So maybe they should check that out.

@Luke said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Luke said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

@Mauritio said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

"The diet can never fail. If you get better it's the diet, if you get worse, it's detox"
Maybe it was that one.

Good one. I doubt Charlie can detect sarcasm, though. Maybe someone snitched on you.

Deleting the posts must be a new one. Even in the beginning of his crusade he never deleted the posts after he banned a user. I suspected that he left them online as a deterrent for other users.

I visited the forum this morning for the first time in a few weeks and saw your post about Macadamias. I think Atman was banned, too.

Wait so are you saying you can still see the macadamia post? Because I cant.
It is weird to delete posts, but is very weird to delete a post about macadamia nuts, which have zero vitamin A, it is kind of random.
And it is not just posts but whole threads that he is willing to delete apparetnly. This ship is sinking rapidly.

It was this morning, probably around 9AM, so a few hours before you made this thread. When did the ban happen?

Oh ok. The ban was around 11 or 12AM, so that checks out.

@otto said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

You might want to check the RPF in a few weeks to see if you are still banned. Haidut was banned and then he was reinstated. Basically, his was only in time-out. Maybe you and others who have been banned will allowed to post again.

I think haidut had a talk with charlie and then got unbanned.
I doubt that is going to happen with me and even if it did, I dont know if I want to anymore. By posting there I support the forum, which I dont want.

@questforhealth said in I have been banned on the RPF for posting this study on Vitamin A...:

I’ve been struggling to walk because I was taking iron supplements to fix my anemia and got a copper deficiency. Just downed more liver. I’m really pissed off about Charlie.

I feel so confused with this copper deficiency. No wonder Charlie acts like how he acts.

I’m so sick right now and have been for my whole life and grass fed sheep liver is like a superfood for me... Charlie basically almost killed me.

So you did the low Vitamin a diet ?
I suspect I developed a varicose vein because of copper deficiency. It has nothing to do with the low-A-cult, but about 7 years ago I was convinced I had pyroluria and foolishly took great doses of zinc for about 10 months, after which I developed a varicose vein. I suspect I depleted my copper by taking so much zinc which weakened the connective tissue ,which includes the valve of the vein.
Of course it could have other causes, but it is very rare to develope a varicose vein for a men in his 20ies.