Dementia Risk

Zarkov

25th March 2008 - 09:51 PM

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Having a large belly in middle age nearly triples the risk of developing dementia, a study released Wednesday found.

Being overweight in midlife and beyond has long been linked to increased risk for disease such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease.

This is the first study to link excess fat to dementia and, interestingly, excess abdominal fat increased the risk even among those who were of normal weight overall.

Toxic substances are handled by the body in several ways

One method is to reduce intake, such as vomiting, allergies or simply causing a reduced appetite .... see anorexia etc

The other method is to lock toxic substances into body structures,,,, where the majority is stored in fat... a time bomb waiting to explode as the sufferer becomes aged.

Nice research linking the "fat" mechanism to dementia.

Be warned now.... losing one's mind is much worse than death.

Moomin

25th March 2008 - 09:55 PM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Mar 25 2008, 09:51 PM)

Be warned now.... losing one's mind is much worse than death.

'Wisdom' no doubt forged from personal experience.

Zarkov

25th March 2008 - 09:59 PM

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'Wisdom' no doubt forged from personal experience.

profession experience and research.

yor_on

25th March 2008 - 10:12 PM

Isn't there a Sicilian proverb saying that a mans 'weight' (read belly) and importance are directly related?
Ahh thinking of the 'Godfather' and stuff :)
Interesting, how soon comes that dementia you said?

TheDoc

25th March 2008 - 11:01 PM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Mar 25 2008, 09:59 PM)

profession experience and research.

You're certainly right about the "experience" part

Zarkov

26th March 2008 - 12:12 AM

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how soon comes that dementia you said?

Food is a major source of toxic substances (biological and water and air)

The body's defences, rational biochemical decisions/pathways etc are compromised by toxic substances... either interfering with enzyme equilibria or nerve transport or muscle tone.... or just plain brain cell destruction

Plants lock away their toxics in "wood", lignins etc and excrete many as leaf fall, in this way the toxics are neutralised for some turnover period from the environment.

In animal systems, this "locking away" is achieved in bone, various cellular glues and other structures.

The fat route is rather temporary... since it is an acute reaction to overload. These fat deposits are dynamic and when they are reduced in volume they release the stored toxics back into the system. Therefore it is dangerous to "reduce weight" rapidly since the toxics are mobilised and can move to other organs as an acute "massive" overload.

The effects from the level of the toxics overload in your diet (as shown in this case, by the quantity of fat accumulation) compromise your neurological structures and other organs upon ingestion as soon as, and as long as they remain in the body.

To continue accumulation is dangerous... to rapidly reduce (mobilise) toxic stores is dangerous

Identification and elimination of toxic sources from your diet is the only way to regain your health.

N O M

26th March 2008 - 12:52 AM

Zarkov, for once you have posted something that is not insane drivel.

Zarkov

26th March 2008 - 03:13 AM

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Zarkov, for once you have posted something that is not insane drivel.

oh, and how do YOU know that ?

It that because you agree, or do you know the deep science as I do..... which BTW is in all my posts... whether you agree or not.

Your problem with me... is I couldn't give a ....

whatever you think, or anyone else

seems to irk a lot of people.

TheDoc

26th March 2008 - 03:21 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+)

It that because you agree, or do you know the deep science as I do..... which BTW is in all my posts... whether you agree or not.

You just spout inane ramblings, Zarkov. It's evident in all of your posts...whether you agree or not

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Your problem with me... is I couldn't give a ....

whatever you think, or anyone else

Do you really think anyone cares about, let alone believes, the wacko pseudoscientific junk that you post?

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Your problem with me... is I couldn't give a ....

whatever you think, or anyone else

Do you really think anyone cares about, let alone believes, the wacko pseudoscientific junk that you post?

seems to irk a lot of people.

You sure as heck haven't irked me. All you've done is given me a night's worth of laughs

Zarkov

26th March 2008 - 08:50 AM

bump... thump

i am demented by trolls

LOL

N O M

26th March 2008 - 09:23 AM

QUOTE (Zerkoff+)

i am a demented troll

Agreed

Zarkov

30th March 2008 - 04:54 AM

So what is YOUR risk level earthling ?

do you ever wonder ?

There are ways to reduce your risk.....

Martians never get dementia.

TheDoc

30th March 2008 - 05:12 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+)

Martians never get dementia.

So you're admitting you're not a Martian?

jolbin

1st April 2008 - 08:59 AM

Risk factors and causes of dementia

One of the biggest risk factors for most types of dementia is age. Although some forms of dementia may affect those under 50 – some even occur in children – the risk of dementia occurrence increases rapidly as people age. For example, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease doubles every five years after the age of 65, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). However, it is important to note that dementia is not part of the normal aging process. Some people have a long lifespan and experience only a very slight mental decline.

Another important risk factor for many forms of dementia is genetics and family history. Some forms of dementia can be traced to genetic abnormalities. This is the case with Huntington’s disease, which is passed from parent to child through a gene mutation. Additionally, people who have a sibling or parent with Alzheimer's disease are more likely to develop the disease themselves. This risk is even greater if more than one member of the family has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The specific relationship between genetics and dementia is still being studied.

Zarkov

3rd April 2008 - 09:13 AM

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One of the biggest risk factors for most types of dementia is age.

no never

Age is just a "decompiling" of the body... a mobilisation via de-calcification etc
where the toxic load accumulated over a life time is unloaded

If your body is free of toxins... mainly "heavy" metals then dementia should not occur.

What you ate, what your parents ate/lived/ mother environment / father genetics

all come back to weigh your worth and if LIFE finds you toxic, then you are eliminated.

sad but true.. if you are toxic, your chances of being sane are nil.

Dementia can strike at young ages... toxics don't just like old people

Many children born from toxic parents are too toxic to live, and if they do, then they are severely compromised. Thats easy, its the borderline cases that are the real worry.

What will happen when all earthlings are blatantly demented, much as the USA is today ? bully boys, con artists and fantasy merchants, compassionless, apathetic with no empathy whatsoever.

LOL, where you gonna hide ? I have my hole !

LOL

Gorgeous

3rd April 2008 - 10:28 AM

Two links that fit here...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6389977.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7326839.stm

g.

Zarkov

6th April 2008 - 07:04 AM

Thanks Gorgeous

seems not many people are worried about preventing dementia

maybe they are already demented LOL

N O M

6th April 2008 - 10:14 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Apr 6 2008, 07:04 PM)

maybe they are already demented LOL

That certainly describes you Zerkoff, as you certainly have been displaying signs of mental dysfunction.

Get some professional help.

Zarkov

8th April 2008 - 05:23 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7334298.stm

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People who have had depression may be more prone to Alzheimer's disease, two studies suggest.

Dutch researchers found Alzheimer's was 2.5 times more likely in people with a history of depression.

It was four times more likely in people with depression before aged 60. Dutch and US research appeared in Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry.

The Dutch study was small - 486 people over an average of six years, with just 33 people developing Alzheimer's.

7%

Such people are already toxic -compromised...
and basically that includes all people..children or adults living in the western world

THAT includes YOU

Zarkov

2nd May 2008 - 09:17 PM

A welcome innovation

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http://physorg.com/news128962511.html
The US Environmental Protection Agency unveiled plans Thursday to significantly strengthen lead emissions standards, in the first revision of the regulations for 30 years.

The proposals would reduce the amount of lead legally allowed in the air from 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air to between 0.1 and 0.3 micrograms per cubic meter, the EPA said in a statement.

The agency said it would also welcome comments on changing the lead levels to a range of less than 0.10 to 0.50 micrograms per cubic meter. Its proposals will be open for public consultation for 60 days.

Ok that is one toxic metal

now what about all the rest that have been released from Pandora's box !!!!!!!!!!!

still from little steps...

BUT madness is galloping.. the horse is well and truly GONE

Sapo

2nd May 2008 - 10:58 PM

QUOTE (N O M+Apr 6 2008, 05:14 AM)

That certainly describes you Zerkoff, as you certainly have been displaying signs of mental dysfunction.

Get some professional help.

My friend, I must insist that you desist in the misspelling of Dr. Dzherkoff's good name.

Zarkov

4th May 2008 - 01:51 AM

Lead might be being phased out from habitable areas

but lead is spewed from aircraft because aviation fuel contains lead

and yet

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/02/2233767.htm

A new report is warning .....emissions from aeroplanes are rising dramatically, with the authors predicting emissions will more than double over the next 20 years.

"At the moment, international aviation accounts for about 1.3 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions and the whole aviation sector is responsible for about 2.2 per cent, so it doesn't sound like a lot," Mr Macintosh said.

"But aviation also emits a number of other gases. When you take them into account, you're looking at a total impact that's around 6 to 8 per cent of total human impact on the climate.

so now the upper atmosphere, and the lower atmosphere are being polluted by lead emissions.

Earthlings you have no chance, even the sane of this planet will become insane......
and y'all couldn't care, such is your level of insanity.

Your race is fast becoming the joke of the Galaxy.... LOL LOL LOL

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 03:14 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+May 4 2008, 01:51 AM)

Lead might be being phased out from habitable areas

but lead is spewed from aircraft because aviation fuel contains lead

Totally incorrect as per usual, idiot.

Only a miniscule fraction of air traffic burns leaded petroleum - i.e piston powered 3rd world peasant farmer prop jobs - most use AVUR/Jet A-1 (unleaded kerosine).

I truly hope you're not from Earth - such awesome stupidity can't possibly have evolved here.

p.s; Why don't you DavidD and Bruce Voigt all frack-back off to your home-world Retard Prime of Can't B Sirius.

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 03:28 AM

pps; ..... and take that friggin imbecile philip295 with ya!

Zarkov

4th May 2008 - 03:55 AM

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http://physorg.com/news128962511.html

The EPA estimates emissions of lead to the air have fallen nearly 98 percent nationwide since 1980, largely because of the phase-out of lead in gasoline, and levels are generally below the standard introduced in 1978.

But evidence from more than 6,000 studies since 1990 indicates that lead in the blood -- either through inhalation or more commonly, ingestion -- "can cause harm at much lower levels than previously understood," the agency said.

Lead exposure can damage the central nervous system, the heart, kidneys and the immune system, and is particularly harmful to children. Studies have found links between early exposure and effects on IQ, learning, memory and behavior.

The agency estimates about 1,300 tons of lead are still emitted to the air each year, from a variety of sources, including smelters, iron and steel foundries and aviation fuel.

mmh, and that 1,300 tons is in a very fine particulate... that will be inhaled deep into the lungs..... obviously the poster above lives over a flight path.

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mmh, and that 1,300 tons is in a very fine particulate... that will be inhaled deep into the lungs..... obviously the poster above lives over a flight path.

"By tackling lead emissions, EPA is keeping America's clean air progress moving forward,"

USA focus.

Now note the 1990 date... all those born before 1990 are well and truly toxic, those born after are just accumulating

the earlier the date that you were born, the more...magnitudes more lead you have accumulated in your system... and the main damage is mental changes... altered behaviour.... totally out of your control

The more toxic you are the less likely that you will follow the dictates of your clear direct common conscience... the more you will only think of self and associated selfish short term goals.... you become progressively blinkered to reality, and to action and its consequence...

Once lead was thought to be innocuous, then it was toxic but no test procedure... testing started......blood levels started at 50 micrograms per 100 ml blood
then it is 25
then it was 10 then 5.. now in the USA it might be 2 micrograms per 100 ml.. (check if you will)

basically any imbibed lead is harmful

but your environment is completely laced with lead... and now there are a host of other toxic metals that basically have not had their long term toxicity documented in detail... nor is there any mass testing to ascertain potential toxicity

and you insist that the population of the USA and other western countries are not toxic.

well denial is a classic symptom of mental breakdown.

Violence is another.... uncontrolled rage... and yay,

Welcome to the Modern World !!!!!

Now lets talk about toxic MERCURY metal.... LOL

Bloy

4th May 2008 - 04:00 AM

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Lead exposure can damage the central nervous system, the heart, kidneys and the immune system, and is particularly harmful to children. Studies have found links between early exposure and effects on IQ, learning, memory and behavior.

The agency estimates about 1,300 tons of lead are still emitted to the air each year, from a variety of sources, including smelters, iron and steel foundries and aviation fuel.

Yup.. and Lizzy Frog has been in the middle of it getting more than his share...

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 04:11 AM

QUOTE (Bloy+May 4 2008, 04:00 AM)

Yup.. and Lizzy Frog has been in the middle of it getting more than his share...

Au contraire mon petit wank-spasm - you and Jerkov must have clearly inhaled @ least 1299.99 tons between you ...... both must be taking additional suppliments too by the utter monkey-spankingly cretinuous drivel you both spew forth.

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 04:31 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+May 4 2008, 03:55 AM)

Now lets talk about toxic MERCURY metal.... LOL

Hg vapour and compounds idiot! (not metal) and around 50% of atmospheric Hg vapour is emitted by volcanic sources, do you believe volcanos are stupid!

Friggin mo' from planet dipshite!

Zarkov

4th May 2008 - 04:44 AM

doc please leave my thread.

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 04:48 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+May 4 2008, 04:44 AM)

doc please leave my thread.

Wrong again idiot ....."thread"??

- only in the sense that it's a poxy deluded yarn.

Lizzy Frog

4th May 2008 - 05:01 AM

Hey bozo, I'm not TheDoc .... as this guy's a fantastic, highly principled individual, whereas I'm merely someone else with - dare I say it? - less redeeming qualities.

User posted image: User posted image

Exterminate!!! ..... Exterminate!!!

Zarkov

6th May 2008 - 10:57 PM

Mercury in all its forms

http://physorg.com/news129307715.html

>> A recent study shows that mercury releases from products in the U.S. declined dramatically between 1990 and 2005, but that they continue to be a significant source of environmental contamination.

Mercury released from products contributes nearly one-third of total mercury emissions to the air in the U.S. The findings offer a new view into the relative magnitudes of the different sources of mercury release.

Release of mercury to the environment is a serious problem and can harm the development of a fetus if the mother is exposed to high levels. Mercury also frequently accumulates in fish populations. A number of highly-used products release mercury throughout their lifecycles, often in ways that are difficult to measure directly. Therefore, there are considerable uncertainties about the magnitude of mercury release into the environment that is associated with these products.

The study, published in Journal of Industrial Ecology, uses a method called substance flow analysis to develop improved estimates of the environmental releases caused by mercury-containing products and to provide policy-makers with a better understanding of opportunities for reducing releases of mercury into the environment.

“Mercury-containing products such as thermometers, switches and dental products release mercury throughout the product life-cycle, including during production, use and disposal,” says Alexis Cain, lead author of the study and an environmental scientist with the EPA. “Substance flow analysis can be used to estimate the mercury releases to air, land and water at different stages of a product lifecycle. It can also help identify actions that would be effective in minimizing mercury releases.”

The disposal of mercury containing products has been the subject of public debate in recent years. Campaigns have been started to eliminate mercury thermometers and to discontinue mercury use in energy-saving fluorescent light bulbs. There is also controversy revolving around who should pay for the separate disposal of mercury containing switches and headlights removed from cars before they are crushed and recycled.

The study shows that in 2000, mercury releases caused by mercury-containing products accounted for an estimated 32 percent of mercury releases to air, 2 percent of mercury releases to land, and 4 percent of mercury releases to water. Significant sources of mercury releases include emissions from steel furnaces because of mercury containing devices in autos and other scrapped equipment, from transport and storage of waste because of broken mercury equipment, from cremations because of the mercury contained in dental amalgam used for tooth fillings, and from burn barrels used for trash disposal in rural areas.

The model can be used as a predictive tool to evaluate the potential impact of measures to reduce the use of mercury, to improve the management of mercury wastes or to reduce mercury releases through the installation of mercury control technologies. >>>

Oh but don't worry this is all hype

no one is affected, LOL

Now what will be the next toxic metal that we should bring to the fore....

How many toxic substances can one earthling body hold and stay "sane"..... very very very very little....

So you have you head in the sand or are you earthling enough to face this responsibility ?

Zarkov

21st May 2008 - 12:19 AM

http://physorg.com/news130511344.html

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Our day-to-day exposure to chemicals is on the increase. From food packaging to the air we breathe, every day contact with potentially-toxic substances could be affecting our health — and our fertility.

Dr Lea and Dr Sinclair will study the impact of low levels of environmental chemicals on sheep foetuses in the womb. The specific chemicals to be studied are found in human sewage sludge which is frequently spread on fields where sheep graze prior to entering the human food chain.

The amount of chemicals absorbed is thought to be so minute that they would be difficult to discern through testing. However, through a process known as bioaccumulation, chemicals can become concentrated in individuals over a number of years, stored mostly in fat tissue. Though these chemicals may not be directly harmful to these individuals, if they are passed on — for example, through gestation in the womb or through the food chain — they might have consequences for human health.

“One of the concerns of bioaccumulation is that when the fat is broken down and passed on — for example during the breast feeding process — the offspring are exposed to a concentration of chemicals that the mother has built up over the years,” said Dr Sinclair.

“These chemicals come from a variety of sources including plastics, pesticides and industrial waste and many of these persist in the environment for a long time — albeit at very low levels,” said Dr Lea. “The problem is even low levels can still have an effect.”

The three-year study will look at how chemicals are passed on from mother to foetus, and how this impacts on the foetus. It is thought that, although this generation of animals may have no problems getting pregnant, the next and future generations could have fertility problems stemming from exposure to environmental chemicals in the womb.

“We’re not talking about obvious congenital defects here, but tiny changes caused by exposure to chemicals that have an impact on reproductive function — changes over generations rather than immediate effect,” added Dr Sinclair.

and from generation to generation... this is not only endocrine disruptors...

and this is not only physical health or reproductive health

Underlying all this is MENTAL HEALTH

Almost all earthlings are "off the planet", so far off that they know not what they do...

DuzmA

22nd June 2008 - 04:56 AM

Why can't you say people or human beings rather than earthlings? You might even use we sometime. It doesn't bother me really but it does cast your posts in a less than serious light.

This is not a science fiction forum Zarky.

midwestern

22nd June 2008 - 08:00 PM

Zarkov, stop eating and do stomach crunches and your dementia risk will hit zero.

Zarkov

22nd June 2008 - 08:42 PM

hey lads, innane alzheimic remarks only confirm my diagnosis

y'all totally bonkers.... and the proof lies `here' for all to read...

midwestern

22nd June 2008 - 08:47 PM

Didn't I refute your original post????!!!

Zarkov

22nd June 2008 - 11:19 PM

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This is not a science fiction forum Zarky.

LOL, Oh I thought it was

When a scientist gets a score of -105 and counting, LOL

and obviously the science he is espousing is not SciFi

then this must be a SciFi site... and a chat line, and a time-waster for serial losers... and generally the garbage dump for all net-tragics

LOL, wot other explanation do you have eh ?

y'all are a truly weird mob !!

But good for a giggle every now and again... but I realise there is no intellect here... there is no point in taking any of the posts seriously.....

Unfortunately there are READERS.... who need to be informed... that is what I do
and ignore the gelatinous rest

so consider yourself ignored

TheDoc

23rd June 2008 - 01:28 AM

QUOTE (Zarkov+)

so consider yourself ignored

Deja vu, anyone?

midwestern

24th June 2008 - 06:48 PM

Zarkov

10th July 2008 - 03:57 AM

And about time some researcher has found their one neurone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.physorg.com/news134828807.html

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Scientists report a remarkable improvement in Alzheimer's transgenic mice following treatment with a new drug. The study, published by Cell Press in the July 10th issue of the journal Neuron, provides the first demonstration that an ionophore, a compound that transports metal ions across cell membranes, can elicit rapid and pronounced improvement in neuropathology and cognitive function in mouse models of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

Recent research has implicated dysregulation of metal ions in the brain, particularly copper and zinc, in the pathogenesis of AD and the damaging accumulation of amyloid beta (A?) protein that is characteristic of this devastating disease. The ionophore clioquinol (CQ), an 8-hydroxyquinoline, has been shown to increase intracellular copper and zinc levels and decrease A? levels in cultured cells and in the brains of transgenic (Tg) AD mice. However, further studies in mice and humans demonstrated that brain entry of CQ was quite limited.

Dr. Ashley I. Bush from the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria in Australia, with Dr. Paul A. Adlard and colleagues examined the therapeutic potential of PBT2, a second generation 8-hydroxyquinoline designed for easier synthesis, higher solubility and increased blood-brain barrier permeability, in two well established Tg mouse models of AD. The Tg mice examined in the study overexpress the precursor protein for A? and possess mutations that cause AD in humans. One of the Tg models also expresses the human presenilin deletion mutation that also causes AD.

"Both types of Tg mice exhibit progressive spatial learning deficits that are accompanied by increasing A? levels and plaque formation. Demonstrating benefits of PBT2 treatment in the two separate models was both a stringency test, increasing confidence that PBT2 is more likely to show benefit in clinical trials, and also allowed us to determine whether specific forms of A? change in register with cognitive improvement in both strains. This is significant as cognitive loss in AD is not just a simple product of rising A? levels," explains Dr. Bush.

PBT2 was shown to be a superior ionophore when compared to CQ and the researchers went on to test A? levels and cognitive outcomes after oral treatment with PBT2. "We found that oral treatment with PBT2 induced a dramatic improvement in learning and memory in both Tg models of AD, accompanied by a marked inhibition of AD-like neuropathology. These outcomes were rapid, with reduction of soluble interstitial A? occurring within hours, and significant cognitive benefits seen within days of first administration of the compound," says Dr. Bush.

These results encourage further testing of compounds that target synaptic metals as a possible treatment of AD. Further, recent clinical trials in AD patients taking oral PBT2 have been promising and support PBT2 as a viable treatment for AD.

Source: Cell Press

clioquinol acts as a chelating agent, it removes/mobilises metal ions from inappropriate binding sites, it is capable of crossing over into the brain.

Even though I have been advising that the cause of Alzheimers is metal toxicity...
for well over 30 years.... and been banned from so many internet forums... LOL... for being such and idiot!!!! LOL

even to be scoffed at by peers that to be metal-free would make me a bag of jelly !!!
LOL ... well I wonder if those researchers still have a mind ??????

Very nice to read this , even though similar preliminary work was reported not so long ago. history of this at my website
http://www.omegafour.com/forum2/viewtopic....&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I have removed all toxic metals from my body, and also from my children..... !!!

Sometimes science has remarkable results.... and this is especially pertinent in this Age of Universal Madness.... which has resulted from the bio-accumulation of toxics..... this world is awash in toxic metals of one kind or another

LOL... well that says a lot for YOU !!!! LOL

and the controllers of this planet.... shouldn't you be concerned to be ruled by madmen!!!!

Gorgeous

13th July 2008 - 11:06 PM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Jul 9 2008, 04:57 PM)

...shouldn't you be concerned to be ruled by madmen!!!!

You are only 'ruled' if you let yourself be. You have to buy into the madness, and then you yourself do the 'trapping'.

g.

Zarkov

14th July 2008 - 02:04 AM

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You are only 'ruled' if you let yourself be.

LOL, as if
THE LAW is backed up by considerable force..... and war is out of "your" hands

get real

if THEY say jump, you must jump.

N O M

14th July 2008 - 04:40 AM

QUOTE (Zerkoff+)

I have removed all toxic metals from my body

Is that why you got the total lobotomy?

Zarkov

14th July 2008 - 11:36 AM

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Proud owner of negative feedback from: 555Joshua, alokmohan, bee, Bi shadi, Bloy, Bryn Richards, bukh, Confused2, DavidD, deadbeat, Derek1148, Farsight, fivedoughnut, freethis, Gizmo, howtothinklikegod, inQZtive, insight, kaneda, landon, LeTUOtter, Majkl, meBigGirl'sBlouse, Mediocre-Minded, Mike Adams, Mirrorman, Morpheus, Mr. Robin Parsons, newton, Nick, on2thiests, oracle1, philip347, PIATLAS, PJParent001, Precursor562, Quatermass, Raphie Frank, reasonwhy, Samantha Hildreth, A•SHEOL, Solid State Universe, Soultechs, Squeeze, StevenA, stundie, Sylwester Kornowski, (name removed by request), ubavontuba, vkamath, wbraxtonwilson, xtrmn8r, Zarabtul, Zephir, [please insert name here]

LOL

a sane person is deemed insane by an insane society !!!!!!

LOL

all earthlings are insane... this thread proves it...

and I don't care..... y'all will be extinct soon LOL

Gorgeous

14th July 2008 - 06:40 PM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Jul 13 2008, 03:04 PM)

LOL, as if
THE LAW is backed up by considerable force..... and war is out of "your" hands

get real

if THEY say jump, you must jump.

Unless you are aware of other options.

Sinister Utopia

14th July 2008 - 08:23 PM

QUOTE (Zarkov+Jul 14 2008, 11:36 AM)

LOL

a sane person is deemed insane by an insane society !!!!!!

LOL

all earthlings are insane... this thread proves it...

and I don't care..... y'all will be extinct soon LOL

Now lets see here, hmm...repetitive ramblings (tick), hysterical laughter (tick) thinks society is insane...OK may have a point...ahh believes all earthlings are insane (tick)..and this thread proves it? (tick) Believes we'll all be extinct soon...hmm OK so what should we do, ahh, doesn't care and more hysterical laughter (tick)

Congratulations! You are indeed sane. LOL

midwestern

15th July 2008 - 08:13 PM

We should charge him someway for his actions, Sinister Utopia. He is messing this forum up big time.

Zarkov

29th July 2008 - 09:37 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7525115.stm

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Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease were given either 30, 60 or 100mg of the drug, Methylthioninium chloride or a placebo.

The 60mg dose produced the most pronounced effect - over 50 weeks there was a seven-point difference on a scale used to measure severity of dementia.

Methylthioninium chloride is more commonly used as a blue dye in laboratory experiments.

Professor Wischik discovered it by accident 20 years ago, when a drop in a test tube led to the disappearance of the Tau protein he had been working on.

"We have demonstrated for the first time that it may be possible to arrest the progression of this disease by targeting the tangles which are highly correlated with the disease," he said.

"We did an analysis of the effect size at 24 weeks and at 50 weeks compared to the average effect size of the current treatments and it was about two and a half times better," he added.

Imaging data also suggests the drug may be having its biggest effect in the parts of the brain responsible for memory.

The link between clumps or "tangles" of protein inside nerve cells in the brain and Alzheimer's disease was first made over 100 years ago.

Later shown to be made up of a protein called Tau, the tangles build up inside cells involved in memory, destroying them in the process.

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Professor Wischik discovered it by accident 20 years ago, when a drop in a test tube led to the disappearance of the Tau protein he had been working on.

He was trying to stain the protein and it disappeared..... very nice and fortunate...

Another lead given by chance.

Zarkov

9th September 2008 - 09:58 PM

http://www.physorg.com/news140199729.html

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Pregnant women who take high levels of daily calcium supplements show a marked reduction in lead levels in their blood, suggesting calcium could play a critical role in reducing fetal and infant exposure.

Women who used lead-glazed ceramics and those with high bone lead levels showed the largest reductions; the average reduction was about 11 percent, said Howard Hu, chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the School of Public Health.

"We and others have previously shown that during pregnancy, mothers can transfer lead from their bones to their unborn -- with significant adverse consequences--making maternal bone lead stores a threat even if current environmental lead exposures are low," Hu said. "This study demonstrates that dietary calcium supplementation during pregnancy may constitute a low-cost and low-risk approach for reducing this threat."

Lead exposure is a great concern for pregnant and lactating women, especially in developing countries where lead exposures have been high until recently, and for women with occupational exposure. Developing fetuses and nursing babies are exposed to lead from either current exposures to mothers or from the mobilization of maternal skeletal lead stores accumulated from prior years of exposure. Bone lead can stay in the body for decades, so even with minimal environmental exposure, the fetus or nursing infant can still be at great risk from maternal stores of lead.

Lead exposure during fetal development and infancy can cause low birth weight or slow weight gain after birth, cognitive defects such as lower intelligence scores, lower motor and visual skills, or even miscarriage. Damage from lead exposure and poisoning is usually permanent.

and "altered personalities...leading to aberrant and self destructive behaviours"
a curse for life.... and mother did it !!!!!!
err and father

poor parental care....just get pregnant and don't care about the consequences to the baby... typical earthlings

Mainly the legacy of the lead in petrol era, lead paint... the whole surface of the Earth
has been polluted forever

earthlings you are the pits!

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