tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post8911271717938091953..comments2024-02-20T16:22:10.042-05:00Comments on Tuit Nutrition: Metabolic Theory of Cancer: Cellular Energy Generation 2 - Mighty MitochondriaAmy B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08471580967464668110noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-62956140080873453052019-10-25T21:13:32.742-04:002019-10-25T21:13:32.742-04:00In your fourth paragraph, you link to Travis Krist...In your fourth paragraph, you link to Travis Kristofferson's site singlecausesinglecure.org. I don't know if it's been hacked or if he's abandoned that domain, but the link does not go to a legitimate website anymore.cavenewthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461541719892430585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-26657208016589344802016-01-18T23:24:40.854-05:002016-01-18T23:24:40.854-05:00Thanks for all your comments, Tim! You're clea...Thanks for all your comments, Tim! You're clearly a trooper if you're working your way through my cancer posts at the rate you seem to be. I've been told by a few readers - and I believe, myself - that one of my strengths, as someone who writes about nutrition and health, is my ability to "translate" the science and biochemistry into plain English that all of us can understand. This, in my opinion, is what's missing from the ridiculous news headlines and "clickbait" blog post titles - the actual *science.* It's easy to write sensationalist articles that are based in what someone *wishes* were true, but it's hard to argue with the actual *facts* about human anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry. I try to stick to the facts, but I'm not too proud to admit that I have my own biases. But at least I'm upfront and honest about those biases. It's hard to read my blog or follow me on Twitter and *not* understand that I am low-carb oriented. (But open-minded enough to realize that this is not the optimal strategy for everyone.)<br /><br />Thanks again for reading! The posts you've gotten through so far are really just the warmup. The ones after mitochondrial function will blow your mind.Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-90920501240508193992016-01-18T21:21:09.234-05:002016-01-18T21:21:09.234-05:00Very workmanlike, I like the way you prepare the g...Very workmanlike, I like the way you prepare the ground.<br />I'm of two minds here, part of me wants to say you should rewrite Seyfreid's book to make it more comprehensible yet at the same time your style while wonderful at explaining things would make professionals leery and want to label you as a lightweight. Maybe, and this is a profound hope, there will emerge a middle group of intelligent laypersons who can challenge the orthodox professionals to, in essence, do the right thing and consider alternatives to the inianity they are currently producing. Maybe that's your niche.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566361944570795169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-84141687029539392142015-01-23T19:23:34.196-05:002015-01-23T19:23:34.196-05:00Oh don'ty worry, I'm definitely not going ...Oh don'ty worry, I'm definitely not going crazy over all of this nutrition stuff. I love to know for the sake of knowing, that doesn't mean my life revolves around this! <br />Thanks for 'taking care' of me!Dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-43489146202634508382015-01-23T16:45:20.618-05:002015-01-23T16:45:20.618-05:00I don't know. Someone has probably looked into...I don't know. Someone has probably looked into it somewhere, but I don't know off the top of my head. Don't drive yourself too crazy, about it. ;-) Major stress about what/how we eat might be worse for health than chowing down on some soybean oil. :PTuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-34130213791607742482015-01-23T15:31:38.227-05:002015-01-23T15:31:38.227-05:00Hi Amy,
you wrote:
'So one thing to know right...Hi Amy,<br />you wrote:<br />'So one thing to know right off the bat about mitochondrial structure is that if we want healthy mitochondria, we’ve got to have a good supply of all three types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. The proper makeup of the membrane ensures that it is able to do what it’s supposed to do—that is has the right permeability, fluidity, etc. It’s neither too rigid, nor too “floppy,” and whatever needs to get in through the membrane can, and whatever needs to get out can, too.'<br />Do we know what percentage of each type of fatty acids our cell membranes are composed of?<br />Thank you!Dominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-45842767962031047832015-01-16T21:20:53.288-05:002015-01-16T21:20:53.288-05:00I love this series, Amy. Thank you so much for wri...I love this series, Amy. Thank you so much for writing it. I plan to reread the whole thing once it's complete. Fascinating!Marc Rouleauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01988211651936994568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-404696208959290712014-12-10T09:05:38.559-05:002014-12-10T09:05:38.559-05:00What a great compliment! Thanks so much! I'm g...What a great compliment! Thanks so much! I'm glad it's coming across well. I'm approaching all this with the philosophy that I'm trying to explain it the way I would want someone to explain it to *me,* if all this was new to me. (And the fact is, my own biochem classes left a few things to be desired. I had great professors and learned a ton, but they usually presented the science & the mechanisms without connecting it back to practical applications in the human body. So, okay, it works this way and that way...but what does that *mean* when it comes to different foods, or disease processes? My favorite professor, in fact, spent a bunch of time talking about how fats are metabolized in the body, and the influence of insulin, but then proceeded to call low-carb diets "malpractice." I approached him after class and said I had a bone to pick with him. To his credit, he was totally open-minded. We ended up talking for about 90 minutes. I quoted his own lecture back to him, showing him why LC makes so much sense. He's now a believer. ;-) I think it helped that he was a 65+-year-old Italian man who was struggling to lose weight, eating lots of pasta.) Tuit Nutritionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708859914305178756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-18962653083341093192014-12-10T04:30:56.039-05:002014-12-10T04:30:56.039-05:00Hi Amy,
Wish you had been my biochemistry lecturer...Hi Amy,<br />Wish you had been my biochemistry lecturer at Uni. I did all that stuff all those decades ago, but did I understand it? No! Got through exams via rote learning. I love the way you make this "applied biochem". After all these years I'm finally seeing an application behind the theory, and suddenly I want to learn and understand it. Many thanks. Looking forward to your next post.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833628955058077617.post-31755774692678139802014-12-09T08:43:40.472-05:002014-12-09T08:43:40.472-05:00Thanks for the illustrations. Biology class was a...Thanks for the illustrations. Biology class was a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com