The Fungal Theory

I would like to add to the bread conversation....where there is fungus there are usually also mycotoxins.  In the case of S cerevasiae, they produce ethanol, a type of alcohol.  The yeast itself can be heat killed but the mycotoxins such as aflatoxin are not, they remain in the food product.  I also dont eat bread because if you have yeast in your body....and we all do, the flour is a starch which quickly converts to sugar, a FOOD FOR FUNGUS!

Ok...back to the alcohol.  This really has nothing to do with the cancer/fungus link but does anyone (in the US) remember a story about a woman who had been on a camping trip (or something, sorry, I only vaguely remember the details) with her husband, their children and some other children?  She and her husband were driving home in separate vehicles and she had all the children.  She ended up crashing and I believe everyone in her vehicle was killed.  The authorities ruled the crash a DUI incident based on the level of alcohol found in her blood.  During the course of the trip it was reported that she had to make a stop because she was feeling ill and dizzy.  The authorities claimed she must have drank something when she made that stop.

The husband vehemently denied that his wife drank and furthermore would never drink heavily with children in the vehicle.  He went to court to protest the ruling of DUI and try to clear his wife's name.  It was kind of a big story at the time.  I think he may have appeared on Oprah, as well as other programs.  He just kept saying, "My wife did not drink, ever."

I have read that fungus can produce an alcohol-like effect, nauseous, dizzy, etc.  The mycotoxin acetaldehyde is produced by yeast/fungus and converted by the liver to alcohol. Some people who appear to have been drinking are actually showing the effects of yeast/fungus and its alcohol by-product.

I have often wondered if this poor women had severe yeast overgrowth and that is where the alcohol in her blood was coming from.  The husband and his wife could have been truly vindicated has someone recognized this fact. 

Just another interesting fungus story....

Digger,  I didn't list ANY FACTS, I even said I only vaguely remember it.  I was simply relating a "story" to my thoughts regarding fungi producing acetaldehyde, which btw, is  a fact and according to the US EPA is a probable carcinogen.  I will say that I shouldn't have included my last paragraph, as that was indeed conjecture.  Thanks for pointing out my errors.  You're always on top of that for me.  Good thing for me you don't charge for that service!

Allow me to give you a little advice in return...relax.... It seems you are wound tighter than a yo-yo.  Unwind a bit.  There are some great tools to help people be in control and not blow their top at any self perceived, slightest provocation.  Deep breathing, meditation and yoga are great ways to help relieve some of that pent up anger. 

Barry, I appreciate the link as well.  I take a beta glucan that is micronized so it helps to fit into the cell's receptor site (according to the company).  A good visual goes a long way in helping to understand how it works and make me feel better about taking it.

I found it note worthy that in the video, when speaking about cancer cells, at about the 2 minute mark, he says "the primed neutrophils now see them as non-self, and begin killing them as if they were yeast." 

Sheila, I have found the "yeast therapy" thread to be of interest as well and have wondered if that is why the bakers yeast (S cerevasiae) is shown to have the effect against cancer that it does... because some fungi have the ability to kill or disable other fungi.  "Statin" drugs were actually antifungal drugs that were found to have an interesting "side effect"... they lowered cholesterol. 

Misssimpson, my family visited Williamsburg a couple of years ago.  It's one of my DH's favorite places.

I read Robert Young's book Sick and Tired and it made a lot of sense to me.  He's a microbiologist who studies "live" blood under a dark field microscope.  I had a live blood analysis done once by someone who was trained by him.  It was very interesting to see the various microbes and white blood cells as well as the red ones and how they change their behavior as you change your diet.  They also do a dried blood analysis.  During this analysis, the man kept asking if I had a head injury within the last year or two.  He explained why he was asking and what my blood showed. I answered no because I couldn't think of any "injury" and he seemed puzzled.  Later, when I was explaining this to my DH, he reminded me of a surgery I had to my scalp.  It was kind of like an AhHa! moment.  I'm not sure I subscribe to everything Dr Young does but I definitely think diet plays a HUGE role in our well being. 

What has happened that coincides with cancer rates rising? 

IMO, the western urban industrialization of our diet.  It isn't the food itself that is poisonous but what man has done to food in his development and management of it.  In order to achieve this, man had to store (and therefore ferment) food (think silos-heat, moisure and a food source in them bring about mold).  It was this manipulation of our food that brought about the increased presence of the toxicogenic fungi we've been talking about here.  These toxins permeate our food and therefore us, and has given rise to mycotoxin induced disease.  Today's foods are loaded with fungal promoters like concentrated oils and sugar products, grain fermentation such as breads and beer, wine, and alcohol, fermenting milk to make cheeses, pasteurization which kills off bacteria...the bad AND the good, stored grains, particularly corn, fat laden meat of stored grain fed animals and cured (fermented) meats. 

Studies have been done on people (far east and native tribes) with low cancer rates.  The things missing from these so called native diets are those items listed above.  We cancer patients have often discussed the differences in our diets (ie; vegetarians vs vegans vs carnivores).  People in every category get cancer.  What is the common denominator?  Most likely regular consumption of one or more of the fungal promoters listed above.  What's more, the typical western diet lacks sufficient vegetables and wild caught fish, both of which are protective against these toxic fungi and in the case of vegetables, their fiber bind with those toxins to be carried out of the body.

IMO, the first line of prevention and defense of cancer and other diseases with unknown origins is a diet of fresh  whole foods which includes plenty of vegetables, wild caught fish, grass fed meats and very little sugar and simple carbs.  We can take loads of supplements, build our immune systems, exercise, etc. but if we are not preventing and eliminating these fungi and their mycotoxins from our diets, these aren't going to help us achieve our goals.

Just my opinion....

-Sheila-, We can still see your beautiful photo so no confusion here!