Posts by Casey Palmer5

Make sure to bring that up with your doctor next time you head in for a checkup... It might be that you're missing some key nutrients, or maybe your immune system just needs a little boost...

Yeah, the weather can really take a toll on your health, especially if you're already dealing with some underlying medical issues.

Most of the time, it shows up as headaches or those nagging aches in your joints and muscles.

Timothy Perez10 said:I’m not quite sure what you mean by that... could you clarify?

John Thomas2 transcribed the recipe for me the next day because we got a little carried away one night...🙄 And then, out of nowhere, a blonde idea popped into my head... what if I could take those after-sex pills all the time? You know, like two right away and then another two twelve hours later? Plus, my boyfriend could actually finish inside me! I mean, whatever happens, happens, right? But for now, I’m sticking strictly to condoms... I just don't have the nerve to mess around with the pill anymore...😕 Wait, did I miss something? It feels like we're starting from scratch here...

Man, you really are a piece of work! You have absolutely no idea the kind of mess you could've caused for me. I mean, seriously, wouldn't it have been so much easier and healthier to just take one pill every day instead...

I honestly don't get how you could think that kind of practice wasn't bad. Both of my friends who had to take a pill right after ended up with such intense nausea...

If sugar is such a massive anti-nutrient, then why on earth do doctors keep people on glucose drips in hospitals after surgery or when they're unconscious?

shadowgardener12 said:Just another "expert" weighing in! Exactly—sucrose has to break down into glucose first, so that’s where the breakdown actually starts, not at the glucose stage like Casey Palmer5 claimed. You clearly don't know what you're talking about, yet here you are lecturing everyone...

Honestly, you've gotten so tangled up in your own logic that you don't even know what you're talking about anymore. If you even knew in the first place. Every time I ask for actual data, you just start insulting me by implying I'm too clueless to understand. Look, if you're going to post things on a forum, you need to be ready to back them up with real facts.

You're basing your entire take on sugar on hearsay, and when I try to pin you down with something specific, you come up empty. I bet if I asked you which specific enzymes are involved in the sugar breakdown process, you wouldn't have a clue...

If you actually paid attention, I was the very first one to bring up sucrose in this thread.

I'm done wasting my breath on this; you've already dug yourself into a deep enough hole...

shadowgardener12 said:.
I honestly doubt you'll even grasp the complex chemical reactions happening during digestion if you won't even attempt to abstract them from the process itself.

Look, don't worry about whether I'll "get" the chemistry or not... just please, just write it down.

Basically, I want to see the breakdown process for sucrose, or maybe even the more complex carbohydrates found in flour. And please—tell me which vitamins get depleted while all that is being broken down.

That’s really all I’m asking for. Come on, surely that isn't too much to ask, right?...

shadowgardener12 said:Wait, what part isn't clicking for you? White sugar and white flour don't have vitamins or minerals, right? There's a huge difference between those and actual foods that are high in carbs but also pack all the other stuff our bodies need to actually function, rather than just turning everything straight into energy or storing it as fat (carbs)...

I honestly don't know how that's so hard to grasp! 😁 😁

I feel like this is basic stuff even a middle schooler would get. I'm really not sure where you're getting stuck here...

I feel like I was pretty clear about what I'm confused by, so I'm not sure why you aren't seeing my point.

What I don't get is which specific vitamins are being used up to break down sugar. You keep saying they are, but I want to know *which* ones and what kind of chemical reactions they're involved in.

Obviously, white sugar doesn't have vitamins—it's just sucrose, not a whole food. Flour might have a tiny bit of something, but very little at most.

shadowgardener12 said:What kind of question is that? Every single digestive process requires a massive amount of vitamins and minerals—not just for the enzymes to work, but for the actual digestion, distribution, and absorption stages too!

In that sense, doctors often refer to white sugar (or brown sugar) and white flour—along with things like white bread—as "empty calories." They don't offer anything besides energy, and actually, the body has to burn through its own supply of vitamins and minerals just to process them, even though those nutrients aren't present in the food itself. Essentially, sugar "uses up" your vitamins, which leads to long-term deficiencies... and we all know what happens when that occurs. You end up having to supplement those missing nutrients later, but ideally, you shouldn't have to deal with that in the first place.
I hope that clears things up for you.

If you want carbs that won't wreck your system, stick to whole grain breads, fruit, veggies, brown rice, and those other whole grains I mentioned. All of those provide carbohydrates along with essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Actually, it's still not clicking for me. I think a more detailed biochemical breakdown of how sugar is broken down would help clarify things. If possible, could you send over some links to specific research abstracts that explain the vitamin depletion process and exactly which ones are consumed during glucose metabolism?

shadowgardener12 said:From what I understand, there isn't much of a difference. Chemically speaking, it's the same compound, and the sugar is hard to digest because it uses up all the vitamins we actually need...

Wait, what vitamins are even used to digest sugar???

A close friend of mine deals with neurodermatitis. She manages it by completely cutting out animal proteins from her diet. Every time she eats them, she breaks out in this terrible rash and starts itching like crazy. Seriously—no meat, no dairy... and a whole bunch of other stuff too. Nothing processed, either.

I actually went through that when I was a baby, and honestly, I wish I hadn't. It just left me being allergic to just about everything now...

I’ve already shared how much this was weighing on me 😢 😢 😢 😢

Anyway, I really hope you’re feeling a bit better now.

Just let me know if or when you want me to close this thread.

The only downside is that it actually boosts aluminum absorption, which isn't exactly great for you...

No, I was actually talking about Gillad.

As far as amounts go—honestly, you'd have to consume massive quantities before it actually hurt you.

http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msds/sir...cjs/cjscv.html
Toxicological Information
================================================== =====
Toxicological Information: CITRIC ACID HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE ALLERGIC
PROPERTIES, AND MIGHT CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS. IRRITATION OF THE
SKIN, EYES, AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT MAY OCCUR BUT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE EXTEN
SIVE THERAPY BEYOUND DILUTION/IRRIGATION. DUST AND SOLUTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE
IRRITATION TO THE EYES, WITH SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE REDNESS, TEARING, AND
PAIN. CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS MAY BE CORROSIVE TO T HE EYES AND CAUSE CORNEAL
ULCERATIONS.

LD50 LC50 Mixture: ORAL LD50(RAT): 3 GM/KG
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: EYES-DUSTS & SOLUTION MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION TO
EYES. CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS MAY BE CORROSIVE TO EYES & CAUSE CORNEAL
ULCERATION. SKIN-THIS PRODUCTION MAY CAUSE MODERATE IRRITATION OF SKIN. CITRI
C ACID MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS WITH PROLONGED OR REPEATED
CONTACT. INGESTION-CITRIC ACID MAY CAUSE GASTROINTESTIONAL IRRITATION.
CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE NEUROTIC & ULCERATIVE LE SIONS ON ORAL
MUCOUS MEMBRANES. CHRONIC INGESTION OF HIGH CONCENTRATION CITRIC ACID CAN
RESULT IN ERROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL. INHILATION-DUST/MIST FROM SOLUTION MAY
CAUSE MILD TO MODERATE IRRITATION OF NOSE & THROAT.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity: NONE OF THIS PRODUCT'S COMPONENTS ARE LISTED BY
ACGIH, IARC, NIOSH OR NTP.
Signs and Symptoms of Overexposure: EYES: REDNESS,TEARING AND PAIN. SKIN:
ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATITIS. INGESTION: NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, VOMITING, ADOMINAL
PAIN. CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS MAY CAUSE ULCERATIVE LESIONS ON ORAL MUCOUS
MEMBRANE. C HRONIC INGESTION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS CITRIC ACID CAN RESULT IN
ERROSION OF TOOTH ENAMEL. INHILATION: COUGHING, SNEEZING AND LABORED
BREATHING.
First Aid: EYE:IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IF SYMPTOMS OF PAIN,SWELLING,OR TEARING EXIST AFTER FLUSHING.
SKIN:IMMEDIATELY WASH THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP & WATER.GET MEDIC AL ATTENTION
OF IRRITATION DEVELOPS OR PERSISTS. INGESTION:HAVE VICTIM RINSE MOUTH WITH
WATER, IF CONSCIOUS. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO A VICTIM WHO IS
UNCONSCIOUS OR HAVING CONVULSIONS. CONTACT PHYSICIAN OR POISON CONTROL
CENTER IMMEDIATELY. INHILATION:MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR, APPLY ARTIFICIAL
RESPIRATION IF NOT BREATHING. IF COUGH OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING DEVELOPS, SEEK
MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Honestly, those two links you sent over are just so full of nonsense that I don't even want to waste my time doing a deep dive into them.

That clinic they're talking about isn't even a real place, and there’s no such thing as an official list for those specific food additives. I just happened to stumble upon that flyer and decided to do some digging to see what was actually going on...

Is it actually citric acid, $C_6H_8O_7$, also known as E330, or am I tripping?

What do you guys think about how dangerous something can be if it’s already inside all your cells and is basically essential for your metabolic processes to function...

Whether you have too much or too little potassium, it’s just not good for you. Either way, it ends up messing with the membrane of your muscle cells.

If you want to dive deeper into how potassium actually works, check out this link:
http://www.nursewise.com/courses/K_hour.htm

It’s no coincidence that tennis players are always snacking on bananas; potassium is absolutely essential for muscle contraction, just like sodium is.

I guess I’m one of those lucky few who has never dealt with a single muscle cramp...🙂

William Morris2 said:E330 is one of the most dangerous additives out there because it's linked to cancer. It's basically the same thing as citric acid.
here's a link listing some of these nasty additives: http://metajna.com/bhagavat/pozor.htm

- IMPORTANT!

That is total nonsense. Citric acid isn't dangerous at all...

Lisa Walker7 said:Leg cramps can actually be caused by foot deformities,
like when your arches are too low and you really need some support from an insole. You should definitely see an orthopedic specialist first—they’re the ones who actually know what's going on...

....or at the very least, grab some insoles or some anatomically shaped shoes that can help out. They've certainly helped me... I have this bad habit of wearing flat sandals here and there, and then I end up paying for it all night long...🙄

I wouldn't dream of just picking up random shoe insoles without a proper exam from a professional and a real medical reason to wear them.

I can't believe things are actually that bad for him. Besides, Voltaren isn't even meant to treat muscle fiber issues directly. If it’s really hitting that hard, maybe try a gentle massage? Honestly, some lymphatic drainage might work even better...

But I highly doubt 🙂

Maybe try cutting back on the bananas for a bit? Too much potassium can actually trigger those cramps...

swiftbison7, if your OBGYN didn't give you anything helpful, you should probably check in with your primary care doctor instead.