Tanya Harter Pierce
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 On the other hand, when methanol occurs naturally, as it does in fruits, it is always in the presence of ethanol. ethanol keeps methanol stable and prevents it from breaking down into formaldehyde and formic acid. But the methanol in aspartame is "free" methanol, and thus unstable.
Aspartame comprises 10 percent methanol, 40 percent aspartic acid, and 50 percent phenylalanine. Methanol has been proven to cause damage to the optic nerve and can cause blindness. Aspartic acid has been proven to cause holes in the brains of mice. |
Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard
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 While they admit that methanol is also found in some fruits and vegetables, they add that it is never found in natural foods without ethanol and pectin. ethanol and pectin are said to act as antidotes to methanol, preventing it from being metabolized into formaldehyde and formic acid, both deadly toxins. They remind consumers that aspartame contains no ethanol or pectin; therefore, the methanol is converted to these deadly toxins. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Effect of ethanol on Brain Metallothionein in Transgenic Mice. Suzuki Y; Cher-ianMG. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2000 March, 24(3):315-321.
Free radical generation is believed to cause cell injury following ethanol administration. Metallothionein may be linked with oxidative stress and can protect against ethanol toxicity.
The Use of an Infusion of St. John's Wort in the Combined Treatment of Alcoholics with Peptic Ulcer and Chronic Gastritis. Krylov AA Ibatov AN. Vrach Deb, 1993 February-March, (2-3): 146-148. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Like corn, sorghum can be used to produce ethanol to fuel cars. Currently, twelve percent of sorghum produced in the United States is used to make ethanol and that amount is expected to increase in light of the energy crisis.
A Serving of Food Lore...
Sorghum may have originated in northeast Africa some 2,000 years ago. Some believe that wild sorghum has been growing in the Middle East as far back as 8,000 years ago. Sorghum was brought to America during the Colonial period; settlers used to refer to sorghum as "chicken corn. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Nowhere is greenwashing more overhyped than in the ethanol biofuels industry, where gullible consumers are being told that we can simply farm our way out of an oil crisis by -- get this -- converting most of our food into fuel! ethanol from corn is so energy inefficient that it takes almost exactly one barrel of oil from somewhere else to farm, harvest, process and produce one barrel of oil equivalent energy from corn. In other words, it's just a massive U.S. energy shell game with absolutely no net gain in energy production, but a huge net loss in food production. |
C. W. Randolph, M.D.
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 Check product labels for the following chemicals: aliphatic hydrocarbons (n-hexane), halogenated hydrocarbons (carbon tetrachloride, trichlorethylene), alcohols (methanol, ethanol), cyclic hydrocarbons (cyclohexane), esters (ethyl acetate), ethers (ethyl ether), nitrohydrocar-bons (ethyl nitrate), ketones (acetone, methylethylke-tone), glycols (ethylene glycol), aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene), and aldehydes (acetaldehyde). Do not buy products, or throw away those you already have, if these chemicals are present.
Check your cosmetics for toxic ingredients and throw them away. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 The lactose dose is administered with a 500-mg/kg dose of ethanol (to prevent conversion of galactose to glucose in the liver) [41]. The galactose test is more reliable than the glucose test, but the ethanol exposure and somewhat invasive blood sampling are disadvantages.
A test has been devised to simultaneously measure intestinal lactose digestion (lactose digestion index, or
Kidney
Blood
Lactose from diet
Lungs
Flatulence, Diarrhea
FIGURE 1 Metabolic background for understanding the diagnosis of lactose maldigestion and intolerance. Abbreviations: glu, glucose; gal, galactose. |
Erich Grotewold
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 However, more polar glycosidic conjugates dissolve in polar solvents (methanol and ethanol), and these organic solvents are applied for extraction procedures in Soxhlet apparatus. Mixtures of alcohol and water in different ratios are applied for the extraction of flavonoids and their conjugates from solid biological material (plant or animal tissues and different food products). The extraction efficiency may be enhanced by the application of ultrasonication (Rostagno et al., 2003; Herrera et al. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Nowhere is greenwashing more overhyped than in the ethanol biofuels industry, where gullible consumers are being told that we can simply farm our way out of an oil crisis by -- get this -- converting most of our food into fuel! ethanol from corn is so energy inefficient that it takes almost exactly one barrel of oil from somewhere else to farm, harvest, process and produce one barrel of oil equivalent energy from corn. In other words, it's just a massive U.S. energy shell game with absolutely no net gain in energy production, but a huge net loss in food production. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| Free radical generation is believed to cause cell injury following ethanol administration. Metallothionein may be linked with oxidative stress and can protect against ethanol toxicity.
The Use of an Infusion of St. John's Wort in the Combined Treatment of Alcoholics with Peptic Ulcer and Chronic Gastritis. Krylov AA Ibatov AN. Vrach Deb, 1993 February-March, (2-3): 146-148.
In this study, hypericum herbal infusion was used in combination with psychotherapy in 57 outpatients with alcoholism and concomitant diseases of digestive organs. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Corn prices are already skyrocketing because of the ramp up in ethanol production from corn.
The only people promoting ethanol production from corn are corn farmers, politicians or complete idiots. Some people are all three.
But let's face it: Consumers like to buy products that they think are "green" in some way, even if the green-ness of those products is highly exaggerated or even entirely fictitious. Why? Because it removes their guilt for driving SUVs, eating meat products and spraying pesticides on their lawns. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 IRRITANTS AND COUNTER-IRRITANTS
For those of you who are familiar with my reviews, you may notice that I am now much more cautious about products that contain almost any amount of irritating ingredients, particularly those containing any form of grain alcohol (ethyl, ethanol, methanol, benzyl, or sd alcohol). This also goes for irritants like lemon, grapefruit, mint, peppermint, menthol, camphor, eucalyptus, ivy, fragrant oils, and overly drying or irritating detergent cleansing agents. |
John J. Ratey, MD
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 In 2006 researchers from neuroscientist Brian Christie's lab at the University of British Columbia examined the neurological effects on rats of prenatal exposure to ethanol, and then tested the effects of exercise on those changes. As expected, the pups whose moms consumed ethanol had markedly lower rates of neurogenesis and neuro-plasticity. After the pups were born and able to exercise, though, the activity reversed the brain damage to normal, which was startling.
The findings have already had an impact on how doctors recommend handling babies with fetal alcohol syndrome. |
Marcia Zimmerman, C.N.
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 In addition to the neurotransmitters, NutraSweet contains methanol, which must be metabolized by the liver in the same manner as ethanol, the alcohol found in wine, beer, and spirits. For adults consuming diet mixers with alcoholic drinks, the methanol in the mixer adds additional work for the liver. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is produced in small amounts by bacteria in the digestive system. Normally the amount produced is not harmful, but if enough additional methanol is ingested, the potential for toxicity, especially in children, is considerably increased. |
Mark Lynas
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 Other biofuel advocates point to waste straw or wood chippings as a way to manufacture ethanol from cellulose, perhaps using genetically engineered enzymes. This seems to hold more potential in terms of carbon displacement, as it could be far more efficient than producing ethanol from food crops. However, the techniques are still being developed, and would take years to scale up enough to make any serious dent in emissions. |
Robert W. Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D.
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 It takes approximately six times longer to metabolize methanol as it does ethanol (the alcohol in liquor, beer, and wine) so even moderate but regular intake of aspartame will result in accumulation of methanol in the tissues. Methanol is broken down to formaldehyde, another potent neurotoxin. The formaldehyde is further broken down to formic acid, yet another neurotoxin.
Thus, a daily intake of aspartame will lead to an accumulation of not only methanol, but its toxic byproducts as well. |
Alex Steffen
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 Ethanol, an alcohol produced in a variety of ways from cereal grain or biomass waste, is used in gasoline blends with up to 85 percent ethanol (in a mixture known as E85). Vehicles that can burn either gasoline or ethanol blends are called flexible-fuel vehicles, and there are millions of them on the highways in the United States and around the world. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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Effects of Melatonin on Oxidative Stress and Spatial Memory Impairment Induced by Acute ethanol Treatment in Rats. Gonenc S; Uysal N; et al. Physiological Research, 2005, 54(3):341-348.
The researchers determined that melatonin influences ethanol-induced oxidative stress and spatial memory impairment.
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Review Article: Nutritional Therapy in Alcoholic Liver Disease. Stickel F; Hoehn B; et al. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2003 August 15, 18(4):357-373. |
H.J. Roberts, M.D.
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 Recent studies by Lund et al (1981) and Nisperos-Carriedo and Shaw (1989) have clarified the methanol, ethanol, and acetylaldehyde concentrations of citrus products. Contemporary gas chromatography methods were used. These data indicate the following:
• Orange juice and grapefruit juice average as much as ten times more ethanol, and from two to ten times more acetylaldehyde, than methanol.
• The concentration of methanol is higher in fresh-squeezed orange juice compared to the small amounts in pasteurized orange juice (22mg/liter), frozen concentrate (3. |
| Any effects of small amounts of methanol possibly present in fruit juices and wine tend to be offset by their caloric content and the presence of ethanol (Gilger 1959). This contrasts with the absence of nourishment in the case of "diet" drinks.
Recent studies by Lund et al (1981) and Nisperos-Carriedo and Shaw (1989) have clarified the methanol, ethanol, and acetylaldehyde concentrations of citrus products. Contemporary gas chromatography methods were used. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 How Supplied: Capsules — 370 mg
Preparation: A decoction is made in a ratio of 1:8 with ethanol.
Daily Dosage: The dose for the decoction is 4 to 16 mL per day. Externally, the coarsely ground drug is used as a poultice. literature
Anon. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Diddles Ltd, Guildford and King's Lynn, Exeter, England. 1996.
Chevallier A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. DK Publishing Company, New York, NY. 1996.
DerMarderosian A (ed). The Review of Natural Products. Facts and Comparisons Inc, St Louis, MO. 1999.
Fetrow CW, Avila JR. |
Alex Steffen
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| Ford Motors, for example, is working with VeraSun, an ethanol provider, to do just that. ethanol can also be used in low-ratio blends with diesel.
Biodiesel, a chemical substitute for petroleum diesel, is created by processing vegetable oil—either freshly pressed or recycled. Biodiesel can be used as a direct substitute for petroleum diesel, either in blends, or neat (called B100). Diesel engines require no modifications to run on biodiesel. A diesel engine running biodiesel is efficient and clean. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 This seemed to settle the question, but unfortunately the waters were muddied by a third study, this time done in humans as well as animals, that indicated ethanol was protective.109 In this study, three human subjects were exposed to 65ml of ethanol over thirty minutes before being exposed to mercury vapor. Only two controls were used. Researchers found: (1) reduced retention of mercury in the body, (2) an observed increase in the rapid phase of vapor loss by expiration, (3) increased storage of mercury in the liver, and (4) a marked reduction in mercury uptake by red blood cells. |
James Howard Kunstler
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 This applies in particular to all schemes promoting ethanol (alcohol derived from plants) as an "environmentally friendly" additive to gasoline. The amount of petroleum and natural gas needed to produce the corn to make the ethanol would more than cancel out any benefit from using a supposedly non-fossil fuel.
In fact, we will surely have to resort to one particular form of "biomass" use in the future, but not in any way resembling the fantasies proposed by the corporate and environmentalist tech-meisters. |
Mark Lynas
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| This seems to hold more potential in terms of carbon displacement, as it could be far more efficient than producing ethanol from food crops. However, the techniques are still being developed, and would take years to scale up enough to make any serious dent in emissions. In addition, there are still problems - if straw is not ploughed back into the land, then biomass is being removed, lowering the humus content of the soil and its nourishment value for plants. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 Methanol, ethanol and steam treatments improved the flavor scores, but the bad flavors could still be detected.9
Toasting the soy flour helps solve the antinutrient problem, but at the expense of damaging the soy oil, which in soy flour turns rancid so easily that buyers are advised to keep it refrigerated or frozen. The term "toasting" is used in the industry to refer to moist cooking with steam, and has nothing to do with what happens with the small kitchen appliance known as a toaster. |
Mark Lynas
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| Already corn-derived ethanol is being blended into gasoline in the United States, ostensibly to reduce C02 emissions, but in reality having more to do with subsidising the politically powerful farming lobby in 'red' Republican states. It is also far from clear whether any carbon is actually displaced, given that the production, milling and transportation of corn uses large amounts of fossil fuel in trucks, tractors and factories. Some green enthusiasts already run their cars on used chip fat, and are strong advocates of biofuels. But again the scale issue is crucial. |
Alex Steffen
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| H indicator, available at pool/hot-tub suppliers) graduated syringe or eyedropper 1 bottle methanol (you can also use ethanol) 1 kitchen blender (which you can never use again for smoothies!)
Step 1 — Titration:
Titration helps you determine how much catalyst you must add, by indicating the acidity of your oil.
Measure out 1 gram of lye into your petri dish. Dissolve into 1 liter distilled water. In the 20-milliliter beaker, dissolve 1 milliliter vegetable oil into 10 milliliters isopropyl alcohol. Swirl or warm very gently to dissolve the oil into the alcohol until the solution is clear. |
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