From: Garnet <garnetridge@...>
Date: Wed Jun 18, 2003 7:22 pm
Subject: Re: [urinetantrasalvation] RAW, UNPASTEURIZED MILK






Thought the following might be pertainent to this discussion. For
those
who are trying to transition to a more raw food diet consider not
cooking foods over temps of 300 degrees. This helps reduce the
transfatty acids produced from oils by high cooking temps.

The site on which this paper was posted has a great deal of
information
on immune and degenerative disorders. It also mentions urine therapy.

Garnet

http://www.keephope.net/report16.html

PLANT ENZYMES CAN IMPROVE CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY BY BREAKING UP
CIRCULATING IMMUNE COMPLEXES.
Immune complexes are clusters of interlocking antigens and antibodies.
Normally, macrophages break up these circulating complexes. When
macrophages become anergic or lazy, this may fail to happen and the
circulating immune complexes (CIC) may become lodged in organs and
tissues and set off inflammatory reactions(1). The immune system may
start producing antibodies against the circulating immune complexes or
even autoantibodies that can attack “self.” Excessive production
of
immunoglobulins (antibodies) is a common characteristic of AIDS and
other diseases with secondary autoimmune involvements. Besides a
failure
of antigen presentation in the infected cells, altered proteins from
poorly digested foods adds to the antigenic overload and acts to
further
stimulate B cell production of antibodies or complement moving the
immune response more in the direction of the humoral or TH2 branch.
Most
raw foods and sprouts contain various kinds of plant enzymes that aid
in
the digestion of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. However, these
valuable enzymes are destroyed by heat - the cooking process. It is
very
important to eat some raw foods with each meal.

Dr. Francis Pottinger Jr. has found that meals of entirely cooked
foods
produces a condition known as “digestive leukocytosis.” This
condition
occurs after ingesting a meal of entirely cooked foods, when there is
an
increase in white blood cells in response to the lack of digestive
enzymes in the food. Eating only cooked foods forces the body to call
upon the white blood cells to donate enzymes to assist the process of
digestion(2). Many people have also found that enzyme-depleted cooked
foods contribute to tiredness and fatigue where enzyme-rich raw foods
like a salad or sprouts produce energy.

Food sources that have high amounts of plant enzymes that can be
beneficial when eaten with meals are: ginger root, raw red beets,
sprouts, avocados, raw horseradish, fresh raw salsa (cayenne), raw
pineapple, kiwi fruit, aspergillus and cultured foods like yogurt.
Supplement sources: Absorbaid plant enzymes or Essential Enzymes (from
plant sources) (Source Naturals).

1. Enzymes and Enzyme Therapy, by Anthony Cichoke D.C. (Keats
Publishing, Inc, New Canaan, CT)

2. Lifestar brochure on enzymes and metabolism - 415-457-1400