Bridge Over Troubled Water

   Some visitants of this website might stop and think it’s about treatment, although in some of the blog post it does explain options. However more so what Solitarius is about  is prevention being key, through the knowledge of  knowing  facts on cancer and about  your  options  in  the  world  around  you  through  cancer  research. When  you  use the  information  on the world wide web  for useful purposes it can be a powerful tool and should be viewed  as  a  “mega pill”  for cancer research.

  One of the most important aspects of this website is vitamin deficiencies that’s  enshrined  through out the website.  When you begin to hear that all vitamin deficiencies are the known cause of every known disease known to mankind.  You also begin to realize that this “blog post” maybe the basis to this entire website.  Because  it  informs  the  visitant  of  the major  vitamin deficiencies and their known impact on cancer.

   Since dreaming up the concept for this website ….when I think vitamin deficiencies…. I  think back  to  the  song Bridge Over Troubled Water  and  during the course of the last 6 1/2 years. How  forever  time  I came across trouble their always was somebody there to help get me over the troubled water. Let me tell you, “I’m eternally gratiful because I never learned how  to swim literally and figuratively.” 

  In that time of space 6 1/2 years there always was someone there to see     me  through…. one  of  the  most  popular topics  was  vitamin  deficiencies     and  “if” your  NOT  feeling right ….you  should  have  your  levels  checked     by a  doctor.  First off  let’s  talk  Vitamin A pushing,  promoting  and  even  inciting cancer growth, as a  few researchers claim that vitamin A, in test tube vitro study experiments will push stem cells to change into cells that build blood vessels.

   So when structure similar to blood vessels develope within tumor masses grown in culture,  researchers concluded  vitamin A  promotes carcinogensis activity. However to the contrary, “when a study  published  in  the  Journal of  Nutritional Biochemistry  found  that  by  administering  both  vitamin A  and vitamin C together to cultured human breast cancer cells.”

   They were more then three times as effective than the administration of either compound alone (since) when the combination of these two vitamins in synergy inhibited proliferation  by  75.7 percent  compared  to  untreated cells.  The author of this study suggest, “that the synergestic effect observed in this study is due in part to the ascorbic acids, thereby increasing the cells proliferation inhibitory effects.”

  The association of vitamin A  and  cancer was initially reported in 1926, when rats  fed  a  vitamin A  deficient diet;  developed  gastric  carcinomas. The  first  investigation  showing  a  relationship  between  vitamin A  and human cancer was performed in 1941 by Abelsetal. Who found low plasma vitamin A levels in patients with gastro – intestinal cancer.

  Dr. Jennifer Brett comments that vitamin A fights cancer by inhibiting     the production of  DNA  in  cancerous  cells.  It also slows down the tumor growth in established cancer and  may keep leukemia cells  from dividing.   A derivative of  the  vitamin  has  been  shown  to  kill the  CEM-C7 human lymphoblastoid leukemia cells and P1798 murine T lymphoma cells.

   Being  cancer  thrives  in  a  vitamin  deficient  environment….  here is     another example: why cancer generates itself  in a vitamin deficient state.  Vitamin C  is  required   for  our  immune system  to generate  and  mobilize    the specialized  cells that  fight  cancer  and  other  infections.  Likewise the  more stress your immune system is under… the more vitamin C is used and puts the immune  system even under more stress from lacking this critical vitamin.

    Secondly,  cancer cells excrete the substance;  called  hyaluronidase  that  breaks down the collagen and fibers that make up the structure of this base substance which creates the space needed for tumors to grow. Vitamin C  is required for the development of collagen  and  this  fibrous material that is important  to  all  tissue  related  problems, such as, disc injuries,  also gum  problems,  and even musco skeleton issues).  Vitamin C  also is  required for elastin synthesis which is responsible for the health of blood vessels….  safe guarding against vascular disease.

  The B – vitamins, especially  folate ( which is the synthetic  form  of  folic acid),  which is required for synthesis of DNA,  and  there  is  evidence  that  decreased availability  of  folate  results  in strands  of  DNA  that are more suspectible to damage. Thereby, deficiencies in B12 traps folate into a form that  is  then unusable by  the  body  for  DNA  synthesis (this  may  lead  to  an elevated rate of DNA damage and altered methylation of DNA) both of which are important risk factors for cancer.

    With the strongest relationship of cancer to vitamin deficiency being a  lack  of  vitamin D,  clinical studies have shown  vitamin D deficiency  to be associated with  four of the most common types of cancer  (breast,  prostate, colon and skin). It is well established that vitamin D (vitamin D3) acts as an effective regulator of cell growth and differentation in a number of different cell including cancer cells.  (The Vitamin D Solution by Dr.Michael Holick.)

   Vitamin D…. may also go beyond cancer prevention and provide also tumor therapy  by  providing pharmaceutical angiogensis inhibitors that inhibits the growth  of  undesirable blood vessels  that  tumors require for nutrient supply and growth. Thereby Vitamin E is important for the body because it functions as an antioxidant.  Because  reactive  oxygen  species damage cells and other substances in the body, vitamin E helps to prevent cell damage and helps cell membrane recover from oxidative stress. 

   Vitamin E,  also important for the functioning of a strong immune system and has been  found  to  regulate  your  bodies  metabolism, therefore, gene expression and cell signaling.  Vitamin E deficiencies are more common in people  whom  are  following  a  low  fat diet,  as vitamin E  needs  fat  to  be properly absorbed.  Also  when  fish oil supplements  are  being  used which contain omega – 3 fatty acids for a variety of health benefits. Be careful for vitamin E deficiencies because omega -3 ….has a tendency to create one.

   One risk  of  consuming fish oil  is  that  it can lead to a deficiency of  this crucial vitamin, which the only well constructed scientific study regarding the  effects  of  fish oil on vitamin E…. was published ….in a 1991 issue of …. “The Journal of Nutrition.” This study found women whom consume fish oil supplements  had  a  reduced  level  of  vitamin E  in their body and that this vitamin E deficiency  occurred  even though the fish oil supplement that the  women were taking contained a small amount of vitamin E.

   The loss of vitamin E was more pronounced in women between the ages of 51 and 71 years.  The  oil  in  omega – 3 fatty acids,  a  type  of  fat  important for proper function  of  your body.  Omega – 3 fatty acids are also critical for the general  health  of  the  nervous  system,  also  affect  blood  clotting  and  the metabolism of  fat.  If  you  are  concerned  about vitamin E deficiency talk to your doctor.  Blood test can determine…. if you have abnormal low vitamin levels which could require supplements.

    Before  closing  out  on this  “blog post,  another heavy weight mineral          to consider is selenium:  providing  additional  cancer  prevention  through antioxidant protection.  Dr. Bruce Ames of the Children’s Hospital Oakland  Research Institute determined that selenium – dependent proteins deprived of this essential mineral pave a path toward chronic disease.

  Dr. Ames subscribes to the newly developed “triage theory,” that explains why  age  related  diseases  like  heart disease,  cancer  and  dementia may have unintended  consequences  of  the mechanisms  developed  during  the  evolution  to  protect  against  any  vitamin/mineral  shortages.  There  are twelve seleno-proteins  of  which  five  are  considered  essential  and  seven  known  to  be  non essential to human health.

   Interestingly enough, an analysis of the available studies conclude that it is  the  non essential  selenoproteins ….that  may  be  the  most  important  in determining optimal health  or  progression toward  most  chronic illnesses. Extensive research confirm the critical nature of selenium in the prevention of cancer.  As  it  supports the normal immune function to halt aberrant cell growth.  While also information  published  in  the  Journal  Biochemistry….  found  there  are two types  of  selenium known as  SeMet and MeSeCys that  are  processed   to provide a chemo protective shield.

  Researchers working to determine the ability of selenium to prevent breast cancer  found  that  the  MeSeCys  form  of selenium  was  significantly  more effective  at also  protecting  against  the  insidious disease  compared to  the SeMet  versions  of  the  mineral.   The  study  found  that  breast cancer cells  processed the  two  different  forms  of  selenium  differently  leading  to  the  protective nature of the MeSeCys form.

   Recommended daily intake levels of selenium are 55 mcg., making many people deficient due  to inadequate diet.  Nutritionist recommend  200 mcg., for  optional  disease  protection,  however,  you  never really  hear  specified between MeSeCys and SeMet forms. Health minded individuals will want to ensure supplementing to help prevent cancer and heart disease.