Carolyn N

[myrose]

I have about two seconds.......So quickly Carolyn...does this tie into your theory at all??

 

 

 

 

 

According to "Nutrition and Diet Therapy" by Williams, Sulfur is an

essential mineral occuring in both elemental (sodium,potassium,and

magnesium) and organic compound forms. It is present in all the cells of

our bodies, typically as a constitute of cell protein.

 

Nonprotein sulfur includes the organic compounds of sulfalipids and

sulfatides. However, the largest amount of sulfur in the body is found in

organic protein compounds including:

 

1) Sulfur containing amino acids: Methionine and Cysteine. These are the

two most important sources of sulfur in the body.

 

2) Glycoproteins: Conjugates of sulfur and sulfuric acid with carbohydrate

derivitives, such as chondroitin-sulfuric acid found in cartilage, tendon

and bone matrix.

 

3) Detoxification products: Conjugates including phenol- and

cresol-sulfuric acids and idoxyl sulfate, some of which is formed through

bacterial activity in the intestine

 

4) Other organic compounds: Heparin, insulin, thiamin, biotin, lipoic acid,

and coenzyme A.

 

5) Keratin: This is the protein of hair and skin

 

Sulfur helps to maintain protein structure. Disulfide linkages form an

important secondary structure between parallel peptide chains to maintain

the structual stability of proteins. Sulfur additionally participates in

enzyme activity through tissue respiration or biologic oxidation.

 

Another function of sulfur is to contribute to detoxification. Toxic

materials are conjugated with active sulfate and converted to non-toxic

forms for excretion in the urine.

 

I hope this helps to answer your question.

 

 

Steve Williams

[CarolynN]

Hello,

 

Yes, from what I have read this fits right into it. It is a very complicated system of the body. It handles so much coming at it.

 

I was just reading some more about the sulfation system and liver in regards to a leaky gut. A leaky gut, usually caused by candida but there are things that cause it, make the sulfation system work overtime. The particles of food that should not have escaped the intestinal track, but now have, get in the body. The liver has to keep up with this. Sometimes it cannot and you start getting all kinds of problems because the system is being so overtaxed. Some people get neurological problems and some autoimmune disease from it. It is certainly something you want to fix. According to the book I was reading this in "Enzymes for Autism and other Neurological disorders" by Karen DeFlice this can be the root cause of sulfation issue...a leaky gut.

 

Thanks for the good information.

 

Carolyn