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Mycotoxic Oxidative Stress Test or (MOST) is a reliable and inexpensive way of looking at the quality of a person's health and possible disease states through bright field microscopy. The test is performed using a tiny lancet to obtain a drop of blood from the fingertip. This blood is then placed on a slide and allowed to clot for thirty seconds. According to Robert O Young the blood in a normal healthy person will clot showing a red area with black interconnected lines of fibrin throughout the entire sample.
Abnormal conditions in the can be easily identified in the way the blood clots due to abnormal fibrin monomers and sialic acid. Sialic acid is known to terminate the carbohydrate chains that make up fibrinogen. The detection of sialic acid in the MOST is important because several disease conditions or symptoms such as diabetes, arthritis, heart attack, stroke, atherosclerosis and cancer appear in the form of beads in clear areas of polymerized proteins as can be seen below:
According to the U.S Food and Drug administration sialic acid liberation from carbohydrate is an acceptable and approved indicator for cancer.
Therefore this makes the MOST an invaluable tool in the early detection and prevention of these disease conditions. The MOST is not simply an early warning system current conditions can also be detected such as: hormonal and sugar imbalances, heavy metals, abdominal challenges, digestive dysfunction, organ stress, parasitic inclusions etc.
The MOST is an essential tool in the prevention of disease and has been around since mid 19th and early 20th century. Nutritional Microscopy incorporating MOST is a very important alternative examination used by holistic medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, and naturopathic physicians. Some powerful testimonials as to the efficacy of live blood analysis and the MOST can be seen here
Possibly the most important factor is that one is able to use food as a medicine as quoted by Dr Hippocrates 460 AD.
By: Errol Denton (Cert Nutritional Microscopist) February 23rd 2007
betterblood@btinternet.com
Antioxidants are compounds, which neutralize the free radicals using different mechanisms. The best-known natural antioxidants are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta- carotene and selenium. Scientific studies have shown that topical vitamin C, decrease the number of abnormal ‘sun burn' cells and reduce UV damage to DNA. As vitamin C protect the aqueous environment of the skin, vitamin E protects membranes from lipid (fatty acids) peroxidation being the first to absorb the free radicals. Selenium activates two key enzymes, which have an important antioxidant role in the cells, protecting and repairing DNA. The carotenoids are well known by their role in prevention and cancer treatment.
The researches have shown that when these antioxidants are applied topically, their level in the epidermis and dermis is substantially increase thereby not only protecting the skin from acute and chronic photodamage, but also reversing the skin's manifestations of photoageing.
Vitamins E and C, beta-carotene as well as selenium, are the principal micronutrient antioxidants that have been studied for their efficacy on reduction of oxidative stress and for their potential roles in the prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other disorders.
Sea Buckthorn oil is a very rich and good source of natural antioxidants. The benefit of Sea buckthorn for skin protection/healing is enormous. It is the only plant known so far which contains a large variety of antioxidants such as vitamin E and other vitamin E derivatives, vitamin C, beta-carotene and other carotenes such as lycopene, and selenium.
The medicinal value of Sea Buckthorn was depicted in Ancient Greek texts and classic Tibetan medicinal texts, including the “Four books of Pharmacopoeia” dated to the times of Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). Hippophae rhamnoides L., commonly known as Sea Buckthorn, is a wild shrub growing at high altitude (1200-4500 meters) in adverse climatic conditions. Sea Buckthorn is a traditional plant of many European and Asian countries. The popularity of Sea Buckthorn is increasing fast in US, due to a high demand for plants rich in constituents for food and cosmetic industry. The healing qualities of Sea Buckthorn are highly appreciated. The oil can be used for different skin ailment such as: eczema, burns, wounds, UV rays skin damage. Cosmetics and skin care products made of Sea Buckthorn are valued for their rejuvenating, restorative and anti-aging action. These qualities are mainly due to its antioxidant capability.
Conclusion: The skin's oxidative stress is a very complex issue and is involved in many biochemical pathways. You cannot be well protected by using only one antioxidant in your daily moisturizer. Only a complex of antioxidants are capable to cease the major stress oxidation processes under your skin's surface. By using cosmetic products with a wide range of natural antioxidants you can highly improve your skin health.