Wendy

"Apricot kernels contain an average of 21% proteins and 52% vegetable oils, and are widely used as a substitute of almonds in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Apricot seeds, because of their remarkably high content of amygdalin, are a source of vitamin B17 and utilized in alternative medicine for cancer therapy. " http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/tenderfr/tf0706a4.htm

GO TO http://grande.nal.usda.gov/ibids/index.php COPY & PASTE in search box Amygdalin, cell death

Theoretically, women taking B17 = miscarriage Studies found several cases of miscarriage in pregnant women who were taking laetrile for cancer ….. for centuries Polynesian girls have eaten a papaya seeds to avoid pregnancy ……. India….. Of these, the methods in most widespread popular use are raw papaya…… http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/SAsia/suchana/0510/herhealingheritage2.html pregnant women should avoid papaya as it may cause a miscarriage….. http://www.bawarchi.com/health/papaya.html ... Due to the risk of miscarriage, pregnant women should not take passion flower ..Apricot. ... http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/HerbsTake/0,3927,4101%7CApricot+Vine,00.html K.. not the best examples but you get the idea.

DNA and genes don't have to be a static blueprint heading for a downward spiral. Think of them as a software program responding to what's going on in and around our bodies; if we eat junk foods, our genetic programming changes for the worse; if we eat healthier foods, our genes function better. Genetics ultimately depend on what we eat for example, we need the B vitamins (3-6-12...) and folic acid to make and repair our DNA. Many of these same vitamins, through a chemical process called DNA methylation, also regulate gene activity, for example, they turn off more than 1,700 genes known to instigate cancer. If you can't make and repair your DNA, you can't make and repair your genes and as a result you'll age faster and be more likely to develop various age-related diseases. The interesting thing is, you can reverse age-related DNA damage and prevent inherited disease-causing genes. I know, I know .. Enzymes play a role as in the case of existing diseases like CF but that's another topic. By the way, whats the name of that that enzyme that breaks down B17? A nutrient-dense diet (fish, poultry, high-fiber, and nonstarchy vegetables (sorry Husmusen, no taters) is ideal. Unfortunately, todays diets based on refined starches and sugars increase insulin and cortisol levels, activating genes involved in prediabetes and inflammation conditions like RA. WE know, exercise turns on genes that help the body burn blood sugar and fat.... Bla, Bla, Bla No conclusion, just a thought ....

I have this awful tendency to repeat information I find relevant. "Evolution in Action" indeed my friend. We know cancer cells can be controlled or eliminated via "tumor suppressor genes" (such as p53), which hold oncogenes in check, and "DNA repair genes" (mutation-correcting mechanisms). But what happens when these mechanisms go "wiggy" in older adults as a result of poor diet choices, pharmaceuticals, radiation and carcinogen exposure (factory workers in particular)..., it’s not wrong to ponder the thought of intervention. Specific carcinogens, like cigarettes, do not cause cancer, they merely determine where it is going to occur. When B.F. Goodrich announced that some of its workers exposed to vinyl chloride were dying from a rare cancer, the "HUSH" lid was capped. Unfortunately, no survey was published regarding the diet, smoking habits, alcohol, drug or vitamin consumption ... of these workers but it was apparent that the final blow to the stressed body was the vinyl chloride. So, we sit in this state of Melancholy and ponder the potential benefits of B17.

Jason Vale, the only person to be put in maximum security Federal prison for the sale of Laetrile in the United States. He was a national arm wrestling champion after he was cured of kidney, pancreatic and spleen cancer by eating apricot seeds. He was the nations biggest spokesperson for the legalization of Laetrile and wanted to crack the supposed lies of the cancer industry. Sloan-Kettering was on the side of the prosecution during Jason Vale's criminal trial. http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/12/13/jason_vale_and_the_cancer_mafia.htm and

Amygdalin is a potentially toxic disaccharide glycoside isolated from pits of plants of the genus Prunus, which includes, apricots, plums, peaches, cherries; and apple seeds. It releases hydrogen cyanide, HCN, when hydrolyzed either by warm aqueous acid (gives HCN, benzaldehyde, and 2 mol of D-glucose) or by specific enzymes. Apparently, we have been conditioned not to eat anything made from or with peach pits/apple seeds/......and soon......peanuts.

"You probably wonder what these people eat that makes them so strong, active and healthy at an age of 100 or even 120. Surprisingly enough nothing very exotic is found in their quite ordinary food. The only part that totally differs from the west diet traditions is that Hunza people do not consume animal fats. Their diet is rich all year round in fresh or dried fruit and nuts, especially apricots and apricot kernels, and their primary source of oil is apricot seeds." http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/crops/hort/news/tenderfr/tf0706a4.htm