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08-18-2015, 12:30 AM | #1 | ||
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Mrsd, regarding the bovine comment. But don't we carry that risk anyway whenever we eat beef?
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08-18-2015, 02:12 AM | #2 | |||
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Mpiazza000, the short answer to your question is that it depends where you live/have lived.
In my case I lived in the UK when the BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) story was unfolding and ate beef there. Because of that I am not allowed to donate blood here. That is something which I accept though I lived in the UK more than two decades ago - the chances that I am infected with the BSE prion are extremely small. I wonder about the quantitative risk:benefit analysis involved in this decision.
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08-18-2015, 02:20 AM | #3 | |||
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greatest risk. Just visit any good Mad Cow site and see. The prions are concentrated in the central nervous system. Everything we consume as food and our water are contaminated Today. So it becomes a problem of doing the least dangerous. The cyanobacteria in our water is becoming concerning as well. Listeria in dairy and other processed food is becoming more common. All meats carry illness risks. Salmonella in peanuts and peanut butter and other veggies. Legionierres in the air we breathe. The list is really long and alarming. We are lucky indeed to dodge these "bullets" daily. So I think looking for more risk should be carefully evaluated And avoided if possible. Just my opinion.
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08-18-2015, 06:07 AM | #4 | |||
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I strongly agree with what mrsD and DejaVu have said about Sphingolin - i would not touch it with the proverbial barge-pole.
Who knows what you are getting when you consume a product extracted from cattle brains? It could well include the misfolded form of prion protein - I doubt that the sellers of Sphingolin are capable of assessing this. Misfolded prion protein will kill you - it will (through well-understood biochemistry) convert your normal form of prion protein into its lethal form. The alleged benefit of Sphingolin is not worth the risk in my opinion.
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08-18-2015, 11:06 AM | #5 | ||
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how about inosine?
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Patrick Winter (08-19-2015) |
08-19-2015, 04:05 PM | #6 | ||
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I have been wary of taking Inosine because of the fact that I heard it can cause gout and/or kidney stones.
"Although no side effects have been reported with the use of inosine, long-term use should be avoided. A very preliminary double-blind crossover study that enrolled 7 participants suggests that high doses of inosine (5,000 to 10,000 mg per day for 5 to 10 days) may increase the risk of uric acid–related problems, such as gout or kidney stones." So, would it be risky to take the 1000mg that is recommended for Neuropathy sufferers? Probably not. Tough call though. I am still considering it. I know there are some folks in this forum who take it and think they have seen its benefits. |
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08-19-2015, 04:20 PM | #7 | ||
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08-19-2015, 04:25 PM | #9 | ||
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