However, cells not only consist of genes and proteins, but also of carbohydrates (sugars) and lipids (fats). ... After wounding or infection, endothelial cells that line blood vessels begin to display large numbers of carbohydrate-binding proteins called selectins. Selectins bind loosely to specific carbohydrates on the surface of white blood cells of the immune system. ... Substances that interfere with the contact between carbohydrates and selectins are now under development as anti-inflammatory drugs. ... Serious problems confront the development of carbohydrate-based drugs, especially one...

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William Coda Martin categorized "refined sugar as a poison because it is stripped of life forces, vitamins and minerals" leaving behind pure, refined carbohydrates that cannot be utilized by the body unless the proteins, vitamins and minerals removed during refining are available (Dufty 154). ... Without these naturally occurring, nature intended elements the body cannot metabolize the excess carbohydrates, which results in abnormal sugars containing four carbon atoms in the bloodstream that accumulate in the brain, red blood cells and nervous system, ultimately, interfering with th...

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Health is about the overall physical, social, spiritual and mental well being of a person. In the 1980s the World Health Organisation (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity' There can be no absolute fixed...

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