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” not to be distracted by their darkness. To run straight for the finish line, unswerving.”




Do I have to make a video? It seems like it.. I try to write everything down in many ways (too many perhaps) and yet it still seems confusing. Would a video really be that helpful? I guess I need to make one like I originally planned..



Carrageenan causes glucose intolerance and high fasting blood sugar in mice. The researchers suggested it could be used to create diabetic mice for diabetes research. Other studies showed it causes insulin resistance (🐁), inhibits insulin signalling (🦠), lowers insulin sensitivity (👤), and increases endotoxin in circulation, a major cause of metabolic disease (👤). It’s commonly found in dairy-themed foods, and many people believe their reactions to carrageenan in these products are a form of dairy intolerance. Intake of carrageenan from processed foods has tripled over the past few decades. You can even find it in protein powders and pet food. “Exposure to carrageenan led to glucose intolerance by six days and produced elevated fasting blood glucose by 23 weeks... Carrageenan in the Western diet may contribute to the development of diabetes and the effects of high fat consumption. Carrageenan may be useful as a nonobese model of diabetes in the mouse.” Carrageenan stimulates TLR4, a receptor for bacterial endotoxin, and so has similar inflammatory and metabolic effects... “Carrageenan-induced inflammation appears to be responsible for the glucose intolerance and insulin resistance that follow carrageenan-exposure in the mouse model. The inflammatory properties of carrageenan arise from its activation of reactive oxygen species and from its stimulation of the TLR4 pathway of inflammation [10-12, 32, 33].” Therapeutic substances such as Naltrexone (LDN), (+)-Naloxone, ketotifen, and mianserin act in the opposite direction, antagonizing TLR4. Refs: Exposure to Common Food Additive Carrageenan Alone Leads to Fasting Hyperglycemia and in Combination with High Fat Diet Exacerbates Glucose Intolerance and Hyperlipidemia without Effect on Weight Exposure to the common food additive carrageenan leads to glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and inhibition of insulin signalling in HepG2 cells and C57BL/6J mice Carrageenan-Free Diet Shows Improved Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Signaling in Prediabetes: A Randomized, Pilot Clinical Trial Carrageenan and insulin resistance in humans: a randomised double-blind cross-over trial






















