I don't know anything about laetrile one way or another, but I do know that people who eat too many seeds too fast from the rose family, which include apples, apricots, peaches and so on. At least you don't have to worry about it building up over the years.
I had to do a little bit of research once you brought this point up and according to 'straightdope.com' these pits do not have cyanide. Instead they have cyanogenetic glycosides, whatever that is, which releases hydrogen cyanide when ingested through enzymatic action. I don't think this was related to whether the person had cancer or not. I suspect that some people have more, or less, of the enzyme than the normal population, but I'm not interested enough to do any experimentation to see how many I can eat without kicking the bucket. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/193/are-apricot-seeds-poisonous Perhaps this may explain why the Russian monk Rasputin is reputed to have survived cyanide poisoning. --- On Fri, 12/4/09, Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: From: Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Supplement Dosing help needed--OT To: [email protected] Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 2:11 PM They actually don't actually contain cyanide. They contain laetrile AKA Vitamin B17, which is a precursor to cyanide and converts to cyanide when exposed to enzymes produced by many cancers. Marshall Steve wrote: > Keep in mind that apricot pits, as well as other similar pits and apple seeds > each carry a small amount of cyanide. Eat too much at once and you won't > have time to complain about it. > > Approximately 1/2 cup of apple seeds is enough to do you in if my memory > serves correctly. > > > --- On *Fri, 12/4/09, Renee /<[email protected]>/* wrote: > > > From: Renee <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: CS>Supplement Dosing help needed--OT > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:42 AM > > It sounds as if your friend needs to do some serious liver > cleanses. There are many types out there, so have him research to > see which one would suit him best. There are over night > flushes/cleanses to week long cleanses. The milk thistle is a > very good liver herb, which not only helps clean the liver but > helps rebuild liver cells, but it is not enough on it's own. That's >why I suggest some liver cleanses. But he really needs to see some >nutritionist or someone like that > to help explain cleansing to him, and what to take with it. The > colon should be cleaned first because if you take a liver cleanse > without a clean colon, then the toxins from the liver that the > cleanses get out, just get dumped back into the body if the colon > is not excreting every day, at least twice a day. > On the other hand, the over night liver flushes usually include > enough Epsom salts to 'force' the colon to dump, which in turn > takes out the toxins. That's why he should talk to someone who > knows, unless he can do a lot of research for himself. > The ALA is an acid and if not taken with food can cause heartburn. > The CS can be taken any time. Apricot pits, when they were > recommended for cancer years ago, were to be taken throughout the > day. You want to keep the b17 in the body, so a pit every hour or > every couple hours is best. > Selenium should be taken with food. There's a special type of > selenium that is better than 'plain' selenium, though I can't > think of the name of it right now. Again, Google is your friend. > Sorry, have no idea what zopiclone is. > Your friend really needs to go to a nutritionist or other type of > alternative health professional because a regular doctor is not > going to recommend what is actually needed to help clean and > rebuild the liver. They don't believe in liver cleanses, which is > a shame, because the liver is the one organ that is perfect at > rebuilding itself quickly, so long as it has help. > Samala, > Renee > /-------Original Message-------/ > If anyone knows more things that help the liver that would be >good. > > > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
