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 Molybdenum & Zinc for fighting yeast!

            *Candida Albicans is a common fungus and a normal inhabitant of the human intestine.  Under certain conditions, it overgrows and releases toxic substances including alcohol and acetaldehyde.  The actual name for the condition is chronic muco-cutaneous yeast infection.   It is common in all age groups, thanks to the overuse of antibiotics, use of birth control pills and steroid drugs, diets high in sugar or carbohydrates, weak immune systems, copper imbalance, weak adrenals and improper bowel flora.

            Symptoms range from fatigue and depression to headaches, bloating, gas, skin problems, tightness in the shoulders, itching and joint pain.  The condition can be life-threatening in immune-compromised individuals.

            Some practitioners blame everything on yeast problems, which is not the case in my experience.  However, in listening to and working with several thousand patients, it becomes clear that chronic yeast overgrowth is more common than we suspect.  It is present even among people who are not the usual candidates. 

            Several books including The Yeast Syndrome and The Yeast Connection discuss dietary and medical means to identify and control chronic yeast infection.  They contain excellent information, but often focus more on symptoms than on causes.  Many people try the diet and medication for candidiasis and feel somewhat better, but never fully recover.  If they stop the program, the symptoms return.  Fortunately, new insights from trace mineral research can help identify and correct deeper causes.

* Molybdenum is an essential trace mineral for human and animal nutrition. Molybdenum (symbol Mo) is a transition metal that is found in the earth’s soil. The amount of molybdenum in plant foods vary significantly and is dependent upon the mineral content of the soil. The best sources of this mineral are beans, dark green leafy vegetables, and grains. Molybdenum is also found in several tissues of the human body and is involved in several enzyme systems.

In humans, the active biological form of molybdenum is known as the Molybdenum cofactor “Moco”. Moco is a cofactor in four human enzymes: xanthine dehydrogenase, xanthine oxidase, sulfite oxidase, and aldehyde oxidase. Due to its role in these enzyme systems, Molybdenum is essential and has been implicated in several health issues.

Molybdenum deficient diets fed to animals has resulted in slowed weight gain, decreased food consumption, impaired reproduction, and a shortened life expectancy.

Sulfites, which are used as a food additive, are a common substance to which individuals can become sensitized and develop allergies. Sulfite is also toxic to the nervous system. Since Molybdenum is necessary for sulfite oxidase, an enzyme which helps the body deal with these substances. It has been suggested that molybdenum may help promote healthy airways.*

In addition, yeasts in the body produce a by-product called acetaldehyde, a toxic substance resulting in several health consequences. In fact, acetaldehyde is the compound that produces the symptoms in an alcohol “hang-over.” Molybdenum plays a role as a cofactor in helping break down acetaldehyde to a form that actually provides the body with energy.* Molybdenum plays a large role in the detoxification pathway for acetaldehyde in the human body.*

Molybdenum has also been implicated in helping to promote healthy and normal cellular replication.* Due to molybdenum’s role in aldehyde oxidase, it may play a role in the detoxification of some carcinogenic xenobiotics.* A xenobiotic is a totally synthetic product not naturally occurring in nature (i.e. a man-made chemical). Molybdenum is also involved in cofactors that are required for enzyme activity by some of the good bacteria of the large intestine. Some of these molybdenum dependent enzymes may, again, be involved in detoxifying carcinogenic xenobiotics.*

Molybdenum also plays a role in purine metabolism. It is needed to convert purine to uric acid. As such, excessive intake of Molybdenum could, in rare cases, increase uric acid levels and potentially trigger gout.

Molybdenum is an antagonist to copper. Therefore, it has also been helpful in those struggling with excessive copper in the body.* Molybdenum also has a relationship to iron, playing a role in enzyme dependent processes involving this mineral.

No recommended dietary allowance (RDA) has been established for molybdenum. The estimated range recommended by the Food and Nutrition Board as safe and adequate is 75–250 micrograms per day for adults.

The purer the water the more efficiently minerals are activated into their electrically charged ionic state. Eniva® uses OHM™ water (multi-step purified water) in a unique proprietary process at Eniva’s government-inspected-and-certified manufacturing facility, yielding ionically dislodged monatomic (Solutomic™) ions in sparkling clear solutions for quicker absorption than tablets or capsules which must first be dissolved and ionized in the digestive system before being absorbed.

This product has been structurally enhanced with Negative Field Activation.™ It has been treated with a proprietary magnetic negative field design at over 1,000 times the strength of the earth’s own magnetic field.

Zinc:

*Zinc has been demonstrated to normalize the body’s response to swelling, heat, and tenderness associated with joints. It is also involved in the proper functioning of multiple enzymes in the body required to maintain normal health. Further, zinc is required for the production of nucleic acids RNA and DNA, the basic building blocks of the body.

Zinc plays a role in the metabolism of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. It is also involved in the process of gluconeogenesis, the formation of glucose from noncarbohydrates, such as protein and fat.

Zinc is involved in many chemical reactions in the brain. It is essential in the development and continuous normal functioning of the central nervous system. There are many metalloenzymes and binding proteins in the body that require zinc for normal functioning.*

*Zinc has also been shown to be a copper chelator, in proper proportions can prevent toxic build up of copper in brain and liver cells. 

March 5, 2002:  Cox2 Enzyme, Copper, Zinc and Mycoplasma links 

A database in Rumania and on a US IBM site described links found between copper, zinc, magnesium, calcium, COX-2 enzyme, and Mycoplasma suggesting that these metals in the form of metalloenzymes (or the deficiency of the metals in the case of the enzyme production) play a role in the immune system’s reactions to microbes (certain strains of mycoplasmas). The reactions accompany the production of destructive H₂O₂ (hydrogen peroxide) in the inflamed synovial tissue where the mycoplasmas reside. Other researchers are studying the chelation actions of antibiotics vs metalloenzymes.  The puzzle is how to explain the beneficial effects of chelation, which removes metals, and the beneficial addition of certain metal ions (copper and zinc) in cases of bacterial infections.  A similar puzzle involves the beneficial effects of increases in folic acid as a nutrient vs the beneficial effect of the tetracyclenes, which inhibit folic acid synthesis in microbes, and also  perform chelation.  

The body needs copper for normal growth and health. For patients who are unable to get enough copper in their regular diet or who have a need for more copper, copper supplements may be necessary. They are generally taken by mouth but some patients may have to receive them by injection. Copper is needed to help your body use iron. It is also important for nerve function, bone growth, and to help your body use sugar.

Lack of copper may lead to anemia and osteoporosis (weak bones).

Some conditions may increase your need for copper. These include:

• Burns
• Diarrhea
• Intestine disease
• Kidney disease
• Pancreas disease
• Stomach removal
• Stress, continuing

Copper is needed by all tissues. It is involved in the production of collagen, the protein responsible for structural integrity of bone, cartilage, skin, and tendon. It is also involved in the production of elastin, the protein that is mainly responsible for the elastic properties of blood vessels and skin. Further, copper is a component of the enzyme copper-zinc dismutase and the protein ceruplasmin, both of which inhibit free radical formation and damage.

Copper helps maintain the structural integrity of cell membranes, allowing for normal body functioning. It is heavily involved in the production of hemoglobin, the carrier of oxygen in the blood.*

*This information is not meant to replace any doctor and patient consultation. This information should in no way replace your personal physician's advice. The information has been compiled from the information provided by those who have been helped. The information contained herein is not medical advice and is not intended to replace the advice or attention of health care professionals. Nor is this information intended to act as a "prescription" for treatment.  We advise you to consult your health care provider before beginning any new dietary supplement program. 

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