Burning Candles & VOCs, True Cellular Detox, Deuterium

Jan. 19, 2021

[00:00:00] How best to manage periodic under-eating.

[00:10:22] Dangers associated with burning candles; beeswax.

Resources:

• Characterization of hazardous and odorous volatiles emitted from scented candles before lighting and when lit
• Scented Candles as an Unrecognized Factor that Increases the Risk of Bladder Cancer; Is There Enough Evidence to Raise a Red Flag?
• The Impact of Candle Burning During All Saints’ Day Ceremonies on Ambient Alkyl-Substituted Benzene Concentrations
• Emission of air pollutants from burning candles with different composition in indoor environments
• Human health risk evaluation of selected VOC, SVOC and particulate emissions from scented candles
• Effects of short-term exposure to particulate matter air pollution on cognitive performance

[00:15:03] True Cellular Detox.

Resources:

• Dan Pompa’s blog post: The Problem with Popular Detox Trends: Why True Cellular Detox is Better
• Bryan Walsh’s detox protocol
• Cytodetox

[00:21:56] Deuterium (heavy hydrogen) and mitochondrial function.

[00:25:19] Deuterium-depleted water and cancer.

Resources:

• Biological effects of deuteronation: ATP synthase as an example
• Submolecular regulation of cell transformation by deuterium depleting water exchange reactions in the tricarboxylic acid substrate cycle
• Effect of Systemic Subnormal Deuterium Level on Metabolic Syndrome Related and other Blood Parameters in Humans: A Preliminary Study
• A retrospective evaluation of the effects of deuterium depleted water consumption on 4 patients with brain metastases from lung cancer
• Deuterium Depletion May Delay the Progression of Prostate Cancer
• Deuterium content of water increases depression susceptibility: the potential role of a serotonin-related mechanism
• Slight Deuterium Enrichment in Water Acts as an Antioxidant: Is Deuterium a Cell Growth Regulator?
• Anticancer Effect of Deuterium Depleted Water - Redox Disbalance Leads to Oxidative Stress
• Deuterium-Depleted Water as Adjuvant Therapeutic Agent for Treatment of Diet-Induced Obesity in Rats

[00:31:51] Comments on volatile organic compounds (VOCs).