From Waste to Profit

Dear friends,

It is amazing to trace how the modern food industry evolved to selling the waste products to the very people for whose health may be impacted the worst.

First, let's get the basics.

What happens to the leaves that fall on the ground?

Eventually, they disintegrate and turn to dust.

What happens to the organic matter mixed in the compost or buried in soil?

It gets decomposed.

decomposing

/ˌdēkəmˈpōziNG/

adjective

1.
(of organic matter) in the process of decaying:
"decomposing fungi"

What are the causes of decomposition?

Since food is organic matter, rotting by microorganisms and oxidation are the main causes of decomposition. In decomposition, the temperature is an important factor, since at high temperatures the microbiological and oxidation reactions occur faster.

www.lifepersona.com/what-causes-food-decomposition

Oxygen is required for microbes to decompose organic wastes efficiently. Some decomposition occurs in the absence of oxygen (anaerobic conditions); however, the process is slow, and foul odors may develop.

di·ges·tion

/dəˈjesCH(ə)n/

noun

1.
the process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the alimentary canal into substances that can be used by the body.

medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com › digestion

Digestion | definition of digestion by Medical dictionary

[ dĭ-jes´chun] 1. the subjection of a substance to prolonged heat and moisture, so as to soften and disintegrate it.

Let's take chitin as an example.

Chitin a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids

From here, down, complete nonsense...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin

Chitin-producing organisms like protozoa, fungi, arthropods, and nematodes are often pathogens in other species.^[15]

^{"pathogens" or good guys?}

Humans and other mammals

Humans and other mammals have chitinase and chitinase-like proteins that can degrade chitin; they also possess several immune receptors that can recognize chitin and its degradation products in a pathogen-associated molecular pattern, initiating an immune response.^[15]

Chitin is sensed mostly in the lungs or gastrointestinal tract where it can activate the innate immune system through eosinophils or macrophages, as well as an adaptive immune response through T helper cells.^[15] Keratinocytes in skin can also react to chitin or chitin fragments.^[15] According to in vitro studies, chitin is sensed by receptors, such as FIBCD1, KLRB1, REG3G, Toll-like receptor 2, CLEC7A, and mannose receptors.^[15][16]

The immune response can sometimes clear the chitin and its associated organism, but sometimes the immune response is pathological and becomes an allergy;^[17] allergy to house dust mites is thought to be driven by a response to chitin.^[16]

"pathogens" or good guys?

"Immune response" or eliminating toxic material?

Plants

Plants also have receptors that can cause a response to chitin, namely chitin elicitor receptor kinase 1 and chitin elicitor-binding protein.^[15] The first chitin receptor was cloned in 2006.^[18] When the receptors are activated by chitin, genes related to plant defense are expressed, and jasmonate hormones are activated, which in turn activate systematic defenses.^[19] Commensal fungi have ways to interact with the host immune response that, as of 2016, were not well understood.^[18]

Some pathogens produce chitin-binding proteins that mask the chitin they shed from these receptors.^[19][20] Zymoseptoria tritici is an example of a fungal pathogen that has such blocking proteins; it is a major pest in wheat crops.^[21]

^{"Immune response" or eliminating toxic material?}

^{And here, it is put as a beneficial supplement!}

www.xtend-life.com/blogs/supplement-ingredients/chitin

Healthy Cholesterol Level Management

Chitin Background and Benefits

Chitin is a chain of N-acetylglucosamine molecules that has the chemical formula (C8H13O5N)n. It is best known as the primary component of arthropod exoskeletons. Arthropods primarily include insects and crustaceans such as shrimps, crabs, lobsters and other shellfish. Chitin also performs a similar function to the protein keratin, which vertebrates use to make feathers, hair and nails.

The Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann determined the structure of chitin in 1929. Chitin is structurally similar to cellulose, which is a polysaccharide formed by glucose units, or monomers, linked together. In chitin, one hydroxyl group (OH) in each monomer is replaced by an acetyl amine group (COCH3NH). This change increases the hydrogen bonding between adjacent units, making chitin significantly stronger than cellulose.

Pure chitin is pliable, although it is still quite tough. However, chitin is usually combined with some other material to make it stiffer. For example, insect exoskeletons are a composite of chitin and sclerotin, a matrix of proteins. The shells of crustaceans are typically a composite of chitin and calcium carbonate.

Chitin has many commercial applications, including food and pharmaceutical products. It is often used as a food thickener and stabilizer, and it can also form edible films. Chitin also has many applications as a health supplement that primarily relate to its role as a dietary fiber. Health supplements typically use chitosan, which is a modified form of chitin with greater bioavailability. Chitosan is produced commercially by soaking crustacean shells with sodium hydroxide, a strong alkaline substance. This process removes the acetyl groups (COCH3) in chitin.

Uses of Chitin

Chitin is often used to manage healthy cholesterol levels and body weight. Additional uses of chitin include the support of kidney function.

Signs You May Need Chitin

A high total cholesterol level is one of the most significant signs that you may benefit from chitin. Poor kidney function is also an indication that chitin may help you. Common symptoms of kidney failure include physical weakness, poor appetite and insomnia. Intestinal disorders characterized by inflammation may also mean that chitin can benefit you. Additional reasons to consider chitin supplements include skin grafts and a need to manage your weight.

Every fruit, vegetable, etc. is balanced and full of

nutrients: fiber, minerals, enzymes, sun and moon

energy, tastes, smells, etc.

As long as I am present, I know when and what I

want to eat or drink.

Simple.

We are so conditioned to trust and brainwashed

around the clock (if we allow it).

It does not have to be that way...

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