Cancer is evolutionary in everybody as our cells are involved in a continuous process of breakdown and regrowth that’s essential to life. During this process that can be likened to self – cannibalism, whereas protein within the cells are broken down into their own component amino acids. Which act as the building blocks for their own growth and renewal of cells ensuring a proper synthesis of protein.
Serious disease may also result from a disruption of this renewal process. This is the case with cancer, whereas, cancerous cells grow quickly as the ability of the cells to digest themselves is compromised. It has been determined that insulin growth factor – 1 (molecules that stimulate and regulate cellular growth) stimulates the synthesis of new proteins as part of their role in promoting cell growth and also division of new cells. HOW cells make protein? Insulin et cetera!
Therefore, a team of researchers led by Professor Barry Posner of McGill University’s Division of Endocrinology ~ Metabolism and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. For the first time have been able to show that in order to assure the on ~ going supply of amino acids needed for new protein synthesis. Growth factor stimulates a coordinated or regulated increase in protein breakdown within cells to generate free amino acids.
This recycling of amino acids ensure that cells are being optimally adapted to their environment. It’s a bit like building a house, as they use materials they must assure that new material be supplied or they’ll be depleted. Researchers have shown that insulin growth factor – 1 promotes an increase in acidification within the cells, and it’s this increased acidification that increases protein breakdown that is also essential to the recycling of amino acids within healthy cells. However to much acidification may not be a good thing!
Vicki Talmage is a survivor in more ways than once having lost her family at 19 years old and later in life also surviving Rhino-carcinoma Lymphoma from excessive protein intake that wreaked havoc on her kidney. She has overcome grief, tragedy and illness to recapture the joyous occasions of life again. Using that experience to refocus energy to inspire others about putting life in perspective and moving forward. No matter what set backs you have experienced in life!!!