Tag: Maillard Reaction

INFLAMMATION PART 8 THE MAILLARD REACTION

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | November 15, 2014 | 0 Comments

INFLAMMATION PART 8 THE MAILLARD REACTION Why do diabetics age faster than non-diabetics? Well Billy, pull up a chair and I’ll tell you why. Wait, grab that (medical) pot pie out of the oven and bring it over here before you sit down. OK Billy, here’s how it works: the normal state of the diabetic […]

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POST PRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR AND AGE FORMATION

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | March 9, 2014 | 1 Comment

POST PRANDIAL BLOOD SUGAR AND AGE FORMATION Anytime there are significant levels of glucose in the blood, AGE formation occurs. As you recall AGE stands for advanced glycation end-products which is a fancy term for compounds made when glucose binds to lysine residues on various amino acids in the body initiating damage. Its technical description […]

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INDUSTRIAL FOODS LIKE DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

Christopher Rasmussen MD, MS (aka "Reality Renegade") | February 9, 2014 | 3 Comments

That is to say industrial foods, what I like to call Industrial Dinners, never decompose. Say what? Previously I touched on the term ID but I didn’t get into the deeper definition. The Industrial Dinner is anything for human consumption, be it food or drink, that comes prepared, processed, or otherwise altered by human hands […]

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