Thiamin(e), vitamin B1, is spelled with and without an ‘e’. Originally thought to be an amine, the ‘e’ was dropped when the formula became known, but the spelling using the ‘e’ is still used in many texts and across the internet. We spell it with the ‘e’ on this site because of the enhanced search […]
What is Energy?Energy is an invisible force. The aggregate of energy in any physical system is a constant quantity, transformable in countless ways but never increased or diminished. In the human body, chemical energy is produced by the combination of oxygen with glucose. This reaction is known as oxidation. The chemical energy is transduced to […]
By way of introduction, I was educated at St. Bartholomew’s Medical College in London England and graduated with MB BS from London University. After National Service in the RAF as a medical officer, I entered family doctor practice under the National Health Service. I immigrated to Canada by joining the Royal Canadian Air Force on […]
In a number of posts on this website I have mentioned the technical term “oxidative metabolism” in relationship to thiamine. I have tried to explain it by analogy, using the consumption of gasoline in a car. Gasoline is mixed with oxygen and ignited by a spark. In the human body glucose is the equivalent of […]
There is nothing better than hypnosis to show the overall effect of the brain on the body. My own experience with it began in medical school in England many years ago. We were treated to a lecture by a Professor of Psychology, whose name I have long forgotten. Out of the class of students, two […]
Autism is now classified as an epidemic in the United States. It can only be understood by first recognizing that it is caused by biochemical changes in the brain. There are only two ways in which these changes are brought about. One is genetics. The other is nutrition. The focus of research has been almost […]