Cinnamon Oil Protocol - Size dOes maTTer

We are lucky to have such an ingenious person on board....

....Biofilms as far as I know are an inert substance.... 

Inert being 'not living' in the first place. 


It's composed of largely calcium, magnesium, iron, and other biochemicals the bacteria create.

 It's just that most abx have relatively large molecules, much larger than the biofilm molecules. 

You can think of the biofilm sort of as a net, and think of the abx molecules as the size of a volleyball. The net stops the volley ball because of the small mesh size. 

But I think the cinnamon molecules are much smaller - say ping pong ball in size. Because it is much smaller in size compared to most abx, it actually is able to penetrate the net/biofilm. 

That is at least from the readings I've done, the impression I get of 'why' it's actually able to penetrate the biofilms & still reach the bacteria.

I am not real sure if it works like say enzymes, that works by essentially digesting/dissolving the net/biofilms....
I just needed to double check on the actual size of the cinnamon oil molecule - yeah, its pretty small (relatively speaking). Similar in size (maybe a bit smaller) than the garlic herb (medicinal component named allicin). That's a main reason why Dr. Zhang in NYC praises allicin as being such a powerful anti-microbial - because of its small molecular size. So it is able to penetrate into many areas where the relatively large abx molecules can't access.

I just recently found this on the interent on Essentail Oils and size....

THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER - http://www.oilhealer.com/bloodbrain.cfm
By David Stewart, Ph.D.,R.A.

It was thought for years that the interstitial tissues of the brain served as a barrier to keep damaging substances from reaching the neurons of the brain and the cerebrospinal fluid. Instead of a barrier, it would be more accurate to consider it as a sieve or filter through which only molecules of a certain size or smaller can pass.

Most of the molecules of the substances used in chemotherapy are too large to pass through the blood-brain filter, which is why doctors say that chemotherapy doesn't work on brain cancer. Some of the smaller molecules get through, but not the whole suite of drugs intended.

Doctors don't know for sure, but it seems that in order to cross the blood-brain barrier, only molecules less than 800-1000 atomic mass units (amu) in molecular weight can get through. Lipid solubility seems to be another factor which facilitates passing through the blood-brain barrier. Water soluble molecules don't usually penetrate into brain tissue, even when very small. The molecules of essential oils are all not only small, but lipid soluble as well.

In fact, when it comes to essential oils, small molecules (less than 500 amu) are what they are made of. That is why they are aromatic. The only way for something to be aromatic is for the molecules to be so small that they readily leap into the air so they can enter our noses and be detected as odor and smell.

That is why oils for cooking or massage, such as corn, peanut, sesame seed, safflower, walnut, almond, canola, olive and other oils pressed from seeds are not aromatic. Sure, they have a smell, but you can't smell them across the room in minutes as one can when you opens a bottle of peppermint, hyssop, or cinnamon oil. Essential oils of every species cross the blood-brain barrier.

This makes them uniquely able to address disease, not only from a physical level, but from a more basic and fundamental level-that of the emotions which are often the root cause of physical illness.

A QUICK COURSE IN CHEMISTRY
Because of the tiny molecular structure of the components of an essential oil, they are extremely concentrated. One drop contains approximately 40 million-trillion molecules. Numerically that is a 4 with 19 zeros after it: 40,000,000,000,000,000,000. We have 100 trillion cells in our bodies, and that's a lot. But one drop of essential oil contains enough molecules to cover every cell in our bodies with 40,000 molecules. Considering that it only takes one molecule of the right kind to open a receptor site and communicate with the DNA to alter cellular function, you can see why even inhaling a small amount of oil vapor can have profound effects on the body, brain, and emotions. Sometimes too many oil molecules overload the receptor sites, and they freeze up without responding at all, when a smaller amount would have been just right. This is why we say that when using oils, "sometimes less is better." Sometimes more is better, too. Knowing the difference is the art of aromatherapy.

Essential oils are mixtures of dozens, even hundreds, of constituents, all of which are composed of carbon and hydrogen and sometimes oxygen. All essential oils are principally composed of a class of organic compounds built of "isoprene units."

An isoprene unit is a set of five connected carbon atoms with eight hydrogens attached. Their molecular weight is only 68 amu, which is very small, indeed. Molecules built of isoprene units are all classified as "terpenes." Terpenes are what make essential oils unique in the world of natural substances.

PHENYLPROPANOIDS
Phenylpropanoids are compounds of carbon-ring molecules incorporating one isoprene unit. They are also called hemiterpenes. There are dozens of varieties of phenylpropanoids.

They are found in Clove (90%), Cassia (80%), Basil (75%), Cinnamon (73%), Oregano (60%), Anise (50%), Peppermint (25%). While they can create conditions where unfriendly viruses and bacteria cannot live, the most important function performed byphenylpropanoids is that they clean the receptor sites on the cells. Without clean receptor sites, cells cannot communicate, and the body malfunctions, resulting in sickness.

MONOTERPENES
Monoterpenes are compounds of two isoprene units, which is ten carbon atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms per molecule- molecular weight 136 amu. There are an estimated 2,000 varieties of monoterpenes.

Monoterpenes are found in most essential oils: Galbanum (80%), Angelica (73%), Hyssop ((70%), Rose of Sharon (54%), Peppermint (45%), Juniper (42%), Frankincense (40%), Spruce (38%), Pine (30%), Cypress (28%), and Myrtle (25%).

While offering a variety of healing properties, the most important ability of the monoterpenes is that they canreprogram miswritten information in the cellular memory. With improper coding in the DNA, cells malfunction and diseases result, including lethal ones such as cancer.

SESQUITERPENES
Sesquiterpenes are compounds of three isoprene units, which is fifteen carbons and twenty-four hydrogens per molecule- molecular weight 204 amu. There are more than 10,000 kinds of sesquiterpenes. Sesquiterpenes are the principal constituents of Cedarwood (98%), Vetiver (97%), Spikenard (93%), Sandalwood (Aloes) 90%, Black Pepper (74%), Patchouli (71%), Myrrh (62%), and Ginger (59%). They are also found in Galbanum, Onycha, and Frankincense (8%).

Sesquiterpene molecules deliver oxygen molecules to cells, like hemoglobin does in the blood. Sesquiterpenes can also erase or deprogram miswritten codes in the DNA. Sesquiterpenes are thought to be especially effective in fighting cancer because the root problem with a cancer cell is that it contains misinformation, and sesquiterpenes can erase that garbled information. At the same time the oxygen carried by sesquiterpene molecules creates an environment where cancer cells can't reproduce. Hence, sesquiterpenes deliver cancer cells a double punch-onethat disables their coded misbehavior and a second that stops their growth.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has said that if they could find an agent that would pass the blood-brain barrier, they would be able to find cures for ailments such as Lou Gehrig's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. Such agents already exist and have been available since Biblical times. The agents, of course, are essential oils-particularly those containing the brain oxygenating molecules of sesquiterpenes.

THE TRIPLE WHAMMY
The big triple punch combination of "PMS" (Phenylpropanoids, Monoterpenes, and Sesquiterpenes) found in essential oils is very powerful in addressing many illnesses, injuries, and disease conditions. That is because this combination offers the following:

First, you clean the receptor sites allowing the proper transfer of hormones, peptides, neurotransmitters, steroids, and other intracellular messengers. (The Phenylpropanoids do that.)

Second, you deprogram or erase the wrong information from cellular memory stored in the DNA. (The Sesquiterpenes take care of that.)

Third, you reprogram the cells with the correct information so they can function properly. (The Monoterpenes do this.)

These three classes of chemical components are why essential oils can sometimes affect a healing that is nearly instant and also permanent. What they simply do is to restore the body back to its natural state of balance and health. While a specific oil may have one or two of these three classes of compounds as its predominant chemistry, all the Biblical oils contain some of all of them. This is one secret to their amazing healing abilities.

So there you have it in a nutshell: The way the blood-brain barrier works and the biochemistry of one of the ways essential oils can help achieve a healing.

QualityOilsWholesale.com

L glutamine suggestions

Mentioned by a wonderful member of our group
Be looking for more great info soon :)
L-glutamine also plays a part in a huge number of biological processes, including playing a vital role in the creation of new white blood cells/immune support. Quite often people with compromised immune systems (ie - from continuously fighting chronic bacterial infections as an example) very often suffer from depleted l-glutamine levels..... So when they start taking the supplemental l-glutamine for the first time, it also 'can' give the immune system a kick start as well. In turn resulting in a sudden increase in bacterial/parasitic die-off, and also resulting for some - in a herx reaction..... 

So start off slowly.... Even I recommend if you are trying it for the first time to initially buy the smallest size available (in turn also the cheapest option < $10 for a few oz.). If it doesn't really help you, then you're not out of a lot of cash..... If it does work for you, then I'd recommend buying it in bulk (for a 2.5'ish lb container - is around $40).

As for dosing, the following is part of another post that I wrote back on Aug. 10th:
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When the Lyme & other bacteria/parasites are killed - they release neuro-toxins (ammonia being the most common). Over time, this ammonia can build up in the brain & other area of the body, to the point that it starts doing quite a bit of damage. Besides killing healthy brain cells, it can also damage to the point that one becomes more susceptible to seizures..... Now Jernigan's 'Neuro-Antitox II' herbal formula does a pretty good job at mopping up excessive ammonia in the brain, but I've found that it doesn't do as good as a job as the amino acid of 'L-glutamine'. This one amino acid makes up between 70-80% of all the amino acids in the body in total. It gets produced in the body, as well as comes from some foods (ie - meats, eggs, dairy products, cabbage, beets, beans, spinach, and parsley) - but one also can buy it online or at a health food store for a relatively cheap price. It's used in a wide variety of functions in the body: from the building & repairing of muscle & tendons, to playing a vital role in forming new white blood cells (and fortifying the immune system), to being able to cross the blood brain barrier - where it serves a few functions. It is used in the creation of glutamic acid that the brain uses as fuel (the only other substance the brain uses for fuel is glucose). Glutamic acid also has the ability to also pick up ammonia molecules throughout the body (& brain) then cross the blood brain barrier again where the mopped up ammonia later gets converted to uric acid in the liver. 

The classic 'brain fog' or difficulty to concentrate I've found is caused by having alot of ammonia in the brain. If it is real bad, I've found that 15 grams/day of L-glutamine is necessary to be taken for a month or more, before the majority of the ammonia is removed from the brain. You'll know if it's working because your urine will be dark, and cloudy, and the smell of ammonia will be so strong that it'll almost want to make you gag. But you should also start to notice that you begin to concentrate & focus better (and also have overall higher energy levels). 
After awhile, you'll notice that the urine becomes clearer and clearer - more back to normal. Shortly after that, you'll notice that the urine becomes almost a cloudy white color. But have no real smell to 

it. This means that your body/brain has gotten rid of all the excess ammonia, that you're essentially pissing (for lack of a better word) out the unused portion of the L-glutamine. At this time you should also notice a HUGE improvement in your brain fog, ability to concentrate & focus. This is when I'd recommend for one to start tapering off the glutamine: 

from 15g -> 10g -> 5g (or less)/day. 

So lower ammonia in general - means less brain fog, less damage to your body & brain, higher ability to concentrate & focus..... Lower stress & anxiety levels overall in general. This means increasing your ability to not have seizures as well!
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So for me - I was initially taking it before I was infected with Lyme (& co-infections) as a sports supplement. I found it helped me recover more quickly when I was working out at the gym for 2+ hours/day, 5 days a week about a decade ago.... But then once I became infected from a tick bite ~8.5 years ago, I was finding that after I came back from the gym (and taking the supplements) - suddenly my urine became much cloudier, and the smell of ammonia so strong (it almost made me gag). Because of this I quit taking the glutamine, although the cloudiness, color & smell returned to 'somewhat' normal - I also started getting severe brain fog as well. So I started taking it again, the urine became cloudy & pungent again - but also the brain fog steadily improved as well..... This was another clue (among a growing number of them) - which lead me to figure out that I had Lyme. 

 Anyway, while doing various treatment protocols - as the bacterial load diminished, I found that I was needing less & less l-glutamine in order to keep a relatively 'brain fog' free, clear mind. So I went from 3 tsp/day (15g/day), down to 2 tsp/day (10g/day), down to 1 tsp/day (5g/day), and am now taking just a maintenance dose of approximately 1/2 tsp/day (2.5g/day) usually before I go to sleep in a glass of water (with a little organic lemon juice for flavoring). The only exception is on days that I also workout, in which case I also take an additional tsp/5g before I workout - but that extra amount is mainly for to repair the muscles, more than to eliminate ammonia/neuro-toxins. role in forming new white blood cells (and fortifying the immune system), to being able to cross the blood brain barrier - where it serves a few functions. It is used in the creation of glutamic acid that the brain uses as fuel (the only other substance the brain uses for fuel is glucose). Glutamic acid also has the ability to also pick up ammonia molecules throughout the body (& brain) then cross the blood brain barrier again where the mopped up ammonia later gets converted to uric acid in the liver.