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Proteins are the basic building blocks of the entire body. Their assimilation and utilization are controlled by the DNA. Basically when you ingest proteins, the body begins to pull apart the bonds of the proteins using enzymes to accomplish this. ((hydrochloric acid and pepsin are secreted by the stomach then some of the pancreatic enzymes will further break down the proteins)).

Regardless of the protein source, all the proteins are basically amino acids that are attached in very complex manners. So the body takes for example chicken which is for demonstration purposes is a amino acid complex of lysine, methonine and taurine (for example only). So when you begin to chew the chicken then you are starting to break down the proteins, then the stomach secretes its enzymes and further breaks down the protein and finally the pancreatic enzymes break it down even further. They get broken down to their individual amino acids. Now that the amino acids are freed up the body begins to reassemble the amino acids into what the body needs it for, these are called proteins.

This is where the DNA comes in. It is like the software of your body and begins to build proteins for specific purposes by assembling different amino acids . Proteins for the eyes and proteins for the immune system are different, they require different components like baking a chocolate cake requires different ingredients than a pineappple upside down cake, they are both cakes but use some similar ingredients like flour and Sugar but have differing ingredients thus their outcomes are different.

So for instance immune cells require more cysteine than say the eyes. Taurine and methonine are probably more predominant in the liver than say lysine. Lysine is involved in calcium/magnesium retention and threonine is involved in immunity.

But the DNA and I guess RNA will decide where to put those molecules. And I would say that the body is an incredible machine which makes me believe in Intelligent Design.

But if there are other componenets that are missing say Zinc then the DNA may not be functioning properly as zinc is involved in protein assimilation. But zinc is not the only thing involved. Vitamin co-factors such as B6 are involved in protein assimlation as well.

Toxicity will interfere with protein assimilation particularly heavy metals such as lead.

So to make a long story short, mineral and vitamin or nutrient deficiency can cause protein assimilation problems along with heavy metals.

I had terrible ridging in my nails and looking at them today they are much better. My personal opinion in this has to do with the detoxifying I did which I would say ozone was the big gun in that. Ozone will provoke toxin release and I used other toxin vacuums like chlorella, edta and other stuff (I like zeolites, I use ACV zeolite from rnaresults.com) I had horrible reactions which was toxin release, I think metal releases.) If you want more info on this protocol let me know.

A really good test to use is the Amino Acid profiles from Metametrix. I had a urine test done from Genova, but then I did another test from Metametrix and was blessed to speak to their main guy Dr. Lord. He has the killer book on orthomolecular studies but it is expensive. He was very generous and told me that serum testing is the only way to test not urine. They offer a few levels of testing. But anyhow testing goes a long way for instance my test showed issues with the 3 majors >>> cysteine, methionine and taurine. And the commonality with these is they are all involved in 2 major things ::: detox and immune system. Other tests from other patients show that this is common among those with pathogenic loads.

I probably talked to you about glutathione which is a 3 amino acid protein comprising of cysteine, and 2 minor amino acids. Glutathione plays an important role in both detox and immune system. So when you are fighting off infections, you become toxic, it is because the body's stores of antioxidants becomes diminished. So the body will call up more cysteine to be used to fight off that new infection and if you don't replenish the cysteine then it will steal it from other tissues to use in the primary defense. So if your infection is still going on for sometime then glutatione or cysteine becomes used up and cannot help your body detox.

I doubt that the ascaracis are the culprits in that they are soaking up the nutrients, but rather the poor immune responses these and other pathogens are causing will be enough to use up vital nutrients for other body processes. Think of when your car is climbing up a hill, the car is your body and the hill is stress (pathogens, emotional stress etc.). To get your car up the hill you need to push the accelerator harder, pushing the accelerator makes more gas pour into the engine, without more fuel your car will never make it up the hill. Gas is like the nutrients your body needs.