Food Causing Physical Stress
and ADHD



In Short ;
Due to the influence of heat, prepared foods contain both anesthetizing and stimulating substances, causing conflicting messages in the brain. Wheat- and dairy-products by nature also contain anesthetizing substances.
Because the food we eat in general contains more anaesthetizing than stimulating substances, most adults are numb and apathetic. But at the same time the absorbed stimulating substances cause stress and aggression.
Young children continuously fight against both the stimulating and oppressing food-substances, which may cause hyperactivity. These children can't keep focused due to receiving conflicting messages all the time, what we call ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). ADHD is not a miraculously increased 'psychological disease', but is caused by chemicals in our food.  





In Detail ;
Our food contains different chemicals influencing functioning of our brain;  



Opioid Peptides
Cocaine is an 'upper'. Opioid-like substances are 'downers', like morphine and heroine are. Both milk- and wheat-products contain opioid peptides; 'downers'. Some of these opioid peptides are even more powerful than morphine. These peptides are addictive, stimulate appetite, oppress initiative, inhibit concentration and respiration, and cause constipation.



Beta-Carbolines
Due to the influence of heat, new substances originate from the preparation of food.
A part of these new substances are beta-carbolines (1). The more protein the food contains, the more beta-carbolines originate. Therefore, prepared meat, -fish, -soy and -eggs etc., contains the most beta-carbolines.
There generally are three types of beta-carbolines: ‘downers', 'uppers' and 'anti's'.
It has been known for almost 20 years that beta-carbolines cause physical stress (2), and can disturb sleep (3).


But why are we sensitive to those beta-carbolines? Because the human body also composes and uses beta-carbolines as neurotransmitters, regulating secretion of a number of other neurotransmitters.Some (beyondveg.com) say exogenous beta-carbolines are not dangerous solely because the body also composes beta-carbolines. But they forget that through consuming prepared food, exogenous beta-carbolines enter the brain, impairing natural beta-carboline level. (like absorbing exogenous hormones impairs natural hormone metabolism, to prevent pregnancy for example) Moreover, 99% of prepared food originated beta-carbolines are different from endogenous ones, influencing our brain and behavior in an unpredictable manner. The results however, are very clear : ADHD in children, and stress, apathy, aggression and distorted sexual behavior in adults.

beta-Carbolines regulate acetylcholine secretion through the benzodiazepine-GABA complex and through the secretion of GABA (a neurotransmitter). Acetylcholine is a primal neurotransmitter, involved in our behavior, cognitive functions and muscle contractions. Acetylcholine is made of choline, and the transportation of choline is also regulated by beta-carbolines. (4) beta-Carbolines also influence secretion and decomposition of other neurotransmitters, like serotonine, dopamine and norepinephrine. (see this page)  

Just a small part of the absorbed beta-carbolines reach the brain (5), and less than 1% of the absorbed beta-carbolines can influence the benzodiazepine (BZD)-receptors (6). But unfortunately this doesn't make much of a difference ; Because beta-carbolines regulate the level of other neurotransmitters, the concentration of beta-carbolines in the brain is 100 to 1000 times lower than the concentration of regular neurotransmitters like serotonine and dopamine. (7) This means that a tiny little bit of beta-carbolines can have enormous effects.Some beta-carbolines also remain active for a very long time (8).
Drugs acting equally, and through the same receptors, ''benzodiazepines'', have been under scrutiny and attack over recent years because of their abuse liability and withdrawal reactions. (9) (see : benzodiazepines.cc)


Food Causing Physical Stress
Roughly, there are three kinds of beta-carbolines : 'downers', 'uppers' and 'anti's' ; 

‘Downers’ (so-called ‘agonists’, inhibiting acetylcholine secretion)
In general, these 'downers' are physically addictive (10) ; if you don't absorb as much 'downers' as you are used to, you become annoyed and impatient. (11) ‘Downers' also are sedative (12), hypnotic (13), suppress respiration (14), and stimulate appetite (15). 'These downers' make you lose concentration (16) and cause memory-lapses (17), like alcohol also does through the same receptors. (18)
Some 'downers' suppress initiating behavior (19), inhibit social behavior (20), promote aggression in dominant individuals (21) or impair REM-sleep. (22)
Many tranquilizers (like valium) are exactly such 'downers'.
By nature the body itself produces 'downers' to promote submissive behavior, after having lost a fight against a competitor. (23)

'Uppers'
(so-called 'inverse agonists', enhancing acetylcholine secretion)
These 'uppers' can enhance cocaine action ,partly by influencing the same receptors.(24) Like cocaïne also influences benzodiazepine-receptors. (25) In general 'uppers' have the same effect as physical or emotional stress (26), through impairing secretion and decomposition of dopamine (27), like cocaine does. (28) And those 'uppers' therefore influence our sexual behavior (29) and can cause sleeplessness (30) and concentration-and memory-lapses. (31) 'Uppers' cause anxiety (32), fear (33), promote aggressive behavior (34), and inhibit social behavior. (35) 'Uppers' are addictive only indirectly. (36)  

'Anti's' (so-called 'antagonists', eliminating action of both 'downers' and 'uppers')
'Anti's' inhibit action of both 'uppers' and 'downers' (inhibiting natural neurotransmitters too) 'Anti's' are addictive because they stimulate secretion of opioid peptides composed by the body (endorphins) (37). Some 'anti's' and other beta-carbolines inhibit recovery of damaged DNA. (38) When in stress, the body itself produces 'anti's’ to fight it. (39)



Though this classification may seem surveyable, unfortunately it isn't. Scientists always tried to conveniently arrange beta-carbolines, for commercial purposes. Unfortunately these beta-carbolines (and the so-called 'benzodiazepines') don't cooperate that well ; 

- Interaction between receptors and neurotransmitters differs by the region in the brain (40).
- Through the continuous influence of beta-carbolines, 'downers' can become 'uppers' or 'anti's', and the other way around. (41)
- 'Downers' can make the receptors become more susceptible to 'uppers'.(42)
- Small amounts of beta-carbolines mostly have effects opposite to larger amounts of the same beta-carbolines. (43)
- Mixing different types of beta-carbolines, can change their effects.(44)
- And all this again differs by the region. (45)
- Every individual will react differently with beta-carbolines. However : (in mice) in general the sensitive and less active and -investigative individuals are more sensitive to those beta-carbolines that make you aggressive. And that the less sensitive and -intelligent, and more active and investigative individuals are more sensitive to those beta-carbolines that make you passive. (46)

So, beta-carbolines turn us into grey mice.  



Damage
Normally, the BZD-receptors do not become less sensitive when we grow old. (47) But some beta-carbolines are very poisonous to brain-receptors. (48) When BZD-receptors die, the remaining ones become more sensitive (49), so you won’t notice it. Until too many receptors have died. When the number of BZD-receptors decreases, feelings of anxiety (50) and even panic (51), increase. This explains why so many elderly eventually become anxious.



Alcohol
Some beta-carbolines promote craving for alcohol. (52) A tolerance for 'downers' causes a tolerance for alcohol. (53) Alcohol changes sensitivity of the BZD-receptors (54), in favor of the 'uppers' (55). In small doses alcohol acts like an 'upper', promoting aggression. In larger doses alcohol is sedative, like 'downers'. (56) Both the regular use of alcohol (57) and the absorption of 'uppers' (58) suppresses the immune system.



Quinolines
Besides beta-carbolines, many other heterocyclic amines originate during the preparation process, such as pyrazoloquinolines (59). Like beta-carbolines, quinolines can be addictive (60), change our behavior and impair hormone-balance (61), through influencing the BZD-GABA-complex and NMDA-receptors. Some stimulate appetite. (62) 


ADHD
ADHD is caused by beta-carbolines from prepared food, causing conflicting messages in the brain.
Because beta-carbolines in particular can impair serotonine- (63), dopamine- (27) and norepinephrine (64) metabolism, logically, in ADHD, metabolism of serotonine (65), dopamine (66) and / or norepinephrine (67) is impaired. Whether a child will show ADHD behavior depends on the sensitivity of its neurotransmitter-receptors. (68) Opioid peptides also can impair serotonine (69) and norepinephrine (70) metabolism.  
Pharmaceutical companies develop ADHD drugs that countereffect the effects of beta-carbolines and opioid peptides on these brain-receptors. Their drugs target serotonine, dopamine and / or norepinephrine metabolism. Of course they will not tell you what impaired that metabolism in the first place, since they just want you to buy their drugs. 


Diet Suggestions
To decrease intake of opioid peptides, one has to decrease intake of dairy- and wheat-products. (humans do not need mother's milk from other mammals. In fact, cow's milk contains 4-fold more calcium than human milk, which increases both formation and turnover of bone, accelerating the aging process.
To decrease intake of beta-carbolines, one has to consume less prepared foods, and proteinous prepared foods in particular.
(don't be afraid to absorb too little protein; even consuming fruits only, you will lack energy before you can possibly lack protein.


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