11-4-11 Friday

Anatomy with Dr. Lou

There was some nutrition review (which I feel I didn't retain)
proteins are made up of amino acids
enzymes make processes happen in body
carbs = energy
fats are for the brain, protect organ, insulate, shock absorbers, hormones

80% of cholesterol is made by the body - 20% from foods
All of these are hormones:
vit d
cortisol
estrogen
testosterone
pregnenalone
DHEA
progesterone
aldosterone


things that damage tissue:
sugars and starches
chemicals
bad fats (trans .. . )
No love
smoking
food sensitivities, allergy


indicators of damage to vessel tissue:
-CRP
-homocysteine
-fibrinogen


HDL (high density lipoprotein) fat from body to liver
LDL (low density lipoprotein) fat from liver to body


Lots of things are needed to make the body's processing of things (Omega 3, 6, ... are the examples in class) to work.


Our topic switched to symbolism and Chinese medicine - very interesting!!!!
Yin and Yang characteristics
different organs and different times of day to do things.