Hello Everyone! Welcome back to another Friday blog. Today I want to talk about sunlight, the creation of deuterium-depleted water (DDW) - 'light water' - how HP-EVOO enhances mitochondrial function - and the impact on our health. Deuterium is prevalent in our environment and has risen over time - found in sea water at ~ 155ppm. Glacial water has significantly less ~130-140ppm. Grains as well as highly processed foods are very high in deuterium - or 'heavy water'. Why is this important in our health and energy production? Deuterium is toxic to our mitochondria. Our mitochondria must "remove" deuterium in order to function optimally. Let's delve in.

What is deuterium (D)? It is an isotope of hydrogen - meaning it has an extra neutron - this doubles its mass and size - affecting the spin and nuclear charge radius. This raises its boiling and melting points, slows reactivity of chemical bonds and increases stability. There are 3 isotopes of hydrogen on our earth and sun - we only deal with protium and deuterium and both have a purpose in our biology.

1. Protium (H) 0 neutron = .8783fm (femtometers) - accounts for 99.98% of hydrogen on earth and in the universe - half spin 
2. Deuterium (D) 1 neutron = 2.1421fm - .016% - full spin
3. Tritium (T) 2 neutrons - [highly radioactive -found deep in ocean and sun] - .01%

Protium: Mitochondria preferentially use the tiny super lightweight protium (H) to create a wheel-like motor (ATPase) that spins and tunnels to produce ATP at ~ 9,000 protons per second. Holy moly! Even partial deuteration induces unequal protons that destroy proton tunneling. The English biochemist Nick Lane writes, “Gram per gram, even when sitting comfortably, you are converting 10,000 times more energy than the sun every second.” As it turns out, mitochondria have even more important jobs to do than produce ATP. Their KEY functions:

• - to create water -specifically, DDW (deuterium-depleted water) 
• - to produce CO2
• - to produce light - stronger than what the sun can give us!
• - to produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate) - 50 Kilograms/day

Deuterium:

• Deuterium destroys the quantum mechanics of the mitochondrial ATPase - it is double the size of H and cannot fit into the atomic channel to drive it. Protons need to be freely flowing - and account for over 90% of the available respiratory energy - deuterium literally blocks the flow. Since protons need to be freely flowing, deuterium literally blocks and limits or stops the flow. The result is equivalent to jamming a ball bearing into your jet engine - effectively seizing the engine. Since it has double the atomic mass, it has a higher kinetic isotope effect (KIE) - meaning, it holds onto atoms much stronger than H. It has been estimated that the kinetic isotope effect of 1 deuterium affects the hydrogen bonding of 96 H+ atoms - negatively affecting mitochondrial function and production of ATP.
• "Deuterium is a natural cell growth regulator that can control the balance between mitochondrial oxidation and reduction." Even a slight ~ 2-fold increase in deuterium increases cell growth, while reduction reduces cell growth. The ratio of D/H is ~1:6600. This is extremely important in cancer.
• "Deuterium atoms getting into hydrogen bonds between pairs of the nitrogenous bases of the DNA molecule can affect the probabilities of the occurrence of open states (breaks in hydrogen bonds between bases). Consumption of deuterium-depleted water (DDW) significantly reduces the number of DNA single-strand breaks, which generally indicates an increase in the efficiency of cell defense systems."  When there is too much deuterium for your mitochondria to manage, both water and energy are depleted due to limited flow of H into the matrix. This effectively dehydrates the cell and creates stray electricity that damage structures downstream from the depletion of water.

The inner mitochondrial membrane has a 30-million-volt charge (delta psi) - an electrical potential  Δψ - that our mitochondria must keep under control. That is a lot of electricity - similar to a lightning bolt. When something (like an injection) disrupts the inner membrane of the mitochondria, the charge leaks out like a lightning bolt - follows a path of least resistance and damages tissues distally - just like what you see when a lightning bolt strikes the ground. During the formation of a lightning bolt, electromagnetism forms a tunnel that spins and propels electrons along the tunnel - creating the pattern we see. Our mitochondria use DDW to hydrate melanin sheets to insulate us from this charge. The purpose of the DDW created by CCO (cytochrome IV) is to insulate us against the 30-million-volt charge (delta si). Mitochondria contain more than 30 types of cytochromes - heme proteins - that absorb and emit light at different spectrums and are electron carriers in the electron transport chain. We MUST 'renovate' these heme proteins every day using sunlight so that we can make DDW to hydrate melanin sheets to protect us from literally electrocuting ourselves from the inside. 

Remember that we have multiple mitochondria inside a cell. There can be as many as a million mitochondria in a single neuron. Think of the power harnessed inside a single neuron! No wonder our brain sequesters 20% of the body's oxygen and energy. Across the inner mitochondrial use O2 and NAD+ opposing magnetic charge to form a tunnel at the ATPase to spin H at a rate of 9,000/sec - sort of like the formation of a lightning bolt don't you think? Mitochondria protect themselves by producing DDW and hydrating melanin to downregulate that charge forming an insulator - think of electrical tape around exposed wires. Hydrating our melanin sheets effectively creates a biological battery. Our mitochondria are effectively hydrogen bomb engines - using DDW + melanin to create a highly effective electromagnetic capacitor that allows us to trap H and more light in water - and then downregulate the charge to 1 trillionth of an ampere in order to activate a red blood cell to de-differentiate back into a stem cell. This is how we regenerate. Robert O. Becker found this electrical current is downregulated to 1/trillionth of an ampere - this stimulates a red blood cell to de-differentiate (turn back into) a stem cell to regenerate the body. He proved that bones do not 'heal' they regenerate. He was able to fully regenerate the fingertip (distal phalanx) in a 9 year-old. 

Okay, so how does this all work?

• We get high-quality red/IR light balanced with blue and green that renovate mitochondrial cytochromes that absorb red light and create DDW.
• We have photoreceptors in our eyes and skin that detect UV light - called neuropsin - absorbing light at 315-400nm, and melanopsin - -479nm - highly sensitive to blue light that activate a gene called POMC
• POMC breaks into ~ 10 biological molecules - producing melanin, epinephrine and endorphins. Melanin can absorb ALL light frequencies, including radiofrequencies. Our mitochondria use DDW to hydrate melanin sheets. This is one way it protects us from damage - even from radiation. Melanin is highly protective to mitochondria and to us.
• Hemoglobin's oxidation state changes with exposure to light - with an absorption range that starts at 250nm (UV range) and stops sharply at 600nm (just at beginning red range). We use Fe (iron) to carry O2 (oxygen) in our blood - We can only deliver O2 to tissues if our hemoglobin is in the Fe2+ state. The oxidized form is Fe3+- methemoglobin that holds onto oxygen and won't let go. We use sunlight to change the oxidation state from Fe3+ to the Fe2+ state to deliver oxygen to the mitochondrial ATPase for mitochondrial respiration. Why? Oxygen is the 2nd most electronegative atom on the periodic table and is also the only paramagnetic gas as well. The position of the oxygen on one side of the inner mitochondrial membrane and NAD+ on the other creates the electromagnetism required to spin the ATPase and produces ATP.
• There is a receptor on hemoglobin for NO (nitric oxide). NO dilates blood vessels to lower blood pressure and halts the production of ATP giving mitochondria a break - we need less food when this happens. NO acts extremely focally - in a fetus halting growth in strategic locations according to the plan. It is crucial for regeneration of tissues - that require hypoxia to occur. Meanwhile O2 acts very globally -
• Mitochondria, as well as every cell in the body, emit ultra-weak biophotons. In fact, our mitochondria emit UV light that activates 
• Leptin: - absorbs light ~220nm - below 300 is a range that our sun can't give us! Leptin controls appetite, thermodynamics, fat mass, fertility and fecundity - and is literally the master hormone of the human body. What if we don't get enough sunlight? Do you think this could affect your ability to maintain a healthy weight and get pregnant? 
• Our DNA codes for proteins. Why do all proteins and aromatic amino acids absorb light in a range of 200-400nm - including leptin - absorbs light at 220nm - when our sun can't give this to us? It makes sense that too much light in this range could cause damage to tissues - hence the protection of the earth's electro-magnetosphere. This is likely why these light emissions come from our mitochondria and are ultra-weak. We need just enough to activate pathways in the body.
• When we expose our skin to sunlight, we sulfate cholesterol as well as make and sulfate vitamin D. If we are overloaded with too much deuterium, we can deuterate our cholesterol and vitamin D - making them dysfunctional. Blood vessels coming to the surface of the skin create a deuterium "pinch." Deuterium lamps have been developed to harvest this phenomenon. We now know from quantum magnetism that electrical or magnetic compression of deuterium releases UV light at 185-400nm range. Did you realize our DNA codes for proteins that absorb light in this range? What?!! The earth's atmosphere limits what we receive on our surface to 300-2500nm. 

What does a high tech diet from an intense narrow range of blue light from our screens and non-native EMF (like 5G) do to this system - NO FOOD REQUIRED -? WHAT?!

• Our brain shrinks - that is apoptosis = cell death - we lose brain tissue. It is known from Nora Volkow's work that it depletes NAD+ - this changes the balance of O2/NAD at the inner mitochondrial membrane and allow O2 to literally PULL stray electrons across the membrane causing damage. 
  
• Increase blood glucose, insulin, triglycerides - when you put a cell phone to your ear you increase blood glucose
• Photoreceptors are DESTROYED by narrow range intense blue light from our cell phones, screens, overhead artificial lighting - particularly after dark.
• Circadian rhythm disrupted - we can't sleep. heal, regenerate
• Dehydrate melanin sheets - we literally destroy the insulation around the 30=million-volt charge and allow stray electricity to damage tissue. Depending on where depends on expression of disease. If in the leptin receptor = obesity. macula = macular degeneration, skin = psoriasis. joints = arthritis, substantia nigra = Parkinson's - so many more.
• Inflammation

Red light is the antidote to blue light. Getting early morning sunlight in our eyes activates the photoreceptors to set the circadian clock through the central retinal pathway called the RPE (retinal pigment epithelium) - a huge melanin sheet that appears dark brown and absorbs all spectrums of light - and connects to the leptin receptor in the hypothalamus (arcuate nucleus). Melanin directs neurons in the brain where to go. Do you think lack of proper sunlight can lower the production of DDW, energy and affect our brain and heart function? Do you see the connection to autism and neurodegeneration? Interestingly, these are the 2 organs most affected by chronic disease processes - cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases. These are also the organs with the most mitochondria.

Mitochondria must remove D to do their job efficiently. So, where do we store and use it in the body? Our red blood cells - they do not contain mitochondria and don't have a nucleus - so  can be safely transported. In fact, human blood has more deuterium (~150ppm) than it does magnesium, calcium or phosphorous (10x and 6x, 4x respectively) - and quite similar to the levels in sea water ~ 155ppm.  We can lower the deuterium load through sweating, increasing sun exposure to create more DDW, drinking DDW, and excretion in urine - very important strategies if you are sick or have cancer. 

Early morning sunlight hydrates the melanin - with DDW - that is extremely concentrated in our eyes. This goes directly to the SCN (supra chiasmatic nucleus) - the master clock - in the thalamus via the habenular nucleus activating a gene called POMC (proopiomelanocortin). This gene cleaves into 10 peptides extremely important to our biology - and regulate pigmentation, energy expenditure, thermogenesis, blood pressure, kidney function, immune function, sexual behavior and inflammation. This high-quality red light renovates the mitochondrial heme proteins that are then able to emit ultra weak biophotons in the range of 200-400 nm to activate leptin and other proteins - as well as produce DDW to hydrate the melanin sheets and apoptosis to weed out the bad mitochondrial motors  Meanwhile in the skin, photoreceptors are also activating POMC and renovating hemoglobin to allow it to deliver oxygen to spin the ATPase and produce ATP.  Let's look at some of the peptides cleaved from POMC.

• ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) - stimulates adrenals to produce cortisol - hormone that helps maintain blood glucose levels, lowers inflammation and is protective against stress. 
• MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) - stimulate production of melanin as well as functioning as an ancient natural antimicrobial agent against two pathogens Staphylococcus A. and Candida A., enhancing the local inflammatory reaction. Melanocortins are involved in regulating hunger and energy expenditure. POMC neurons in the hypothalamus in particular.
  • α-MSH - primarily produces melanin that pigments the skin and hair
  • β-MSH - role in weight regulation through appetite control and energy expenditure
  • γ-MSH - role in regulating the amount of sodium in the body and controlling blood pressure
• β-endorphin - endogenous opioids that bind to opioid receptors. Nature has addicted us to our sun.
• Met-enkephalin - endogenous opioid.

The result of all this is the creation of DDW, melanin = hydrated melanin sheets - activation of leptin - and setting the master circadian clock SCN (supra chiasmatic nucleus) that drives the rest of the timing for biology in our body. This is the leptin melanocortin pathway. Did you know that morning sunlight from this pathway also produces beta endorphin (an opioid) as well? Nature has literally "addicted" us to sunlight - for a good reason. As the morning progresses and UV light comes in, NO (nitric oxide) stores in the skin are mobilized and released into the bloodstream causing vasodilation and lowering blood pressure among other things, including synthesis of vitamin D. Our mitochondria contain more than 30 types of cytochromes - they absorb and emit light at different spectrums and are electron carriers in the electron transport chain. We MUST 'renovate' these heme proteins every day using sunlight so that we can make DDW to hydrate melanin sheets and protect us from literally electrocuting ourselves from the inside. The purpose of the DDW created by CCO (cytochrome IV) is to insulate us against the 30-million-volt charge (delta psi).

"Deuterium possesses profound biological effects, and deuterium depletion has major roles for example: in the prevention of cancer development with various anticancer effects, it lowers the rates of depression, reduces circulating glucose in diabetes, stimulates long-term memory, increases lifespan, and enhances sport performance."

So, what strategies can we employ to reduce deuterium and enhance mitochondrial function? 

• See the sunrise - get am sunlight on eyes and skin
• Spend as much time as possible outside in natural light to get all frequencies of light without sunglasses or sunscreen.
• Sleep in darkness - just as important as light. Avoid blue light at night - and dim any light you do use. 
• Cold plunge - particularly if you have light skin and eyes - to uncouple mitochondria to allow them to create the light from the inside.
• Ground - putting your bare feet on the ground connects us the earth and providing us with free electrons - that can profoundly improve our health. When we are healthy, we have a negative charge of -400mV. When we lose electrons to our environment, we get sick. When we drop to -200mV we express a spectrum of diseases.
• Avoid the damage from blue light and non-native EMF from phones, computers, indoor lighting, 5G, etc. - manage it with blue light protectors, wear blue light blocking glasses, change light bulbs to incandescent, 
• Avoid EMF exposure - sleep with phone on airplane mode far awayget a meter to check the EMF status around your bed and in your home for stray electricity and try to ground yourself while sleeping. The less myelin you have the more susceptible (children) - we don't fully myelinate until we are ~ 28yo.
• Eat Grassfed animal fat and meat - confined animal products are given grain and are higher in deuterium.
  • extremely low in deuterium
  • Supplies healthy fat that creates DDW
  • Supplies ketones
• Eat lots of fish - they have DHA in the SN-2 form that is used in the brain. Fish oil is mostly the SN-1,3 forms.
• Avoid foods high in deuterium - grains, highly processed foods
• Sweat daily to rid deuterium
• Use PBM - (photo biomodulation) - red/NIR/IR light to create more DDW
• Consume DDW - especially if you have cancer or some other disease
• HP-EVOO
  • HP-EVOO has a low deuterium content around 130ppm (equivalent to the low end of glacial water)
  • Polyphenols in HP-EVOO stimulate mitochondrial function including
    • mitochondrial biogenesis - increasing new, healthy mitochondria
    • mitophagy - removal of malfunctioning/damaged mitochondria
    • Increase mitochondrial energy production efficiency 
  • Polyphenols in HP-EVOO reduce oxidative stress
  • Fats and proteins make more DDW to hydrate melanin sheets. Carbohydrates make less than half. Further, carbohydrates - particularly highly processed carbohydrates - are loaded with deuterium. "100 g of fat produces 110 g of metabolic water, while 100 g of carbohydrates yields only 55 g." 
  • Provide ketones for enhanced cellular function
  • Enhances the formation of EZ (exclusion zone) water gel-like inside cells that maintains a negative charge crucial for protein folding and cellular function.

So, until next time my friends…Drink, Drizzle, Digest HP-EVOO at least 4T raw daily, - use more for cooking and drizzling onto your food - eat the rainbow of local organic or wild-sourced veggies and fruits - eat according to what is growing at your latitude and location in season - eat wild-caught, pasture-raised, grass-fed - get early morning sunrise light, plenty of sunshine during the day, sleep in the dark, supplement magnesium, zinc, vitamin D3 + K2 - get your trace minerals and electrolytes with good sea salt - Celtic is hand-harvested and Himalayan was formed before plastics - eat foods high in lutein - drink plenty of filtered water. consume digestible and indigestible fiber for your gut microbes - adaptogens (such as mushrooms) and methylation donors (kale, beets, spinach, cruciferous, lion’s mane…), marjoram, rosemary, oregano, parsley and other herbs to detox, enhance overall health and reverse aging and disease - exercise your body and mind - ground barefoot to gain as many electrons as possible, add a few minutes of mindful meditation and breathing exercises to your day to combat stress - take a hot Epsom salt bath and follow with a cold shower/ice plunge - remove EMF (electromagnetic frequency) devices and blue light - use IR (infrared) from incandescent lighting, non-toxic candle or light a fire to enhance sleep and...turn off the light!!   #HP-EVOO 

This blog is intended for informational purposes only. Discuss strategies with your Healthcare Practitioner.