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Address: Nairobi, KE
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04/09/2022

Four of her siblings are receiving treatment at the Matungu sub-county hospital after also eating the cassava.

05/08/2022

Non-communicable diseases account for over 55 percent of hospital admissions in Kenya.

21/07/2022

Difference between diabetic ketoacidosis(DKA) and nutritional ketosis
First, what are Ketones?

Ketones are naturally occurring fatty acids produced in the body. Why does the body need ketones? The body cannot store glucose for more than 24 hours, which is why it is essential to maintain glucose levels for energy. And of course, this is also why humans must consume various foods to maintain the levels. In particular, the human brain (and other cells in the body) functions with the help of glucose and ketones. If there is not sufficient glucose, then the liver takes fat and certain amino acids (called fatty-acid metabolism) and turns them into ketones, first to feed the brain, then the rest of the body. This is called keto-adaptation, or nutritional ketosis, and is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation.

The liver typically produces ketones, and they will be completely metabolized, so there will be few, if any, that appear in a person’s urine. Normally, 3 to 15 milligrams of ketones (a minimal amount) are excreted in the urine daily.
Diabetic ketoacidosis can occur when a person with diabetes has an episode of extremely high blood glucose and elevated levels of ketone. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs when a person with diabetes does not receive enough insulin. Without the insulin to help get the glucose into the body’s cells, the liver starts making ketones out of fat and proteins to give the body’s cells energy, especially in the brain. But because there is no insulin, the cycle continues, and more ketones are produced. Both glucose and ketones are then transferred to the urine.

The kidneys begin emptying the bloodstream of excess glucose and ketones with water, causing the person to urinate more and become dehydrated. By the time ketones reach around 15 to 25 mM (millimolars), the body’s resulting pH balance leads to metabolic problems, and the person becomes very ill. The metabolic disturbance usually causes low blood pressure and shock, and if not treated, the process can lead to a coma and eventual death.

In nutritional ketosis, the body normally produces a small amount of ketones every day when it burns fat for energy or fuel, for example, when a person loses weight or fasts. This is when the liver metabolizes fatty acids, turning them into ketones that are used as energy in various parts of the body.

People with diabetes must be careful not to confuse normal ketosis with diabetic ketoacidosis—the first is usually something to be watched, while diabetic ketoacidosis is often a medical emergency. In a person with diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis means the blood glucose levels are high (hyperglycemia), the person has low insulin levels, and there are moderate to large amounts of ketones in the blood.

What should you do if you test positive for ketones?
High ketone numbers may mean you need additional insulin. It would help if you also drank plenty of water and other fluids (that contain no calories) to flush out the ketones from the blood. You must continue checking your blood glucose levels for three to four hours, testing for ketones if the blood glucose level is consistently over 13.8 Mmol/l and ketones present, you should not exercise because it can lead to DKA, and it is advised you visit a medical center asap

12/07/2022

Too much dough: Chapati, bread, mandazi, cakes and other wheat-based edibles are quickly replacing ugali and other maize-meal products from the Kenyan dinner table and the consequences of that shift are showing up in medical examinations.

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10/07/2022

300 million baby male chicks are killed every year in the U.S. and 6 billion worldwide, either by being gassed or dropped alive and awake into a high-speed grinder called a macerator. The macerator technique is the common method of killing in the U.S. Israeli scientists have now filed a patent on GMO mother hens that kill their own male chicks before they hatch out of the eggs, and touting this as an "animal welfare" solution. But there are problems with this.

GMWatch reports: Our investigation shows that such claims are disingenuous in the extreme. In fact, the technology forces mother hens to pass on a lethality (killer) gene, which is intended to kill all male embryos before they hatch from the egg. The genes that are most reliably lethal, and therefore most likely to be used, produce highly toxic proteins. The hen should only produce the toxic protein under the influence of blue light, according to the patent. However, if the technology doesn’t work perfectly, the founder breeder hens and their egg-laying daughters could produce a toxin at low levels in their bodies, leading to health problems in these chickens. The male chick embryos killed successfully with the lethality gene could, depending on the particular gene used, effectively be toxic waste and could not be put into the animal feed supply – the current destination for unwanted male chickens. And the lethality gene could escape into the environment or into bacteria, and again, depending on the gene used, could endanger humans, animals, and wildlife. Moreover, there appears to be no proof that the technology will work as intended, as there is no evidence in the public domain that a live transgenic breeder hen has actually been produced. The experiments described in the patent are all done on cells in test tubes/flasks (in vitro) or on the egg (in ovo). In spite of all this, the European Commission has rushed to assure the German regulatory body, the BVL, that the egg-laying hens and their eggs are not GMOs and can therefore be sold without safety checks and GMO labelling.

Of course, if the EU is going to approve such technology, then the U.S. will absolutely approve these GMO chickens, with no safety tests or GMO labels required.

The industrial animal farming industry is just INSANE. There's no other word for it.

Instead of genetically engineering animals to fit the box of horror that is factory farming, let's put a moratorium of factory farms instead: https://gmofreeusa.org/take-action/ban-factory-farms

READ: https://www.gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20034-scientists-genetically-engineer-mother-hens-to-kill-their-own-male-chicks-before-they-hatch

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