I sure agree with your last point (in the last paragraph). But I also want to ask about that bacterial toxin, lipopolysaccharide, because something about that chlorella I took definitely seemed toxic to my system. Could you write something more about bacterial toxins, and how we have too many already?
Hi Sing, you are asking about something I have wanted to blog about for several years, but never have gotten around to. Another topic in the same situation is fats in diet.
Lipopolysaccharides are bacterial toxins. Lots of bacteria etc have them. The ones in chorella are less explored I think and I have come across a claim that at least one is actually beneficial. Lipopolysaccharides are long carbohydrate chains, with fat attached at one end, viz:
Lipo
poly
saccharides, often refered to as just LPS as its much easier to write, are a family of molecules found on the outside of bacteria and other microorganisms. Our immune systems are genetically primed to recognize them and become alerted to possible bacterial infection. It causes release of cytokines, and attracts immune cells.
This should not be found in blood at all unless there is an ongoing bacterial infection, as the gut wall and the liver are supposed to detox them. LPS has been found in the blood of ME patients (De Meirleir, Maes I think). Its one of the arguments for the existence of leaky gut in ME, but its also an argument that our immune system is faulty, especially in the gut wall and liver.
I am unsure how toxic they are in their own right, but they can get our immune system very revved up, and that can be toxic too.
Some strains of LPS seem to be benign, and others highly virulent.
I had a blog planned on this for last year, but almost the entirety of last year was put on hold, and I am only now getting back into things at a pace that enables me to do more stuff.