Information therapy for tumor cells and an exploration of the systemic Yin-Yang theory
Vitamins exist as essential building blocks for cellular metabolism. They form a large family, including vitamins A, B, C, D, and E. Normal cellular metabolism requires certain vitamin information; when vitamin supply is insufficient or excessive, cellular metabolic disorders occur, potentially leading to cell carcinogenesis. In recent years, the relationship between vitamins and cell carcinogenesis has received increasing attention, particularly regarding vitamins A, B, and C. Some reports indicate that cancer patients have significantly lower blood vitamin C levels than healthy individuals. Higher vitamin C intake correlates with a lower cancer rate, while lower intake leads to a higher rate. Some studies have shown that vitamin C treatment for cancer has yielded some therapeutic effects. However, the emergence of tumor cells is not solely caused by vitamin deficiency or excess; it is also accompanied by changes in other molecular information, such as the disruption of cellular structure by certain carcinogenic molecules. Alterations in ionic and particle information may also occur.
Water molecules are a major component of biological cells, playing a crucial role in the structure and maintenance of cellular information systems. Most intracellular and extracellular information exchange is related to water molecules. The periphery of biological macromolecules is often polar, so most molecules bind with their surrounding water (also called bound water) to form a dynamic unit and move together. Cellular metabolism requires water molecules, and the formation of tumor cells is related to abnormalities in water molecule information exchange. One characteristic of tumor cells is a relatively increased free water content and a relatively decreased bound water content, as demonstrated by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
(II) Ion Information, Particle Information, and Tumors
Ionic and particle information are crucial components of the cellular information body. Ions carrying ionic information include K+, Na+, Cl-, Ca++, HCO3-, H+, and Mg++. Particles carrying particle information include electrons, protons, and photons. It is precisely because molecular, ionic, and particle information constitute the dissipative structure of the cell-that is, because the cell possesses a certain degree of order and information entropy-that the distribution of substances within the cell deviates from its equilibrium structure. An excess or deficiency of any ion or particle in cellular information exchange can increase the cell's information entropy, weaken its order, and cause it to move towards an equilibrium structure, potentially leading to cell carcinogenesis.
Under normal circumstances, the cellular information system is in a stable state. When abnormal ion information or too much or too little normal ion information enters the cell, the stability of the cellular information system is affected. If this is not corrected for a long time, it can lead to changes in cell biochemistry. Certain information ions within the cell compensate, altering the composition of information and causing a positive shift in information entropy. Embryonic cells or rapidly growing cells possess relatively more ion information. This is especially true for tumors. There is now reason to believe that the spontaneous regression of some tumors is caused by the body unconsciously adjusting the content of certain elements. For example, in two patients, the tumors regressed after the levels of potassium and magnesium ions in their blood decreased. This indicates that the production of tumor cells does indeed involve abnormal ion information exchange. Animal experiments have shown that many metal ions are potential carcinogens, but certain element ions, when present at appropriate concentrations, have anti-cancer or tumor-suppressing effects. This suggests that the cellular information system contains a certain amount of ion information. Excessive or insufficient levels of certain ion information can affect normal cell metabolism and transform the cells into tumor cells. When the ion information is corrected, the tumor cells can revert to normal.
Particle information is also an indispensable part of the cellular information body. Normal cells must have a certain amount of particle information, and the exchange of particle information inside and outside the cell must be within a normal range. If the exchange of cellular particle information is abnormal, the cell will become cancerous. Information ions include electrons, protons, photons (electromagnetic waves), etc.
Electron exchange occurs constantly inside and outside cells. Any disruption to electron transport at any stage will lead to cellular metabolic disorders. Some believe that tumor cells cannot establish their own electron transport chain. Comparing protein suspensions of normal animal livers with those of tumor tissues reveals that the proteins in normal livers are brown, while those in tumor tissues are colorless, indicating the disappearance of the entire electron transport chain within the tumor. The crystallography hypothesis posits a connection between cancer and the crystallography process. Changes in the electronic structure of the crystal involve the composition of the cellular information body, meaning that phase transitions in the crystal structure are related to electron exchange. Therefore, tumor cells are correlated with the amount of electron information within the cell.
Photons are closely related to life; the Earth's surface temperature is maintained by the large number of photons emitted by the sun. Human life and cellular metabolism are even more inseparable from photons. Normal cells maintain a relatively stable exchange of photon information. When a large amount of photon information enters a cell, the cell can become cancerous. For example, excessive ultraviolet radiation can cause skin cell cancer. Cells can also become cancerous when they take in too few photons; for the treatment of such tumors, supplementing photons should be the primary approach.
In summary, the common cause of tumor cell formation is the abnormal information exchange within the cellular information system.
(III) Information Therapy for Tumors
A comprehensive approach is needed to treat tumors because tumor cells exhibit abnormalities in various forms of glycolytic information exchange. Therapies involving molecular, ionic, and particle information should all be considered.
1. Prevent excessive normal and abnormal information from entering the cell.
2. Supplementing Insufficient Information: Tumor cells lack two types of information. Firstly, they lack information released by normal cells within the body, including various regulatory factors such as interferon, inhibin, cAMP, and cGMP; various ions; and various particles. Normal cells can release electrons and photons. Secondly, there is insufficient input of molecular, ionic, and particle information from outside the body.
During treatment, the principle of simultaneously supplementing internal and external information and inputting multiple information sources should be adopted. However, the primary focus should be on supplementing the most fundamentally lacking information. Acupuncture supplements certain external information while simultaneously mobilizing the molecular, ionic, and particle information of normal cells to provide tumor cells with the necessary information. Electrotherapy, thermotherapy, and moxibustion can all provide particle information, supplementing a certain amount of VA and Vc information for tumor patients who are deficient in these nutrients.
3. Withdraw abnormal information and correct the disordered state of the cellular information body structure.
A large amount of water molecules flushes the cells, causing abnormal signaling molecules to leave the cells.
Regarding the treatment of tumors, the underlying cause must be addressed based on the tumor cell exchange pattern.
(Written by the author in April 1984)
IV. Systemic Yin-Yang Theory
The proposal of the systemic Yin-Yang theory is merely my initial view on the reform of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory. Many aspects are one-sided and unscientific, requiring further discussion to refine and perfect it. I have read articles by several colleagues who have also addressed the issue of reforming TCM theory, which has strengthened my confidence in this reform. My main purpose in writing this article is to stimulate academic debate on the theories of TCM and Western medicine, thereby promoting the development of both.
The theory of Yin and Yang in systems is based on the Yin-Yang theory of traditional Chinese medicine and modern anatomy and physiology. It is a theory about the laws of Yin-Yang changes in various systems of the body and the laws of diagnosis and treatment. It is a product of the development of modern Chinese and Western medicine.
For a long time, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has relied on its ancient theoretical framework, including theories such as Yin-Yang and Five Elements, Zang-Fu organs and meridians, and syndrome differentiation and treatment. TCM's long survival stems from its rudimentary diagnostic approach, its essence encompassing holistic concepts, syndrome differentiation and treatment, and the principles, methods, prescriptions, and medications of TCM. However, TCM theory and methods were developed in an era of limited production and scientific advancement. Now, in the systems and information age, the theoretical framework of TCM remains unchanged, leading to a disconnect between TCM and modern science and technology. TCM cannot effectively utilize modern diagnostic techniques. TCM should adopt advanced research methods and theoretical frameworks, employing advanced diagnostic tools and experimental methods to establish a new TCM theory, diagnostic, and treatment system. The systemic Yin-Yang theory will break down the original theoretical framework of TCM, combining Yin-Yang theory with modern anatomy and physiology. This approach retains TCM's holistic concept while incorporating modern human science findings, thus enriching TCM theory.
Yin and Yang are a doctrine that studies the unity of opposites and the connection and transformation of opposites in all things. Yin and Yang are attributes of all things in the world. The *Ling Shu* (Spiritual Pivot), in its chapter "Tong Tian" (Connecting Heaven), classifies people into those of the Taiyin, Shaoyin, Taiyang, Shaoyang, and those in a state of Yin-Yang balance, based on the amount of Yin and Yang Qi. "Human life has form, inseparable from Yin and Yang." Movement is Yang, stillness is Yin; fullness is Yang, emptiness is Yin; heat is Yang, cold is Yin. Modern research considers cGMP to be Yang and cAMP to be Yin; RNA to be Yang and DNA to be Yin. Human physiological activities are constantly ongoing, and the human body must maintain a dynamic balance of Yin and Yang to maintain a normal physiological state. We believe that fever, rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, strong appetite, irritability, increased urine output, and increased white blood cell count are all Yang syndromes, while weight loss, gradual emaciation, chills, slowed heartbeat, decreased blood pressure, decreased appetite, and decreased white blood cell count are all Yin syndromes. For a disease to be cured, the body's Yin and Yang must be restored to a state of harmonious balance.
The "system" in the so-called Yin-Yang theory refers to the anatomical and physiological systems. The respiratory system includes organs such as the nose, throat, trachea, and lungs, primarily responsible for respiration; the circulatory system, composed of the heart and various blood vessels, primarily responsible for blood transport; the digestive system includes the scrotum, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus, liver, bile ducts, and pancreas, primarily responsible for digestion; the urinary system includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra, and prostate, primarily responsible for the excretion of water and metabolic waste; the hematopoietic system includes hematopoietic organs and blood, primarily responsible for nutrient transport; the nervous system, composed of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, primarily responsible for consciousness, thought, sensation, and movement; the musculoskeletal system includes bones, muscles, and fascia, primarily responsible for the body's framework and movement; the endocrine system includes the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and adrenal glands, primarily responsible for growth and development; the reproductive system includes male and female reproductive organs and breasts, primarily responsible for reproductive function; the immune system includes the thymus, bone marrow, tonsils, lymph nodes, and spleen, primarily responsible for immune protection, immune stability, and immune surveillance. The ears and eyes are two independent systems. The reason each system can function properly is because its two opposing aspects, Yin and Yang, are in balance. If the Yin and Yang of a certain system become unbalanced, certain organs within that system will undergo structural and functional changes. Furthermore, there are mutually reinforcing and mutually restrictive relationships between the systems.