{"id":49674,"date":"2024-03-30T21:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T10:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=49674"},"modified":"2025-05-22T20:52:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:52:13","slug":"drink-your-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=49674","title":{"rendered":"Drink Your Greens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-49675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Drink_Your_Greens-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"Drink Your Greens\" width=\"724\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Drink_Your_Greens-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Drink_Your_Greens.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know of no clinical trials that prove this but both Max Gerson and Rudolf Breuss were able to attain a remission in cancer patients using vegetable juices so there may be something in this.<\/p>\n<p>Just checked grok.com which responded:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">No, chlorophyll and human blood do not have the same molecular structure. Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants, algae, and some bacteria, used in photosynthesis, while human blood is a complex fluid containing cells, proteins, and other molecules, with hemoglobin as the primary oxygen-carrying component.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">To clarify the comparison, it\u2019s likely you\u2019re referring to the molecular structures of chlorophyll and hemoglobin, as they are sometimes compared due to superficial similarities. Here\u2019s a concise breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Chlorophyll<\/strong>: A class of molecules (e.g., chlorophyll a, C55H72O5N4Mg) with a porphyrin ring structure centered around a magnesium ion. It absorbs light, primarily in the blue and red wavelengths, for photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hemoglobin<\/strong>: A protein in red blood cells containing four heme groups, each with a porphyrin ring centered around an iron ion (Fe2+). Its molecular formula is complex (C2952H4664N812O832S8Fe4 for adult hemoglobin), and it transports oxygen in the blood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Key Similarities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>Both have a porphyrin ring, a large cyclic structure with conjugated double bonds.<\/li>\n<li>Both use a metal ion at the center of the porphyrin (magnesium in chlorophyll, iron in hemoglobin).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Key Differences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li><strong>Metal Ion<\/strong>: Chlorophyll uses magnesium; hemoglobin uses iron.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Molecular Complexity<\/strong>: Chlorophyll is a single molecule; hemoglobin is a large protein with four subunits, each containing a heme group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Function<\/strong>: Chlorophyll captures light energy; hemoglobin binds and transports oxygen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Side Chains<\/strong>: The porphyrin rings in each have different side groups, tailoring their chemical properties to their respective functions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong>: Chlorophyll operates in plant chloroplasts; hemoglobin functions in animal blood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In summary, while chlorophyll and hemoglobin share a porphyrin ring core, their overall molecular structures, functions, and compositions are distinct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know of no clinical trials that prove this but both Max Gerson and Rudolf Breuss were able to attain a remission in cancer patients using vegetable juices so there may be something in this. Just checked grok.com which responded: No, chlorophyll and human blood do not have the same molecular structure. Chlorophyll is a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=49674\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Drink Your Greens&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49674"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60125,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49674\/revisions\/60125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}