Re-entering Life on Mars:The Possibility of Indefinite Life Extension

in the Controlled Environmental LifeSupport Systems that Will be Developed

for Travel to and Living on Mars

Bill GardinerAnalytech Research & Development

Presented at2014 Mars Society Conference

League City, Texas

“Effect of Low Protein Diets onNet Calcium Loss in Prolonged

Weightlessness”

The cover page and three pages from the 1986revised proposal follows.

Nutritional Biochemistry Lab atJohnson Spaceflight Center adopts

the 1986 NSS-SBIR Proposed Study:The NASA ISS Pro K Study

• Dietary Protein Changes Human BoneTurnover: A Nutritional Countermeasure forSpaceflight (received March 2012)

• Scott M. Smith, Johnson Space Center

• Sara R. Zwart, Universities Space ResearchAssociation

Two Outstanding Problems forLiving in Space

Bone demineralizationand calcium loss

Biological Sensitivityto Space Ionizing

Radiation

Two Outstanding Problems forLiving on Modern Earth

Bone demineralizationand calcium loss

Sensitivity to FreeRadicals (toxins)

What We Know Now I

The blood pHmust be maintained

by the body at aslightly alkaline pH

of 7.3-7.4

Most food items(except green, leafy

vegetables) areacidic or acid

producing whendigested

• In the absence ofadequate dietaryalkalinizing sources, thebody removes calciumfrom the bones toneutralize the acids

What We Know Now II

• A healthy body has the natural capacity to repairdamage at the cellular level by DNA repair andother cell maintenance systems

• A healthy immune system minimizes the load onthe repair/replacement systems by preventingintroduction of or removal of foreign materialsand organisms that cause cellular damage

• Hyperporosity of the intestinal lumen (“leaky gutsyndrome”) allows cellular level parasites andtoxins to enter the system that compromise theimmune system , overloading the r/r systems

What We Know Now III

• A healthy body has the natural capacity torepair damage at the cellular level by DNArepair and other cell maintenance systems, butit is limited

• Proper functioning of these repair systemsdepend on adequate precursor inputs(nutrients) and a balanced pH

Therefore….

• Humans are maladapted to theirenvironments both in space and onmodern earth

• Understanding this maladaptivephysiological behavior andcorrecting this should be a scientific,medical and policy priority

What We Need to Know Now onthe Individual Level

• Are we in pH Balance?

• Do we have one or more of the knownabnormal conditions resulting from systemicpH imbalance?

• What is our pH (acid/alkaline balance) status?

HCl100%

HCl10%

AntVenom

LemonJuice Wine Coffee

TapWater

PureWater

SeaWater

BakingSoda

SoapWashingPowder

ToiletCleaner

OvenCleaner

RedDevilLye

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pH Range of Common Substances

http://www.universal-tao.com/5elements/AcidicAlkaline.html

An available pH monitoringdiagnostic tool

Live Blood Cell Test

• J Environ Biol. 2006 Jul;27(3):551-5.

• Identification of a sensitive index during fish bioassay of anazo dye methyl red (untreated and treated).

• Sharma S, Sharma S, Sharma KP.• Source• Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302 004, India.• Abstract• Acute and chronic toxicity of methyl red (untreated) was examined on a freshwater

fish Poecilia reticulata, using indices viz; mortality, reduction in RBC counts andtheir morphological abnormality (poikilocytosis and anisocytosis). Similar studies(acute toxicity) were also made in physicochemically and biologically treatedmethyl red. Data comparison of these four indices revealed poikilocytosis as themost sensitive index, since it measured higher toxicity of methyl red when fishmortality was either minimum at its low concentration (5 ppm) during both acuteand chronic toxicity or even nil in the biologically treated 100 ppm methyl red,during acute toxicity [excerpt].

Live Blood Cell Test Examples• Normal Red Blood Cell (RBCs)

The circulatory system is the means by which oxygen, nutrients,antibodies, and hormones are transported to the cells to keep themalive and functioning. This is how our blood looks when we areexperiencing optimum health. The Erythrocytes (cells) are roundand separated and move through the capillaries very easily. Theaverage size of healthy RBCs is 7.2 microns

• Source:Source: http://healthenlightenment.com/live-blood-cell-analysis.shtml

Live Blood Cell Test Examples• Poikilocytosis

This condition is caused by free radicals. This also lowers the bloodsoxygen carrying capacity and shortens the life if the cell. RBCs don'thave nuclei, so they will not mutate, but the fact that there is freeradical damage signifies that there will also be damage to the nucleiof tissue cells which is the beginning of mutations that lead tocancer.

• Source: http://healthenlightenment.com/live-blood-cell-analysis.shtml

Live Blood Cell Test Examples

• Protein LinkageThis condition is the first sign of cell stickiness and may progressinto rouleau if not corrected. Protein linkage is a sign that excessiveprotein is being consumed or the protein is not being digestedcompletely. As the cells start sticking together it becomes harder forthe heart to push the blood through the veins and arteries.

• Source: http://healthenlightenment.com/live-blood-cell-analysis.shtml

What We Need to Know II:Analytical Tools

• System pH (measured with the saliva)

• Live blood cell examination (measured on asmall blood sample taken from a finger)

Solutions

• Improve alkalinizing content of dietary intake;more vegetables, less proteins, starches, proteins(80/20 by volume rule)

• Support healing of the gut (intestinal lumen) byreducing conditions favorable to opportunisticorganisms such as fungus

• Remove existing intestinal lining obstructions byuse of a clearing agent such as Ted Czinki’s“Space Traveler’s Food”

• Adequate vascular perfusion enabled by adequateexercise

Can We Get Healthy Enough to Live inSpace so that We Can Get Healthy

Enough to Stay on Earth ?Answer: Most definitely!

Presented by:William W.”Bill” Gardiner

Analytech&

NSS Regional Director. Octber 20, 2013 at the NSS FallBoard of Directors Meeting

“As above, so below [and within],” -the so-called “Hermetic axiom” of

ancient science

Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe dipole anisotropy map (WMAP)http://wmap.gsfc.nasa.gov/universe/bb_cosmo_fluct.html

Ancient Yin Yang symbol

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