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Science behind Melanin
by Alison Roberts
In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin and hair colour. However, few people know
that melanin is found in almost every organ of the body and is necessary for the brain and nerves to
operate, the eyes to see, and the cells to reproduce. It is also found in the stria vascularis of the
inner ear
Melanin is the natural substance that gives colour or pigment to the skin, hair and iris of the eye.
Cells called melanocytes, located just below the outer surface of the skin, produce melanin, which is
in higher levels in people wMelanin’s primary function is to protect the skin from sun damage, but it
carries additional benefits that are enjoyed mostly by those with darker skin.
ind melaninith darker skin. Melanin’s primary function is to protect the skin from sun damage, but it
carries additional benefits that are enjoyed mostly by those with darker skin.
Protective Factors•
the surface of your skin. In even the most
light-skinned people, the body’s melanocytes
respond to sun exposure by producing more
melanin, which creates the effect known as
tanning. However, there is a limit to the
degree of protection that melanin can
provide, and it’s significantly higher in people
with naturally darker skin.
•
In “Dark Deception: Discover the Truths About
the Benefits of Sunlight Exposure,” author
Younger-Looking Skin
•
Dermatologist Susan C. Taylor, author of
“Brown Skin,” points out that African-
Americans and other people of colour
generally look younger than their lighter-
skinned peers because of the higher levels of
melanin in their skin. The increased melanin
protects those who have it from short-term
damage from the sun, as well as the long-term
signs of aging, such as age spots, deep
Some Drawbacks
•
Although increased melanin levels have many
benefits for people with naturally darker skin,
having more melanin has a few disadvantages.
In “Brown Skin,” Dr. Taylor says that having
more melanin tends to make the skin of
African-Americans and other people of colour
more reactive. She writes: “That means
almost any stimulus -- a rash, scratch, pimple
or inflammation -- may trigger the production
These Are The Surprising Benefits Of Having Melanin Rich Skin
Written by Carly Walker
•
Another great benefit of having melanin rich
skin is that it makes you appear younger.
Darkly pigmented skin has less signs of aging.
The increased amount of melanin protects
people that have signs of aging such as age
spots, deep wrinkles and rough texture.
•
Melanin rich skin also is helpful in human
reproduction. The dark pigmentation protects
from DNA damage, and also absorbs the UV
radiation that the body needs. The melanin
Women that have darker skin suffer the lowest level of neural tube defects that can
occur during pregnancy. Melanin is also the organizing molecule, which means that it
is capable of regulating a lot of different molecular interactions and metabolic
processes.
•
Most whites have calcified pineal glands which
thwarts Melatonin
•
production, thereby limiting their moral
capacity. Located in the brain,
•
the tiny pineal & pituitary glands regulate the
body's other glands.
•
Esoteric tradition regards the area of these
glands as the third eye, seat
BENEFITS
•
Pineal calcification rates with Africans si 5-
15%; Asians - 15-25%;
•
Europeans -60-80%! This is the chemical basis
for the cultural differences between Blacks
and whites, causing some Black scholars to
raise the question that the European
approach, that of the logical, erect, ridged,
anti-feeling posture, reflects a left brain
orientation and reflects that they lack the
chemical key of melatonin to turn on their
Physical and biological benefits
•
The key idea of the melanin scholars is that
melanin, a widely distributed pigment in the
natural world, found in all humans, has a
number of extraordinary properties that are
best manifested in black people. They claim
that melanin is a superconductor, that it
absorbs all frequencies of the electromagnetic
spectrum, that it can convert sound energy to
light energy reversibly, and that it can function
as a minicomputer to process information.
Meaning of the word melanin
•
The word melanin derives from the Greek
word melanos, meaning BLACK
•
We Afrikans, with our distinct racial features
-blackness, curly hair, broad nose, thick lips,
etc.- are really blessed with greatest gift from
nature. The source of all this beauty is this
precious life and chemical substance; Melanin.
Deeper understanding of the real
meaning
•
We tend to easily fall into white people’s trap
and contend ourselves accepting their simple
definition about important issues that affect
our lives, the same being the case with
melanin. Their interpretation of melanin is as
of it being the agent having as its main activity
pigmenting our skin, and nothing else.
•
It is true; of course it does give us skin
pigmentation, but it is not its only or main
benefits
•
All individuals having melanin in excellence,
are blessed with the following capabilities:
•
1- The ability to reach higher level of
performance; as melanin enhances the entire
efficiency of our being,
•
2- The ability to maintain high energy level, in
adverse condition. Melanin has the potential
Additional benefits
•
Melanin is also what gives us intelligence.
Ancients Afrikan mastered the universe to a
very high level, they discovered that we,
Afrikans, had an innate intelligence that could
be measured as being equal to the
geometrical angle of the earth = 360 degrees.
They developed this intelligence in institutions
such as the Mysteries Schools in Khamit
(Egypt) and Nubia.
•
When Khamit was invaded, the Europeans
Melanin, the Environment, the cosmos, and science.
•
White people know all about melanin and
what greatness it can produce. They feel as if
it was a danger to them. If God is omnipotent,
then melanin also has a mighty and unlimited
power. It is hereditary and its power never
vanish. If our ancestors had this greatness in
their genes then we, as their descendant, also
have. All of our ancestors’ natural ingenuity
and greatness is still dormant in the genes of
Unknown benefits
•
holds thousands and thousands of
information. It serves as a video camera to
record information. Every single information is
stored in the cosmos. These information
sometimes we receive them in forms of light
and sound. Around us there is an invisible
magnetic force, which helps us obtain better
sound and light waves. That’s why we are
always in tune with whatever kind of rhythmic
or natural sound.
benefits
•
When sleeping time approaches, normally
between the our of 10.00 p.m. and 6.00 am,
the melatonin is released and it serves to bath
the brain and create the molecular condition
for this communication- inner vision- to take
place.
•
Melanin produces itself in two forms;
epidermal melanin, melatona, and neuro-
melanin, ceratona. During the night the pineal
Our deeper power lies in melanin
•
Melanin is what makes human beings be god-
like, and gain godly spiritual power and
consciousness. Perhaps this is the reason
ancient Afrikans believed that we are made in
God’s image, with the power and ability to live
in harmony with nature.
•
From what we overstand the spiritual
dimension of melanin, give us the ability to;
Powers within
•
Why Corrupted institutions? Corrupted,
because none of the world’s major religions
originated out of Africa; the foundations of
Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhist, etc., all
originated in Africa, most of all in the Nile
Valley.
•
This legacy has gotten into the genes of
Afrikans and has kept us in obscurity. Melanin
is the key to the greatness of the Nile Valley
Powers within
•
How do we acquire spiritual consciousness?
The black dot, the pineal gland, opens itself
and establishes a link with the outer space and
spiritual world. But before all this can take
place the individual need to satisfy some basic
requirement.
•
Melanin is also present in the genital
organisms of the black man and woman. This
is the point of departure of our inner
Connection to higher source
•
Think about it; the sun is the life giver, but for
people who lack melanin, the sun means
death. This black, light-absorbing molecule
called melanin is recognized as one of the
primary keys of life. Melanin is what makes
people human. Melanin connects people to
the creative forces of the universe.
Western world affects our mental
state
•
Our natural habitat is and has always been a
sunny and warm environment. Cold western
environment gives Afrikan people depression.
When it is cold a lot of us feel depressed
without knowing why. But it is a simple fact;
the melanin inside us is manifesting its
disapproval of the cold weather. In contrary,
Europeans, even if they like summertime to
tan themselves, consider the sun as being
their worst and natural enemy.
Why and how it helps us
•
forming a very strong unbreakable alliance.
•
The image of the cosmos is black; the colour
black represents life. It holds thousands and
thousands of information. It serves as a video
camera to record information. Every single
information is stored in the cosmos. These
information sometimes we receive them in
forms of light and sound. Around us there is
an invisible magnetic force, which helps us
All factors connect
•
Melanin produces itself in two forms;
epidermal melanin, melatona, and neuro-
melanin, ceratona. During the night the pineal
gland produces melatona and during the day it
produces ceratona. The epidenal melanin has
as its main function to take care of the skin,
including blocking harmful UV rays,
transforming solar energy into melanin, and
pigmenting other parts of body. The neuro-
melanin deals with the human brain and the
benefits
•
However with the gift of melanin, we are able
to make use of both sides of our hemisphere.
•
Religion is a man (Eurasian) made institution,
and it will never fully liberate Afrikan people.
It was made to empower them and to destroy
us and it still does. We are the only people
who do fight over other people’s institutions
and inventions.
Benefits
•
Melanin:
•
1) A carbon-based substance found in the HUE
man body and all of the organs that are a
necessary part of the electromagnetic system
and provides colour for the hair, eyes and skin
(especially brown and black people).
•
2) A chemical molecule/natural element that
The Science of Melanin

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The Science of Melanin

  • 1. . Science behind Melanin by Alison Roberts In humans, melanin is the primary determinant of skin and hair colour. However, few people know that melanin is found in almost every organ of the body and is necessary for the brain and nerves to operate, the eyes to see, and the cells to reproduce. It is also found in the stria vascularis of the inner ear Melanin is the natural substance that gives colour or pigment to the skin, hair and iris of the eye. Cells called melanocytes, located just below the outer surface of the skin, produce melanin, which is in higher levels in people wMelanin’s primary function is to protect the skin from sun damage, but it carries additional benefits that are enjoyed mostly by those with darker skin. ind melaninith darker skin. Melanin’s primary function is to protect the skin from sun damage, but it carries additional benefits that are enjoyed mostly by those with darker skin.
  • 2. Protective Factors• the surface of your skin. In even the most light-skinned people, the body’s melanocytes respond to sun exposure by producing more melanin, which creates the effect known as tanning. However, there is a limit to the degree of protection that melanin can provide, and it’s significantly higher in people with naturally darker skin. • In “Dark Deception: Discover the Truths About the Benefits of Sunlight Exposure,” author
  • 3. Younger-Looking Skin • Dermatologist Susan C. Taylor, author of “Brown Skin,” points out that African- Americans and other people of colour generally look younger than their lighter- skinned peers because of the higher levels of melanin in their skin. The increased melanin protects those who have it from short-term damage from the sun, as well as the long-term signs of aging, such as age spots, deep
  • 4. Some Drawbacks • Although increased melanin levels have many benefits for people with naturally darker skin, having more melanin has a few disadvantages. In “Brown Skin,” Dr. Taylor says that having more melanin tends to make the skin of African-Americans and other people of colour more reactive. She writes: “That means almost any stimulus -- a rash, scratch, pimple or inflammation -- may trigger the production
  • 5. These Are The Surprising Benefits Of Having Melanin Rich Skin Written by Carly Walker • Another great benefit of having melanin rich skin is that it makes you appear younger. Darkly pigmented skin has less signs of aging. The increased amount of melanin protects people that have signs of aging such as age spots, deep wrinkles and rough texture. • Melanin rich skin also is helpful in human reproduction. The dark pigmentation protects from DNA damage, and also absorbs the UV radiation that the body needs. The melanin
  • 6. Women that have darker skin suffer the lowest level of neural tube defects that can occur during pregnancy. Melanin is also the organizing molecule, which means that it is capable of regulating a lot of different molecular interactions and metabolic processes. • Most whites have calcified pineal glands which thwarts Melatonin • production, thereby limiting their moral capacity. Located in the brain, • the tiny pineal & pituitary glands regulate the body's other glands. • Esoteric tradition regards the area of these glands as the third eye, seat
  • 7. BENEFITS • Pineal calcification rates with Africans si 5- 15%; Asians - 15-25%; • Europeans -60-80%! This is the chemical basis for the cultural differences between Blacks and whites, causing some Black scholars to raise the question that the European approach, that of the logical, erect, ridged, anti-feeling posture, reflects a left brain orientation and reflects that they lack the chemical key of melatonin to turn on their
  • 8. Physical and biological benefits • The key idea of the melanin scholars is that melanin, a widely distributed pigment in the natural world, found in all humans, has a number of extraordinary properties that are best manifested in black people. They claim that melanin is a superconductor, that it absorbs all frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum, that it can convert sound energy to light energy reversibly, and that it can function as a minicomputer to process information.
  • 9. Meaning of the word melanin • The word melanin derives from the Greek word melanos, meaning BLACK • We Afrikans, with our distinct racial features -blackness, curly hair, broad nose, thick lips, etc.- are really blessed with greatest gift from nature. The source of all this beauty is this precious life and chemical substance; Melanin.
  • 10. Deeper understanding of the real meaning • We tend to easily fall into white people’s trap and contend ourselves accepting their simple definition about important issues that affect our lives, the same being the case with melanin. Their interpretation of melanin is as of it being the agent having as its main activity pigmenting our skin, and nothing else. • It is true; of course it does give us skin pigmentation, but it is not its only or main
  • 11. benefits • All individuals having melanin in excellence, are blessed with the following capabilities: • 1- The ability to reach higher level of performance; as melanin enhances the entire efficiency of our being, • 2- The ability to maintain high energy level, in adverse condition. Melanin has the potential
  • 12. Additional benefits • Melanin is also what gives us intelligence. Ancients Afrikan mastered the universe to a very high level, they discovered that we, Afrikans, had an innate intelligence that could be measured as being equal to the geometrical angle of the earth = 360 degrees. They developed this intelligence in institutions such as the Mysteries Schools in Khamit (Egypt) and Nubia. • When Khamit was invaded, the Europeans
  • 13. Melanin, the Environment, the cosmos, and science. • White people know all about melanin and what greatness it can produce. They feel as if it was a danger to them. If God is omnipotent, then melanin also has a mighty and unlimited power. It is hereditary and its power never vanish. If our ancestors had this greatness in their genes then we, as their descendant, also have. All of our ancestors’ natural ingenuity and greatness is still dormant in the genes of
  • 14. Unknown benefits • holds thousands and thousands of information. It serves as a video camera to record information. Every single information is stored in the cosmos. These information sometimes we receive them in forms of light and sound. Around us there is an invisible magnetic force, which helps us obtain better sound and light waves. That’s why we are always in tune with whatever kind of rhythmic or natural sound.
  • 15. benefits • When sleeping time approaches, normally between the our of 10.00 p.m. and 6.00 am, the melatonin is released and it serves to bath the brain and create the molecular condition for this communication- inner vision- to take place. • Melanin produces itself in two forms; epidermal melanin, melatona, and neuro- melanin, ceratona. During the night the pineal
  • 16. Our deeper power lies in melanin • Melanin is what makes human beings be god- like, and gain godly spiritual power and consciousness. Perhaps this is the reason ancient Afrikans believed that we are made in God’s image, with the power and ability to live in harmony with nature. • From what we overstand the spiritual dimension of melanin, give us the ability to;
  • 17. Powers within • Why Corrupted institutions? Corrupted, because none of the world’s major religions originated out of Africa; the foundations of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhist, etc., all originated in Africa, most of all in the Nile Valley. • This legacy has gotten into the genes of Afrikans and has kept us in obscurity. Melanin is the key to the greatness of the Nile Valley
  • 18. Powers within • How do we acquire spiritual consciousness? The black dot, the pineal gland, opens itself and establishes a link with the outer space and spiritual world. But before all this can take place the individual need to satisfy some basic requirement. • Melanin is also present in the genital organisms of the black man and woman. This is the point of departure of our inner
  • 19. Connection to higher source • Think about it; the sun is the life giver, but for people who lack melanin, the sun means death. This black, light-absorbing molecule called melanin is recognized as one of the primary keys of life. Melanin is what makes people human. Melanin connects people to the creative forces of the universe.
  • 20. Western world affects our mental state • Our natural habitat is and has always been a sunny and warm environment. Cold western environment gives Afrikan people depression. When it is cold a lot of us feel depressed without knowing why. But it is a simple fact; the melanin inside us is manifesting its disapproval of the cold weather. In contrary, Europeans, even if they like summertime to tan themselves, consider the sun as being their worst and natural enemy.
  • 21. Why and how it helps us • forming a very strong unbreakable alliance. • The image of the cosmos is black; the colour black represents life. It holds thousands and thousands of information. It serves as a video camera to record information. Every single information is stored in the cosmos. These information sometimes we receive them in forms of light and sound. Around us there is an invisible magnetic force, which helps us
  • 22. All factors connect • Melanin produces itself in two forms; epidermal melanin, melatona, and neuro- melanin, ceratona. During the night the pineal gland produces melatona and during the day it produces ceratona. The epidenal melanin has as its main function to take care of the skin, including blocking harmful UV rays, transforming solar energy into melanin, and pigmenting other parts of body. The neuro- melanin deals with the human brain and the
  • 23. benefits • However with the gift of melanin, we are able to make use of both sides of our hemisphere. • Religion is a man (Eurasian) made institution, and it will never fully liberate Afrikan people. It was made to empower them and to destroy us and it still does. We are the only people who do fight over other people’s institutions and inventions.
  • 24. Benefits • Melanin: • 1) A carbon-based substance found in the HUE man body and all of the organs that are a necessary part of the electromagnetic system and provides colour for the hair, eyes and skin (especially brown and black people). • 2) A chemical molecule/natural element that