In an earlier episode titled ‘Breathing’ we had the privilege to explore heathy breathing patterns and the Bohr effect which governs oxygen delivery to tissues with physiotherapist and breathing expert Allan Abbott, if you haven’t had an opportunity to listen to that podcast, I recommend it as an introduction to the subject we are covering today.

In an earlier episode titled ‘Breathing’ we had the privilege to explore heathy breathing patterns and the Bohr effect which governs oxygen delivery to tissues with physiotherapist and breathing expert Allan Abbott, if you haven’t had an opportunity to listen to that podcast, I recommend it as an introduction to the subject we are covering today.

Amyloidosis is a group of diseases in which abnormal proteins known as amyloid fibrils build up in various tissues including the kidney, heart, liver, skin, and nervous system resulting in a variety of clinical sequelae including organ dysfunction and death. There are over 23 unrelated proteins known to form amyloid fibrils, many of which are aggregates of misfolded proteins that are neither biodegradable nor can be recycled by our bodies.