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Big Fat Burning Lie book

  • Writer: melaninvsdiabetes
    melaninvsdiabetes
  • Aug 6
  • 3 min read

New book and full 15 week 45+ class Semester on the most powerful undertaught subject in Biochemistry.

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Melanin Is Anabolic: The Overlooked Power of Pigment in Muscle Growth, Fat Loss & Regeneration

For decades, melanin has been mislabeled as just a pigment. But new research and ancient wisdom are revealing a radically different truth: melanin is anabolic. It doesn’t just color the skin — it stores light, regulates voltage, and activates growth pathways that support muscle repair, fat burning, and cellular rejuvenation.

What Does “Anabolic” Mean?

In biology, anabolic refers to processes that build up — such as:

  • Muscle protein synthesis

  • Bone growth

  • DNA replication

  • Tissue regeneration

Most people associate anabolic function with hormones like testosterone or IGF-1 — but few realize that melanin interacts with these very same pathways, enhancing growth and repair at the cellular level.

Melanin Converts Light Into Energy — Like a Bio-Solar Panel

Melanin absorbs a wide spectrum of electromagnetic radiation — including UV, visible light, and infrared — and transduces it into usable chemical energy inside the body. This is known as phototransduction.

According to peer-reviewed studies (see references below), melanin has been shown to convert light into free electrons, ATP, and metabolic heat — making it a direct contributor to bioenergetic gain.

More energy = more growth.

Melanin Supports Muscle Growth Through Hormonal Modulation

Melanin-rich tissues regulate or influence:

  • POMC pathway, which produces MSH — melanocyte-stimulating hormone — a known fat-burning, appetite-suppressing, and anti-inflammatory hormone.

  • Dopamine and norepinephrine, which are stored and modulated by neuromelanin in the brain.

  • Thyroid function (T3/T4), indirectly via melanin’s interaction with light and temperature — both known to affect basal metabolic rate.

Melanin enhances mitochondrial function and supports anabolic signaling via mTOR, AMPK, and SIRT pathways — the very same systems used during muscle hypertrophy and recovery.

Neuromelanin Protects Brain & Central Nervous System During Anabolic Repair

In the central nervous system, neuromelanin plays a critical role in protecting dopaminergic neurons — especially in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus. These areas govern:

  • Focus

  • Drive

  • Motor coordination

  • Hormonal output (including testosterone and cortisol regulation)

Anabolic recovery after workouts isn’t just muscular — it’s neurological. Melanin supports both.

Melanin Enhances Fat Loss by Stabilizing MSH and Reducing Cravings

In the hypothalamus, the POMC → MSH → MC4R pathway is central to appetite regulation and fat metabolism. Melanin supports this pathway by:

  • Supporting α-MSH production

  • Reducing inflammation that suppresses melanocortin signaling

  • Enhancing energy efficiency via photon recycling (sunlight → charge)

Less inflammation = better MSH = less hunger, more fat oxidation, faster recovery.

Melanin, Water & Muscle: Why Melanin Holds the Field

Muscle is ~85% structured water.Melanin structures water.Structured water holds electrical charge.Electrical charge drives protein synthesis and recovery.

Therefore, melanin = muscle field stability.

Anabolism isn’t just calories and protein. It’s field coherence — and melanin is the pigment of coherence.

Codex Insight: Pigment Is Memory. Melanin Is Willpower.

In ancient systems — especially Egyptian and Nubian traditions — melanin wasn’t cosmetic. It was sacred. The black body was the light-conducting vessel, able to transduce pain, sun, sound, and movement into generational memory.

Modern science is finally catching up.

Melanin stores:

  • Voltage

  • Light

  • Signal

  • Memory

  • Regenerative code

Which is why pigment-rich bodies often carry higher baseline resilience — until disrupted by processed food, inflammation, and trauma.

Final Takeaway: Melanin Is Not Just Pigment — It’s Anabolic Androgenic Performance

If you care about:

  • Muscle growth

  • Metabolic healing

  • Faster fat loss

  • Mental clarity

  • Electrical recovery

  • Field-based performance

…then melanin is your anabolic ally.

Don't suppress it.Don't fear it.Don’t ignore it.

Feed it. Charge it. Train it.

Keywords:

  • melanin and muscle growth

  • melanin is anabolic

  • fat loss and melanin

  • neuromelanin and dopamine

  • α-MSH and appetite

  • structured water and muscle

  • phototransduction

  • melanocortin system

  • light and metabolism

  • natural muscle building

References:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020)

  • "Melanin in the Human Brain" – Frontiers in Neurology

  • Nature Metabolism (2021): POMC and MC4R signaling

  • UCSF Neuromelanin Research

  • "Photonic Energy Conversion by Melanin" – Journal of Biophotonics

 
 
 

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