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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - How to treat Naturally
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Alternative Treatment
(2) Counter inflammation
Regardless of why the immune system is being induced to produce damaging
oxidants, these
oxidants are indeed inflicting damage to tissue as
a consequence of a chronic, low-level inflammatory reaction. There are, however,
several tactical maneuvers you can use to counter the oxidants
and also temper the extent of the inflammatory response:
Ensure essential fats
to maintain control of inflammatory reaction
***HIGH
PRIORITY ***
The
specific omega-3
and omega-6 fats you consume sit in cell membranes and produce hormone-like,
lipid compounds, called eicosonoids (E.g. prostaglandins, leukotrienes)
- that mediate an appropriate reaction to any "happenings"in the vicinity
of the cell; eicosonoids can increase or decrease inflammation/pain, relax or contract
muscles, contract or dilate blood vessels, and much more;
Local "Hormones"-First Response Team
Optimize your body's
vitamin D level
***HIGH PRIORITY ***
MS is less
common in areas with lots of sunlight exposure and in areas where fish is commonly
eaten - Sunlight and fish are major
sources of vitamin D. For general
health, an optimal blood level is 50-70 ng/ml, but when treating major diseases,
your level should be 70-100 ng/ml
-
In order of preference, your options are:
(1) Regularly exposing your
skin to sun,
(2) Using a safe tanning
bed
Or (3) Taking an oral
vitamin D3 supplement.
The general recommendation (from those who have done the research) is 35
IU/ pound/day -typically ~4000-10,000IU/day (far exceeding the woefully deficient
U.S. RDA value).
Vitamin
D CALCIDIOL)
testing is strongly recommended. To evaluate
the success of the dose you take;
A Harvard
study concluded that vitamin D had a protective effect against the development of
MS
Munger KL et al, Vitamin D intake and incidence of
multiple sclerosis.Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
BBC News:
- ". . . researchers found that by just analyzing sunlight,
they could explain 61% of the variation in the number of MS cases across England.
However when they combined the effect of sunlight and glandular fever, 72% of the
variation in MS cases could be explained."
BBC News April 19, 2011
Neurology April 19, 2011;76(16):1410-4
U. of Wisconsin
Study - demonstrated that exogenous
vitamin D3 can completely prevent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE),
a widely accepted mouse model of human MS;
Hayes CE, Cantorna MT, DeLuca HF, Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis.
Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1997 Oct;216(1):21-7.
In an exploratory
study, mortality from MS was found to be reduced by exposure to sunlight by up to
76% - depending on degree of exposure.
Occup Environ Med 2000;57:418-421;
Vitamin D -The Sunshine Vitamin
The American Cancer Society/dermatologist recommendation to
avoid the sun IS NOT ONLY JUST PLAIN WRONG, IT IS POTENTIALLY LETHAL
Supplement
magnesium. There is a strong connection between magnesium deficiency and MS; their
symptoms are certainly similar, including muscle spasms, weakness, twitching, muscle
atrophy, an inability to control the bladder, rapid eye movements, hearing loss,
and osteoporosis.
Magnesium is
central to immunocompetence and modulates cellular events in inflammation.
Conversely,
a magnesium deficiency contributes to a an exaggerated response to immune stressMag
Res. 5:281-93. 1992.Here are some studies supporting
the magnesium-MS link:
▲ In a 1995 paper published in the journal
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, patients with multiple sclerosis were found to be
low in cellular magnesium.
▲ In a 1994 study from researchers at the Department
of Physiology, State University of New York randomly selected hospital patients,
compared to a control group of health volunteers the
hospital patients with coronary heart disease, rectal cancer and multiple sclerosis
exhibited extracellular deficits in ionized free magnesium .
▲ In a 1990 paper published by researchers
from the Wakayama Medical College, Japan, magnesium (Mg) concentrations were studied
in the brains of 4 patients with definite multiple sclerosis (MS) and 5 controls.
The central nervous system tissues and the visceral organs, except for spleen, of
MS patients showed significantly lower magnesium values than that seen in control
cases .
▲ In a 1986 paper published in the journal
Medical Hypothesis, A group of young patients having
MS
were treated with dietary supplements containing magnesium, calcium and vitamin
D . The results showed a decrease in the relapse rate compared to what would
have been expected based on the patients prior history of symptoms.
▲ In a case report published in the European
Journal of Neurology,a
patient with MS treated with oral magnesium glycerophosphate therapy , showed
significant improvement after only one week of treatment.
Mg ▲ => Inflammation ▼
Magnesium - Missing Miracle Mineral
How-to Supplement Magnesium
Supplement
Iodine
and Selenium
- MS belongs to a family
of diseases (including ALS and Parkinsonism) that seem to be linked to
iodine and
selenium deficiency.
Iodine
and selenium are necessary for thyroid
hormone (TH) production - thyroid hormones are associated
with re-myelination; Iodine
/ Selenium supplementation (+B3
and CoQ10) is recommended for treatment to prevent dopamine oxidation -Parkinsonism,
MS and ALS each appear to involve an iodine deficiency before and immediately after
birth, which affects the dopaminergic system. In adulthood, this abnormality seems
to increase susceptibility to the oxidation of dopamine and to an associated glut
of cytotoxic glutamate.
Harold D. Foster, Ph.D. ,
Parkinson's Disease, Multiple
Sclerosis and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Iodine-Dopachrome-Glutamate Hypothesis.
J. of Ortho Med Vol. 14, 3rd Quarter 1999
Consider taking Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) + Alpha
lipoic acid. One of the newer
treatment strategies for MS is low dose Naltrexone (LDN)
together with alpha lipoic acid. Naltrexone (generic name) is a pharmacologically
active opioid antagonist, conventionally used to treat drug and alcohol addiction,
normally at doses of 50mg to 300mg. It has been an FDA approved drug for over two
decades.
However
- at very low dosages (3 - 4.5 mg), naltrexone has immunomodulating properties that
are showing promise for treating a wide range of autoimmune diseases, including
MS. As explained at
www.lowdosenaltrexone.org ,
taken at bedtime, LDN blocks opioid receptors in the early morning hours, during
which time, it is believed to up-regulate vital immune system elements by increasing
body's production of metenkephalin and endorphins (body's natural opioids), hence
improving immune function.
Less than 1% of 400 MS patients
of NYC physician
Bernard Bihari, MD has experienced
a new MS attack whilst maintaining regular nightly LDN therapy.
Low Dose Naltrexone
Alpha Lipoic Acid
(Antioxidant / glutathione regenerator/ recycles C, E, CoQ10 / heavy metal
chelator / modifies gene expression to reduce inflammation / easily gets into the
brain )- A study from the Netherlands showed that Lipoic acid is a non-specific
scavenger of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and decreased the phagocytosis of myelin by macrophages
Journal of Neuroimmunology 1998 Dec 1;92:67-75 ;
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Eat lots of raw, organic food.
Includes free-range organic
Eggs - Almost a whole food
Meat
