Red Wine
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:55 am
Everyone must be feeling a bit down after the Tovaxin results. Look on the bright side - they fared better than current medications.
Anyway, we all love the idea of DIY self medication. There has been that Tryptophan and then there was something else before it and later N Acetyl Glucosamine (which I take religiously although it didn't prevent my last relapse) and nicotinamide (protects the axons - take it when you have an attack) Anyway, now there's red wine.
We all know that red wine is a powerful antioxidant, but maybne it does more than that? Well, the researchers don't seem to have a clue but, I muist say, when I was drinking far too much red wine a couple of years ago I did feel lots better and I was convinced that it was doing my ms good.
Anyway, I've ordered a big bottle of Resveritrol. I don't think it's going to do much for my MS, I'm in a right state, but, as my Grandmother would say, "you never know".
' Red wine molecule might battle Multiple Sclerosis 19 September 2008
Resveratrol, the compound in red wine that previous research has linked to longevity, has shown promise in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.
Mice with the MS-like condition called Wallerian degeneration slow (WldS) showed an initial weight gain when given resveratrol, researchers at the University of Utah reported Thursday at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, in Montreal.
The weight gain occurred in the first two weeks of treatment. A microscopic study of nerve cell tissue at five weeks did not show any positive effect.
"They didn't look at the tissue under the microscope in the first two weeks," said Dr. John Richert, executive vice president for the research and clinical program of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. "Obviously, lots of things can make animals gain weight."
But weight gain of any kind is an encouraging sign in MS treatment, Richert said. "In inflammatory animal models of MS, one of the tell-tale clinical signs of the disease is weight loss. Weight loss often goes hand in hand with loss of neurological function."
The study "poses some questions," Richert said. "Obviously, a lot more needs to be done to see if the weight gain shows a beneficial effect on the disease process. This is evidence that it should be studied further." '
Source: News & World Report © 2008 U.S. News & World Report (19/09/08)
Anyway, we all love the idea of DIY self medication. There has been that Tryptophan and then there was something else before it and later N Acetyl Glucosamine (which I take religiously although it didn't prevent my last relapse) and nicotinamide (protects the axons - take it when you have an attack) Anyway, now there's red wine.
We all know that red wine is a powerful antioxidant, but maybne it does more than that? Well, the researchers don't seem to have a clue but, I muist say, when I was drinking far too much red wine a couple of years ago I did feel lots better and I was convinced that it was doing my ms good.
Anyway, I've ordered a big bottle of Resveritrol. I don't think it's going to do much for my MS, I'm in a right state, but, as my Grandmother would say, "you never know".
' Red wine molecule might battle Multiple Sclerosis 19 September 2008
Resveratrol, the compound in red wine that previous research has linked to longevity, has shown promise in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.
Mice with the MS-like condition called Wallerian degeneration slow (WldS) showed an initial weight gain when given resveratrol, researchers at the University of Utah reported Thursday at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, in Montreal.
The weight gain occurred in the first two weeks of treatment. A microscopic study of nerve cell tissue at five weeks did not show any positive effect.
"They didn't look at the tissue under the microscope in the first two weeks," said Dr. John Richert, executive vice president for the research and clinical program of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. "Obviously, lots of things can make animals gain weight."
But weight gain of any kind is an encouraging sign in MS treatment, Richert said. "In inflammatory animal models of MS, one of the tell-tale clinical signs of the disease is weight loss. Weight loss often goes hand in hand with loss of neurological function."
The study "poses some questions," Richert said. "Obviously, a lot more needs to be done to see if the weight gain shows a beneficial effect on the disease process. This is evidence that it should be studied further." '
Source: News & World Report © 2008 U.S. News & World Report (19/09/08)
