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Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: Supplements and Vitamins?
I am recently diagnosed with MS. I am trying to get a handle on what supplements and vitamins I should be taking on a daily basis. There is so much to digest.
So far, the following few stand out throughout my reading. Can you help me with a base list of essential supplements/vitamins and appropriate dosage???
Cod Live Oil OR Salmon Oil
1,000 mg. vitamin C
400 IU vitamin E
Multivitamin
Others I have read about include
ALCAR - Dosage?
B-12
Calcium
Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Supplements and Vitamins?
Irishlass wrote:
I am recently diagnosed with MS. I am trying to get a handle on what supplements and vitamins I should be taking on a daily basis. There is so much to digest.
So far, the following few stand out throughout my reading. Can you help me with a base list of essential supplements/vitamins and appropriate dosage???
Cod Live Oil OR Salmon Oil
These are not equivalent. Cod liver oil has a relatively low quantity of omega-3 fatty acids in it, 67 mg combined EPA+DHA per 500 mg. However, it does contain quite a bit of vitamin A and some vitamin D, 1250 IU and 130 IU per 500 mg respectively. If what you're after are omega-3 fats then you would probably do better with fish body oil supplements. I recently cut my cod liver oil down from two 500 mg capsules per day to just one per day after reading that too much vitamin A can be harmful. It was recommended to keep vitamin A below 2500 IU per day max. With two capsules I was already getting that and probably exceeding it with vitamin A found in my general diet. I also bumped up my fish body oil intake to about 5 grams per day. Note that the vitamin content in most fish body oil supplements is negligible.
hi there, just found an interesting article and thought it could stand to be in the diet section. might as well be on this thread:
Quote:
Med Hypotheses. 2001 Feb;56(2):163-70. Links
The multifaceted and widespread pathology of magnesium deficiency.Johnson S.
sjohnson@qwksilvr.com
Even though Mg is by far the least abundant serum electrolyte, it is extremely important for the metabolism of Ca, K, P, Zn, Cu, Fe, Na, Pb, Cd, HCl, acetylcholine, and nitric oxide (NO), for many enzymes, for the intracellular homeostasis and for activation of thiamine and therefore, for a very wide gamut of crucial body functions. Unfortunately, Mg absorption and elimination depend on a very large number of variables, at least one of which often goes awry, leading to a Mg deficiency that can present with many signs and symptoms. Mg absorption requires plenty of Mg in the diet, Se, parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamins B6 and D. Furthermore, it is hindered by excess fat. On the other hand, Mg levels are decreased by excess ethanol, salt, phosphoric acid (sodas) and coffee intake, by profuse sweating, by intense, prolonged stress, by excessive menstruation and vaginal flux, by diuretics and other drugs and by certain parasites (pinworms). The very small probability that all the variables affecting Mg levels will behave favorably, results in a high probability of a gradually intensifying Mg deficiency. It is highly regrettable that the deficiency of such an inexpensive, low-toxicity nutrient result in diseases that cause incalculable suffering and expense throughout the world. The range of pathologies associated with Mg deficiency is staggering: hypertension (cardiovascular disease, kidney and liver damage, etc.), peroxynitrite damage (migraine, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, etc.), recurrent bacterial infection due to low levels of nitric oxide in the cavities (sinuses, vagina, middle ear, lungs, throat, etc.), fungal infections due to a depressed immune system, thiamine deactivation (low gastric acid, behavioral disorders, etc.), premenstrual syndrome, Ca deficiency (osteoporosis, hypertension, mood swings, etc.), tooth cavities, hearing loss, diabetes type II, cramps, muscle weakness, impotence (lack of NO), aggression (lack of NO), fibromas, K deficiency (arrhythmia, hypertension, some forms of cancer), Fe accumulation, etc. Finally, because there are so many variables involved in the Mg metabolism, evaluating the effect of Mg in many diseases has frustrated many researchers who have simply tried supplementation with Mg, without undertaking the task of ensuring its absorption and preventing excessive elimination, rendering the study of Mg deficiency much more difficult than for most other nutrients.
Although I am not a PwMS I writte here for my wife that suffers from it one year now.
She follows a restricted type of BBD, takes 3mg LDN every night and the following supplements per day:
2gr Acetyl L-carnitine (4 doses of 500mg)
150 mg Pycnogenol
1gr EPA & 1gr DHA (omega-3 fatty acids)
44mg Zinc
200mcg Selenium
300mcg Chromium
700mg Calcium
400mg Magnesium
60mg vitamin E-tocotrienol
200IU vitamin E (tocopherol)
300mg vitamin C
100mg each of B-complex vitamins
400IU vitamin D
Choline bitartrate-Inositol
1gr curcumin (very imprtant as it stops MS progression according to last researches)
For candida:
2caps Achidophilus
1,5gr monolaurin (Lauricidin)
2 caps Garlic
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