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Thanks a lot for the info, want2bike! I've been reading a lot about the different diets recommended for MS and it seems the Swanks diet is indeed the easiest to follow. I have changed my diet and is now, in great part, following the Swank diet. Jimmylegs, what brand of multivit do you use? I've just...

Hi Jimmylegs, The supplements the GP gave me are ergocalciferol (Drisdol) or, as the name on the bottle says, vit D2 1.25 mg (50,000 IU). My test results have no indication of 1,25-hydroxy. Also, I'm still confused on which one of the Ds I'm supposed to monitor....the test results are for Vit D2, Vi...

Hey there, Jimmylegs. I just got my vit D results back: Here they are: Component Previous Results (Feb) New Results (May) Vitamin D2 (25_Hydroxy) <1.0 26.7 Vitamin D3 (25_Hydroxy) 13.8 14.8 Vit D (25_Hydroxy) Total 13.8 41.5 I'm a little confused...which one should I monitor? D2, D3 or the Total? So...

Hey Jimmylegs, The reason I swithed from the 5000 IU D3/day to the 50000 IU D2/week was simply because my GP recommended it....I probably should've stuck with the D3... My Zn was 100 mcg/dL last time I checked it....actually the only time I checked it...not sure if the value you have above converts ...

Hey Jimmylegs, how are you? So..the wedding has passed...everything was perfect. I felt really good the whole time....really happy about that..:) Couple of days ago though I started noticing some pain and weakness in my left arm...this is the one with the cubital tunnel that stopped hurting for a wh...

I have already had my blood work results back....I posted them and we talked about them a while ago.
I need to have my vit D and iron rechecked soon....I hope the deficiencies are gone..

As always, thanks a lot for your help!! Here the link to the Natural Calm I use: http://www.vitacost.com/natural-vitality-natural-calm-plus-calcium-raspberry-lemon-16-oz?csrc=GPF-875534001461&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=875534001461 I noticed that if I take the Zn by itself, even if it's with foo...

Hey Jimmylegs, how are you nowadays? Wedding is coming up...I'm really excited about it! :) I went ahead and bought some of the Natural Calm Magnesium. However, the one I got has Calcium in it as well. I read articles saying "Magnesium and calcium compete with each other for intestinal absorpti...

Hello all! Thank you so much Jimmylegs and NHE for your feedback! I really, really appreciate it! I've been running around like crazy lately, preparing for the wedding...it's coming up in 3 weeks... I decided to start taking some magnesium glycinate, even though the test results show no deficiency, ...

hey jimmylegs, I'm in Seattle...i could probably do that...order them on-line....see, I have a really good insurance that pays for almost everything...I would hate to go somewhere where I have to pay cash....just because my stupid doctor refuses to listen... Anyway, thank you very much for the reply...

Like always, thank you so much for all the info provided!! You're a great help!!....I wish my family doctor would be a quarter as helpful or willing to help as you are!!..:) I went to see her on Tuesday and she basically kicked me out of her office.....she seemed very irritated when I told her that ...

Thank you both, LC and JL for your replies! Since starting this rich magnesium and zinc diet, believe me....noooo problems with constipation!!!..:)) I have finally gotten my lab results in the mail. Jimmylegs, maybe you can help with this one, please: Copper 93 mcg/dL Zinc 100 mcg/dL Uric Acid 3.4 m...

My acid reflux has never caused any bleeding in the GI tract...I was on omeprazole for about a year back in 2010 but I stopped taking it at the end of 2010.....my acid reflux was caused mostly by stress....I gave up all the the things that I so enjoyed but caused acid reflux....like coffee, cigarett...

I started taking the 10 mg Iron on my own...have not consulted my GP yet......the neuro told me over the phone about the iron deficiency he found but did not provide a number (how low) for it....he said he will send everything in the mail.. I have no idea whether or not I have an iron absorption pro...

Thanks a lot for the info provided!! really appreciate it!! My neuro called today....he said the MRIs were clean....both the C spine and the brain MRI show nothing......my blood work showed iron deficiency....he said everything else was "normal"....he will send me the results in the mail.....