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Vitamin D: a potential treatment for disc degeneration A recent animal study suggests that vitamin D may provide a treatment and prevention method for degenerative changes of the intervertebral disc among diabetic patients. Intervertebral discs act as cushions between each of the small bones formin...

Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system Protection from chemotherapy immunosuppression indicates effect could be conserved in humans In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 iss...

Stressful Environment Triggers Inflammatory Cells Linked to Autoimmune Diseases Like MS, Study Shows A stressful microenvironment, characterized by low metabolites and low oxygen levels, triggers the generation of immune cells directly implicated in a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as multi...

Vitamin D helps friendly bacteria repopulate the gut, making it the perfect campanion to probiotic supplements A high fat diet alone cannot trigger a metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions associated with an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Researchers of a new study published in ...

Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis: An update 2017

http://www.msard-journal.com/article/S2 ... 4/abstract

Low vitamin D status in systemic sclerosis and the impact on disease phenotype.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27708971

If I had clinically isolated syndrome with magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic of multiple sclerosis, I would take vitamin D 10,000 IU daily: Yes



http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10 ... 8512472754

Relationship between 25-OH-D serum level and relapse rate in multiple sclerosis patients before and after vitamin D supplementation.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22783368

Clinical implications of a possible role of vitamin D in multiple sclerosis


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... 3195/#CR61

Vitamin D status and effect of low-dose cholecalciferol and high-dose ergocalciferol supplementation in multiple sclerosis.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19383644

Association of vitamin D metabolite levels with relapse rate and disability in multiple sclerosis.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18653736

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of multiple sclerosis.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17179460

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 reversibly blocks the progression of relapsing encephalomyelitis, a model of multiple sclerosis.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/875 ... ding=f1000

Preventive effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on conversion of optic neuritis to clinically definite multiple sclerosis: a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23250818

An interesting experience. The researcher doesn't have an autoimmune disease. By John J Cannell, MD, Vitamin D Council Inc. Vitamin D 100,000 IU daily was OK for a researcher for 6 months In 2012 I decided to do a toxicity study on myself to help answer a few questions. I started taking 100,000 IU/d...