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Hi there I am interested in dietary supplements, having noticed a flurry of posts around this topic... where can I find more info on ALA and ALCAR? Under what form do they sell and where? How can I get more info on dosage? I live in the UK and any local info would be particularly useful! Thanks Try...

Saliva test for hormones? Sounds useful. I'll have to ask about it on Monday. Good luck with your course, and keep us all informed, please. This morning, my gingivitis was back. Bummer^3 :( Prokarin is marketed as a treatment for MS. It's not approved, obviousl;y, though it did well in a test on fat...

Catching up, after having been a busy grrl cutting rocks this past week. Far as I know, the fact that estriol is naturally-made does not mean that it's not under FDA and drug company's ability to control ... but, as a naturally-occuring hormone, they can't get a patent on it, so there's not a lot of...

Yeah, let's hear it for "conservative" doctors who are unwilling to learn anything new about an incurable, progressively-debilitating illness. Blargh! Glad to hear that you found estriol anyways. I've oft wondered is Premarin might work nearly as well - it's made from pregnant mare urine, ...

I've been on HRT for a while anyways, so my estradiol level depends on how well I remember to take my pill. My testosterone level is nearly zilch (libido? What's that?), and other than the estriol that's all I've checked (progeserone is about zilch, too. No hot flashes, thankfully).. Estriol might h...

Yeah, a study in California a few years back said that estriol does help MS in humans, at least the RR form of MS. Catch is, estriol is harder than heck to get in the US - a prescription and a compounding pharmacy are both needed, and the former means you'll need a well-informed neuro (or possibly a...

Hi everybody. I've been reading here for a month or so, but haven't yet (that I remember) introduced myself. I'm Jeannette. 44 years old, I grew up around Detroit and Chicago, now living in Seattle. I've got SPMS - my first major attack was in 1994, and I never really recovered from that for about 6...