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5th Appointment at Vanderbilt We were both sick/getting sick with colds as we got ready for the 11 hour drive to Nashville. It was a hard trip for me, but as I see it Kim has to tough out MS everyday and the least I can do is have some resolve and determination about getting us to Vanderbilt. Kim r...

L - It's good to see you here again. I have been trying for a while to learn more about Russell Johnson and the humdity angle, but it's just very very hard to find stuff on it.

I also wondered is the body has an interal humdity that fluctuates? I wondered how this might be measured. Ken

The life extension products use Bioperine which might not be the best way to enhance absorption. It is A way, but might not be the best way. I promise to come back here in the coming weeks and post about this. I'm still reading about it, but Bromelain looks more promising. But, I'm still working on ...

Folks who are on the Combined Antibiotic Protocol for MS have likely been taking probiotics for years. It would be interesting to find out if these organisims are in the ones others are taking. Kim's probiotic, Vitamin Shoppe's Ultimate 10 had one of the three. Ken

Hi Lori, This is really wonderful to hear. Congratulations on feeling good; Congratulations on backing that up with tests. I will have to catchup with you at CPn Help. But, I was wondering if Dr. S talked with you about caffeine at all. We had a pretty good discussion about it and I will post soon a...

Bioperine \ Black Pepper Extract \ Piperine might not be so good if you are ABX

Or maybe it is good? Something is going on here between Bioperine and Rifampin:

Bhardwaj. Radjinder et al. 2002 Piperine, a major constituent of black pepper, inhibits human P-glycoprotein and CYP3A4.

Does anyone know about Bromelain helping with Curcumin absorption? Are there good Curcumin supplements that contain Bromelain? How much Bromelain should one take daily? Ken

I love my Wii Fit! It is really great exercise for anyone who wants to increase their strength and balance. Lots of games that help with that and also many games for aerobic activity. I highly recommend it for people who want to help balance and strength and you can do it at home whenever you have ...

CPn Linked to Ear Infections Kim doesn’t generally get ear infections. A few years before Kim started ABX, she had a serious ear pain that had her crying on the bathroom floor in the middle of the night. I ran out to the 24-hour pharmacy to get anything and everything that might help. I remembered ...

I like this topic and would like to see others here who are interested in the microbiological environment. Here's one I've been marking up for a while: Culmsee, Carsten et al. 2003 Reciprocal Inhibition of p53 and Nuclear Factor-kB Transcriptional Activities Determines Cell Survival or Death in Neur...

Uchida, Yoshiko et al. 2005 Enhancement of NF-κB activity by resveratrol in cytokine-exposed mesangial cells This was my "stop and think" article. I'd like to see more clarity about Resveratrol before adding it to a supplementation regimen. Obviously this is just one article and the roll o...

Todd, Is it helping you? Do you have insights to add? Ken

Wang, Lihui et al. 2008 The anti-atherosclerotic effect of olive leaf extract is related to suppressed inflammatory response in rabbits with experimental atherosclerosis.

A new walk has been added. Kim's been doing this for 2 years now. She's made tremendous progress and recovered abilities previously thought to be forever lost. You can see my thread in the antibiotics forum if you want to know more about Kim's becoming moreabled. After 2 years Kim feels that it's ti...