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Coronavirus (COVID-19): What You Need To Know
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jimmylegs » Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:10 am » in
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What You Need To Know About Coronavirus (COVID-19)
What does COVID-19 mean for people living with MS? Many disease modifying therapies (DMTs) for...
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One Man's COVID-19 Death Raises The Worst Fears Of Many People With Disabilities
July 31, 2020 3:29 PM ET
What Melissa Hickson says happened to...
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General Nutrition/MS Research
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jimmylegs » Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:06 am
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Vitamin and mineral needs during the oral contraceptive therapy: a systematic review
Objectives: There is growing evidence that women using OCs...
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Vitamin and mineral needs during the oral contraceptive therapy: a systematic review (2014)
Objectives: There is growing evidence that women...
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Tue Jan 29, 2019 4:33 am
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all things vitamin D
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Nick » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:06 pm
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MS is not the only disease associated with vitamin D deficiency. A few days past there was a news release regarding a Harvard study of 50,000 men and...
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Depression of serum Mg. levels in ruminants by vitamin D.
Abstract : There are conflicting reports on the effect of massive doses of vitamin D on...
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Sat Jun 13, 2020 11:35 am
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all things magnesium
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Shayk » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:00 pm
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Hi all
I accidentally happened upon this bit of info and thought it was interesting. It definitely suggests that magnesium operates like a statin....
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Association between reduced serum levels of magnesium and the presence of poor glycemic control and complications in type 1 diabetes mellitus: A...
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zinc and MS
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jimmylegs » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:10 pm
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here is an interesting table from the following article:
Zinc and copper in multiple sclerosis
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry...
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2019 Oct 30
Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Micronutrients in autoimmune diseases: possible...
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herbals
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JFH » Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:29 am
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This from the BMJ was quite widely reported last week in the UK and seemingly is quite promising - a therapy that uses a natural source and not a...
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Contamination and adulteration of herbal medicinal products (HMPs): an overview of systematic reviews (2013)
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Purpose
The aim of this...
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Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:02 pm
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uric acid
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bernie100 » Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:48 am
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Hi everyone
Can anyone tell me if there is any conection between uric acid and nitric oxide or if they are completely different things and do...
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can't get all the pieces in one article so far, but this one at least links encephalopathy, ammonia and ms:
Current pathogenetic aspects of hepatic...
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Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:22 pm
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a healthy gut
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beatms » Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:22 am
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Lancet. 1995 Apr 8;345(8954):897-8.
Focal white-matter lesions in brain of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Geissler A, Andus T, Roth M,...
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i post this info with the caveat that you can readily implement vegetarian diet poorly and end up with an msdx, as has been my own experience not to...
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Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:32 am
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of iron and MS
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Terry » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:19 am
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I had blood tests last week and my iron is low. No surpise since I've been an ice cruncher since the 80's. (pica) I bought iron last night, but am...
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ok as mentioned, zinc and iron supplemented together needs to be done with caution.
zn and fe play together nicely in food. to some extent, even in...
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Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:30 am
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klenner protocol
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amyphilipmom » Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:44 pm
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Anyone have any idea on this? Thanks, Karen.
Editor:
Since the publication of my article Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Injectable Vitamin B1...
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the klenner protocol as i modified it for my use helped me more than anything else, up to a point. i had been vegan and desperately needed its...
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Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:42 am
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all about curcumin
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NHE » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:11 am
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Neuroprotective effects of Curcumin
Curcumin enhances the activity of Ifn-B
Tumeric Root Extract
How tumeric (curcumin) works inside the...
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would be interesting to have a look at any particular inclusion criteria for this one, in comparison to the above
Lipid-modifying activity of...
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Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:11 am
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all things vitamin E
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NHE » Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:16 am
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E intake high - is it a problem?
Vitamin E and Selenium increase the risk of Prostate cancer
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indeed.
back in 2006/7 i personally spent a lot of time trying to jam every symptom and piece of evidence into the b12 box.
however, when the multi...
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Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:46 am
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the rest of the B complex
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gibbledygook » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:49 am
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looks good for atherosclerotic plaques and/or vascular occlusion:
1: J Vasc Surg. 2001 Sep;34(3):474-81. Links
Folate supplementation inhibits...
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yeah i didn't have to pay the one time but the library does caution re possible fees. it's not a paper anyway right. luckily there's way better...
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all things vitamin b12
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CureOrBust » Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:52 am
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Hi,
I have herd a couple people talk of sublingual B12 supplimentation. Where do you get this? I have only ever found B12 as a tablet (havnt asked...
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in j neurol, no less:
Vitamin B12 and its impact on Multiple Sclerosis Type and Severity (2018)
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Objective: This study is conducted to...
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Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:21 am
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on omega 3 fatty acids / fish oils etc
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dignan » Thu Aug 18, 2005 9:59 am
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New evidence supporting the use of Omega 3's for MS:
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2005 Aug 12;
Low fat dietary intervention with...
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Today on The Dr. Oz Show he expressed the opinion that Krill oil may be better, faster, stronger than fish oil for omega-3 fatty acids due to...
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Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:06 pm
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Nervonic acid used for treatment of demyelinating disorders
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CureOrBust » Thu May 24, 2012 2:52 am
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Who knew about this? I have never heard of it, and I could not find any references on here.
Nervonic acid is used in the treatment of disorders...
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Nervonic acid is not an essential fatty acid. This means that the body can make it given the appropriate precursors. The biosynthesis of nervonic...
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d3, zinc & MS
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jimmylegs » Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:04 am
Vitamin D3-mediated resistance to a multiple sclerosis model disease depends on myeloid cell 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 synthesis and correlates with...
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Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:04 am
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COVID nutrition research
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jimmylegs » Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:14 am
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finally. kind of. hope this delivers some news we can use.
Evaluation of Serum Zinc Levels Response to Treatment of Covid 19 Positive Patients...
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interventional, but could be better designed. open label is not the best, obviously. also, i've recently been looking at zinc forms and don't have a...
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Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:26 am
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Mg, Zn, Vit D and hypertension
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jimmylegs » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:27 am
OT re MS, but the regimen details looked interesting:
Increasing quality of life in pulmonary arterial hypertension: is there a role for nutrition?...
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Zinc and Albumin
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jimmylegs » Fri May 22, 2020 10:38 am
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not sure i'm on board with 'low albumin causes low zinc' idea...
Zinc Burden Evokes Copper Deficiency in the Hypoalbuminemic Hemodialysis Patients...
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Chapter 56 - Biomarkers of Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction (2019)
The BBB is formed of extremely tight junctions offering a wide range of...
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Mon May 25, 2020 5:41 am
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D3, Magnesium, Cognition
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jimmylegs » Fri May 15, 2020 2:52 am
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interesting bit of zeroing in on the mag x d3 sweet spot:
Association of Vitamin D and Magnesium Status with Cognitive Function in Older Adults:...
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interesting indeed. i can't get into comparing the authors' 2019 and 2020 dtls just now. another time!
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low Zn = high vit D deficiency risk
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jimmylegs » Sun May 10, 2020 6:45 am
recalling this old debate:
i am interested in this relatively recent study and a couple of the works cited:
An assessment of the risk factors...
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Longvida curcumin reduces inflammation
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NHE » Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:10 pm
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Reduced inflammatory and muscle damage biomarkers following oral supplementation with bioavailable curcumin.
BBA Clin. 2016 Feb 18;5:72-8....
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The Effect of Curcumin on Serum Copper and Zinc and Zn/Cu Ratio in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome: A Double-Blind Clinical Trial (2018)...
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:29 am
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Conflicting evidence for quercetin
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NHE » Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:27 am
It seems that there are conflicting results regarding the use of quercetin by people with MS.
Negative
This study showed that quercetin increased...
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Zinc in Neurodegeneration
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jimmylegs » Wed Mar 18, 2020 4:55 am
Zinc in Neurodegeneration (2019)
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Zinc is a critical regulator in the central nervous system and has many different roles in various...
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respiratory tract nutrition
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jimmylegs » Fri Mar 13, 2020 12:35 pm
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New insights into the role of zinc in the respiratory epithelium (2001)
...This paper will also review studies from the authors’ laboratory...
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np :)
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got cog fog?
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jimmylegs » Sun Mar 08, 2020 1:19 pm
if so, what's your zinc intake (esp in relation to established dietary drains on zinc retention/utilization) and level??
Zinc status (intake and...
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drugs to improve nutrient status (because that makes sense)
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jimmylegs » Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:46 am
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Effects of Canagliflozin on Serum Magnesium in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Post Hoc Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2017)...
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PIXE analysis of blood serum of breast cancer patients undergoing successive chemotherapy (2019)
...The increased levels of Ca, Cr, Fe and Cu...
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slamming the zinc reference range
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jimmylegs » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:49 am
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they say zinc just gradually 'gets lower' as part of the aging process. but what does that mean exactly? lower than what? how do we know when to take...
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well i was looking up diaper rash but ok :O patients and controls, once again both 'normal'
Zinc status in women with recurrent vulvovaginal...
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Will try curcumin + piperine
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zen2010 » Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:59 am
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Hello There,
Can experienced people regarding nutriments (Jimmy Legs, NHE, Elliot, others?) help here?
Thks
I will try the combo curcumin+piperine...
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Thks NHE,
The BCM 95 I ordered doesn't contain Piperine.
So, it should be ok regarding Vit D3 uptake.
My current curcumin supplement is Longvida...
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Nutraceuticals and MS
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NHE » Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:00 am
The effect of emerging nutraceutical interventions for clinical and biological outcomes in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review.
Mult Scler...
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Thoughts on homeopathy
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NHE » Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:29 am
Homeopathy was developed by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. One of the founding principles of homeopathy is that the more dilute a substance is, the more...
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Green light treats chronic pain
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NHE » Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:08 am
Researchers Explore A Drug-Free Idea To Relieve Chronic Pain: Green Light
Ann Jones tried everything short of surgery for her chronic...
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PQQ?
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NHE » Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:41 am
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Has anyone tried PQQ (Pyrroloquinoline Quinone)?
PQQ with BioPQQ ™ helps provide neuro-protective properties which help inhibit memory loss,...
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I wanted to take something to help mitochondria.
R-Alpha Lipoic acid is thought to specifically target mitochondria.
Thanks. I take R-lipoic...
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Lpoic acid helps walking in SPMS
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NHE » Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:46 pm
Effects of lipoic acid on walking performance, gait, and balance in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Complement Ther Med. 2018...
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Melatonin downregulates Th17
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NHE » Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:43 am
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Melatonin downregulates Th17 cells and upregulates Tr1 regulatory cells.
Melatonin Contributes to the Seasonality of Multiple Sclerosis Relapses....
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2019 Nov 11
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Neuroprotective Effects of Melatonin during...
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UVB for MS Spasticity
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jimmylegs » Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:44 am
Spasticity is modifiable through phototherapy in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled study (2016)...
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RCT UVB phototherapy for CIS
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jimmylegs » Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:55 am
A randomised, controlled clinical trial of narrowband UVB phototherapy for clinically isolated syndrome: The PhoCIS study (2018)
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MS and Narrow-band UVB
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jimmylegs » Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:50 am
Investigating Links Between Multiple Sclerosis and Slice of UV Spectrum (2019)
... To tease apart the effects of vitamin D versus UV light, the...
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Should Vitamins Be Considered Drugs?
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jimmylegs » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:01 am
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Safety Considerations and Potential Interactions of Vitamins: Should Vitamins Be Considered Drugs? (2009)
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To examine adverse...
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yep..
and not only that one - we can certainly pile on all kinds of over the counter vitamin and mineral misuse horror stories.
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healthy control plasma zinc
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jimmylegs » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:08 pm
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okay time to dig in. zinc around here is reported in µmol/L. i am used to seeing a lower reference range for plasma zinc compared to my comfort zone...
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Copper and Zinc Concentration in the Plasma of Leukaemic Children (1973)
TABLE 11. Copper and zinc concentrations in plasma from normal and...
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