Discuss herbal therapies, vitamins and minerals, bee stings, etc. here
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Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:12 am
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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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The Latest Evidence from Vitamin D Intervention Trials for Skeletal and Non-skeletal Outcomes (2019)
Vitamin D has long been considered a central...
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Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:41 am
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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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not ms, but
Amyloid plaques arise from zinc-enriched cortical layers in APP/PS1 transgenic mice and are paradoxically enlarged with dietary zinc...
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Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:45 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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Great find !
Maybe this is why my head cools and becomes way less full feeling after I do an Mg treatment (with Mg oil).
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Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:13 pm
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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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Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:54 pm
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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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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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Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:27 am
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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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Mon Nov 25, 2019 5:46 pm
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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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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Neuroprotective Effects of Melatonin during...
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Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:21 am
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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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Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:44 am
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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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Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:55 am
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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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Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:50 am
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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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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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Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:40 pm
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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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Thu Oct 17, 2019 4:42 am
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Vitamins D and K Review
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NHE » Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:55 am
A free full text review article discussing vitamin D and vitamin K & K2. It seems that it's better to take moderate doses of D3 with some K2.
The...
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Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:55 am
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Life Extension Foundation
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NHE » Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:34 am
Here's an interesting article about William Faloon, the founder of the supplement company Life Extension.
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 10:34 am
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A Review of Various Antioxidant Compounds
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Petr75 » Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:03 pm
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2019 Jul 5
Department of Physical Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
A Review of Various Antioxidant Compounds and their Potential Utility...
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Thanks for the link to the review. I'm surprised that the paper doesn't discuss lipoic acid especially considering how much work Dennis Bourdette et...
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Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:41 am
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55 Ways to Promote Myelination
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NHE » Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:01 am
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55 Natural Ways to Increase Myelin Sheath + Function & Facts
Myelin is an important part of the nervous system and is vital for optimal cognitive...
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The Key Research Laboratory Study of Beneficial Qi as a Blood Circulation Stimulator in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, State...
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Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:36 am
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manganese, zinc and lyme
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jimmylegs » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:33 pm
Manganese and Zinc Regulate Virulence Determinants in Borrelia burgdorferi (2013)
Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, must...
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Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:45 pm
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Zinc/copper balance
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brm » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:15 am
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Hi everyone,
I was taking a zinc supplement for some time until I noticed that my copper levels were getting on the low side. The zinc supplement...
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JL, what do you think about the Now Optizinc ?
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Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:27 pm
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Beet root juice/powder
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NHE » Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:15 pm
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I've been using beet root root powder for the last month or so. It appears that there are desirable benefits for PwMS. Post here if you use beet root...
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NHE, Have you noticed anything different since you started taking beets?
My blood pressure is lower.
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Fri Aug 16, 2019 2:30 pm
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Omega-3 and Vitamin D3 in MS Trial
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NHE » Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:36 am
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High-dose ω-3 Fatty Acid Plus Vitamin D3 Supplementation Affects Clinical Symptoms and Metabolic Status of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A...
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And we still have doctors saying that no proven benefits blablabla ...
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Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:56 am
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Curcumin enhances endothelial function
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NHE » Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:04 am
Curcumin supplementation improves vascular endothelial function in healthy middle-aged and older adults by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability...
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Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:04 am
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Lipoic acid in autoimmune disease
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NHE » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:20 am
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The Immunomodulatory Effect of Alpha-Lipoic Acid in Autoimmune Diseases.
Biomed Res Int. 2019 Mar 20;2019:8086257.
Αlpha-lipoic acid is a...
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Although Lipoic acid is not cheap, it is not expensive either and as such there is little money to be made with it from BIG pharma so I doubt this...
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Mon Aug 05, 2019 3:33 pm
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Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:10 am
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Herbal Therapy in MS
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NHE » Thu Jul 04, 2019 12:57 pm
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A Review of Herbal Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis.
Adv Pharm Bull. 2018 Nov;8(4):575-590.
Multiple sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disorder...
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so great right?? by no means perfect but i really do like the idea of targeting 5 foods from each of 6 groups daily. certain of the 6 groups...
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Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:26 am
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Phototherapy
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NHE » Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:50 am
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Phototherapy is being used for traumatic brain injury.
Can light therapy help the brain?
Near-IR light penetrates skull to aid traumatic brain...
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2019 May 28
Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Short-term changes in frequencies of circulating...
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Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:53 am
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Lipoic acid inhibits B cell migration across BBB in RRMS
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NHE » Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:03 am
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Effects of lipoic acid on migration of human B cells and monocyte-enriched peripheral blood mononuclear cells in relapsing remitting multiple...
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Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, Portland
Lipoic Acid and Other Antioxidants as Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis...
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did i mention zinc is awesome?
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jimmylegs » Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:46 pm
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first time i have seen a study which defined hypozincemia as less than 120 µg/dL. aka 18.4 umol/l. so in other words pretty much the ENTIRETY of most...
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Lower serum zinc levels are associated with unhealthy metabolic status in normal-weight adults: The 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition...
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Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:47 am
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Benfotiamine may help neuropathic pain
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NHE » Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:36 pm
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Benfotiamine may help neuropathic foot pain.
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I found this informative article about Benfotiamine from Life Extension, a supplement supplier I use.
I have been taking their ComfortMAX™ nerve...
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Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:06 pm
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Role of Japanese Knotweed Root in Treating Lyme Disease/Inflammation
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ElliotB » Fri Jan 18, 2019 9:00 am
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I take Resveratrol and have been for years and needed to reorder, and discovered in doing some simple research that Japanese Knotweed is an excellent...
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Urinary and Plasma Metabolomics Identify the Distinct Metabolic Profile of Disease State in Chronic Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis (2018)...
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Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:27 am
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Mushrooms
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wahinewithms » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:16 pm
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Aloha Folks,
I've heard that Lion's Mane mushroom is helpful for nerves. Anyone experience this to be truly helpful?
Are there any other types of...
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Glad he is doing better! As simple as mushrooms are, many, many report positive results, and the traditional Chinese therapy has been around for...
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Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:02 am
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on cladribine, vit D3, Mg & NO
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jimmylegs » Sat Jan 05, 2019 8:49 am
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so today i'm into what exactly cladribine does.
A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Cladribine for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (2010)
The...
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Magnesium deficiency and oxidative stress: an update (2016)
Another early marker of MgD is endothelial dysfunction . Under...
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Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:17 am
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Haptens can trigger MS
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Jerzy » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:19 pm
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I am author of a poster about environmental and genetic factors which can trigger MS. This poster is on my:
This poster had number P15 and was...
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ElliotB,
If you want to understand the cause of multiple sclerosis and all autoimmune diseases, how to predict how to prevent and how to treat...
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Thu Dec 27, 2018 3:55 am
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Adventures with magnesium
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NHE » Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:06 am
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So, for years I've taken 200 mg of MgCitrate and 1000 iu of vitamin D3. I then had my D3 levels checked and found that they were lower than the prior...
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Sorry I took so long to respond. I haven't been at the site for a while and did not notice your reply.
The lactated ringers were part of the...
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Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:04 pm
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nutrition and ccsvi
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jimmylegs » Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:52 am
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i can't tell if you have received the msg above. underscoring here that i am not presenting rcvs as an idea for your neuro's consideration as a dx....
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ok have a good one :)
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