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nervous system
multiple sclerosis
nutrition
dietary guidelines
therapeutic considerations:
Diets high in gluten and milk have much higher prevalence of MS
Diets high in animal and dairy products have a much higher incidence of MS. (Swank, Lerstad, Strom. NEJM 246:7212-8,1952)
Deficiency of polyunsaturated fatty acids (Bernsohn & Stephanides. Nature 10:523-30,1963; Mertin & Meade. Brit. Med. Bull 33:67-71,1977)
Mercury toxicity (Craelius. J. Epidemiol. Comm. Health 32:155-65,1972; Ingalls. Am. J Forensic Med. & Path. 4:55-61,1983; Ingalls. Lancet 2:160,1986)
eating principles:
Very Low fat diet: 10 g per day saturated fats (If 2000 calories then not more than 24 g fat). Total fat percentage in the diet should be less than 12% (if 2,000 cal then 4.5%).
Treat food allergies: In a study most severe patients had food sensitivities.
Prevent lipid peroxidation
Very low saturated fats
Decrease gluten and milk products
Elimination/rotation diet, rotation diet, rotation diet expanded
therapeutic foods:
Increase foods rich in Calcium, Phosphorus, Manganese, Sulfur, Iodine, tryptophan (Jensen, p. 63)
Increase omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids: vegetable, nut, seed oils, salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, walnuts, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil
Egg yolk, kale, celery, fish, raw goat's milk, veal joint broth, cod roe, rice polishings, brewer's yeast, nutritional yeast (Jensen, p. 63)
fresh juices:
Celery, carrot, prune (Jensen, p. 63)
Prune and rice polishings (Jensen, p. 63)
Raw goat's milk and 1 tsp. sesame, sunflower or almond butter, 1 tsp. honey and sliver of avocado (Jensen, p. 63)
Black cherry and egg yolk (Jensen, p. 63)
Carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot and parsley (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot, celery, and parsley (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 153)
Carrot, beet, lettuce, and turnip (Walker, p. 153)
specific remedies:
Weakness in legs: 5 oz. minced beef, 2 slices fresh ginger. Boil for 10 minutes in 3/4 pt. water. Eat and drink while hot at night (Butt and Bloomfield, p. 146)
avoid:
Food intolerances
Trans-fatty acids, hydrogenated oils (margarine, vegetable shortenings, imitation butter spreads, most commercial peanut butters), oxidized fats (deep fried foods, fast food, ghee, barbequed meats)
supplements
Supplement Essential Fatty Acids
a) Decreases platelet aggregation: improves microcirculation of CNS and other tissues.
b) Decreasing an autoimmune response: Allergic encephalomyelitis has been shown to be greatly minimized in its severity with linoleic acid.
c) Normalizing decreased fatty acids levels in RBCs and cerebral spinal fluid.
(Dworkin RH, Bates D, Millar JH, Paty DW. Neurology 1984 Nov;34(11):1441-1445; Simpson. New Zea. Med. J 98:792:1053-54,1985; Field and Joyce. Eur. Neurol.22:78,1983)
Increase fatty acids
Flax oil: 2 tsp twice daily
Maximum EPA: 3 caps twice daily
Black currant oil or EPO or borage oil: 2 caps twice daily EPO has only 40 mg GLA, compared to borage which has up to 240 mg GLA per capsule.
Vitamin E: 800 IU per day Antioxidant
Selenium: 200 mcg per day Antioxidant
Lecithin: 2400 mg twice daily
Vitamin B12 IM 1-3 mg per day Probably best to use mercury free B12. (Marz)
Bile salts and lipase, especially if there are problems with the patients digestion (Lange & Shiner. Lancet 1319-22,1976)
Adrenal supplements: Vitamin C, E and B5 along with adrenal glandulars, Royal Jelly and DHEA. In autoimmune diseases like MS can go dramatically higher in the dosage of DHEA. For women can go as high as 50-100 mg per day and up to 150 mg for men. (Marz, p. 468, 1997)
footnotes
Bernsohn & Stephanides: Etiology of MS. Nature 10:523-30,1963. Abstract: It was found that deficiencies of omega-3 oils produced impairment of normal myelin.
Craelius. Comparative epidemiology of MS and dental caries. J. Epidemiol. Comm. Health 32:155-65,1972.
Abstract: Death rates from MS were linearly related to the numbers of decayed, missing and filled teeth in 6 Australian and 48 American states and in 45 Asian and European countries.
Craelius. J. Epidemiology and Community Health, 32,155-65,1978.
Abstract: An extremely low rate of MS was reported amount the Eskimos from 1950 to 1963. This period of time corresponds to a very low rate of caries found among Eskimos form the same area in a survey in 1960.
Dworkin RH, Bates D, Millar JH, Paty DW. Linoleic acid and MS: A re-analysis of 3 double blind trials. Neurology 1984 Nov;34(11):1441-1445.
Abstract: Treatment with linoleic acid reduced the severity and duration of relapses at all levels of disability compared to controls.
Field and Joyce. MS: Effect of GLA administration upon membranes and the need for extended clinical trials of USFA. Eur. Neurol.22:78,1983.
Abstract: Electrophoretic mobility studies or RBCs from MS patients indicate that treatment with USFA must continue for at least 2 years before normal reactivity is restored. If treatments are to be effective in treating myelin, clinical trials need to be extended.
Ingalls. Epidemiology, etiology, and prevention of MS. Am. J Forensic Med. & Path. 4:55-61,1983.
Abstract: Inorganic mercury in mouth from fillings can be converted to an organic neurotoxic form from the action of gingiva and oxidation.
Ingalls, Triggers for MS Lancet 2:160,1986.
Abstract: Development of diplopia after a pulverization of an old Hg amalgam filling which was theorized to have released enough Hg vapor to be toxic to the oculomotor nerves.
Mertin & Meade. Relevance of fatty acids in MS. Brit. Med. Bull 33:67-71,1977. Linoleic acid was found to be low in the blood of MS patients and to fall further during relapses.
Lange & Shiner. Small bowel abnormal in MS. Lancet 1319-22,1976.
Abstract: It was noted that 42% of MS patients had fat malabsorption, 42% had undigested meat fibers, and 12% had malabsorption of B12.
Simpson. Dietary supplementation with Efamol and MS. New Zea. Med. J 98:792:1053-54,1985.
Abstract: 16 patients had abnormal blood rheology with MS and supplementation with 4gms of EPO/day for 3 weeks improved rheology and hand grip strength
Swank, Lerstad, Strom: MS in rural Norway: its geographic distribution and occupational incidence in relation to nutrition. NEJM 246:7212-8,1952.
Abstract: It was observed that inland farming communities in Norway had a higher incidence of MS than the costal areas. It was discovered that the inland farmers had a diet that was much higher in animal and dairy products than the diets of the coastal dwellers.