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Multiple
Sclerosis
Written by Daniel Mark Norris Newton
Davis
Written: 4-15-08
Originally Posted: 2-4-09
Last Updated: 4-15-08
Probably the
best known organization advancing solutions to reverse the
demyelinating diseases is The Myelin
Project. According to their site myelin
"consists of a layer of proteins packed between two
layers of lipids." Lipids is another word for fats.
Under
MedicineNet.com's definition of lipids:
1) "Lipids contain carbon,
hydrogen and
oxygen but have far less oxygen proportionally than
carbohydrates"
2) "Together with
carbohydrates and
proteins, lipids are the main constituents of plant and
animal cells."
3) "
Cholesterol and
triglycerides are lipids.
Lipids are easily stored in the body. They serve as a source of
fuel and are an important constituent of the structure of
cells."
Several
thoughts immediately come to mind. These anti-cholesterol drugs and
anti-cholesterol protocols need to be closely scrutinized. First of
all, there is a good deal of debate as to whether cholesterol is
truly bad for you. http://search.mercola.com/Results.aspx?q=cholesterol
They have categorized cholesterol as good cholesterol and bad
cholesterol. It used to be that all cholesterol was bad for you.
Before that cholesterol was not bad for you. Medical science is a
continually changing science, moving much slower than the realities
of our rapidly changing world. Much of the research is funded by
profit oriented or self serving entities, putting a questional
value on it's results. The Union of Concerned Scientists pushes for Scientific
Integrity .
I'm just
saying that if cholesterol is a lipid, and lipids are needed to
form myelin, SOME anti-cholesterol drugs and
protocols could be playing a role in the demyelination problems of
the human body. While other anti-cholesterol drugs, such as the
statin drugs, "slow the progression of MS". It is important to note
that statin drugs are antifungals. Perhaps some of the
anti-cholesterol drugs are more beneficial because they are
antifungal, rather than because they are
anti-cholesterol.
My next thought concerns
carbohydrates, the constituent partner of proteins and lipids in
forming plant and animal cells. As you will see in my section on
carbohydrates, some of them are a favorite
food of mold fungi in the human body. Some carbohydrates are used
to help mold fungi survive and grow inside the human body. This is
especially true of the sugar based carbohydrates. As the
carbohydrates are eaten by mold fungi, they deplete the body of the
carbohydrates the body requires for energy and proper functioning.
This void creates a craving for the sugar carbohydrates mold fungi
like. They do not like the chlorophyll based carbohydrates, such as
green vegetables. Without proper types and amounts of carbohydrates
, to combine with proteins and lipids, proper formation of cells is
handicapped.
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One of the best aticles I
have read about multiple sclerosis is by David Holland, MD. It is
entitled
'Multiple Sclerosis: A Chronic
Mycotoxicosis?' It summarizes very well what I as a lay
person have been attempting to communicate to my readers. I urge
everyone to read all of his works on connecting fungi to many
health problems. I would like to summarize and comment on some of
the main points he covers, and encourage you to click over to read
the full article. Be sure to come back to learn more.
1) "MS is more common in
those born and raised above the 37th parallel". - I would like to
note here those areas have climates more favorable to the growth of
mold in the outside air. When it rains it gives mold the moisture
it needs to grow. When it is dry mold sporulates, sending it's
seeds into the air to find moisture to grow. During the transition
seasons of Spring and Fall the oscillation between wet and dry
periods is pumping up the level of mold fungi in our breathing
environment to record levels. Even when pollen is at it's highest
level, mold spores in the air can be 1000 times stronger. Almost no
one is monitoring them as they get stronger each year, causing
allergy seasons to start earlier, cause stonger allergic reactions
and last longer each year. Coincidence?
2) "Oppenheim, an early
1900's researcher, was the closest in his assertion that MS is
caused by an environmental toxin." - Toxic molds produce mycotoxins
to kill off their microbial competitors. The mycotoxins called
aflatoxins are in our foods and alcoholic
drinks. Aflatoxins are listed as carcinogenic. Molds and the
aflatoxins they produce are found in many of our foods, causing
food allergies. Some of the more common foods containing
significant amounts of aflatoxins are peanuts, wheat and corn. You
will notice on the label of may breads that wheat is now listed as
an allergen. In less developed countries aflatoxins are linked to
deaths each year.
Other mycotoxins are
produced by toxic molds inside and outside our homes, workplaces
and schools. As a result of changes in building techniques and
procedures since the 1970's toxic mold is an increasing problem as
they concentrate inside homes, workplaces and schools. As a result,
they are having an increasing effect on the health of people
throughout the United States.
3) "Some mycotoxins are
used for medicinal purposes. Antibiotics, such as penicillin and
the cephalsporin drugs, are fungal metabolites- they are
mycotoxins". - Antibiotics are used in concentrated doses to go in
and kill off the bacteria. One of the problems is that not only do
they kill off the bad bacteria causing the infection, they also
kill off good bacteria required by the human body to function
properly. Bacteria and fungi need to kept in balance within the
human body. If either becomes significantly stronger than the
other, quantitatively or qualitatively, overgrowth and infection
can occur. Regaining that balance, to keep each other in check, can
become very difficult. Probably the most commonly known such
condition would be that of the yeast mold candida.
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