tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post2446855845631739707..comments2023-08-29T08:17:53.986-07:00Comments on Multiple Sclerosis--the vascular connection: Melatonin and MSJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439558270245339942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-12908559758948657822015-10-03T01:34:26.048-07:002015-10-03T01:34:26.048-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David Ronaldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469466430083087919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-23848512882925015892015-09-23T17:44:58.423-07:002015-09-23T17:44:58.423-07:00Also---for clarification--Rindfleish and Charcot w...Also---for clarification--Rindfleish and Charcot were contemporaries, and Rindfleisch published his drawings of the engourged vessels surrounding MS lesions in 1863, five years before before Charcot published on his findings. <br />Rindfleisch (1863). Histologisches detail zu der grauen degeneration von gehirn und rueckenmark. Arch. Path. Anat. Physiol. Klin. Med. 26: 474.<br />Charcot (1868) Histologie de la sclerose en plaques.Gaz Hopit Civils Milit. 41: 554-566.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439558270245339942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-81032247235362937392015-09-23T17:01:03.745-07:002015-09-23T17:01:03.745-07:00Hi Kevin---I'm not sure I understand your poin...Hi Kevin---I'm not sure I understand your point, even after reading your note a few times. I'll try to respond as best I can.<br /><br />MS is a multi-factorial disease, which has been defined by demyelinating lesions, those are the "many scars." But we now know that disability and progression are actually linked to gray matter loss, not white matter lesions. This is why MS progresses, even after white matter lesions and relapses stop. <br /><br />And I do agree with you, this means that MS is not a classic auto-immune disorder, but rather, a disease where immune activation may well be secondary to neurodegeneration. <br /><br />I try to write clearly to explain the vascular connection to MS. This includes how blood, cerebrospinal fluid and lymph flow affect the central nervous system. And I use published, peer-reveiwed research to establish scientific evidence. I believe there are many things that people with MS can do to help their health---and I stand behind this research, with my husband Jeff. Jeff is now 8 1/2 years past his MS diagnosis, with no disease progression, no gray matter loss, and remyelination of his lesions. He was treated with venoplasty 6 years ago, and has been on the Endothelial Health Program for 8 years. His healing is documented on MRI. I hope some of the ideas on this blog can help you, as well. Take care of yourself. All best, JoanJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439558270245339942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-67269216522330172872015-09-23T16:10:40.585-07:002015-09-23T16:10:40.585-07:00This article is excellent information but I must a...This article is excellent information but I must ask if it is not more pragmatic to refer to DEMYALNATION and not keep reinforcing th irrational and illogical notion that MS is a ' conditon that basically ' causes itself' ... like some sort of idiopathic disorder - MS mean manykesions and when er==we ask the Neduc=s what causes the lesions we are to MS ... i.e. the lesions cause the lesions.<br />Also is it not true that Charcot , father of Neurology who actualy categorised Medicine, himself 'literally' DREW' in gat detail the evidence connecting mylin breakdown w=tio ' engorged blood vessels' some 100 years before Rindfleisch.<br />soewhat pedantic I know and apologise but when Dcotors themselves either domt KNOW the history of their profesion or , worse, REFUSE to apply that knowledge we nust surely at least be precise in how we , as patients, go about promoting our cause to have our health issues addresed.<br />MS ( many lseions) is NOT a ' condition but collection of physiological phenomena that HAS a cause or rather myriad causes, e.g. B12 Deficiency. <br />Professor of NEUROLOGY, david Hubbard, explains ( on YOU TUBE and elsewhere) in his discourse ' a Solution in SIx Minutes' how myelin, fragile LIPID breaks down as NORMAL and the immune system sends in Macrophaeges to ' CLEAN UP' as it does in all cases of physioliocal assault ... MS is NOT an autoimmune disorder - the Immune system is behaving in perfectly order as it is MENAT TO.<br /> We must stop reinforcing this mistakeb referral practice and its not a hard thing to do in this day and aghe when we routinely adopt and reject Custom abd practise without question: I cant recall evr witnesing as many theories and varied interventons with NO supporting evidence as I witness dailu on the web... people are happy to put their faith in everything from 'Hype..rbaric Oxygen' to 'STEROIDS' to 'Germ Theory' to 'God' without question so why so much resistance to ditch an obviously problematic and sefl-defeating use of such NON or even ANTI- medical terminology. Kevin4pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541341136804691444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-74450548036689020112015-09-22T12:26:57.956-07:002015-09-22T12:26:57.956-07:00you're more than welcome, Shirley! I try to s...you're more than welcome, Shirley! I try to stay on top of the research, to keep Jeff healthy----and this story piqued my interest, so I wanted to dig deeper. Glad it can be of service. xoJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439558270245339942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238276534410758837.post-19029829431036931412015-09-22T11:29:20.880-07:002015-09-22T11:29:20.880-07:00Thank you Joan.
You make these scientific things...Thank you Joan. <br />You make these scientific things so understandable!!!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14582377209411668582noreply@blogger.com