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The history of
MS research goes back to the 19th century. Within this long period, they have
been unable to confirm any of their findings. Nevertheless, it's interesting
what science assumes to be the multiple sclerosis causes.
The following
are excerpts from several MS sites to show one fact very clearly: All potential
causes are only assumptions.
Before we talk
about MS research and potential multiple sclerosis causes, I would like to make
a few additional comments on diet.
That a certain
kind of diet cures MS is fact. What particular elements of it initiate the
healing process, nobody knows. However, actually it is completely uninteresting,
isn't it? What counts is it works and it does work.
Science in
general tends to look at the human body somehow as a collection of independent
organs and functions. This led in the meantime to several hundred medical
disciplines. But this does not work like that.
For example, if
your cholesterol is too high, there are several severe side effects. Your
arteries narrow. Long-term you run the risk of heart and brain stroke. It helps
little to get the cholesterol down with drugs.
The narrowed
arteries don't get wider in this way. It does not prevent loosening a blood clot
that closes suddenly an artery. As long as the root cause persists, i.e. too
much saturated fat in your diet, all of the correlated health risks persist.
Regarding diet,
it is very similar. Taking some supplements like minerals and vitamins will have
no long term effect except costing a lot.
A diet able to
regenerate your organism is a holistic treatment with many diverse effects and
many components of diet are responsible for the success. We are unable to
determine what they are particularly and honestly spoken, it's unimportant. It
is...
It's diet altogether.
Let's now
review MS research and the assumed multiple sclerosis causes and the findings.
Thereafter I will comment it on a second page.
The cause of
multiple sclerosis is not yet known, but thousands of scientists all
over the world are meticulously putting the pieces of this complicated puzzle
together.
The mainstream says...
Most
scientists believe MS is an autoimmune disease - one in which white blood
cells attack the body's own cells. This attack causes inflammation in the CNS,
the Central Nervous System, which may damage the
myelin and ultimately injure the nerves. Scientists do not know what
triggers the immune system to attack myelin, but it is thought to be a
combination of several factors.
One theory of MS science is that a virus, possibly lying dormant
in the body, may play a major role in the development of the disease and
may disturb the immune system. Research has been trying to identify a
specific MS virus. It is probable that there is more than one MS virus,
but a common virus, such as measles or herpes, may trigger MS.
This activates
white blood cells (lymphocytes) in the blood stream, which enter the brain by
making the brain's defense mechanisms, the blood/brain barrier vulnerable. Once
inside the brain, these cells activate other elements of the immune system that
attack and destroy myelin.
The lesions and
their location may determine the type and severity of symptoms.
A variety of
possible causes for MS has been studied. A popular theory looks at
slow-acting viruses such as measles, herpes and others lying dormant in the
human organism. Scientists
also theorize that MS may develop in genetically susceptible
people after they are exposed to one of them.
Some MS
research members are looking for a connection between MS and nutritional
factors, like fat intake, deficiencies in fatty acids from fish oil and vitamin
D.
In addition to
food and supplements, vitamin D is also derived from sunlight, and may be
involved in the development of MS. Populations living closer to the equator who
are exposed to more sunlight experience a lower incidence of MS.
People living
north or south of the 40-degree mark, are far more likely to develop MS than
those living in warmer climates nearer to the equator. This is especially true
for people in North America, Europe, and southern Australia, while Asia
continues to have a low incidence of MS.
As you see these are all
assumptions, maybes and theories what they at least acknowledge.
All this needs further
explanation.
You find my
comments to this and MS research at causes of multiple sclerosis.
Read part 2 of this article
The potential causes of multiple sclerosis have
raised many questions. Read my comments and answers.
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