Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Loveland CO 2019

May 27, 2019

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WHAT IS MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease of the brain and spinal cord. The immune system attacks the protective sheath that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. Eventually, the disease can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the nerves. Signs and symptoms of MS vary widely and depend on the amount of nerve damage and which nerves are affected. Some people with severe MS may lose the ability to walk independently or at all, while others may experience long periods of remission without any new symptoms. There is no drug cure for multiple sclerosis. There are treatments that can help speed recovery from attacks, modify the course of the disease and manage symptoms.

WHAT CAUSES MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

What causes  MS is unknown, but it is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. This means that the immune system attacks the myelin sheath of nerves as if it were an undesirable foreign body, just as it might attack a virus or bacteria.

Risk factors include:

• Age: A diagnosis is more likely between the ages of 20 and 50 years
• Sex: More women develop MS than men
• Ethnicity: It is more common among people of European descent

Rates of MS are higher in people who live further away from the equator, suggesting that exposure to sunlight may impact MS risk.

Other possible factors that have been linked to MS, but are not confirmed by research, include:

• Exposure to a toxic substance: This could be heavy metal or solvent.
• Infections: Viruses, such as Epstein-Barr, or mononucleosis, and varicella zoster, may be triggers.

It is unlikely there is a single trigger for MS, but it is probably triggered by multiple factors.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TREATMENT PROTOCOL

Loveland Medical Clinic uses a three-part protocol to treat multiple sclerosis. It is similar to their fibromyalgia protocol and chronic fatigue syndrome protocol because both are autoimmune issues. Each step in itself has a good success rate, but when you put them all together the treatment rate is even better. This three-step program is designed to reduce inflammation and boost the immune system so that it is functioning normally. We accomplish this by changing your diet, using low dose naltrexone, and replenishing nutrients in your body with Myers Vitamin IV infusions.

 

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND LOW DOSE NALTREXONE(LDN)

Naltrexone was approved by the  FDA in 1984 to treat opiate and alcohol addiction. The dosage for that was between 50-300 mg per day. Low dose naltrexone is 1/10th to 1/100th of that dose. The LDN causes a brief period of opioid blockade followed by an adaptive increase in endorphin and enkephalin production. This is what causes the pain relief in multiple sclerosis patients. Low dose naltrexone has been clinically proven to be safe. You can read about current LDN trials here.  Every person is different so we start at 0.5 mg per day and slowly work our way up until we find the effective dose for you. Other actions of LDN are reducing inflammation, boosts the immune system, provides a sense of well-being and satisfaction, and provides “natural” analgesia.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND LOW CARB KETO DIET

 

The standard American diet has a lot of sugar, refined grains, and processed foods. Research tells us that people with multiple sclerosis do not metabolize processed carbohydrates normally so their cells crave energy. The brain consumes more fuel pound for pound than any other part of the body. The brain will use glucose as its primary fuel under normal circumstances. People with multiple sclerosis are in a constant state of deficit and have difficulty meeting the energetic needs of the brain. The result is exhaustion, pain, poor sleep, and brain fog. It’s a vicious cycle because poor sleep, which is both caused by and exacerbates pain, leaves you with fewer cognitive resources to dampen down that pain enough to function. By going on a low carb keto diet you supply the body with an alternative source of energy(ketones) which solves the energetic deficits associated with the metabolic conditions underlying multiple sclerosis.

 

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS  AND MYERS VITAMIN IV THERAPY

 

Many people who are living with multiple sclerosis swear by the Myers Vitamin IV Cocktail. The Myers Cocktail is a vitamin and mineral infusion done once a week. This infusion, named for John Myers, MD, the Baltimore doctor who first experimented with a vitamin and mineral mix of magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, and vitamin C – helps ease multiple sclerosis pain and other symptoms, such as profound fatigue. We do not know the exact mechanism of why the Myers works, but here are some possibilities. B vitamins are important for nerve cells and it may be that when you rapidly bump up B vitamins, you help stabilize nerve conduction. This could be how the treatment helps ease multiple sclerosis pain. People with multiple sclerosis feel pain similar to what is caused by very rigorous exercise. This occurs when muscles don’t get enough oxygen and lactic acid levels rise. The Myers cocktail contains both magnesium which may help blood vessels to dilate and carry more oxygen, helping muscles to relax. Other separate IV infusions that seem to help MS are IV alpha lipoic acid and IV glutathione. 

 

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