off topic but of interest

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http://www.wnho.net/ms_and_aspartame.htm

(Practical info in last paragraph)

" It is now known the cause for the destruction of the myelin in the

lesions is overactivation of the microglia in the region of the myelin.

An enzyme that converts glutamine to glutamate called glutaminase

increases tremendously, thereby greatly increasing excitotoxicity.

Mercury also activates microglia, even in subtoxic doses.

" Any dietary excitotoxin can activate the microglia, thereby greatly

aggravating the injury. This includes the aspartate in aspartame. The

methanol adds to this toxicity as well. Now, the secret to treatment

appears to be shutting down, or at least calming down, the microglia.

" It has been found that the antibiotic minocycline powerfully shuts down

the microglia. I tried this treatment on a friend of mine who just came

down with fulmanant MS. He was confined to a wheelchair. I had him

placed on minocycline and now, just a few weeks later, he is walking.

" The good news is that other things also calm the microglia--the most

potent are: silymarin, curcumin and ibuprophen. Phosphatidylcholine

helps re-myelinate the nerve sheaths that are damaged, as does B12, B6,

B1, vitamin D, folate, vitamin C, natural vitamin E (mixed tocopherols)

and L-carnitine. DHA plays a major role in repairing the myelin sheath.

Vitamin D may even prevent MS, but it acts as an immune modulator,

preventing further damage -- the dose is 2000 IU a day. Magnesium, as

magnesium malate, is needed in a dose of 500 mg 2X a day. They must

avoid all excitotoxins, even natural ones in foods--such as soy, red

meats, nuts, mushrooms and tomatoes. Avoid all fluoride and especially

all vaccinations since these either inhibit antioxidant enzymes or

triggers harmful immune reactions. "

Martha