Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hello all. Has there ever been anything on this forum about using VCO for Cystic fibrosis? (I'm assuming it would be helpful in the gut...?) My son's friend (now age 30) has CF. He turned vegetarian a few years ago and said this has helped his digestive system. He seems open to new ideas. Thanks, Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Laurie, I often mention cystic fibrosis, asthma, and COPD in my posts on low glutathione and oxidative stress being involved in lung diseases. Glutathione is increased with precursors found in undenatured whey, and selenium. The research is readily available, through prewritten queries on my site, and with your own PubMed queries. Follow the " related " links on the right-hand side of the PubMed pages for more Google puts my glutathione references in position #1 for the topic for good reason. Google glutathione references and see Link: <http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/glutathione-references.html> For example: " Despite similar dietary intake, lower plasma antioxidant concentrations were observed in the CF group (vitamin E, p < 0.001, vitamin C, p = 0.004, beta-carotene, p = 0.001). 8-iso-PGF2alpha correlated negatively with plasma vitamin E, C and beta-carotene concentrations. CONCLUSION: Oxidative stress is increased in CF patients, despite normal dietary antioxidant intake. The immune response appears to be a key factor causing oxidative stress. Antioxidant intervention aimed at reducing oxidative stress in CF needs to be assessed. " Link: <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11349939> I'm assuming that DHA/EPA oil will help with cell membrane integrity and reduce inflammation. For example: " increased plasma fatty acid concentrations are linked to oxidative stress. If oxidative stress is deemed to be important to the clinical outcome of CF patients, means of reducing oxidative stress while maintaining a high-fat, high-energy diet must be investigated. " Link: <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12499335> I'm sorry to hear your friend is vegetarian. He really should use the whey and selenium. all good, Duncan > > > Hello all. > > Has there ever been anything on this forum about using VCO for Cystic fibrosis? > (I'm assuming it would be helpful in the gut...?) > My son's friend (now age 30) has CF. He turned vegetarian a few years ago and > said this has helped his digestive system. He seems open to > > new ideas. > > Thanks, > > Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 OK, Laurie, the simple version is that a deficiency in certain antioxidant precursors aggravates CF, the affected areas can be completely depleted of this antioxidant, and increasing it can figure prominently in the relief of lung diseases. The precursors are most plentiful in a " dairy " product, undenatured whey, which being vegetarian he is not taking. An alternative is cystine in capsules. Vegetarians are usually deficient in this precursor because it's an animal product. Selenium should also be taken to elevate it. Another animal product, DHA and EPA fatty acids, can also be useful. I don't see VCO satisfying either of these deficiencies. all good, Duncan > > Duncan: > > Thanks, I think--I was hoping for an answer without all the references and > technical talk !(I know people want that sort of thing, but > I'm very impatient on the computer, sorry) > Re:vegetarian, he says it makes him feel so much better-probably because no > dairy =less mucuous , at least for him. And I think that what you said is that > VCO is not really helpful for CF? > > Laurie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Mucous production is usually reduced when the irritating toxin that promotes it has been reduced. Glutathione is the main molecule that reduces toxins and it also is the molecule that reduces an overactive inflammatory immune response. I'd suggested EPA/DHA-rich cod liver oil; antioxidants such as vitamin C, D, E, selenium, that kind of thing, will reduce the " reactive oxygen species " and " oxidative stress " that is high in people with CF. Whey itself requires almost no digestion so existing inflammation will not impair its absorption all that much. Whey can be one's entire source of animal protein; it has up to 60% more biological value than lean beef and it produces no acidity as its being digested, unlike any other protein. It's actually slightly alkaline. Since I just mentioned acidity, do the pH litmus tests in morning saliva not reveal acidity in a CFS patient? Think so, and for that reason buddy should be low-carbing as well as taking whey and the other vitamins. Most carbohydrate foods are net acidic anyway. BlockBuster AllClear will probably help by further reducing inflammation as the fibrinolytic enzymes do, and also by reducing the excessive fibrin and fibrosis, which is the excessive scarring that Cystic Fibrosis is known for. I would suggest four bottles taken over a 2-3 month period as being what many others do. BB AllClear is guaranteed to work or money back so saving one's empty bottles is a good idea. http://tinyurl.com/enzymetherapy all good, Duncan > > Thanks, Duncan for the simple version! > > What about for digestive diffciulties? (CF makes mucuous in digestive tract, > too) > > Laurie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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