The antidoxidants inform the genes what to do

[Guest guest]

I have just bought the book " Your miracle brain - Dramatic new scientfic

evidence reveals how you can you food and supplements to: Maximize brain power

boost your memory, lift your mood, improve IQ an creativity, prevent and reverse

mental aging " by Carper.

She writes that antioxidants can pretect us against genetics dispostion to some

sichnesses.

I eat helthy but will try to eat some more antioxidants.......

/Marika, Denmark, 40y, undergoup CMT1b

[Guest guest]

Hi Marika,

Antioxidants can improve cellular health. That is a fact. But I have not found

any research that proves antioxidants can protect us from genetic disease. While

Ascorbic Acid (Vit.C) has had numerous trials to see if it would be a viable

treatment for CMT, so far all have been to the negative side. We may know

differently when the USA trials are complete this spring.

My Internist started me on 1000 IU of Vitamin E everyday about 14 or 15 years

ago.

Below is an abstract about the membrane stabilization of Vit. E. in CMT. I

haven't seen any other positive research on this since.

Gretchen

Neurology. 1986 Sep;36(9):1200-5.

Dietary essential fatty acids, vitamin E, and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

LL, O'Dougherty MM, FS, Bobulski RJ, Horrocks LA.

Abstract

Twenty patients with type I Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease received dietary

supplementation with the essential fatty acids (EFA), linoleic and

gamma-linolenic acids, and vitamin E. A 3-month blinded trial of placebo

(paraffin oil and vitamin E, 81.6 IU/d) was followed by 1 year of 3 grams daily

of EFA and vitamin E. Serum fatty acid values doubled, but total esterified

fatty acid proportions did not change. Arachidonic acid proportions correlated

with the amount of prostaglandin-mediated lymphocyte suppression measured at the

same times. Improvement demonstrated at the end of the placebo period by

neuropsychological tests and neurologic examination was maintained during the 1

year of EFA supplementation. This effect may reflect a membrane stabilization

benefit of vitamin E.