Vitamin D and rheumatic infections

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Sally,

I don't fully understand the role of vitamin D in the inflammation we

experience, but some info on the Marshall Protocol (a refined AP) warns of how

too much vitamin D is counterproductive to our healing. I have pasted the

website below and some of the info about it. You might share this with your new

doctor. Amy

http://www.prohealth.com/library/showArticle.cfm/libid/10636/?dupeVote=true & #dis\

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Trevor Marshall, PhD: The two hormones critical to this inflammatory process are

Angiotensin II and the seco-steroid 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D.

Blockade of Angiotensin II weakens these bacteria to the point where they can be

more easily killed, and reducing the 1,25-D makes it harder for the bacteria to

slip in and out of the cells they have infected.

We use the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker " Olmesartan Medoxomil "

(Benicar/Olmetec/Votum), dosed approximately every 6 hours, to blockade the

Angiotensin II receptors in the inflamed tissue.

The seco-steroid 1,25-D is the active hormone resulting from sunlight on our

skin, and the Vitamin D we ingest. Both these sources of 1,25-D have to be

attenuated if these bacteria are to be killed.

This paragraph tells how diagnosis of an overactive branch of our immune system,

the TH 1 pathway, can be made through vitamin D levels:

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Diagnosis can often be done from bloodwork assay. If the level of

1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the blood is elevated (above 38-45pg/ml), or the

25-hydroxyvitamin-D depressed (below 20 ng/ml) then it is pretty certain that a

Th1 process is in play (note: all blood must be frozen during transit to the

labs for these tests to be accurate).

> Hi Bev,

> a new lady doc came to Fairfield, and I liked her picture in the paper and

wanted her to be my MD (I haven't had one for years, let along past 4 years with

RA) My apt with her was so so so good, her caring, her openess and wanting to

have me well. She had not heard of AP but said she would research it and talk

to doc S., which she did. Whether or not a dr. believes in it, the proof is in

the research and speaking with someone like doc S. Together they decided for me

to do my lst IVs at home. She's done all blood work for RA (I was very low on

vit D) but she says (for right now) her being new here and didn't think AP or

IVs at the clinic would be approved by her colleges (good ole boys group) So

I'll keep her posted on IV's and then set apt to see her again. At least the

" AP seed " has been planted and she wants her patients well, and did say that RA

drugs are too toxic. She also said since she saw me, another new patient has

come and asked about AP.

> I wonder if Doc S. has anyone trained and will take his place with AP when S.

retires??

> I do hope to meet Doc S someday and journey to " The Road to Ida Grove " Best

to you in seeing Dr. S., and getting help, answers, and good health! Sally

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