Hi everyone,
I was doing searches on lectins and accidently found this lady's website and her medical history. I think she's a really good example of someone who's taken their health into their own hands (with the help of doctors). So I thought you might also enjoy looking at her brief description of how she went about.
http://spondylitis.homestead.com/files/index.htm
Happy Thursday everyone,
Marsha
interesting example of self help
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Marsha,
I found this to be very interesting. I like the systematic way this lady went about testing her treatments. It is amazing that she figured it out. I wonder how she came to the conclusion that lack of vit. D might be a problem.
It struck me that if THIS lady, who says she is a resident of India as well as CA, is deficient in vit. D., then we all must be.
Thanks for sharing. Keep these articles coming, please.
Love,
Polly, who is going to garden for 20 min. in the midday sun today without sunscreen
I found this to be very interesting. I like the systematic way this lady went about testing her treatments. It is amazing that she figured it out. I wonder how she came to the conclusion that lack of vit. D might be a problem.
It struck me that if THIS lady, who says she is a resident of India as well as CA, is deficient in vit. D., then we all must be.
Thanks for sharing. Keep these articles coming, please.
Love,
Polly, who is going to garden for 20 min. in the midday sun today without sunscreen
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Hmmmmmmmmmm. It was only necessary to spend something like 20 to 30 minutes per day in sunlight. For those of us who work in outdoor jobs, that seems like a rather small amount of exposure. To be honest, it never occurred to me that some people would get less sunlight than that, but I suppose it's possible.
She didn't give any information on how much skin was exposed during her walks, which would certainly be a major consideration. I can see how some religions, which impose stringent restrictions on women's dress codes, could easily lead to a vitamin D deficiency.
So why isn't AS a major problem among women in those religions? Could it be that they don't have the proper genes that would predispose them to that risk? Just thinking out loud, here.
Love,
Wayne
She didn't give any information on how much skin was exposed during her walks, which would certainly be a major consideration. I can see how some religions, which impose stringent restrictions on women's dress codes, could easily lead to a vitamin D deficiency.
So why isn't AS a major problem among women in those religions? Could it be that they don't have the proper genes that would predispose them to that risk? Just thinking out loud, here.
Love,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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I read an article about 6 months ago that said everyone above the __ latitude line (right about Phoenix) can't get enough vitamin D in the winter months from sunlight because of the tilt of the earth. Since I can't remember the source, who knows how true that is, but I'll try and do some research.
I sure like the systematic way she went about her trials!
Love, Marsha
I sure like the systematic way she went about her trials!
Love, Marsha
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Morning folks---
Well the little that I can add here makes me feel good---
When we met the new GP in Arizona---she sent me for blood work-up to check my V-*D* levels and they were perfect--
Thats my contribution
Happy Easter to all
Barbara
Well the little that I can add here makes me feel good---
When we met the new GP in Arizona---she sent me for blood work-up to check my V-*D* levels and they were perfect--
Thats my contribution
Happy Easter to all
Barbara
the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control
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Well, I'm well above that lat. line...and sit in an office all day (although I can see a window!). But trust me, tomorrow morning is garden in the sun time. Geoff is going fishing in the morning (trout season started last weekend), and I'll be home alone to do my own thing. It is such a good feeling to get out of work and still have an hour or two of daylight. We;ve been going for short walks, doing a bit of yard work in the evenings, putting out smelly soap so my gardens don't get destroyed by the deer (they nibbled some of my tulips and daffodils...my mom lost some daylilly tips, which they haven't ever bothered before).
Well, I should get to work. I'm alone in the office today. Its going to be a long day. My boss and admin person are on vacation and everyone else is out on field jobs this morning.
Katy
Well, I should get to work. I'm alone in the office today. Its going to be a long day. My boss and admin person are on vacation and everyone else is out on field jobs this morning.
Katy
Tex,
The genetic market for Ankylosing Spondylitis is HLA-B27. It's one that I have, but I don't have AS.
"The gene is present in eight percent of healthy white Americans and two to three percent of healthy African Americans. About 300,000 Americans (less than one percent of the adult population) have ankylosing spondylitis. The disease is three times more common in whites than in African Americans."
"A genetic "marker" called HLA-B27 is present in most people who have AS. However, most people (about 80%) who test positive for the marker never develop the disease. What "triggers" the disease in those patients who may be susceptible to it (i.e. patients who test positive for HLA-B27) is not well understood."
Dr. Alan Ebringer from King's College in London has done extensive research on AS. He beleives it is triggered by high level os the bacteria klebsiella in the gut.
Celia
The genetic market for Ankylosing Spondylitis is HLA-B27. It's one that I have, but I don't have AS.
"The gene is present in eight percent of healthy white Americans and two to three percent of healthy African Americans. About 300,000 Americans (less than one percent of the adult population) have ankylosing spondylitis. The disease is three times more common in whites than in African Americans."
"A genetic "marker" called HLA-B27 is present in most people who have AS. However, most people (about 80%) who test positive for the marker never develop the disease. What "triggers" the disease in those patients who may be susceptible to it (i.e. patients who test positive for HLA-B27) is not well understood."
Dr. Alan Ebringer from King's College in London has done extensive research on AS. He beleives it is triggered by high level os the bacteria klebsiella in the gut.
Celia
I beleive in magic!
Hi Celia,
I don't have AS, but I am familiar with it. I can't help but wonder why you addressed that post to me. ???
Tex
I don't have AS, but I am familiar with it. I can't help but wonder why you addressed that post to me. ???
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Celia,
Hahahahaha. Sorry for the mental lapse. CRS strikes again.
I had forgotten that I asked that question. I guess I didn't realize that you could hear me thinking out loud. LOL.
Thanks,
Wayne
Hahahahaha. Sorry for the mental lapse. CRS strikes again.
I had forgotten that I asked that question. I guess I didn't realize that you could hear me thinking out loud. LOL.
Thanks,
Wayne
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.