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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.
There are studies showing a link between vitamin D and depression too. There are also studies being conducted on taking vitamin D to ward off type 2 diabetes.
On the other hand, there are folks saying that vitamin D popularity is overblown.
Time will tell.
DJ wrote:On the other hand, there are folks saying that vitamin D popularity is overblown.
I wonder if that group might be mostly composed of doctors who realize that sick patients are more likely to seek medical services than healthy patients.
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.
Well, yes, but the challenge would be in trying to find a reason to treat them.
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.
Parkinsons patients frequently manifest dementia as the disease progresses. My step-father and brother-in-law both had Parkinsons and both developed dementia. It was very tough to live with them as the dementia progressed. Perhaps vitamin D helps prevent dementia in everyone and that would be a good thing.
Sheila W
To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.
A person who never made a mistake never tried something new. Einstein
I have a good friend who was diagnosed 18 years ago with Parkinson's and she does not have dementia. Mostly all of the people I've known who had Parkinson's didn't develop dementia. Now to my main point:
With all I've been reading about MC and the super-strong likelihood that we have other autoimmune illnesses, might we be treating ALL of them as we are getting our MC under control? For those of us with Parkinson's, might we be seriously slowing the progression? Might we be preventing or lessening the progression of other autoimmune illnesses? Might we be reducing our cancer risk or reducing the risk of a re-visit from cancer? I think so.
Since I changed my diet, my fibromyalgia symptoms are very much diminished.
IMO, the answer to your questions is a solid, "Yes". When my symptoms were raging, I had severe arthritis and TMJ (temporomandibular joint
disorder), and I probably would have qualified for a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome and maybe fibromyalgia, if I had been inclined to pursue a diagnosis. All of those problems are long gone now.
As you may know, four and a half years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. IMO, all of the diagnostic markers were caused by years of damage to the brain and CNS by gluten, before I figured out the cause of all my problems. I'm pretty sure that the diagnosis was incorrect, because rather than deteriorating over the years, my diagnostic markers have diminished to the point where I no longer qualify for a diagnosis.
So yes, your observation is right on target, in my opinion. And now I raise the question, "Are Parkinson's and many other (possibly all) autoimmune type diseases merely a symptom of eating gluten (along with other inflammatory foods)?
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.
I think for many of us the answer is yes, Tex. I feel badly that my older sister is the poster girl for autoimmune illnesses and I don't think she is willing (or possibly able) to make changes now.
Some people seem to feel that suggesting a radical change in diet may help alleviate disease is tantamount to dismissing the disease as trivial, as if dietary solutions were only for insignificant problems and medications were for serious diseases. I certainly know people like that. One woman I know who has RA and gets one of the hard core infusion drugs was livid at her sister's suggestion that she try eliminating gluten. It's really pretty sad. She probably could be so much better if she took her sister's advice. I also have a friend whose partner has Parkinson's and who has been deteriorating pretty rapidly. This woman is in her 50's and is experiencing significant cognitive decline along with the other debilitating symptoms of parkinsons. I told my friend that I had Terry Wahls book since she had heard about the book and told her I would be happy to lend it to her. She never took me up on the offer and her partner is continuing to decline rather rapidly. Who knows if the diet would have helped but it was worth a try. People get really attached to the way they eat and someone suggesting that they might change it elicits very strong reactions of the negative variety.
Most people have probably been conditioned to believe that doctors dish out "real" treatments, while diets are for people who want to lose weight (not treat disease).
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.
People get really attached to the way they eat and someone suggesting that they might change it elicits very strong reactions of the negative variety.
Hi Jean,
My sister is very hooked on carbs. I've never seen so much candy, store-bought cheap pastry, and canned or frozen "meals" in a home. She and her husband make the rounds at fast food places as a main retirement activity. Their health is so poor that they can barely feed themselves. She has Sjogren's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, lung cancer (detected early stage 1A), and GERD treated with PPIs for many years. She has essentially been sickly for her whole life. The lifestyle they have is the lifestyle they've always had and they have made it clear that they don't plan to change.
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