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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 31
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 31
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Thanks for response!
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Originally Posted by suev
I think Pat makes a terrific point. My experience with (holistic) chiropractic is that they have limited knowledge of specific disease - - mostly because they are trained to mitigate symptoms first...which, when eliminated, makes it easier for the body to heal itself.
I totally believe in that (and have used a holistic chiro for years). But my guy says there isn't too much he can do for my MG other than releasing the stress points and opening the channels to improve the 'energy' paths - - one less drain on anyone's body. And vitamins, B12 and Vit D (just about all the docs say this).
I will mention that at first he suggested about $300 worth of other supplements that would 'improve' my blood work / body chemistry. I passed when he admitted that only the B12 and Vit D had much to do with neuro stuff.
Sue
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As most you know not a lot of folks know much about MG but i have to say that he has been going hIs homework even before my appointment ( my Mother on law has been going to him). My emphasis will be on looking for vitamin deficiencies and to discuss the article I provided in advance which i have attached a link for you viewing pleasure. I found that one person (this was many years ago to) was able to get a combo a vitamins and supplments that put her into remission - Can't post links in replies for some reason so serch google with Myasthenia Gravis and Walter Last.
Excerpt - "This manganese therapy for MG was discovered and tested in the 1940's and 50's in the U.S. by E. K. Josephson (A-albionic Research 1961).
The report of his first MG case with this new method is quite instructive. A 43-year-old female developed the symptoms of MG in 1932. She had intermittent X-ray treatments for thymoma over many years. Drug treatment was started later but gave only a slight transient improvement and after some months she failed to respond completely. Nutritional therapy was started in 1937 with high doses of vitamins A, B, and C, along with a high salt intake because of severe adrenal weakness, and glycine, an amino acid important for the muscles. Within three weeks the patient was much improved. The later substitution of part of the salt with potassium chloride caused acute glaucoma and had to be stopped.
After a year the therapy started to become ineffective and the condition deteriorated again. Now vitamin E was added in the form of wheat germ oil. The condition rapidly improved and symptoms of MG disappeared except for occasional mild relapses. However, after two years MG reappeared without relief from the treatment.
In 1942 manganese sulfate was added to the therapy. Within one week her muscle strength was better than at any time during previous treatments and all symptoms of MG disappeared. The thymus tumor that had previously been unsuccessfully treated with X-rays disappeared as well. Until her death ten years later from a heart attack she had no more symptoms of MG."
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