[Mariel]

I am taking Nattokinase to ensure that my blood is not too viscous. I have high platelets so this is my reason for taking it. I am taking l/3 of a capsule a day during this trial period. It does not cost me much at this rate of consumption.
When I went for a CBC blood test on Thursday, I bled from the puncture wound as I left the clinic and had to go back to get wrapped up better. This probably shows my blood "thinned" quickly on Natto. I dropped the Baby Aspirin I was taking because obviously I might be getting too much blood thinning.

Is this related to MS? I don't know, but Dr. Swank said that some cells in the blood moved slowly in the presence of "fat"--that was one of his tests for MS.
He tested my blood, putting a little under a microscope with a drop of oil, and the cells slowed. I know from experience that his low fat diet helped me. I am still on it, although I eat more eggs than are on the diet. I also take 250 mg of non-flush niacin to keep the vascular system flowing, and i can tell if I forget it,
with eyes dimming. This has gone on for years and years.

I can't take Warfarin on Plavix or other blood thinners. I take green tea,
ginger tea, and E complex.

Mrs. D if you are reading could you please comment on my E complex. It has 400 IU d-alpha tocopherol and 400 mg of mixed tocopherols. Does this
add up to 800? I believe that is too much. I called the manufacturer and I don't think I got a clear answer. E helps me with spasm and jerks, along with magnesium.

[mrsD]

The Vitamin E should be okay. The scare about Vit E in the recent past was just that... a scare. Taking the natural mix with the natural forms is the best way to go.

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/ss05/vitaminsce.html

The Linus Pauling Institute is a good resource over all IMO.

High sugar intake will increase triglycerides, which will make the blood viscous. Also high saturated fats, like in ice cream (which also has high sugar) will do the same. This happens with everyone to some extent.

Drinking alot of water is also important.