The PD forum has this, and now the MS forum posted it.

I thought to bump this thread for us too:

http://www.wimp.com/mindingmitochondria/

^^That's an amazing video. Wow.

I don't know how anybody eats (or can afford) that much food every day, but I guess I'm going to try and find out.

P.S. Who's got good kale recipes here?

[QUOTE=NeuroLogic;838081]I think you are right and the reason is:

"The long-term presence of excess cytokines is very damaging, and many scientific antennae are now tuned into cytokines as the factor which prevents mitochondria from repairing themselves. Major stimulants of excess cytokine production certainly include viruses and other infections, but once the infection has healed, cytokine production should cease. In M.E., arthritis and other chronic diseases for some reason it appears that it does not."

I wonder if my osteoarthritis in my fingers the culprit of my neuropathy. Before the onset of my symptoms, I was taking Plaquenil. On my 7th week, I had the terrible, painful pins and needles in my legs and arms and back. My rheumatologist asked me to stop Plaquenil. But even when I stopped the medicine, my symptoms progressed. I stopped seeing my rheuma and I am now concentrated on my neuropathy, pursuing on tests after tests; referrals after referrals to specialists. I thought of suspending my treatment of the osteoarthritis as it might aggravate the nerves. What is your thoughts on this?

I wonder if this could explain the common problem of those with peripheral neuropathy, i.e., getting too hot, and failure to sweat.

I dont sweat. The only time I sweat (a little) is when I am on my last minutes of doing my stationary bicycle. However, I have this problem of constantly feeling cold. Its hard to describe the sensation because the cold feeling is not in my whole body. Its just on the areas where the prickly and stabbing pins and needles are concentrated on - that is my legs and arms. The coldness will last only for seconds. I am so hypersensitive to cold objects.I dont know if this part of my - according to my neurologist SFN. The SFN is yet to be confirmed with my skin biopsy.

I will appreciate if you can share with me some of your thoughts.
Thank you.

I was reading part of The Magnesium Miracle yesterday to see what Dr. Dean has to say about mitochondria, and spotted a section on statins relevant to this thread:

MAGNESIUM ACTS LIKE A NATURAL STATIN

"Magnesium acts by the same mechanisms as statin drugs to lower cholesterol.

. . .

"Magnesium is necessary for the activity of an enzyme that lowers LDL, the "bad" cholesterol; it also lowers triglycerides and raises the "good" cholesterol, HDL."

Page 90

Trust the medical elite to come up with a damaging way to control something that nature can do without damage!

I was wondering how drug companies can fail to provide adequate warnings. Sure enough, the company making Lipitor has been sued:

"Among the new plaintiffs is a professional airline pilot from Virginia, who claims that permanent muscle and nerve damage he suffered from Lipitor have made it impossible for him to continue flying — ironically, he began taking the drug to maintain satisfactory cholesterol levels to pass his employment physical...

"Also filing suit is . . . a resident of Port Jervis, NY. . . since starting Lipitor in 1999, she has suffered a series of irreversible health problems that she and her family assert were caused by Pfizer’s drug Lipitor. Among the damages she alleges were triggered by Lipitor are peripheral nervous system damage (peripheral neuropathy). . .

I've never seen that comment before. Is there a footnote to
the paper he got that from? I'd like to confirm his statement, and then put it up on my magnesium thread.

Oh, I see it here:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=aqMP...statin&f=false

I have not had experience with my magnesium lowering my cholesterol. However it does help my HDLs and triglycerides, but not the LDLs at all.

I know I'd probably be dead without my magnesium! It lowers my blood pressure really well.

Hey mrsD,

Could you please let me know what brand/type/dose mag you use? I am ready to add this but don't know exactly what to get? I cramp quite often and it keeps me from being able to exercise regularly. I think chelated is a supposed good option...

Thanks
Nervous1

I'm taking plenty of magnesium and my cholesterol is slightly elevated (for the first time in my life).

I use the lotion now for most of my magnesium. My GI tract is very sensitive to it. Even the magnesium oxide in Crystal Light powder can set me off.

I try to get my mag from nuts, and beans, and yogurt etc.
When I do take a supplement I use SlowMag (mostly the generic form called Mag64.)