Posted on 01/26/2022 9:21:11 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Autoimmune diseases (AD) such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, autoimmune thyroid disease and psoriasis, are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality as people age. Few effective treatments are available for AD, but investigators found the people who took vitamin D, or vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids had a significantly lower rate of AD than people who took a placebo.
"Now, when my patients, colleagues, or friends ask me which vitamins or supplements I'd recommend they take to reduce risk of autoimmune disease, I have new evidence-based recommendations for women age 55 years and older and men 50 years and older," said Costenbader. "I suggest vitamin D 2000 IU a day and marine omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil), 1000 mg a day—the doses used in VITAL."
"Given the benefits of vitamin D and omega-3s for reducing inflammation, we were particularly interested in whether they could protect against autoimmune diseases," said JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, co-author.
"Autoimmune diseases are common in older adults and negatively affect health and life expectancy. Until now, we have had no proven way of preventing them, and now, for the first time, we do," said first author, Jill Hahn, ScD, post-doctoral fellow at the Brigham. "It would be exciting if we could go on to verify the same preventive effects in younger individuals."
Among patients who were randomized to receive vitamin D, 123 participants in the treatment group and 155 in the placebo group were diagnosed with confirmed AD (22 percent reduction). Among those in the fatty acid arm, confirmed AD occurred in 130 participants in the treatment group and 148 in the placebo group. Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids alone did not significantly lower incidence of AD, but the study did find evidence of an increased effect after longer duration of supplementation.
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do you find any evidence that glutathimine is protective against covid?
“My doc later said the research really didn’t support Omega 3 supplementation with fish oil, so I discontinued that supplement”
I’m taking OTC EPA only (DHA removed) Omega 3. Poor mans RX Vescepa which is FDA approved to lower heart attacks and strokes for those also with high trigs and on a statin. Zero doubts it has the same benefits for those not on stains or have high trigs. Its just how the study was set up for FDA approval. A sub set study shows that Vescepa works by actually reducing preexisting plaque in the arteries after prolonged use. DHA may be good for some maladies but it works against EPA for heart health.
“The lab report says “There is no known benefit of values >50 ng/mL.””
those lab reports say all kinds of things, in particular, they simply regurgitate the predominate dogma of the day (e.g., FDA, CDC, et. al.) lots of stuff in lab reports is still disputed, AND so-called “normal” levels can actually be different for a given test from labs owned by different corporations ...
there’s quite a bit of high-quality, published research that shows less morbidity and mortality from covid for values >50 ... in fact, high D3 levels is considered very desirable by groups such as the FLCCC and others that actually TREAT covid with safe and effective therapeutics ...
also, high-quality fish oil that hasn’t turned rancid has less chance of burps ...
a really good one is:
https://amazon.com/gp/product/B06XT711LK
[you should test every new batch by poking a capsule with a pin and tasting the oil to make sure it isn’t rancid]
” mine is overactive “
take a look at low dose naltrexone (LDN) therapy ...
The lab report says “There is no known benefit of values >50 ng/mL.”
Just hospitalization and/or death.
bkmk
https://health.ucsd.edu/news/releases/pages/2013-10-17-vitamin-d-and-kidney-stones.aspx
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/109/6/1578/5475743#.YfKSyWYV0JI.link
There are other studies that claim vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation leads to high calcium levels in the urine, which is thought to be a precursor to stone formation, however that isn't always the case:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/247284#2
Further studies have shown high dose vitamin C supplementation correlated to kidney stone formation, but I'm tired of digging up links. I'm sure we could toss study after study back and forth that proves/dis-proves one another's study/citation assertions.
I'm not sure what to believe anymore since I'm waiting to get scheduled for a second surgery for kidney stones. I stopped taking a multivitamin just before the first surgery (ESWL). I figured the calcium in the multivitamin was part of the problem.
Your body uses up all it glutathione within two hours of a body-wide issue, such as extended high blood pressure. Your cells are having to work under duress, but do so willingly and without issue because of the glutathione. When that's gone, cells now experience real issue and you can feel that. It is cellular exhaustion and now you feel terrible.
With an infection, this would now be when you can't breathe well or even walk without labor. Your mind doesn't work well and you are completely exhausted. Your symptoms are now at their worst.
Cells don't just need energy to work. They need other substances that, if missing, make them dysfunctional and cause a cascade of other issues you do notice.
The glutathione holds us over through temporary assaults. We generate more, but it's nowhere near enough for a full body assault.
Think of it as lubrication for you car. Gas is the fuel, but glutathione is all the oil, grease, and silicone/lithium spray that is used, everywhere.
Thanks for the tip about testing the capsules. I hadn’t thought about the possibility of the oil turning rancid.
I’m starting some serious, deep spring cleaning and just through out all of our accumulated cooking oils because of that possibility. I bought one new bottle of EVOO.
That is mine, too. Look at adding NAC after I learned about it from Doctor Roger Seheult in his “MedCram” videos.
I cut D3 back to 3,000 a week ago but may gone back to 5,000. Doc cautioned high amounts may cause kidney stones.
Watch MedCram “Coronavirus Pandemic Update 70: Glutathione Deficiency,” start at 1:57
I take the 50,000-unit D2 capsule once a week, it seems to help with overall inflammation for me (I have both PSA and osteoarthritis). For skin psoriasis I apply calcipotriene cream (synthetic vitamin D3) on the plaque twice a day, helps a lot. Diet changes.
I didn’t read that in the article. I probably missed it. Drs have told me the algae based is as good as fish. I take 1 pill of the algae based/D combo. The better dose would be 2 pills. Spectrum brand: https://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Essentials-Vegan-Omega-3-Softgels/dp/B00E99YKAY?pd_rd_w=m6gFW&pf_rd_p=ee521540-07c2-4687-9605-13c98e32ab2c&pf_rd_r=MAM086TJQC2ZAZYW1Y1W&pd_rd_r=8eea6244-271a-468f-91d5-d6389203f12a&pd_rd_wg=9lsvA&pd_rd_i=B00E99YKAY&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_1_t
50mg zinc could leave you deficient in copper. You probably need to add 2mg copper but not to be taken at the same time as the zinc.
Thanks, I’ll look into that.
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