Got an interesting email about something called MSM
(Methyl Sulfone Methane)- nothing beats personal
experience, here is the excerpt from this 80+ year old
person;
The last one was about to put me in a wheel chair.
Polymyalgia rheumatica along with fibromyalgia. Was
poisoned for a year with prednisone, then chose MSM
(Methyl Sulfone Methane) used in horse and cattle feed
to re-supply organic sulfur for rebuilding the pads
between bone joints.
For a time, intolerable pain on movement was so severe
I couldn't turn over in bed or get in and out of the
auto without help.
Now, I feel like 20 with no trace of either malady,
plus going from 5 am to midnight with only a half hour
snooze after lunch -- plus almost elimination of
glasses.
Go into the web with a browser and type MSM, and you
will discover what it's doing up and beyond the FDA
who doesn't approve anything not made by their owners
-- the pharmaceutical industry.
The stuff is cheap from tack feed stores here, but
half cheap when getting it from a firm in Vancouver
Wash.
It's a potent pain killer to boot. ($15. a pound,
looks like sugar and vanishes into orange juice.)
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A book on the subject;
http://www.monarch-one.com/msm/9msm7.htm
WHY IS MSM IMPORTANT FOR US?
MSM is found naturally in the human body. It ccurs in
the blood and in organs as well. It has been detected
in normal human urine.(6) The natural level of MSM in
the circulatory system of an adult human male is about
0.2 parts per million.(7)
Normal human adults excrete from four to eleven
milligrams of MSM per day in their urine. In mammals,
the concentration of MSM in the body's various
storehouses decreases with age, possibly as a result
of changing diet or body metabolism. Some research
suggests that there is a minimum concentration of MSM
that must be maintained in the body to preserve normal
function and structure.(7)
The MSM we ingest in fresh fruits, vegetables, and
milk contributes essential sulfur for the synthesis of
connective tissue, enzymes and immunoglobulin. Sulfur
is an important element in the formation and good
health of hair and nails.
(there is a bit more detail on each of the following
but you can read it directly from the site above.)
Relief from;
arthritis
snoring
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Breast cancer
Colon cancer
Rheumatoid arthritis
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50 research studies on Dimethyl Sulfone (MSM);
http://www.bulkmsm.com/research/page2.htm
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http://www.nutrimart.com/Bulk/Description/benefits_of_msm.htm
Sulfur is an essential component of various compounds
and processes in the body, and is necessary for the
synthesis of collagen, immunoglobulin and enzymes. In
the body, sulfur:
Maintain cell membrane flexibility and permeability,
promoting an efficient exchange of nutrients and waste
products.
Ensures connective tissue health and the formation of
collagen.
Provides the body with raw materials needed to create
new cells, to repair and replace damaged tissues and
organs.
Figures into energy production, as a component of
insulin and prerequisite for normal carbohydrate
metabolism.
When plants take up DMSO and MSM from the soil, they
convert them into the amino acids methionine and
cysteine. The two other sulfur-containing amino acids
- taurine and cysteine -- are further synthesized in
the body, MSM gives up its sulfur to form methionine
andcysteine.
The sulfur-containing amino acids are known to protect
against the effects of radiation and chelate heavy
metals for removal from the body.
Other sulfur-containing compounds in the body include
insulin, the hormone that regulated carbohydrate
metabolism, keratin, a protein that's the primary
component of skin, nails, hair and teeth; collagen,
the protein that forms bones, tendons and connective
tissues, glucosamine, the building block for tendons
and ligaments heart valves, membranes, eyes, nails,
skin and bone, glutathione, one of the primary
antioxidants in the body.
In theory, an adult should be able to ingest adequate
MSM. In practice, it's unlikely - again, because of
mineral depletion and food processing and storage
techniques.
It has been speculated that the body needs higher
amounts of MSM than it may get in a modern diet. In
the body, the highest concentration of MSM is in
breast milk - perhaps because a growing baby needs it
to boost a developing immune system, combat allergens
and make an easier transition from umbilical feeding
to oral feeding.
The concentration of MSM in the body begins to
decrease over time, so deficiency may occur as part of
the aging process. Sulfur deficiencies are associated
with brittle nails and hair, scar tissue, slow healing
wounds, arthritis, acne or other skin disorders,
depression, memory loss, gastrointestinal problems and
immune disorders.
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Please respond to jdecker@keelynet.com
as I am writing from my work email of
jwdatwork@yahoo.com.........thanks!
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