1. Multiple Sclerosis Demyelization / Remyelization Disease
Dr. Richard Brouse
Biochemist
Chiropractic Physician
Certified Clinical Nutritionist
January 23, 2018

2. Symptoms of MS
Sensory Symptoms (changes in sensation)
Numbness and muscle weakness, tingling Other abnormal sensations (dysesthesias) Visual disturbances Difficulty in reaching orgasm, lack of sensation in the vagina, sexual impotence in men Dizziness or vertigo
1 million cases in North America

3. What we know about MS
First Symptoms Aged (80%) and (20%)
Women 2x as prone
Scandinavian background – GSH polymorphisms
Northern latitude (progressive less sunlight)
History of measles or other vaccines
High animal fat diets (~40 %)
Constipation with chemical toxicity
Autoimmune characteristics - Four Sub-Types
relapsing remitting,
secondary progressive,
primary progressive, and
progressive relapsing.

5. Diagnosis CT Scan – Scarring or Plaque in brain
MRI – Plaque throughout brain
EMT – Erythrocyte Mobility Test
Genomic – Immune Profile
Common Lab Findings
Macrocytic Anemia – Low B12 & Folic Acid
IgG and / or IgE Food or Environmental Allergies
Low Vitamin D
Neurogenomic polymorphic genes

6. Diseases Causing Symptoms Similar to Those of Multiple Sclerosis

7. Top 10 Medical Tx for Multiple Sclerosis – Patient Rated
Remedy Name
Weighted Rating (0 = poorest; 10 = best)
Num. of Ratings
Emotional Support: Family / Friends !
                          10
(15)
                          9
Marijuana (Cannabis Sativa)
(14)
Copaxone (Glatiramer acetate)
                          7.6
(19)
Solu-Medrol etc. (I.V. Methylprednisolone)
                          7.5
(16)
Rebif (Interferon beta-1a)
                          7.1
(17)
Neurontin etc. (Gabapentin)
                          7
(21)
Betaseron etc. (Interferon beta-1b)
                          7
(16)
                          6.9
Lioresal etc. (Baclofen)
(13)
Symmetrel etc. (Amantadine)
                          6
(14)
Zanaflex etc. (Tizanidine)
                          5.5
(12)

8. Vitamin D: The Multiple Sclerosis Connection
David Perlmutter, M.D.
Board-Certified Neurologist and author of the bestselling, “ Brain Recovery”
February 10, 2011
Current estimates report that about 300,000 Americans have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) with an incredible 10,000 new cases being diagnosed each year. While there is a small hereditary component, by and large, most cases seem to just happen without an identifiable cause. Over the past few decades, the medical literature has focused on the possibility of some infectious agent playing a causal role and candidates have included the bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae, as well as various viruses including Epstein-Barr and human herpes virus type six.
MS is considered an "autoimmune disorder," meaning a disease characterized by the immune system reacting against the body. In MS, this misdirected immune response is directed against myelin, the protective insulation coating around brain neurons. Ultimately, collections of damaged neurons form a hard or sclerotic plaque in the brain and appear in multiple areas -- hence the name multiple sclerosis.
The mainstay of treatment for MS these days is the use of so-called "immunomodulatory therapy," or treatments designed to modulate the overactive immune response. Common approaches using this approach involve the frequent injection of various forms of synthetic interferons. This approach has been shown to reduce the risk of new events or exacerbations of MS by as much as percent. Unfortunately, this type of medical intervention is often associated with significant side effects and reports of patients feeling "flu-like symptoms" in as many as 78 percent of cases.
These findings dovetailed nicely with the newly emerging reports expanding the understanding of the role of vitamin D in human physiology, not just for bone health, but as a key player in immune function as well. To put the idea of vitamin D's relationship to MS to the test, researchers in Toronto -- led by Jodie Burton, M.D. -- studied 49 MS patients for one year. Twenty-five of the patients received vitamin D in a dosage increasing up to 40,000 units daily, which was then reduced over the one-year period. The control group was given no vitamin D supplementation.
The results of their study, published in a recent issue of the journal Neurology, were astounding. The group receiving the vitamin D demonstrated a remarkable 41 percent reduction in new MS events, a figure that markedly exceeds what is claimed by the standard drug treatment discussed above. What's more, the treatment group actually demonstrated improvement in physical function, a finding not seen in the control group.There were no meaningful side effects in the group receiving the vitamin D treatment and researchers demonstrated that blood calcium levels remained perfectly normal throughout the test, even at the very highest dosages of vitamin D. This was an important part of the study since concern has been raised that high vitamin D levels might increase blood calcium levels. The authors reported:
..subjects took Vitamin D3 in dosages up to 40,000 IU per day for the first month then reduced per blood levels. Test subjects reported a 41% reduction in symptoms after one month. No exacerbations occurred up to 1 year. No other simple therapy has given such remarkable results!

9. Mega-Vitamin Therapy
Fredrick Klenner, PhD – professor of biochemistry Duke University
Biochemical individuality increases RDA by 20 to 100 times for MS
Documents individual needs/use through lab testing
Forbids smoking

10. Minerals Robert Hill, PhD Professor of biochemistry at U of Colorado
Nephew with MS who showed manganese deficiency
Found most MS patients low in manganese
Recommends buckwheat & or supplemental manganese

11. Low Fat Roy Swank, MD - Studied 2,500 MS patients for 10 years
Therapeutic to have less than 20% of total calories from fat
High EPA & GLA

12. Viruses - Dr. Yasuhiko Kojima
Rubella viral connection
Optimized formula for Macrophage Activating Chinese Herbs in 1996
Nutriferon®
Used to prevent viral reoccurrences and lower autoimmune component
Modulates immune response
Prevents viral infections
Maintains healthy levels of 3 types of interferon

13. Nutriferon®- 4 Macrophage Activating Herbs
Plantago seed
Japanese honeysuckle
Pumpkin seed
Safflower flower

14. Raw Foods Joseph Evers, MD
German physician treated 15,000 MS patients from 1947 to 1980’s with totally raw food and raw juice diet
His son now directs clinic where most of European MS patients go for treatment

15. Gluten Free R. Shatin, MD - Australia
Studied geographic areas of wheat & rye consumption and noticed those had highest incidence of MS per population – Canada, Scottland & Western Ireland
Confirmed by Roger McDougall
Rice consumption had the lowest incidence

16. Dairy Free Roger MacDougall
Cured himself with Paleolithic Diet – 100,000 followers
No dairy, no fermented foods, ratio of 25:1 vegetable to animal fats
My Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis by R. MacDougall, A pamphlet available from Regenics Inc., Rt. 10, 2660 Touby Road, Mansfield Ohio 44903, Telephone (419) (Cost $2).

17. Oxygen – temporary Vet Hosp – San Diego
Hyperbaric oxygen shown to be effective in reducing anoxia
Increases muscle strength and CNS function by 500%

18. Other Important Factors
Low Stress – Rest often
Detoxification
Breast Fed
Food Allergies
Keep Cool - shower
Massage & Passive ROM Exercises
Deep Breathing
Warm baking soda baths

19. Clinically proven supplementation
B-Complex
CarotoMax
Chewable Cal Mag Plus
CoQHeart
CorEnergy
Fiber Advantage Bar
Fiber Plan
Garlic Complex
GLA Complex
Herb-Lax
Lecithin
Nutriferon
OmegaGuard
Optiflora
Soy Protein
Sustained Release Vita-C
Vita-D3
Vita-Lea
Vita-E Complex
Vitalizer
Vivix
Zinc Complex
Build A Better You, 8th edition, pg 278.

20. Customized Factors Diet - Low Fat, Low Sugar, High Roughage, Water
Nutrient Deficiencies - GLA, B-Complex, B6, B12, Folic Acid, Lecithin, Vita Lea, OmegaGuard
Anti Oxidants - B15, Mega-Vitamin E, Vivix, Proanthocyanadins
Immune Support - Colostrum, Nutriferon, Vitamin C
Detoxification - Colonic Irrigations, Cool Baths,
Semi-annual liver cleanse
Hormone Replacement - Adrenal, Brain, Pancreas

21. Prevention – for families genetically prone
Cautious immunizations
2 T. cocunut, avacado or olive oil daily
Avoid pollution
Substitute non-gluten grains
Treat back and neck injuries seriously
Balance physical exercise/adequate rest
Take Nutriferon® daily

22. References
Kalb, Rosalind C., MD, Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have – The Answers You Need 2nd Ed Demos Medical Publishing, NY
Schapiro, Randall T., MD, Symptom Management in Multiple Sclerosis 3rd Ed Demos Medical Publishing, New York
Sibley, WA Therapeutic Claims in Multiple Sclerosis 4th Ed., Demos Medical Publishing, New York
Lechtenberg, Richard, MD, Multiple Sclerosis Fact Book 2nd Ed FA David Co., Philadelphia
Evers, Karl,Directions For Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.  published by Karl F. Haug, Ulm/Donau, Germany, 1964. 
Klenner, Frederick R. "Treating Multiple Sclerosis Nutritionally," Cancer Control Journal 2:3, pp 16-20
Hadjivassilou et. al. "Clinical, radiological, neurophysiological, and neuropathological characteristics of gluten ataxia" The Lancet 1998; 352:
The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book: A Low-Fat Diet for the Treatment of M.S. by Roy L. Swank is the classic for MS diet. Hayes, C., Cantorna, M. and DeLuca, H., 1997,
Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. V.v216, p
Watson WA et al annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System. Am J Emerg Med Sep;22(5):