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Nutritional Do's and Don'ts and Supplements

The following are listed in alphabetical order and not necessarily in order of importance.

Nutritional Do's

Food/Drink	Bananas	Turkey
Draw-backs	Can give gas and is high in carbohydrates	Can contribute to gout
Benefits	Contains Serotonin	Contains L-Tryptophan
Importance	It can slightly help supplement serotonin until the myelin is rebuilt	L-Tryptophan are a precursor of serotonin

NUTRITIONAL Don'ts

Food or Drink	Draw-backs of consuming	Benifits of consuming	Possible substitute	Importance of consuming or cutting out this nutrient
Caffiene	Tears down the myelin sheathing and pulls out Thiamin (B-1) needed by the nervous system. Over stimulates the Adrenals.	None Nutritionally		It appears to dramatically suppress healing of the nervous system.
Coffee (reg or decafinated)	Tears down the myelin sheathing and pulls out Thiamin (B-1) needed by the nervous system. Can cause a pH imbalance. Over stimulates the Adrenals. Can cause pancreatic cancer. Effects mucousal lining in the esophagus, stomach and intestine.	None Nutritionally	Herbal Beverage	It appears to dramatically suppress healing of the nervous system.
Milk Products	Can cause a pH imbalance.	Very poor source of nutients	Skeletal Strength (Calcium Supplement)	A pH imbalance can hinder the absorption of nutrients by the cells.
Tea (black, orange pekoe, green tea)	Tears down the myelin sheathing and pulls out Thiamin (B-1) needed by the nervous system. Can cause a pH imbalance. Over stimulates the Adrenals. Can cause pancreatic cancer. Effects mucousal lining in the esophagus, stomach and intestine.	None Nutritionally (green tea does have some redeeming qualities)	Herbal Teas Celestial Seasoning (black tea substitute)	It appears to dramatically suppress healing of the nervous system.

SUPPLEMENTS

*1 Myelin Project Newsletter. It also states that it works best with Secretin.

Supplement	How to determine if this supplement might be best for you.	Possible Action of Supplement	Suggestions on how to take and which dosages.	Possible draw backs of taking this supplement	Commonly known Interactions with Medications	Additional Comments
Balanced B-complex	If sunlight bothers your eyes. If you get the restless leg syndrom		(differs-usually suggested amount on bottle)	Beware of synthetic B vitamins.	None commonly known	Might keep you up at night if taken after 1 pm.
Evening Primrose Oil	Thin myelin, dry skin, dry hair, poor memory and concentration	Raw material for the myelin sheathing.		Get organically raised.	None commonly known	Need to be taken a protein.
Flaxseed Oil	Thin myelin, dry skin, dry hair, poor memory and concentration	Raw material for the myelin sheathing.	1 tbs (20-99 lbs) 2 tbs (100-200 lbs)	Slight weight gain possible. Make sure it is organic	None commonly known	Need to be taken a protein. approx 12-16 capsules = 1 tablespoon.
5- htp	Tourettes	Promotes teh production of serotonin.	Take one capsule with a meal three times daily.	Feelings of paranoia possible. Not enough known to suggest without caution.	None commonly known
IGF I (1)		Insulin Growth Factors		Not enough known to suggest without caution	Too new of a product to know.	Derived from premium deer antler velvet
Inositol	If in the past you were a heavy coffee or alcohol drinker	Nourishes Brain. Aids in Fatty acid metabolism		Vitamins in Isolation especially B complex family like Inositol will not work as well as with the whole B complex.	None commonly known	Normally the body contains more inositol than almost every other vitamin excluding Niacin.
LIV-A	If you get bloated or pass gas, have female problems or prostate problems, if you do not sleep the whole night without waking up.	Helps the liver function, one of which is to break down fatty acids into useable material for the myelin.	Suggestion	Can cause diarrhea and acne as the liver cleanses. It is a sign that the liver is getting healthier. For more information click here.	None commonly known	A stressed liver can produce too much cholesterol. Cholesterol medicine weakens the liver so it can not over produce cholesterol. Liver cleanse can compensate for the damage the cholesterol medicine is doing.
L-Tryptophan	Amino Acid, not available in the USA but is found in baby formula and used by vets.	Precursor of Serotonin.		A good grade of this amino acid can be very benificial!	Tainted L-tryptophan halted the availability of it in the USA	Turkey contains this amino acid.
ProGyam 500	Progesterone Cream		15 mg/day for 14 days before menses for females 15 mg/day for 25 days for men and postmenopausal women.	If taken properly... None.		Progesterone stimulates the formation of myelin (1)
sam-E	S-Adenosylmethionine		Take 1 tablet once or twice daily with one glass (8 oz) of water on an empty stomach.	Alters function of body, not strengthens it. Unless really warrented, I would avoid this supplement.	Too new of a product to know.	Should be enteric coated (Passes through stomach undigested and breaks down in the small intestine)
Sphingolin	MBP (Myelin Basic Protein)	Encourages new growth of myelin.			This is a new product, but it is not isolated as dramatically as Sam-E, 5htp etc. There has been reported interaction with Secretin	Made from bovine (cow) spinal cord (myelin sheathing extract)
Spirulina	The RNA helps speed up the healing process of the myelin. As long as the person doesn't have a food sensitivity or allergy to it, I believe it should be taken.	Helps Accelerates remyelination.	1 per 20 pounds unless the thyroid is sluggish you may need more.	Some people have a food sensitivity to it.	None commonly known.	Spirulina is part of the sea weed family and can absorb radiation and mercury. Make sure you have a very well tested high quality source.
STR-C (Chinese Stress Relief)	If you see movement in the periferal vision that is not there.	Nourishes and soothes the nerves, Helps protect nerves in times of stress or every day life.	Suggestion		None commonly known.
STR-J (Stress J)	If you are under 18 years of age or over 2 years old.	Nourishes and soothes the nerves, Helps protect nerves in times of stress or every day life.	Suggestion	Can cause jittery feeling in some children who have a weak thymus.	None commonly known.
RE-X (Nerve Control)	If you do not have the symptoms mentioned for STR-C, STR-J or HPV	Nourishes and soothes the nerves, Helps protect nerves in times of stress or every day life.	Suggestion	Can cause jittery feeling in some who have weak thymus. Can upset stomach.	None commonly known.
HPV (Herbal Sleep)	If you have a very difficult time falling to sleep.	Nourishes and soothes the nerves, Helps protect nerves in times of stress or every day life.	Suggestion	Can cause jittery feeling in some who have weak thymus. Can upset stomach.	None commonly known.
Lunaria				Research has not produced enough information on whether this is something which might be benificial without being harmful. More information will be added.		This nervonic fatty acid, extracted from the Lunaria annua seed., is found in several important groups of lipids in the human body, in particular the VLCFAs (very long chain fatty acids) in central nervous tissue. Low levels of this fatty acid in nerve cell myelin may be related to demyelinating diseases.
Arylsufatase				Research has not produced enough information on whether this is something which might be benificial without being harmful. More information will be added.		an enzyme which when deficienct can cause demylenation
Aspartoacyclase				Research has not produced enough information on whether this is something which might be benificial without being harmful. More information will be added.		an enzyme which when deficienct can cause demylenation