Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group How the Human Microbiome causes Chronic Disease

I'm running late for work, but I just wanted to say a few things about the olmesartan, Vit d, and Marshall protocol.

I didn't watch the video about the olmesartan, so I don't know what that particular doctor that you're going to visit has to say about it, but the Marshall protocol, which is how the subject came up, uses it to regulate herxheimer reaction to taking antibiotics. In other words, the antibiotics are doing the job, olmesartan is just on cleanup.

With respect to Vitamin D, I have thought about it in the picture that the Marshall protocol presents. I have avoided all vit d, including light, for a couple of months, and here's what I think today.(It could change:)

Marshall says it's absolutely necessary to avoid all d, but I don't think that's so good of an idea. I don't think it's good to take supplements, though. I think that he does not consider that there are other ways to work on the problem. One of the alternatives is taking Vitamin A, which has great immune system activation properties, and Vit K2, which, from what I read at westonaprice.org, may be the key to dealing with the dirty VDR problem.

Have you checked the bacteriality website, Amy seems to have written good understandable articles, but of course, she's totally Marshall Protocol.

Just another way to look at it.

Interesting that your iritis showed up after supplementing Vit D. Vit D suppresses the branch of the immune system that is responsible for dealing with bacteria, virii, and fungi. Vitamin A activates it. You don't want to go too low carb, if your Th2 branch immune system isn't up to par, that can make things worse in the long run.

That was a really good concise video. Nothing new to me,

but a really good place to start for those who don't know.

Thanks for posting it.

Nice! Thanks Violeta. I'm curious to know if what this guy would recommend would be much different than roadback foundation in collaboration with my rheumy. Guess I won't know unless I meet him.

Rob Knight - The Microbiome Project
http://vimeo.com/82331362

Getting Your Microbes Analyzed Raises Big Privacy Issues

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/...-privacy-issues

thanks for that as I've been considering doing it.

I'll probably still do it, but good to know….

Restricting Calories May Extend Longevity, Study Finds

http://www.asianscientist.com/in-the-lab/caloric-restriction-longevity-2013/

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