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Title: Schoolboy wins vitamin D campaign
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URL Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/ ... ns-vitamin-d-campaign-1.990218
Published: Dec 6, 2009
Author: Kenny Hodgart
Post Date: 2009-12-06 16:00:32 by Horse
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Views: 149
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Move to raise awareness of link to multiple sclerosis The NHS in Scotland is to launch an awareness campaign about the links between vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis after being spurred into acting by Glasgow teenager Ryan McLaughlin. Vitamin D, obtained from foods and through the action of sunlight on skin, is essential for maintaining healthy bones. A deficiency is also linked to incidence of MS, a disease that attacks the central nervous system. Ryan’s mother, Kirsten, has had MS for three years, and Ryan, 14, has shown some symptoms of the disease, but the family only discovered the link earlier this year after a family holiday. Ryan’s father, Alan, said: “We had been in Australia and within 48 hours of being there Kirsten, who was in a wheelchair, was up and about and doing tae kwan-do. We then looked into the research and discovered there was some evidence Vitamin D was the crucial link. “Kirsten started taking supplements and she hasn’t had a relapse since. Ryan has had some symptoms too but supplements have made a real difference for him as well. We started the campaign at Ryan’s insistence.” With backing from children’s author JK Rowling and the MS Society they petitioned Holyrood and have now obtained a commitment from the Scottish Government to issue guidance to all health professionals who work with pregnant women and young children. Older children, young adults, older people and women of child-bearing age are particularly susceptible to low levels. Many women begin pregnancy with low stores of the vitamin. A written response from Holyrood’s petitions committee stated there was an “urgent need” to put a plan in place following evidence that a lack of vitamin D, in conjunction with a specific gene variant, may increase the risk of the disease. The McLaughlins were urging the Government to commit to providing free vitamin D supplements to all pregnant and breastfeeding women and introduce supplements in the form of fortified milk and other drinks in schools. The Government had already ruled out such commitments, but a written response following Thursday’s committee hearing said: “There is a need to educate women about the importance of taking vitamin D supplement when pregnant and the importance of giving their children a vitamin D supplement until the age of four. “The Scottish Government will agree a co-ordinated programme of action with NHS Health Scotland.” Ryan said: “I was shocked there had not been publicity around this before. We wanted there to be more awareness of the link and more research into how much of a problem it is in Scotland. “These actions will make a big difference … it will go a long way to giving Scots children some protection against the disease and give parents proper advice.”
Poster Comment: Take Viatmin D3. It prevents cancer and flu. It also helps prevent Type II diabetes.
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#1. To: Horse (#0)
Yes, D3 is what you're looking for. I take 50,000 IUs a week (in a single dose).
Hopefullly you're not taking D-3 with Calcium like I did. It's how I got my Kidney Stone. Need to find D-3 without any fillers if you can.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
No, it's w/o calcium. Major ouch w/the stone. Did it pass?
Yep. Finally. It was bigger than the one supposedly in my Cat Scan. Nearly 3MM the thing about killed me. I can see now how it is that people can die from this sort of thing. My stomach, and gastrointestinal tract is still having some issues from the holdover crap in my system. Painkillers are the worst thing in the world to add to the whole kidney stone equation, because then your kidneys have to deal with that too.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
I have no first hand knowledge, but I do have an RN license that I keep active in case of personal economic catastrophe. I recall vividly the pain people were in when I did my med/surge rotations. Glad it passed.
As vengeful a person as I am, I don't think I'd wish the pain of a Kidney stone on anyone that didn't absolutely deserve it. I kid you not, it was the most hellish pain I've ever endured in my life. I have been shot, stabbed, poisoned and hit by a car. None of those even came close to what this was like, and I lived with it for 10 days before the thing decided to finally leave. I am convinced that if doctors and nurses were afflicted with certain kinds of disorders, there would be instant cures available over the counter, and they'd be cheap.
Better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not.
Excellent point.
Take Viatmin D3
#2. To: Jethro Tull (#1)
#3. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#2)
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#5. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#4)
#6. To: Jethro Tull (#5)
#7. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#6)
I am convinced that if doctors and nurses were afflicted with certain kinds of disorders, there would be instant cures available over the counter, and they'd be cheap.
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