tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post2324468727456827218..comments2024-03-19T01:16:17.501-06:00Comments on Cooling Inflammation: Inflammation and Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Art Ayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-37881573789212450812016-02-07T14:36:45.812-07:002016-02-07T14:36:45.812-07:00Hello Dr. Ayers:
I would like to suggest a quick r...Hello Dr. Ayers:<br />I would like to suggest a quick read about Dr. Cicero Galli Coimbra.<br />He is a Brazilian neurologist that has been treating multiple sclerosis patients with Vit D alone. He uses very high doses of D3.<br />He has thousands of patients and you can see lots and lots of testimonials on the net. Most of them have MS but he treats autoimune diseases in general with it.<br />He says that 95% of the patients respond to it. He actually says that cure can be achieved for most of them.Ana Pajaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640645468053618257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-57694990587632014172012-12-08T21:26:30.768-07:002012-12-08T21:26:30.768-07:00Nice information, valuable and excellent design, a...Nice information, valuable and excellent design, as share good stuff with good ideas and concepts, lots of great information and inspiration, both of which we all need, thanks for all the enthusiasm to offer such helpful information here.<br /><a href="http://goldkeynutrition.com/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Oz</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329084885608077782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-18602791325700867932012-12-01T19:10:29.111-07:002012-12-01T19:10:29.111-07:00Really great work to read your article here. ,I wo...Really great work to read your article here. ,I would like to join your blog anyway.to read your article here.<br /><a href="http://goldkeynutrition.com/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Oz</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129768559918093122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-29629728559653853772012-07-04T06:52:03.997-06:002012-07-04T06:52:03.997-06:00The best way to ease chronic
Inflammation symptom...The best way to ease chronic <br /><a href="http://www.alcat.com/" rel="nofollow">Inflammation symptoms</a><br />and to have a sustainable and healthy way to help eradicate them in the future is to use quality omega 3 oils on a regular basis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412696061023441101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-86063928882427891642010-10-20T23:36:02.010-06:002010-10-20T23:36:02.010-06:00Tika,
My guess is that vitamin D deficiency, which...Tika,<br />My guess is that vitamin D deficiency, which contributes to inflammation, would also support autoimmunity. Thus, adequate vitamin D would lower chronic inflammation and reduce autoimmunity.<br /><br />I think that a more significant issue with autoimmune diseases is the healthy production of Treg cells developing in the gut in response to healthy gut flora. Repairing the gut flora is probably the single most important intervention in curing autoimmunity.<br /><br />Thanks for your questions.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-38739927091366488862010-10-20T19:10:19.352-06:002010-10-20T19:10:19.352-06:00I have a question concerning the vitamin d link to...I have a question concerning the vitamin d link to autoimmunes..<br />Once you have been diagnoised with an autoimmune, does vitamin d exerbate the disease or reverse it? I have read both theories.teachertikasbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259996283206391962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-53770617750571561242010-10-18T21:22:43.663-06:002010-10-18T21:22:43.663-06:00Hi Mrs.Ed,
It is interesting that manipulating gut...Hi Mrs.Ed,<br />It is interesting that manipulating gut flora by providing different nutrients alters the inflammation of the gut and thereby affects the metabolism of cholesterol (vit.D) and damage repair (killing/wounding skin cells with solar UV) in the skin to produce less apoptosis and inflammation in the skin. Vitamin C also reduces sun burn, by lowering oxidation damage in response to solar exposure.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-68463687095054944932010-10-18T19:28:18.729-06:002010-10-18T19:28:18.729-06:00My son and I, both pasty pale redheads, have been ...My son and I, both pasty pale redheads, have been less prone to sunburn since being on the Specific Carb Diet. Some other SCD bloggers have commented on the same thing. I definately think there's something to this.Mrs. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144247274657295271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-48244658055779041392010-08-21T19:03:56.036-06:002010-08-21T19:03:56.036-06:00Thanks very much Ted
I think my cholestral should...Thanks very much Ted<br /><br />I think my cholestral should drop over time, its probably a combination of stress and the vit D which ive been on for 1 year. My diet is good and im very slim and exercise, so im not too worried<br />:)fayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-4508183969166392572010-08-20T07:54:39.754-06:002010-08-20T07:54:39.754-06:00Vitamin D increased my cholesterol Dr Davis (Heart...<a href="http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/vitamin-d-increased-my-cholesterol.html" rel="nofollow">Vitamin D increased my cholesterol</a> Dr Davis (Heartscanblog) did a post on this very issue.<br /><br />There is also a nice blog post here with some excellent graphs showing <a href="http://www.canibaisereis.com/2009/09/19/low-cholesterol-certainly-not-healthy/" rel="nofollow">Lowest mortality observed when total cholesterol (t-C) is 200-240 mg/dl, low t-C linked to more infectious and parasitic diseases and also low t-C maybe associated with higher CHD (could atherosclerosis be an infectious disease?)</a>TedHutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140097526458431747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-12446427802906409322010-08-20T07:07:19.407-06:002010-08-20T07:07:19.407-06:00Hi Dr Art,
It looks like your blog has some spam ...Hi Dr Art,<br /><br />It looks like your blog has some spam on it (above).<br />i took your advice and started eating full fat yogurt amongst other things because i found it hard to maintain the high veggie diet, especially in winter. Although my skin is doing well (very minimal breakouts) and my mensturation started last month, my back pain has not changed. So it seems the inflammation is still there.<br />One thing though, i did a blood test, and although my Vit D has returned to normal, it seems i now have high cholestrol (for the first time).<br />Do you still think i should eat full fat yogurt? I very rarely eat cheese/butter, and drink milk every few days.fayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-88668538598115683522010-07-28T00:21:27.702-06:002010-07-28T00:21:27.702-06:00Jimmy,
I am not familiar with the vit.D3 tablets.Jimmy,<br />I am not familiar with the vit.D3 tablets.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-76356943429370689602010-07-27T15:52:49.533-06:002010-07-27T15:52:49.533-06:00Dr. Ayers,
I had someone pick me up some extra vit...Dr. Ayers,<br />I had someone pick me up some extra vitamin D on the way home, and by accident the tablet and not gels were purchased. Does this make a difference? I was only able to find this on the heart scan blog, but I'm not sure I trust it 100%. Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18358464320884012540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-73051533610230473612010-07-22T16:21:28.316-06:002010-07-22T16:21:28.316-06:00Hi Dr Art
My reason for excluding dairy is acne r...Hi Dr Art<br /><br />My reason for excluding dairy is acne related. For some reason it creates so much acne for me. <br /><br />I am quite slim but i have always been slim, i have not noticed any weight loss due to this diet, just clearer skin.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about the diet, i didnt realise the grapeseed oil is inflammatory.<br /><br />But i will take you advice on eating more fatting meats, and see how that goes.<br /><br />Thanksfayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-42478495884983222032010-07-21T12:08:27.182-06:002010-07-21T12:08:27.182-06:00Fay,
I wouldn't say that your diet is anti-inf...Fay,<br />I wouldn't say that your diet is anti-inflammatory, because it still has substantial sources of starch: banana and white rice, and saturated fats are not the major source of calories. Also grape seed oil is very inflammatory, since it is high in omega-6 fatty acids.<br /><br />It looks like you have switched from a high carb diet to a low calorie diet. The greens were only feeding your gut flora. The result is using dietary proteins and muscle for calories and loss of body fat to the extent that you have suppressed your menstrual cycle. I think that you would be healthier with higher fat meats/fish/dairy. I don't see the reason for excluding dairy, e.g. full fat live yogurt.<br /><br />Let me know how your diet changes work out.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-80278073944980855562010-07-21T05:19:31.982-06:002010-07-21T05:19:31.982-06:00O and i forgot to mention, i rarely eat bread (if ...O and i forgot to mention, i rarely eat bread (if i do, its wheat free), i have very little pasta or fries (or anything deep fried).<br />I prefer grilled fish and we only ever cook with olive oil or grape seed oil (due to its high boiling point).<br />I work full time so on weekends i make veggie soup (pretty much every veggie in the fridge gets thrown in), and if we buy chicken, its organic.<br />I also eat alot of organic eggs (i work out so i need the protein) and sometimes take protein powder (from soy).<br /><br />My natropath said i have a leaky gut and although i dont see her anymore (it was too costly), i know from my research that the raw garlic i eat, the probiotic and the elimination of sugar/dairy/wheat are helping my gut.<br /><br />I can also see that my iodine defficeincy, has lead to the leaky gut, PCOS, the inflammation, the vit D defficiency.<br /><br />I am going to follow your advice and increase my fish oil to 8 per day and see if it helps with my back.<br />I can manage the pain with Tiger Balm for now, until its fully healed. My sports doctor wanted me to take Voltaren for 4 weeks, but so far i have avoided it for 2 weeks.fayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-18004295931613182922010-07-21T04:58:25.709-06:002010-07-21T04:58:25.709-06:00Hi Dr Art
The diet i try to follow is a combinati...Hi Dr Art<br /><br />The diet i try to follow is a combination of what i have read on your blog, heard from my natropath and researched myself.<br /><br />I try to eat nutritionally rich foods, especially alkaline foods. So most days for breakfast i eat a banana and nother fruit. As a snack i have a big bowel of salad (green lettuce, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, cucumber), then for lunch if i need to buy out, usually i buy a ceaser salad. Most days i also buy a large veggie juice (freshly juiced infront of me, usually carrots and celery). I do eat meats but, and white rice a number of times a week.<br />I drink green tea, over 2 litres of eko water (which is supposed to have a pH of 9.2), take about 4 pure fish oil capsules, vitamin D, iodine, about 20 mil of Chlorophyll.<br />The only processed or packaged thing that i might eat a few times a week is a tiny cube of chocolate.<br /><br />I have eliminated dairy completely (except for the occasional hot chocolate as its freezing in sydney).<br /><br />Each morning i get up, take a teaspoon of the best probiotic (its called Symbac), 30 min before food.<br />Also during the day i chop about 4 cloves of garlic finely, and swallow it down with water.<br /><br />I find the garlic has been very beneficial for my gut.<br /><br />Having stopped the pill and aldactone (which i took for years to stop the acne and hair), i was struggling with acne this past year. <br />I am finding this diet of greens is a miracle for my skin, as long as i eat plenty of greens, even if i have any bad foods on the weekend, my body can handle it.<br /><br />Also i think my extreme iodine defficiency was the cause of my polycystic ovary syndrome 10 years ago (which was why my doctor put me on the pill).<br /><br />I have noticed that this past month, my body hair has reduced considerably. I have a feeling the iodine has started helping my body/hormones.<br /><br />The only issue i have now is that the past 3 months, my mensturation has been absent. I think once my iodine levels return to normal, that will solve itself also.<br /><br />Do you think my inflammation could have stopped the mensturation?fayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-25949077218786486862010-07-15T14:30:33.701-06:002010-07-15T14:30:33.701-06:00Fay,
Problems with the connective tissue in the ba...Fay,<br />Problems with the connective tissue in the back are commonly associated with celiac and inflammatory diseases. Your vitamin D deficiency can also produce/contribute to inflammatory symptoms. <br /><br />I would expect that your inflammation and vit.D deficiency will be linked until both are under control. Chronic inflammation reduces production of vit.D in response to sunlight. I expect that your serum vit.D level will not increase until your vit.D3 supplement and anti-inflammatory diet reduce your inflammation. So, I would expect your back pain to be an indicator both of your serum vit.D level and your inflammation.<br /><br />What "anti-inflammatory" diet are you following. Many are actually inflammatory diets with added plant "antioxidants"? Did you mean the low carb, saturated fat-based diet (meat/fish/eggs/dairy/veggies, no vegetable oils, no/low grain) that I recommend as anti-inflammatory?<br /><br />You suggest that female preference in men, which has been attributed to cyclical sex hormones, may actually be related to inflammation as a consequence of the anti-inflammatory impact of progesterone. Very interesting. This would suggest that the increase in inflammation due to diet will also have an impact on the type of men that are preferred by women. This preference would mean that diets of some nations may lead to significant changes in gene frequencies to favor particular behaviors, e.g. risk taking.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-54508129535525051702010-07-15T14:10:13.241-06:002010-07-15T14:10:13.241-06:00Guoda,
I would suspect that your sun sensitivity i...Guoda,<br />I would suspect that your sun sensitivity is related to inadequate processing of sunlight into vitamin D, with the result being damage in the skin and tanning. I don't understand why you would avoid vit. D, if your sun sensitivity might be the result of a dysfunction in the vit.D production in your skin due to chronic inflammation? It all fits with CFS.<br /><br />I would suggest that you have your serum vit. D level measured to test for vit. D deficiency. Vit. D deficiency is also very common in people with chronic inflammation and contributes to the symptoms of chronic inflammation.<br /><br />It also makes sense to use your diet to maintain the gut flora that you need for a healthy immune system.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-87504209481789991972010-07-11T22:25:43.301-06:002010-07-11T22:25:43.301-06:00Dr Art, this is very interesting.
At 27 (i am gene...Dr Art, this is very interesting.<br />At 27 (i am generally healthy and active) i have been forced to take Voltaren (anti-inflammatory medicine) twice a day as my back/spine seems to stiffen over night and cause so much back pain in the mornings.<br />The longer i sleep in, the worse the pain is. Some days i cannot get out of bed, even breathing or rolling to the side is painful.<br /><br />I found out about 8 months ago that i am badly Vit D deficient, and have been on supplements since. As it takes 4 months for your levels to raise, i dont think i am within the normal range.<br />The back pain started 6 months ago and was getting worse progressively.<br /><br />I also just found out that i am extremely Iodine deficient, so i wonder if that has impacted my Thyroid and caused inflammation???<br /><br />I am on a anti-inflammatory diet, and will report back to you about the effects it has on my back, as i plan to come off the Voltaren.<br /><br />Regarding the note someone else made out the pill affecting womens ability to find a compatible partner, i am also living proof of it.<br />I was put on the pill at 16 and my doctors just left me on it for 10 years. When i did my own research into what it does to your organs, i decided to come off it myself last year. <br />Since coming off it, i am attracted to the opposite men i was always attracted to. I used to find big buff guys attractive, and now they put me off. I am also much calmer, and my liver has started to normalise.<br />If only i knew not to take my doctors advice....fayhttp://infoarch.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-9168648458036275042010-07-09T07:37:30.802-06:002010-07-09T07:37:30.802-06:00I have recently found this blog and got really int...I have recently found this blog and got really interested in trying out the anti -inflammatory diet as I have CFS. I am only sceptic about vitamin D, because I seem to be sensitive to the sun (feels like rays are burning my skin, but leaves no traces, except tanning). Another young woman had sun sensivity as the first symptom of CFS. I tan easily, so I think I will avoid being in the sun and skip vit D. Nevertheless, the diet seems to make a lot of sense, regarding the stories of people who overcame CFS. Most of them were on a specific diet - be it cavemen, low carb or gluten free diet.guodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728395244343855868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-72876709278083349612010-02-23T11:53:13.997-07:002010-02-23T11:53:13.997-07:00Hi Ted,
Thanks for the updates and insights. I am...Hi Ted,<br />Thanks for the updates and insights. I am glad to see that some of my extrapolation and interpolations are supported by clinical observations.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-43850912012491311962010-02-22T12:18:27.741-07:002010-02-22T12:18:27.741-07:00Dr Davis's explanation of how taking vitamin d...<a href="http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/vitamin-d-increased-my-cholesterol.html" rel="nofollow">Dr Davis's explanation of how taking vitamin d affects cholesterol numbers</a><br /><br />The latest research <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19812604?" rel="nofollow">showing total cholesterol was positively associated with Vitamin D production was expected but that skin pigmentation wasn't</a> surprised me. <br /><br />There is a regulatory process in Vitamin D production in the skin. People with high vitamin d make LESS vitamin D than people with low vitamin d status given the same measured UVB exposure. Similarly the process of tanning is associated with vitamin D status. My tan lasts more or less through the winter and although it's a bit faded now, it will improve immediately in April as soon as the weather picks up and it's warm enough to grab a few minutes midday sun exposure. <br /><br />Correcting vitamin D status BEFORE going into the sun is a good idea as vitamin D improves your photo protection as does higher Omega 3 status.<br /><br />Dr Ayer's take on inflammation levels being an underlying factor in skin damage and the propensity to burn is supported by <a href="http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/search?q=skin+cancer" rel="nofollow">Dr Guyenet in this blog Skin Texture, Cancer and Dietary Fat</a>TedHutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140097526458431747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-15942061407229824632010-02-22T11:33:58.499-07:002010-02-22T11:33:58.499-07:00Anon,
Cholesterol metabolism takes place on a vast...Anon,<br />Cholesterol metabolism takes place on a vast scale throughout your body and vitamin D production takes place in just a small fraction of the cells of the skin exposed to UV. Thus eating cholesterol or vitamin D is not going to contribute significantly. The production of vitamin D is tiny relative to the total cholesterol production, so vitamin D and cholesterol are essentially independent.<br /><br />It seems to me that the huge variability of vitD production of different people exposed to huge amounts of UV, suggests that inflammation may alter the ability to produce vitD in sunlight. Thus, inadequate vitD associated with inflammation leads to sunburn and not tanning. Ample vitD and low inflammation leads to tanning. Tanning is a type of wound repair, reflecting damage to the skin and this type of repair is promoted by vitD/low inflammation. Also note that vitC is helpful to avoid skin damage in the sun and vitC minimizes oxidative stress.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments and personal observations.Dr. Art Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727664149735013259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196334975274806517.post-85181869300890187212010-02-22T09:51:26.416-07:002010-02-22T09:51:26.416-07:00I don't have enough education with this stuff ...I don't have enough education with this stuff to be able to derive conclusions, but it gets me to thinking: If cholesterol is converted to vitamin D and too much of something is usually bad then maybe high cholesterol is caused by lack of sunshine?<br /><br />On the flip side I struggle to figure out what would happen if you take vitamin D supplements concurrently with high cholesterol: does the cholesterol stay high?<br /><br />Also, re: tanning. I can say anecdotally that any tan I might have *lasts longer* if I take vitamin D supplements...<br /><br />DBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com