IRON+Vitamin D for CFS: Yes -- for other autoimmune diseases ????

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I am saying that there are two subgroups of CFS patients according to

the literature that have greatly improved, or gone into remission

from correcting:

* Iron Deficiency

* Vitamin D Deficiency (which often shows up as low ferretin levels).

-- so I am saying that I believe the literature.

If a CFS patient has either issue, it is **WISE** to attempt to

correct them before anything else (except coagualtiont testing and

treatment). If you get them up to the optimal range, and have (or get

corrected to normal coagulation) and do not go into remission -- then

go onto sequential antibiotics (for example Jadin protocol or others).

I suspect that at least 10% with go into remission from vitamin D and

Iron reaching optimal levels. At least 60% with the addition of

anticoagulation theraphy and at least 90% with sequential antibiotics.

Most of the infections associated with CFIDS do not like oxygen ---

getting your iron at the optimal level will cause more oxygen in your

body and inhibit or eliminate the infections. That is completely

consistant with all of the literature that I have read on CFIDS.

For other autoimmune diseases --- I am not familar with enough of the

literature to make any prediction. I am familar with CFIDS literature.

> > > > > Concerning vitamin D, I finally came across an article that

> > > states

> > > > > some important items very clearly based on actual studies --

> > > > instead

> > > > > of speculative theories. I have been frustrated because I

> have

> > > seen

> > > > > the same thing stated in many articles -- but it has not

been

> > > > > sufficiently simply stated that a CFIDS mind could

understand

> > it.

> > > > >

> > > > > Source:Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers,

> type

> > 1

> > > > > diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis, American Journal

> of

> > > > > Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 79, No. 3, 362-371, March 2004 The

> > full

> > > > text

> > > > > is available at:

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/3/362

> > > > >

> > > > > " neither increased exposure to sunlight nor increased oral

> > intake

> > > > of

> > > > > vitamin D raised blood concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D " (3

> > studies

> > > > > cited)

> > > > >

> > > > > Furthermore, the author states:

> > > > >

> > > > > " as a person becomes vitamin D-deficient, there is an

> increase

> > in

> > > > the

> > > > > concentration of parathyroid hormone (PTH), which increases

> the

> > > > renal

> > > > > production of 1,25(OH)2D, the circulating concentrations of

> > which

> > > > > often become normal or even elevated "

> > > > >

> > > > > So 1,25D increases with Vitamin D deficiency has been

> > established

> > > > in

> > > > > medical literature. It seems clear that Vitamin D

> > supplementation

> > > > > until Vitamin D is at the optimal levels should be done

> before

> > > you

> > > > > can be sure of meaningful 1,25D levels

> > > > > * 45-50 ng/ml or 115-128 nmol/l. Mercola, MD

> > > > > http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/vitamin_d_deficiency.htm

> > > > >

> > > > > I found it interesting that low levels of Vitamin D may

> induce

> > a

> > > > > false elevation of 1,25D levels (even a HIGH reading).

> > > > >

> > > > > This is what medical science study states and have found to

> be

> > > the

> > > > > case.