Methyl donors and MCS

[Guest guest]

MCS - Multiple chemical sensitivity.

Methyl donors: Tri-Methyl-Glycine, folic acid & B12.

For an adult:

TMG (0.5-2g early in day),

Folic acid (0.4-1.2mg, 4x/d)

B12 (several mg/d)

(Jarrow has this all together in one, called " homocysteine protection

factor " )

Too many methyl donors can cause some people to get aggressive and can

cause lack of motivation, so pay attention to that. More in HTI in the

section on arsenic.

And yes, for MCS, niacinamide, 0.5g 4x/d, avoid carotenes, take grapefruit.

Dave.

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Posted by: " jim ann carter " jakarma@...

< Tue May 6, 2008 6:56 pm (PDT)

** elevated arsenic, in addition to the mercury? That makes MCS really bad. If

so, have you tried methyl donors?

Could you explain methyl donors (dosage, etc.) and what does MCS stand for?

Jim Ann

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Posted by: " robin " grainwreck@...

Tue May 6, 2008 8:08 pm (PDT)

> By the way, Robin - do you have elevated arsenic, in addition to

> the mercury? That makes MCS really bad. If so, have you tried

> methyl donors?

Still waiting on hair test but the 6-hr urine test showed very high

arsenic. Living in New Mexico it's kind of a given anyway..

I take Sam-e and just started with TMG as per Andy's recommendations in

the book.. Also niacinamide for MCS. Anything else you recommend?

~robin

[Guest guest]

AI says on page 110 " Many people with MCS are unusually sensitive to

acetylcholine. Thus if they supplement with DMAE they will require

much lower doses than other people. They may also be quite sensitive

to choline, phosphatidylcholine and lecithin. Thiamone may reduce

excessive sensitivty to acetylcholine. Excess acetylcholine also

affects arachidonic acid release as discussed in the fatty acids

section. "

Very generally, and not having a chemistry background, I don't

understand this. My quick research says that, acetylcholine is a

neurotransmitter and dietary choline and phosphatidylcholine are the

sources of free choline for acetylcholine synthesis.

What foods should I be avoiding and/or maybe I'm not understanding

the word " sensitive " here and maybe I'm also comparing apples to

oranges but I still don't get it.

Simply put:

I've developed MCS so I shouldn't be getting the phosphatidylcholine

IV's (Lipostabil N i.v. 5 ml) I've been getting?

My doctor said the Lipostabil will help my liver and brain rebuild

tissue. I get this stuff in a " push " before I get a Meyers..

So what does " sensitive " mean here?

Thanks!

~robin

> MCS - Multiple chemical sensitivity.

>

> Methyl donors: Tri-Methyl-Glycine, folic acid & B12.

>

> For an adult:

> TMG (0.5-2g early in day),

> Folic acid (0.4-1.2mg, 4x/d)

> B12 (several mg/d)

>

> (Jarrow has this all together in one, called " homocysteine

protection factor " )

>

> Too many methyl donors can cause some people to get aggressive and

can

> cause lack of motivation, so pay attention to that. More in HTI in

the

> section on arsenic.

>

> And yes, for MCS, niacinamide, 0.5g 4x/d, avoid carotenes, take

grapefruit.

>

> Dave.