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and somewhat sobering, what the writer, a BC doctor, has to say about MS in Canada.
http://www.cochranetimes.com/story.php?id=221374

bgbill wrote:and somewhat sobering, what the writer, a BC doctor, has to say about MS in Canada.
http://www.cochranetimes.com/story.php?id=221374

Thanks for posting that. It was a great article!!

I knew that Alanis Morrisette was not good for your health which is why I never listened to her!

Great article and here's to finding a cure!

BGFan wrote:I knew that Alanis Morrisette was not good for your health which is why I never listened to her!

Great article and here's to finding a cure!

Damn... I bought Maryellen that CD in college too.... it's ALL MY FAULT!!!



Jagged little pill my AZZ....

It's interesting that Jordan's mom told me that there was an unusually high number of MS cases in this part of the country. Didn't know that Canada also had a high number until I read the article!! Very strange and frustrating disease!!!

Actually, I'm not all that surprised to find that Canada has a high rate of MS cases. Around the time of Jordan's announcement, and given the fact that there have been quite a few people that I care about in my life that have been afflicted with this horrible disease, I did a bit of research on it. One surprsing fact was that there is a much higher rate of MS in Scandanavian countries, which from my lamen perspective (given the insight on Canada) leads me to believe that, somehow, cold weather environments - or even possibly environments with a lesser degree of sunshine - has some sort of effect on the development of the disease. The other big factor that I came across was, theoretically, the consumption of milk fat. I don't know if there is a higher rate of lactose consumption in northern latitudes, but these are the two biggies that I have been able to find.

But, as always, I really, really hope that a cure for this disease can be found, and soon. There are many diseases out there, but I don't know of many that are as slow-progressing and perpetually debilitating as MS.

Bleeding Orange wrote:One surprsing fact was that there is a much higher rate of MS in Scandanavian countries, which from my lamen perspective (given the insight on Canada) leads me to believe that, somehow, cold weather environments - or even possibly environments with a lesser degree of sunshine - has some sort of effect on the development of the disease. The other big factor that I came across was, theoretically, the consumption of milk fat. I don't know if there is a higher rate of lactose consumption in northern latitudes, but these are the two biggies that I have been able to find.

Vitamin D is something that's being looked at as an inhibiting factor to MS... Vitamin D is synthesized by exposure to sunlight and is also supplemented in some enriched milk.

ZiggyZoomba wrote:

Bleeding Orange wrote:One surprsing fact was that there is a much higher rate of MS in Scandanavian countries, which from my lamen perspective (given the insight on Canada) leads me to believe that, somehow, cold weather environments - or even possibly environments with a lesser degree of sunshine - has some sort of effect on the development of the disease. The other big factor that I came across was, theoretically, the consumption of milk fat. I don't know if there is a higher rate of lactose consumption in northern latitudes, but these are the two biggies that I have been able to find.

Vitamin D is something that's being looked at as an inhibiting factor to MS... Vitamin D is synthesized by exposure to sunlight and is also supplemented in some enriched milk.

Huh. Thanks Grant! I kind of figured that there had to be a link between these two factors and I've always been curious about it.

Bleeding Orange wrote:

ZiggyZoomba wrote:

Bleeding Orange wrote:One surprsing fact was that there is a much higher rate of MS in Scandanavian countries, which from my lamen perspective (given the insight on Canada) leads me to believe that, somehow, cold weather environments - or even possibly environments with a lesser degree of sunshine - has some sort of effect on the development of the disease. The other big factor that I came across was, theoretically, the consumption of milk fat. I don't know if there is a higher rate of lactose consumption in northern latitudes, but these are the two biggies that I have been able to find.

Vitamin D is something that's being looked at as an inhibiting factor to MS... Vitamin D is synthesized by exposure to sunlight and is also supplemented in some enriched milk.

Huh. Thanks Grant! I kind of figured that there had to be a link between these two factors and I've always been curious about it.

Dairy products is something that Jordan avoids or eats very little of since his diagnosis.