Jordan Sigalet : another nice article

bgbill · Post by **bgbill** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:37 pm

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

Falcon Fanatic · Post by **Falcon Fanatic** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:15 am

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!!

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:31 am

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!

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:06 am

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....

Falcon Fanatic · Post by **Falcon Fanatic** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:51 pm

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!!!

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:39 am

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.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:42 pm

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.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:49 pm

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.

Falcon Fanatic · Post by **Falcon Fanatic** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:35 pm

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.

Jordan Sigalet : another nice article

Jordan Sigalet : another nice article

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