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my ears pricked up when Ian mentioned glutathione because I, in my
desperation to find a solution, have also stumbled across this amino
acid.
I'm wondering if you know anything about microglial cells, Ian, or if
the ppl at Breakspear have mentioned them. I am certain they are
involved in my own ES, because there is a scientific study which has
shown that the chinese herb i took SURPRESSES the action of the
microglial cells, as it does the entire immune system (of which these
cells are a part, tho' they are only present in the brain). The herb
is being investigated as a possible drug for Parkinsons, where the
microglial cells are overacitve.
Microglial cells maintain the brain's immune system and in a healthy
person are mainly just involved in surveillance and only come into
action in the case of brain injury/damage. But in parkinsons these
cells become OVERACTIVE and start to attack healthy tissue.
My belief is that this herb suppressed my perfecctly healthy
microglial cells for 18 months and eversince they have gone barmy,
over-reacting to the slightest external changes (especially of an
EMF/magnetic nature) resulting in one of my nastiest, and unique?,
symptoms which is this horrendous brain heating/inflammation.
Towards the end of my time on the herb i had many of the symptoms of
parkinsons, and retain all of those symptoms even now but to a MUCH
lesser extent. When my exposure to EMFs increases,these symptoms
become more pronounced.
(I know that there are also many similarities between ES and Multiple
Sclerosis)
Anyway, so i started to research alternative remedies for parkinsons
as i thought this might be a 'way in' to my own illness, and came
accross references to the amino acid NAC and also to GLUTATHIONE. I
had not tried any amino acids at all before. So I bouoght Solgar's
amino 75 and also some NAC as they didn't have glutathione in stock.
But while i awaited the arrival of my glutathione order i returned to
that old question. Why is my body not making these substances for
itself? And I realised after a bit more research that amino acids
come from protein, something whihc i've felt for a while i haven't
been able to get enough of.
So I ended up buying some whey protein and there is no doubt that i
needed it. It is by no means the end of the ES story but it is
another step forward. I feel a little more resilient and my brain
does not become inflamed so quickly. (the problem is the protein
tends to make me feel hyper at night).
but now you mention about the glutathione i'm wondering about it
again. did sue try taking it internally?
i am interested in this avenue, but i also think sometimes that even
if these microglial cells ARE malfunctioning, they are just part of
the immune system as a whole so the problem is bigger than that.
What i'm saying is that the solution is more likely to come from a
holistic approach to boost the whole system than from supplementing
certain chemicals. Ho hum.
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