The wonders of sulfur

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Sulfur Sets the World of Nutrition on Fire by Earl Mindell

 

http://ahha.org/articles.asp?Id=58

 

Pat is the kind of person who takes an active role in his personal

health. He keeps his fat and sugar intake low, eats lots of fresh

vegetables, and runs a few miles three or four times a week. But it

wasn't always that way.

 

Pat used to be plagued by low level fatigue caused by chronic allergies,

and could never quite pinpoint what was causing them. Pollen. Mold. The

cat. Maybe dust mites. He wasn't exactly sure what allergen was on the

loose, but he did know that when he awoke in the morning his nose was

stuffy and his eyes were swollen and itchy.

 

Then in the course of a conversation with a marathon runner friend, Pat

learned about sulfur. The runner told Pat that he takes sulfur before

and after races to prevent muscle soreness, joint pain and post-race

fatigue. I don't know where Pat's friend learned about sulfur but horse

trainers have been administering it to million-dollar race horses for

years and for the very same reasons. At the urging of his runner friend,

Pat started taking MSM. After only a few days his allergy symptoms

virtually disappeared.

Sulfur...you cannot survive without it.

 

Are we talking about that stuff in matches? Yes, sulfur the mineral.

It's in every living cell. It's the fourth most plentiful mineral in the

body and you cannot survive without it. But the form I'm talking about

is organic sulfur--the kind your body can absorb and use. It's known

as--are you ready for this?--methylsulfonylmethane. That's quite a

mouthful so it's referred to as MSM for short.

 

MSM helped alleviate Pat's allergic responses because it competes for

receptor sites located along mucous membranes. When sufficient MSM is

present to occupy these sites, the harmful aIlergens that caused Pat's

reactions have no place to hang around. MSM also binds with some

proteins related to allergies and produces inactive waste which the body

then excretes.

 

Pat's marathon-running friend was helped by the MSM supplements he took

in part because sulfur compounds provide the flexible bond between

proteins which make up the tissue in your body. As old cells die off,

new cells are created. Without the necessary amount of sulfur, the new

cell would become rigid. When tissue loses its flexibility, the result

is pain and inflammation.

 

In a study of seven human subjects with respiratory deficiency, all were

given MSM to take orally. Five had emphysema, and two had lung tumors

plus fluid accumulation. Before and during the MSM supplementation, at

two-week intervals, the five subjects with emphysema were tested for

their ability to walk a specific distance. Within four weeks, all

emphysema sufferers had at least doubled their walking distance. The two

subjects with lung tumors were assessed by attending physicians, nurses

and their family as being more alert and with an improved attitude. The

lung fluid disappeared during the first months of the test period.

 

MSM is also being used to treat intestinal parasites. Some estimates are

that 80 percent of humans are walking around with intestinal parasites.

It's more than likely you are sharing your food with tapeworms,

hookworms, roundworms or pinworms. You can pick up parasites from food,

water, or just from kissing or shaking hands. Parasites are in there

absorbing the very nutrients you need, draining your energy, and

possibly causing itching around the eyes, ears or anus, unexplained gas,

sudden blurred vision, a burning sensation in the stomach, digestion

difficulties, diarrhea, unexplained menstrual problems, sexual

dysfunction, slower reflexes, heart pain, chronic fatigue and loss of

appetite or overeating.

 

MSM puts down a coating on the walls of your intestines like paint that

parasites find impenetrable so they can't get attached to you. When they

can't get attached, they can't chow down at your expense, can't excrete

toxins, and can't reproduce. Unable to hang on, the parasites are simply

flushed out of your system. It appears MSM also boosts the immune

system, which enhances its ability to fight parasitic infection.

 

The sulfur amino acids our bodies need are available in animal protein

foods such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs and milk. Grains, legumes and

fresh, unprocessed vegetables like onions, garlic, cabbage, Brussels

sprouts and broccoli contribute lesser amounts of this important

mineral. Vegetarians in particular may be deficient in sulfur, and

should be encouraged to eat raw vegetables. MSM is usually prescribed

for 3-4 weeks at a time, at 1000 mg three times daily with meals.

 

There appear to be no undesirable side effects with MSM as long as it is

taken with meals. Because sulfur works synergistically with vitamin C to

build healthy cells, it is ideal to take it in combination with vitamin

C and bioflavonoids.

 

Editor's Note: This article was excerpted from Dr. Mindell's book, " Earl

Mindell's MSM Miracles, Methysulfonylmethane, The Mitey Sulfur

Supplement " , Keats Publishing.