I can’t help but feel,that with all the dangerous, ill tested, unhealthy products out on the market today the USFDA must be wrong about its rejections toward this simple compound, found after the processing of paper, dimthyl solfoxide (DMSO), and give it the respect it deserves.

Through 50 years of research, throughout 125 countries that have approved DMSO as a pharmacological agent, and 10,000 plus scientific articles for DMSO’s biological implications, the USFDA has only approved DMSO’s use as a treatment for the medical condition “intestinal cystitis” – inflammation of the bladder wall.

For over 50 years, “the father of DMSO”, Dr. Jacobs has been in an uphill battle against the USFDA over DMSO and isn’t slowing down in his efforts to establish the respect DMSO deserves. Dr. Jabcob’s has revealed new data that shows the potential of DMSO in treating trauma of the brain that afflicts 50,000 plus Americans every year.

Because of DMSO’s anti-inflammatory and analgesic compound it has been shown that when DMSO is immediately given, intravenously, to a closed head trauma patient, within 5 minutes the swelling of the brain is reduced drastically. DMSO according to Dr. Jacobs, improves the supply of blood oxygen to cells,is a potent free-radical scavenger and therefore increases blood supply to the brain to aleve the swelling.

DMSO was discovered by a Russian chemist in the late 1800’s who isolated the simple compound, but was not fully explored until the early 1960’s when the company Crown Zellerbach Corp directed it’s staff chemist Dr. Herschler to investigate the potential of DMSO. Dr. Herschler was exited to find that DMSO penetrated the leaves of plants and thought DMSO an excellent carrier agent to deliver nutrients atop porous subjects.

The earliest of DMSO studies have shown it penetrates rapidly into the skin and relieves inflammation, such as sprains. Dr’s Herscher and Jacobs both believed DMSO could treat arthritis because of its potential in penetrating so quickly into the skin.

Major newspapers carried the story of the “inexpensive simple revolutionary compound” with its therapeutic principles, safety and effectiveness, especially when applied topically to the skin. And even though there were positive results of approx. 70,000 patients using DMSO for a variety of ailments and 1,500 physicians showing its safety and effectiveness, that because of 1 Irish woman’s allergic reaction to DMSO the USFDA put a stop at any more governmental studies of DMSO, thereby killing any chances of DMSO being approved by the USFDA.

When the large companies of Merck, Centex, and Squibb found the inexpensive DMSO to be safe and effective in a wide array of musculoskeletal problems and submitted New Drug Applications to the USFDA in 1965, on Sept. 9, 1965 the Wall Street Journal reported the death of an Irish woman being treated for a sprained wrist with DMSO. An autopsy was never done, the drug companies assumed an allergic reaction to DMSO was the cause.

Dr. Jacobs belief in the safety and effectiveness of DMSO led to several bills being introduced to Congress but none left the committee approved. During the 1980’s Dr. Jacobs, as the leading expert on DMSO, was called to testify before the US Senate Subcommittee on Health and explained DMSO’s treatment potential benefits towards conditions including, arthritis,spinal cord injury, prostate cancer, bursitis herpes stroke, breast cancer,retinitis pigmentosa head injuries and many other malady’s.

DMSO is not illegal and can be sold in health food stores or on the internet and although it is an uphill battle, with the help of Dr. Jacobs who is diligently still trying to get the USFDA’s approval I am positive DMSO (dimthylsulfoxide) WILL get the respect it deserves.

Jasmine Beaupre is an autodidact on a variety of subjects and due to her extensive research into all of her interests she gives an indepth, informative and easy to read approach throughout her articles for all her readers to enjoy.

More Information on DMSO – Dimethyl sulfoxide

When I was in school, which was about 100 years ago, EVERYONE pushed me to learn my ABC’s. I did learn how to read and write, and now I’m able to learn more about the ABC’s of health, specifically, A(Retinol), B(Thiamine), and C(Absorbic Acid).

I’m not going to bore you with the scientific mumbo-jumbo, I’m going to give you the meat and potatoes about these three vitamins and how we can’t live without them.

First: A(Retinol), a fat-soluble vitamin that unfortunately is a common deficiency in most of the underdeveloped, overpopulated countries. It is estimated that 80,000 children become “blind” each year as a result of vitamin A deficiency and about half die.

In most of the food we eat half of the vitamin A is in the form of retinal and the other half is provitamin A.  The liver stores 90 to 95 percent of our vitamin A, enough to last months or years under normal conditions.

Vitamin A is present in our foods in two forms.  In meats the active vitamin is retinol, while in vegetables it is found as a provitamin, A carotenes, a precursor of vitamin A. Carotene is an orange-yellow pigment that is present in green vegetables, but is masked by the green color of the chlorophyll in leaves.

Second: B(Thiamine), a water-soluble vitamin, and it’s first description of a vitamin B deficiency, dating back to 2600 B.C.in ancient China, called “beriberi”, meaning – “I can’t, I can’t” – due to the fact that persons with the severe vitamin B deficiency were unable to move because of the total breakdown of the nervous system.

The sole consumption of refined grains in that region was ultimately found to be the cause of the vitamin B deficiency, and as soon as meat, fish, and vegetables were incorporated in more equal proportions, beriberi soon became a thing of the past.

By the early 1900’s vitamin B was discovered to be present in the outer coat of grains and beans, and was gone when refined. Science finally figured out that washing and stripping the outer coat of grains depletes vitamin B from the food source.

Foods that contain vitamin B include: Wheat germ, whole grains, dried peas, beans, raw peanuts legumes, nuts, green leafy vegetables.  Protein rich foods are generally good sources.

Third: C(Absorbic Acid), a water-soluble vitamin, that if deficient , brings back the word “scurvy”, with horrific stories of doomed sailing ships, called black-ships, with men dying an unspeakable death. Scurvy was noted to have the same outcome as leprosy or the plague. And the reason for sailors being inflicted with this condition most often, was because they couldn’t keep fresh fruits and vegetables on board their ships during long years at sea, thereby not getting the ascorbic acid needed for the body to fuction properly.

When vitamin C is totally eliminated form the diet the symptoms of scurvy begin to appear in about 90 days and consist of dryness of the skin, bleeding into the skin around the hair follicles, bleeding in the eyes, loss of hair, bleeding and swollen gums, fatigue, pains in the bones and joints, cavities in the teeth, sore mouth and gums.

The only toxicity to the system that has been noted is the formation of kidney stones due to the conversion of excess vitamin C to oxalic acid.

The highest and best sources of vitamin C are in citrus fruits such as lime, lemons, oranges, grapefruits and any other tangy fruits on the market. You can get ascorbic acid in other forms at your local health food stores, but I recommend fresh raw fruits and vegetables, unless you’re planning a very long boat trip.

Always find a good physician or practicing herbalist before embarking upon a regimen of any vitamins.

Well, that’s just a glimpse of what vitamins A(Retinol), B(Thiamine), and C(Absorbic Acid) can do for the body, and just a glimpse of “The Importance of Learning your ABC’s”

Jasmine Beaupre is an freelance author/researcher who presents working information to be used for every day experiences.

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King Arthur’s castle, Knights of the Round Table, rescues of fair maidens from the clutches of a fire-breathing, scary 100 foot lizard ! Ok, I had to get that out of my head too, so let’s forget about what’s imagined when the word “dragon” appears.

Let me now tell you about a wonderful rainforest find called Sangre de Drago, indigenous to Peru, Mexico and Ecuador this odd, thick, blood-like resin that oozes out of tress from the Croton genus family, has been harvested by the indigenous peoples for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until 1979 that scientists were able to isolate the first of three resins with active healing components: an alkaloid called taspine, not only an inflammatory, but anti-virus and lab-induced tumor remover.

When it was discovered that this “ooze” actually had some medicinal properties scientists from around the world including a science research team from Belgian in 1993 showed that this natural combo, aids in scab formation and helps to regenerate skin by boosting the collagen production.

Sangre de Drago is rich in antioxidants, phenols, phytosterols, and a whole host of other active alkaloids and lignans, all of which compounds its ability to fight viruses, infection and rapid healing of wounds.

Some maladies being treated by Sangre de Drago include: HSV-1&2(genital herpes), Herpes zoster(shingles), influenza, parain-fluenza, hepatitis A and B, herpes simplex 1&2, gastric ulcers, diarrhea, stomach and colon cancer.

It is used topically but can be ingested,I don’t suggest ingesting though, because of its really bad taste, and being the precautionary person I am, I will suggest anyone wanting to try this phenomenal resin, Sangre de Drago, go to a knowledgeable physician or practicing herbalist.

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Disclaimer: *This article is not meant to diagnose, treat or cure any kind of a health problem. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Always consult with your health care provider about any kind of a health problem and especially before beginning any kind of an exercise routine.

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