I don't know how many of you have seen Lorenzo's Oil (the movie), but its about a boy who has a mysterious illness involving the central nervous system and adrenal glands. Basically his fatty Myelin sheath nerve axons in his brain were eroded away which causes all kinds of havoc in the body and if left untreated can lead to total vegetative state. I think Multiple Sclerosis has some similarities.
Olive oil (or more precisely a specific combination of olive oil and rapeseed or canola oil I think) was found to be the main treatment.
While I don't think we have either of these two illnesses, I do think we may have some kind of Myelin sheath damage, either from stress, anxiety, depression, too much ejaculation, diet or exercise, or some other external cause in our lives. In the past few days as I have upped my fat (olive oil) intake, I have noticed a dramatic calming effect on my nerves and overall mindset.
To me it almost feels like perhaps the Myelin sheath is the culprit, and everytime we have an ejaculation, it erodes a bit of our Myelin Sheath, but if we can build the axon sheath back up to healthier levels then an ejaculation would not have such a noticeable effect at all. (I think normal post-ejaculation feeling should be temporary tiredness that can even cause you to go to sleep, but you should wake feeling energized and normal again).
Trader,
It's great to hear that you're feeling better!
There's no way to tell if the olive oil is what's making you feel better...but olive oil is supposed to have anti-inflammatory qualities, and might also be making vitamins more easily absorbed by your body. It sounds like you've found a healthy and safe combination that is apparently making you feel better. Good for you -- I hope this has lasting effects!
For your and everyone's sake, the oil extracts mentioned in "Lorenzo's Oil" are specific only to this child's very rare and very horrible disease, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). This is an inherited disorder in which the body cannot break down a substance known as "very long fatty acids." The oil can prevent the symptoms -- but only in some ALD children (and it is still not known which children with ALD might benefit). However, it must be started prior to the symptoms developing. Once those neurodegenerative symptoms start -- they are unstoppable because the damage has occurred.
FYI -- Dr. Hugo Moser was
the world's expert on ALD, and was very involved in Lorenzo's case. He became a close family friend and advisor to Lorenzo Odone's parents, and did the painstaking work of studying the oil combination -- when no other scientist wanted to do the research. He later led the fight to have newborn blood screening for ALD to be undertaken in all babies in the US.
Unfortunately, Dr. Moser died prematurely from pancreatic cancer, rendering him unable to take his research to the next level (clinical trials). Also, he never saw his legislation enacted. It has still not been enacted, although his wife, Anne -- also a scientist -- continues to push for this legislation, as do others. Dr. Moser was conducting his research at the Kennedy-Krieger Center (affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medical Center) when he became ill.
Hugo Moser, MD, was an esteemed and very much loved member of NORD's Medical Advisory Committee!He personified the type of researchers who have always been -- and continue to be -- members of NORD's MAC.
Stef
