Vitamin E in Osteoporosis Prevention.

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Dr. Gary Pack

Although osteoporosis may be caused by a variety of factors (endocrine, mechanical and metabolic), it is now believed that there may be an inflammatory component. Osteoporosis is associated with other inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. C-reactive protein blood levels can be used as an indicator of inflammation in […]

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Conditions: Allergic airway inflammation, Ankylosing spondylitis, Bone disease, Inflammation, Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Smokers, Systemic lupus erythematosus

Supplements: Alpha-tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Vitamin E

Miscellaneous: Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, C-reactive protein, COX-2, Cytokines, IL-1, IL-6, Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts

Carbonic Anhydrase in Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a disease with increased bone resorption and formation in areas of chronic inflammation. There is mainly involvement of the sacroiliac joints and of the spine. This present study was done to identify the proteins involved in the synovial membranes of patients with AS, rheumatoid arthritis (RA,) and osteoarthritis (OA,) to compare […]

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Conditions: Ankylosing spondylitis, Chronic inflammatory disease, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis

Supplements: Bicarbonate, Calcium carbonate, Catechins, Curcumin, EDTA, Resveratrol, Silymarin

Miscellaneous: Carbonic anhydrase

Apoptosis in Autoimmune Disorders.

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The avoidance of auto-immune disease requires that the body destroy abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) that attack the person’s own tissues (autoreactive lymphocytes.) This process seems to occur in the thymus gland. Omega-3 fish oil increases the process of destroying the autoreactive lymphocytes and fish oil has been shown to benefit rheumatoid […]

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