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Multiple Sclerosis is affecting more and more people. Roughly there are about 200 folks who are diagnosed with M.S. each week in America and there are currently about 250,000 to 350,000 who suffer from M.S. in the states. This is twice common in Women than in Men. This autoimmune disease affects the myelin sheath (insulation around the nerve). Essentially your own immune system starts to attack the myelin sheath that surrounds or insulates the nerve. Once it attacks its own myelin sheath, it would cause inflamation. It ia actually the oxidated stress that is damaging the myeline sheath As an autoimmune disease, M.S is quite varied among patients. Some patients progress rapidly while others go through many years before they set back. Why is so varied? There is explaination that everybody’s immune system is different as each person’s antioxidant defense system varies a lot.

In addition to traditional medical treatment, aggressive nutritional treatment will also help. Strong dosage of anti-oxidants like grape seed extrat and Co-Q10 will help patients build strong defense system . However, for M.S. it will take time for the body’s immune system to react to strong ant-oxidants. At least patients need to try 6 months or more for them to see some improvement from their current situation.

Here is an article by Dr. Ray Strand that explains M.S and why nutritional approach help with M.S.

Multiple Sclerosis and Nutrition

I am also attaching some great testomonies from M.S. folks who benefit from strong anti-oxidants like grape seed extract and pine bark extract.

Multiple Sclerosis

*** These are actual unsolicited testimonials in our files. They are not to be considered as a claim of medical efficacy and should be considered as anecdotal in nature. You should always consult your physician before beginning any treatment program. ***

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Hi Team....I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago. I tried everything the medical field had...beta shots, diet, etc., and nothing seemed to help long term. As a single parent of two and a very stressful sales position with a corporate company, I struggled with what to do as my speech began to slur, my left side was numb from my face to my toes, legs hurt constantly,tired all the time, tripped over nothing and had headaches that codine couldn't hardly help any longer.

Two years ago a neighbor introduced me to OPC3 .... in 5-6 weeks all my symptoms had gone in t remission! :-) I have had several life crisis' that have slightly agitated my MS, but with additional does in the afternoon, along with Aloe, I have kept it in check.

My sinus infections that I would normally get 2-3 times a year ... GONE....I have not been sick with anythng in these two years.

I recommend to people to initially take no less than 2 capful of OPC3 in the a.m., but if possible, 2 in the a.m. and 2 in the p.m.....If they are willing, I also recommend taking B-12 and Aloe also, but sometimes, too much at once can scare them off. I try to introduce more, as they begin to feel some relief just from the OPC3.

Well, I hope this helps and good luck. (also, my testimonial is in one of the Health News papers)

Jorji Jett

UFO Corvallis, Or

ATG # 5039

Later note:

I would think the Oxygen Plus .... I use to have headaches with no relief as one of my conditions with MS and found that

taking this product and OPC-3

I haven't had one since.

Take care

Jorji

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Testimonial for OPC-3

"This OPC-3 is great!". That would be my first response to someone who asked me about OPC-3. Hi. My name is Jeff Myers and I am 35, and have had MS for 12+ years. It has been a tough life to live with this disease. Being 6'6", it hurts all the more when I trip and fall on something that most people don't notice as being a problem. People would ask me "Why do your hands shake when you type?" My response was embarrassment and simply stating that I have MS. Now, after taking OPC-3, the shaking in my hands has

reduced to a manageable level, and sometimes, even back to normal.

When my kids asked, "Dad, why are you always laying down?", I would say, "I'm tired." That used to be happen a lot. I couldn't keep up with our 3 year old. But now, after taking OPC-3, my energy level is up and I can do more with the kids, and not get "grouchy" so easily.

One of the things that I have learned since taking OPC-3 is that I do much better when I don't put more "free radicals" into my body. I used to chew tobacco, and when I would, I could tell almost instantly the effects in

my body. Not the "normal" nicotine high that a person gets from chewing or smoking. I could feel my legs get weaker, and my balance get worse.

Plus, my wife, who is an RN, would get on my case. After quitting chewing, while still on OPC-3, I felt the results within a 1 day. I started feeling again with my hands, I stated walking better, my energy level went up.

I take 6 capfuls of OPC-3 to help get rid of the free radicals that are in my body. This is a big dose but, the amount of damage that has occurred in my body has been enormous. OPC-3 is the easiest stuff to take. Just put a capful of OPC-3 into the cup that is provided with the product, full to the line on the cup with water, then drink it. It's that easy!

Bottom Line: OPC-3 is going to be on my shelf until the day I go home and be with my Saviour and Lord. Then, I will get a new body that is free from all this free radical stuff! I think every person should take OPC-3. My wife does and she states tthat her skin is softer! Her dad does, and he is more regular with his bowels for the first time in more than 20 years! There are more people I can tell you about, but this is about me. I feel great!

Before OPC-3 After OPC-3

Panic attacks frequently None

Double vision - frequently Rarely

Numbness - Most on left side Present, but not as noticeable

Walking - Unstable Improved

Energy Level - Very low, laid in bed often,

Much improved

Unable to work. Recently began working

Speech - slurred often Slurred rarely

Urination - Very frequently Less frequently

Legs twitching Less often

Swallowing - Difficult at times Less difficult

Jeff Myers, Kansas

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While attempting for my brother to locate the phone number of a doctor doing research on MS and other diseases, I ended up being connected to the doctor. It was, needless to say, an enlightening conversation.

This doctor (which I will refrain from naming as I didn't ask his permission to broadcast his name on the internet) has found a direct link between MS, chronic infections of the vascular system, etc. and the virus Chlamydia Pneumoniae (not the venereal disease). A doctor in Boston researching the Gulf War Syndrome has also picked up on this.

In one test of 80 patients with MS, Chlamydia Pneumoniae showed up in 77.

The other 3 had the antibodies for it, meaning a 100% link. He stated he didn't know yet if Chlamydia Pneumoniae was a "cause" of MS or if it is a result.

Either way, his treatment consists of antibiotics for the Chlamydia Pneumoniae virus, charcoal for eliminating porphines(sp?), and OPC-3 for fighting free radicals and inflammation. He said his treatment is having tremendous success. I asked him why OPC-3 and he said because it was the best antioxidant he has found. He believes everyone needs antioxidants, not just MSers. He said MSers also need good multivitamins and extra B-12. No, I didn't go there :-)

No, he doesn't think OPC-3 alone is the answer for MS, but it is an important part of the treatment. Unfortunately it's also the only part insurance doesn't pay for.

I asked him about the various instruments I found on the web that measure Chlamydia levels. He said most don't work very well, that he has a method that gives an accurate reading. Blood samples (red top & light blue top (whatever that means)) may be sent to him.

No, I will not give out the doctor's name and number to UFOs so they can all tie up his phone. :-) But I couldn't sit here and hold back what I had learned. So pass this info on to your MS customers. Let them take it to their doctor. If their doctor wants more info, they can contact me and I'll give them the info. In the mean time, take OPC-3 (4 doses typical initially for MSers) and charcoal, if it's available at your pharmacy.

OPC-3 is going to become a household word!

UFO Joel

makes it easier to

fight the tiredness of MS. Until they come up with a cure for MS, this is the way to go....OPC-3!!!

Belle Menendez

Charleroi, PA

Ramona Rhoades

LA UFO

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I have suffered 24 hour pain for so many years, but now am pain free for the first time. I have MS, fibromyalgis, arthritis, bursitis, and tendinitis. After taking the megadose of OPC-3 for only five days, I was almost free of pain, and after a week I was pain free! I also had an awful circulation problem with my hands and feet. Now, for the first time in many years, I have warm hands and feet. Too bad I didn't know of this before, as my husband always complained when he felt my icy feet touch him during the night. My MS symptoms are also less severe. I find it easier to lift my legs and can walk with a little more steadiness than

before, although I still need my walker. OPC-3 has been a blessing for me. To be pain-free

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night. My MS symptoms are also less severe. I find it easier to lift my legs and can walk with a little more steadiness than before, although I still need my walker.OPC-3 has been a blessing for me. To be pain-free makes it easier to fight the tiredness of MS. Until they come up with a cure for MS, this is the way to go....OPC-3!!!

Belle Menendez

Charleroi, PA

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My wife Debbie, although not DX'd by the doctor due to her not having "two attacks in a 90 day time period" (that is by the books definition for DX) has been taking OPC3 since July 1st and has not taken any medication that the doctor wants her to start taking. We've been fighting the MS symptoms now for about 4 years and looking for something to help her. After taking OPC3 for about a month, she ran into two girl friends of hers that know what she is going through and they asked what she was taking. She told them and they both bought a bottle (for different reasons). We also have a friend of ours who knows her well and after seeing what OPC3 is doing for her, started his eight year old daughter on the product for inner ear problems (with two side affects: her allergies went away and the night time bed-wetting stopped). Now, three months of his daughter taking it and doing great, he is going to start taking it this month for his seizure problems (he

talked to his doctor first). Sorry off the track of MS. About two months ago, Deb had a virus which brought out the MS symptoms again and strong. She couldn't walk without help, talk clearly, and I wouldn't let her drive (either I took her or my son took her wherever she needed to go). Taking 2, 3, and sometimes 4 capfuls a day (depending on how she is feeling), she got through that last episode in only FOUR DAYS!!!!!

If you or anybody else is interested in talking to her directly, you can email at us d-tmabus@exis.net, call us at (757)474-2674 or ATG EXT 10514.

Tony McCann

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Dear Market America,

I am 40 years old, and was fairly fit until about 2 years ago, when I started having a tough time both physically and mentally. I was diagnosed with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis about one year ago. About that time I began taking Ultimate Aloe, mainly because a good friend of mine believed in it so strongly. For years I have had two colds per year -- spring and fall. Since taking the Aloe I haven't had a cold, and have felt generally better. I credit this to the Aloe.I was very skeptical at first, but thought "hey, it can't hurt, even if it doesn't help." Now, I take it every day, in amounts depending on how I feel.

For me, the combination of Ultimate Aloe and the isotonic Vitamin B work very well. I would recommend either product to anyone. I don't believe they are miracle cures but a natural way of feeling better all over -- mind and body.

Thank you, Market America.

Carolyn Adshade

Oxford Junction 447-3248

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Dear Market America,

About that time I began taking Ultimate Aloe, mainly because a good friend of mine believed in it so strongly. For years I have had two colds per year -- spring and fall. Since taking the Aloe I haven't had a cold, and have felt generally better. I credit this to the Aloe.

I was very skeptical at first, but thought "hey, it can't hurt, even if it doesn't help." Now, I take it every day, in amounts depending on how I feel.

I have also started taking the isotonic Vit. B every morning I can see a marked increase in energy (which I need, as MS tends to drain every ounce of energy in a hurry!). Since the onset of MS I felt tired ALL of the time, but after starting a single dose of the Vitamin B, family and friends noticed a difference in my stamina. But I, the skeptic, saw a huge difference when I started double dosing. For me, the combination of Ultimate Aloe and the isotonic Vitamin B work very well. I would recommend either product to anyone. I don't believe they are miracle cures but a natural way of feeling better all over - mind and body.

Thank you, Market America.

Carolyn Adshade

Oxford Junction

447-3248

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Hi Frank,

Nice to hear from you , but I am sorry you have such bad news. I have used the OPC and multitech, Mineral blast and oxygen Plus with MS pt and certainly what you have suggested is also good. One of the chief mechanisms of action for MS is thought to be the oxidative breakdown of the myelin layers of the nerves. This lipid (fat) layer of the nerve acts as insulation to prevent the "short-cuirt" of the nerve and maintain it's viability to conduct electrical impulses. When this lipid oxidative process is hindered or slowed by high potency anti-oxidants the body is offered an opportunity to assist in it's own repair. There is no cure for the disease, but many people feel immensely better and have less problems and recover so much better with the problem.

I hope this is helpful.
Roger

(Roger Spahr MD) for clarification in Indianapolis

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I have a customer who is interested in trying OPC-3 on her daughter for possible MS. Her concern is her daughter is allergic to Red Wine and PineNeedles. Here is Dr. Wilmer's response. I know someone else recently posted a similar question to the team, so I thought I'd pass this info on.

Kathy Janezic
Milwaukee, WI

It is impossible to know whether her reactions to red wine and pine needles are related to polyphenolic substances that appear in the extracts. It is more likely that her reaction to red wine is from the sulfite preservative, which is a fairly common allergen. Her reaction to pine needles is more problematic since the needles can be contaminated with a large variety of microorganisms including molds. Also, the physical pricking of the skin can cause an irritancy response that is not related to allergy.

I think your suggestion is a good one---small doses of OPC-3 initially (1/4 capful for several days). If no reaction, then increase as needed to the maintenance level. I would avoid the loading dose.

Sincerely,

James L. Wilmer, Ph. D.
Scientific Affairs Department
Market America, Inc.

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Hi Team,
In responds to the request on MS, I have a woman I met through a friend that is 53 and has had MS since she was 19. She started taking OPC-3, B-12 and Multitech and tells me she has never felt better. Yes, she still has MS however her quality of life has changed so much. She use to take hours in the morning to even get ready for the day as she had such restricted movement. Now she is up and ready in no time and goes all day long. She keeps telling me how grateful she is that I was brought into her life and has been referring to me as her savior, you would think I developed the OPC-3. To think that I can help change someone's life that drastically is the main reason I enjoy this business. I myself have Fibromyalgia and I know what a difference it has done for me and to share that gift with someone else makes
it all worthwhile.

She recently asked me to speak at her MS support group. With the help of my upline we did a presentation and I got 2 more customers with many other contacts and 4 that are waiting to check with their doctor as they are taking lots of medications.

It is so nice to be able to spread hope and health!!!

Jeanne Powers
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This is from National Institute of Neorological Disorders and Stroke:

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

During an MS attack, inflammation occurs in areas of the white matter* of the central nervous system in random patches called plaques. This process is followed by destruction of myelin, the fatty covering that insulates nerve cell fibers in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin facilitates the smooth, high-speed transmission of electrochemical messages between the brain, the spinal cord, and the rest of the body; when it is damaged, neurological transmission of messages may be slowed or blocked completely, leading to diminished or lost function. The name "multiple sclerosis" signifies both the number (multiple) and condition (sclerosis, from the Greek term for scarring or hardening) of the demyelinated areas in the central nervous system.

How Many People Have MS?

No one knows exactly how many people have MS. It is believed that, currently, there are approximately 250,000 to 350,000 people in the United States with MS diagnosed by a physician. This estimate suggests that approximately 200 new cases are diagnosed each week. MS is a life-long chronic disease diagnosed primarily in young adults who have a virtually normal life expectancy. Consequently, the economic, social, and medical costs associated with the disease are significant. Estimates place the annual cost of MS in the United States in the billions of dollars.

Who Gets MS?

Most people experience their first symptoms of MS between the ages of 20 and 40, but a diagnosis is often delayed. This is due to both the transitory nature of the disease and the lack of a specific diagnostic test-specific symptoms and changes in the brain must develop before the diagnosis is confirmed.

Although scientists have documented cases of MS in young children and elderly adults, symptoms rarely begin before age 15 or after age 60. Whites are more than twice as likely as other races to develop MS. In general, women are affected at almost twice the rate of men; however, among patients who develop the symptoms of MS at a later age, the gender ratio is more balanced.

MS is five times more prevalent in temperate climates-such as those found in the northern United States, Canada, and Europe-than in tropical regions. Furthermore, the age of 15 seems to be significant in terms of risk for developing the disease: some studies indicate that a person moving from a high-risk (temperate) to a low-risk (tropical) area before the age of 15 tends to adopt the risk (in this case, low) of the new area and vice versa. Other studies suggest that people moving after age 15 maintain the risk of the area where they grew up.

These findings indicate a strong role for an environmental factor in the cause of MS. It is possible that, at the time of or immediately following puberty, patients acquire an infection with a long latency period. Or, conversely, people in some areas may come in contact with an unknown protective agent during the time before puberty. Other studies suggest that the unknown geographic or climatic element may actually be simply a matter of genetic predilection and reflect racial and ethnic susceptibility factors.

Periodically, scientists receive reports of MS "clusters." The most famous of these MS "epidemics" took place in the Faeroe Islands north of Scotland in the years following the arrival of British troops during World War II. Despite intense study of this and other clusters, no direct environmental factor has been identified. Nor has any definitive evidence been found to link daily stress to MS attacks, although there is evidence that the risk of worsening is greater after acute viral illnesses.

What Causes MS?

Scientists have learned a great deal about MS in recent years; still, its cause remains elusive. Many investigators believe MS to be an autoimmune disease-one in which the body, through its immune system, launches a defensive attack against its own tissues. In the case of MS, it is the nerve-insulating myelin that comes under assault. Such assaults may be linked to an unknown environmental trigger, perhaps a virus.

The Immune System

To understand what is happening when a person has MS, it is first necessary to know a little about how the healthy immune system works. The immune system - a complex network of specialized cells and organs - defends the body against attacks by "foreign" invaders such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It does this by seeking out and destroying the interlopers as they enter the body. Substances capable of triggering an immune response are called antigens.

The immune system displays both enormous diversity and extraordinary specificity. It can recognize millions of distinctive foreign molecules and produce its own molecules and cells to match up with and counteract each of them. In order to have room for enough cells to match the millions of possible foreign invaders, the immune system stores just a few cells for each specific antigen. When an antigen appears, those few specifically matched cells are stimulated to multiply into a full-scale army. Later, to prevent this army from overexpanding, powerful mechanisms to suppress the immune response come into play.

T cells, so named because they are processed in the thymus, appear to play a particularly important role in MS. They travel widely and continuously throughout the body patrolling for foreign invaders. In order to recognize and respond to each specific antigen, each T cell's surface carries special receptor molecules for particular antigens.

T cells contribute to the body's defenses in two major ways. Regulatory T cells help orchestrate the elaborate immune system. For instance, they assist other cells to make antibodies, proteins programmed to match one specific antigen much as a key matches a lock. Antibodies typically interact with circulating antigens, such as bacteria, but are unable to penetrate living cells. Chief among the regulatory T cells are those known as helper (or inducer) cells. Helper T cells are essential for activating the body's defenses against foreign substances. Yet another subset of regulatory T cells acts to turn off, or suppress, various immune system cells when their job is done.

Killer T cells, on the other hand, directly attack diseased or damaged body cells by binding to them and bombarding them with lethal chemicals called cytokines. Since T cells can attack cells directly, they must be able to discriminate between "self" cells (those of the body) and "nonself" cells (foreign invaders). To enable the immune system to distinguish the self, each body cell carries identifying molecules on its surface. T cells likely to react against the self are usually eliminated before leaving the thymus; the remaining T cells recognize the molecular markers and coexist peaceably with body tissues in a state of self-tolerance.

In autoimmune diseases such as MS, the detente between the immune system and the body is disrupted when the immune system seems to wrongly identify self as nonself and declares war on the part of the body (myelin) it no longer recognizes. Through intensive research efforts, scientists are unraveling the complex secrets of the malfunctioning immune system of patients with MS.

Components of myelin such as myelin basic protein have been the focus of much research because, when injected into laboratory animals, they can precipitate experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), a chronic relapsing brain and spinal cord disease that resembles MS. The injected myelin probably stimulates the immune system to produce anti-myelin T cells that attack the animal's own myelin.

Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through the barrier and cause nervous system damage.

Scientists have studied a number of infectious agents (such as viruses) that have been suspected of causing MS, but have been unable to implicate any one particular agent. Viral infections are usually accompanied by inflammation and the production of gamma interferon, a naturally occurring body chemical that has been shown to worsen the clinical course of MS. It is possible that the immune response to viral infections may themselves precipitate an MS attack. There seems to be little doubt that something in the environment is involved in triggering MS.

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