It seems like a pretty universal truth that when you can’t find something, it’s almost always in the last place you look. And when it comes to cures for chronic diseases, the unfortunate truth is that nature is generally the last place researchers look. But when they finally do, the answers are there for the taking. The latest example is multiple sclerosis (MS).
Mainstream medicine has been scratching its head over this chronic degenerative disease for decades. And the victims have continued to suffer and deteriorate all the while. But that may not be the case anymore — and the answer could be as simple as a single vitamin.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital in Boston found that vitamin B3 can significantly reduce nerve damage in cases of MS. Researchers investigated the effects of vitamin B3 on mice that had an MS-like disease called experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE). When they gave the mice vitamin B3, it protected their nerves from degeneration, preventing inflammation and loss of myelin, the substance that covers and protects nerves.
But what’s even more striking about this research is that the B3 has its effects even in the chronic progressive phase of the disease. Most mainstream drugs only treat earlier phases, so when patients reach the chronic stage, they’re left helpless. The vitamin B3 given to the mice in the study appeared to protect nerves that had already lost their myelin from further damage. And the researchers found that the B3 had positive effects even when the mice weren’t given any until 10 days after the onset of the disease.
Of course, the research has only been performed on mice so far. But the great thing about most natural therapies like vitamin B3 for MS is that they’re safe to try now, with or without concrete proof. And whether it helps the specific condition or not, you can rest assured that it will help your health overall.
