MSM Benefits Asthma, Arthritis Sufferers

About four years ago, my Mom asked me to look into something that wold help alleviate her asthma. She had suffered with it for over 30 years and felt that she would most certainly die from an asthma attack.

I started researching and came across MSM (Methyl-sulfonyl-methane), an organic sulfur (macro-mineral) that is found naturally in plants, animals and the human body. It’s the fourth most plentiful mineral in the body and utilized in every cell.

Sulfur is essential for healthy hair, skin and nails. It stimulates bile secretion and helps to maintain proper brain function. When combined with vitamin C, it disinfects the blood and resists bacteria, parasites and fungus. MSM helps the muscles, skin and lungs maintain flexibility while controlling the body’s inflammation.

One of the most powerful ways adequate sulfur levels can impact the body is when new cells are created, sulfur is incorporated into the cell’s wall allowing it to be more permeable to nutrients. Without sulfur, nutrients have difficulty entering the cell wall.

Sulfur originates from the evaporation of the waters of the Oceans and through precipitation is then found in plants. If rain water isn’t used in farming, but substituted with city or purified water then sulfur won’t be found in the produce.

Some plant sources of sulfur are Asparagus, Garlic, Onions and Green Leafy Vegetables especially Water Cress and Swiss Chard. It’s best to eat these raw and uncooked because sulfur is easily destroyed by heat.

Supplementing with MSM can benefit arthritis sufferers by improving joint flexibility, reducing stiffness, swelling and pain, increasing circulation and cell vitality.

Sulfur is useful to asthmatics by preventing inflammation and regulating the fluid that covers the airway surface of the lungs. It allows the lungs to be more flexible, increasing lung capacity.

Methylsulfonylmethane is considered extremely safe and toxicity is virtually unheard of. In fact, no toxic effects were shown in humans given up to 1 gram per kilogram of body weight (70 grams or more) per day for 30 days.

My Mom started taking 1 – 2 grams (1 gram is equal to 1,000 mg) daily, working up to 8 grams for a period of 3 to 4 months then weaning back down. She went from using her “puffer” everyday to never using it. She doesn’t take any steroids or other medications anymore and is free from asthma for the last 4 years.

Side Note: sulfur should be broken into at least two servings a day since its half life is only 12 hours in the body.

Some other conditions that can benefit from adding sulfur supplementation are:

• Diabetes
• Allergies
• Wound Healing
• Pain Relief
• Eye Problems
• Cramps (and PMS)
• Stress
• Snoring
• Skin Conditions including psoriasis
• Parasitic Infestation
• Toxic Metal Poisoning