{"id":2515,"date":"2016-02-29T15:07:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T15:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybodycanhealitself.ca\/wordpress\/?p=2515"},"modified":"2018-11-26T11:39:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T11:39:13","slug":"myelin-sheath-and-brain-damage-monitoring-inhalants-and-other-toxins-for-improved-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybodycanhealitself.ca\/wordpress\/myelin-sheath-and-brain-damage-monitoring-inhalants-and-other-toxins-for-improved-health\/","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL CURES: Protecting and Repairing the Myelin Sheath for Improved Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

WHAT IS THE MYELIN SHEATH?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"MS\"<\/p>\n

The myelin sheath is\u00a0the insulating material, made up of myelin,\u00a0around nerve cells in the central nervous system. It is most commonly determined to be\u00a0damaged due to an autoimmune response\u00a0in persons diagnosed with MS. In healthy people, the immune system recognizes that myelin is a component of the body itself, and so immune cells do not produce antibodies that attack myelin. Although the inflammation caused by the autoimmune response and resulting damage to the myelin \u00a0has\u00a0long been\u00a0considered\u00a0the root cause of MS; the exact cause is not known and there is speculation that\u00a0several contributing environmental and genetic factors are involved.\u00a0. <\/span>When myelin is damaged, “demyelination”, the transmission of electrical signals along axons is impaired. If the sheath is severely damaged, the underlying nerve fiber can die.<\/p>\n

WHAT HURTS YOUR MYELIN SHEATH?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oxidative stress and damage are considered to be factors in\u00a0the inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes. In adults, the myelin sheath can also be destroyed by stroke, inflammation, immune disorders, metabolic disorders, and nutritional deficiencies (such as a lack of vitamin B12<\/span><\/sub>),\u00a0poisons and\u00a0drugs (such as the antibiotic ethambutol). \u00a0Myelin sheaths do not develop normally in children with certain rare hereditary diseases, such as Tay-Sachs disease, Niemann-Pick disease, Gaucher disease, and Hurler syndrome. These children may have permanent, often extensive, neurologic problems<\/span><\/p>\n

Although all factors that interfere with the normal production and protection of myelin have not been determined, exposure to harmful pollutants, including neurotoxins is suspected. A neurotoxin<\/strong> is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells \u2013 neurons \u2013 usually by interacting or interfering\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>with membrane proteins and ion channels, as well as necessary communication. Common examples of neurotoxins include lead, ethanol (drinking alcholhol), manganese, glutamate, nitric oxide, botulinum toxin (e.g. Botox), tetanus toxin and tetrodoxin. Foods, personal care, household, industrial, agricultural (pesticides) and lawn and garden products\u00a0contain a vast array of neurotoxins.<\/p>\n

“One in six children now has a developmental disability, most of which are linked to the nervous system. A team from the Harvard School of Public Health has identified 201 known neurotoxic chemicals in common use which have not been regulated to protect the developing brains of children. The chemicals include lead, methylmercury, solvents including toluene and benzene, and dozens of pesticides. Over half of the 201 chemicals are classified as high volume chemicals, meaning that over one million pounds a year a produced annually.” <\/strong>http:\/\/www.environmentalhealth.ca\/fall08brain.html<\/p>\n

One major effect of toxic inhalants (what you breathe in)\u00a0is the destruction of the myelin sheath that surrounds neurons resulting in problems in the normal transmission of impulses through neurons and cell death. Inhalants not only damage the nervous system, but other organs such as the lungs, liver, heart and kidney can be injured permanently. How many toxic inhalants do\u00a0you and your family inhale during an average\u00a0week?<\/p>\n

\"inhale3\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Variety of Inhalants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Product<\/th>\nChemical Content<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Hair Spray<\/td>\nFluorinated hydrocarbons; propane; isobutane<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nitrous Oxide<\/td>\nNitrous Oxide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cleaning Fluids<\/td>\nChlorinated hydrocarbons; naphtha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Typewriter Correction Fluid<\/td>\nTrichloroethane; trichloroethylene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nail Polish Remover<\/td>\nAcetone; aliphatic acetates; benzene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gasoline<\/td>\nHydrocarbons; tetraethyl lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glue; rubber cement<\/td>\nToluene; acetone, benzene; xylene; ethanol; chloroform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paint\/Paint Thinner<\/td>\nToluene; methylene chloride; benzene, ethanol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lighter Fluid<\/td>\nHydrocarbons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Room Deodorizers<\/td>\nAmyl, butyl and isobutyl nitrite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marker pens<\/td>\nToluene; xylene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

https:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/chudler\/inhale.html<\/a><\/p>\n

WHAT AREAS OF THE BRAIN ARE AFFECTED?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long term effects of\u00a0inhalants and other toxins on the nervous system vary:<\/p>\n