Increased Risk of Heart Disease in MS

This post discusses how parasites can cause cardiovascular disease (CVD) in multiple sclerosis, including stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease and even death from CVD.[i] It also shares how Wellness Champions are recovering from MS including their cardio symptoms by treating the parasites that cause the disease.

A recent study of over 80,000 people (with or without multiple sclerosis), found that those with MS had an increased risk of macrovascular disease (disease of the large blood vessels in the body), a 1.5 times greater risk of death from CVD and a 3.5 times higher risk of all-cause mortality.[ii]

MS patients have a higher risk of micro-brain bleeds which are associated with increased physical disability.[iii]

Parasites can directly or indirectly affect any part of the heart and cause:

1. Myocarditis – Inflammation of the heart muscle or myocardium. Symptoms include: Chest pain, fatigue, swelling of the legs, ankles and feet, rapid or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmias), shortness of breath (at rest or during activity), feeling light-headedness / fainting, as well as flu-like symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pain, fever or sore throat.
2. Pericarditis – Swelling and irritation of the saclike tissue that surrounds the heart or pericardium. Known causes include kidney failure, cancer, bacteria, fungi and other parasites. Symptoms include, sharp and stabbing chest pain, back, neck or left shoulder pain, trouble breathing when lying down, a dry cough, racing or irregular heartbeats, anxiety or fatigue, fever and swelling of the legs, feet and ankles in severe cases.
3. Pancarditis – Inflammation of the entire heart.
4. Pulmonary hypertension – a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the right side of the heart which are frequently affected by parasitic infections.[iv]

Any disease condition ending in “itis” signifies that it is an inflammatory condition. Inflammation is the immune system’s response to some type of infection or toxin.

Many types of parasites are known to infect and thus impact the cardiovascular system of the body.

 

Lyme Disease

Lyme carditis occurs when Borrelia (the bacteria that causes Lyme disease) enters the tissues of the heart and disrupts normal electrical signals between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. This results in heart block and causes an abnormal heartbeat.

There is over 100 years of research linking MS to Lyme disease. To review these studies, visit our website LiveDiseaseFree.com

US pathologist, Dr. Alan MacDonald, discovered Borrelia bacteria in the central nervous system (CNS) of MS subjects.

The MS Society states on their website that:

• Lyme disease can cause neurological symptoms similar to those seen in MS.
• Lyme disease symptoms may come and go, as they do with relapsing-remitting MS.
• Lyme disease can also produce test results similar to MS, including positive findings on MRI scans of the brain and in cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF).

Borrelia in the CNS can also present as “open ring” lesions in white brain matter similar to MS lesions and can appear as disseminated white matter lesions in the brain and spinal cord.[v]

Symptoms of Lyme carditis include:

• light-headedness
• fainting
• shortness of breath
• palpitations
• chest pain.

Heart block is sometimes considered a permanent condition that requires a pacemaker. Myocarditis or pericarditis caused by Borrelia may occur and even death has been reported in a few cases.

Borrelia can infect all parts of the heart and blood vessels of the heart.[vi] [vii]

Inflammation is the result of the immune system trying to destroy and remove the disease causing bacteria. Tissue damage is a consequence of this inflammation.

Symptoms include: light-headedness, fainting, shortness of breath, heart palpitations or chest pain.

 

Malaria

The malarial parasite is a protist that infects red blood cells and can cause blockades in blood vessels and hemorrhages. Normal blood flow can be decreased as infected red blood cells attach to blood vessel walls.[viii]

Cardiovascular conditions resulting from malaria include myocarditis, pericarditis, pericardial effusion, ischemic disease (reduced blood flow caused by the narrowing of blood vessels) and heart failure.[ix]

There is much evidence that malaria is one of the most common parasites that causes multiple sclerosis. Review the link between MS and Malaria. 

Tapeworms

Dr. Alan MacDonald’s research also revealed tapeworm larva in every MS subject he tested as well as developing tapeworms in the CNS of MS subjects. Review his research here.

Tapeworm larval cysts in the central nervous system have been shown to simulate “open ring” lesions similar to those in MS.[x] [xi]

Tapeworm larval cysts or cysticercosis can infect different parts of the body, including the heart, where they can cause myocarditis and arrhythmia.

 

Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, a condition caused by blood flukes, can result in myocarditis, pericarditis and myocardial ischemia.[xii]

These parasites can also cause high blood pressure, which is the most relevant complication of chronic schistosomiasis.

 

Candida

Invasive candidiasis can infect and inflame the inner lining of the heart, causing endocarditis.

 

Filarial worms

Dr. Alan MacDonald discovered many small filarial round worms in the central nervous system of every MS subject tested. Review his research here.

Filarial worms are a common parasite of dogs, are prevalent in many parts of the world and can infect humans.

Adult worms live in small blood vessels and can induce myocarditis.[xiii] [xiv]

Although there are several reports of adult worms found in the heart and major vessels of humans during autopsy,[xv] usually immature worms have been observed in partially or completely blocked small pulmonary arteries.

Other filarial species have been identified as pulmonary nodules.[xvi] [xvii]

Filarial worms in blood vessels cause an immune response as the immune system tries to eradicate these parasites. This leads to the production of toxic oxygen radicals by the immune system, which causes chronic inflammation in these vessels and high blood pressure.[xviii] [xix] [xx] [xxi]

Filariae and schistosomiasis are worms most frequently found to induce chronic eosinophilia with consequent endomyocardial fibrosis.[xxii]

 

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is caused by a single celled parasite that can be transmitted from cats to humans. It is found worldwide and can cause myocarditis, pericarditis arrhythmias and heart failure.

 

Other Parasites that Cause Heart Disease

There are many other parasites that can infect and impact the function of the cardiovascular system such as Trichinella, Entamoeba, Echinococcosis, Echinococcus, Trypanosoma and others.[xxiii]

 

Wellness Champion recoveries from heart disease and MS

From coaching thousands of students in many countries over the past 10 years, we have observed wonderful recoveries from multiple sclerosis and many other conditions, including cardiovascular disease.

Students commonly report that they no longer need blood pressure medication or cholesterol medication, and heart palpitations and arrhythmias resolve.

One of our students was scheduled for surgery to have a pacemaker replaced when his doctor was shocked to find that his pacemaker was not working. And despite this, he had no symptoms! His doctor decided not to replace the pacemaker and commented that he has never witnessed anything like this before in his patients.

Another student, Tracy, suffered from several diseases including a racing heart. She now has her life back and her heart is healthy again. Watch Tracy’s success here.

From one our current students who has been getting ready to treat parasites and will soon be treating them: “My heart palpitations are MUCH IMPROVED from where I started the Live Disease Free program. I am so grateful for this improvement!”

There are real solutions to recover from parasites today!

To restore health, we must focus on treating the cause of inflammation, which are parasites. First, identify the enemy (parasites), then support the body and treat the parasites while following a holistic approach. When parasitic infections are treated effectively, we can overcome inflammation or disease.

If you’re frustrated with the fact that our standard of care STILL doesn’t offer a real solution for treating MS and other diseases, then click on the link below to watch Pam Bartha’s free masterclass training and discover REAL solutions that have allowed Pam and many others to live free from MS and other diseases.

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Or take the Health Blocker Quiz to see if you could have parasite infections 

 

References:

[i] https://www.verywellhealth.com/ms-heart-issues-5224960#:~:text=Summary,genetics%2C%20and%20associated%20risk%20factors.

[ii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7199174/

[iii] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160616141344.htm

[iv]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863361/

[v] https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/a/9JptVJchfnmS5yXpgd7q8pP/?format=pdf#:~:text=Neuroborreliosis%20manifesting%20with%20disseminated%20white,(non%2Dovoid)%20lesions.

[vi] https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.112.101485#R3

[vii] https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circulationaha.112.101485#R4

[viii] https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/disease.html#:~:text=Plasmodium%20falciparum%2Dinfected%20erythrocytes%2C%20particularly,freely%20circulate%20in%20the%20blood.

[ix] https://www.acc.org/About-ACC/Press-Releases/2021/02/22/20/05/Malaria-May-Impact-the-Heart-More-Than-Previously-Thought#:~:text=Cardiovascular%20complications%20from%20malaria%20include,ischemic%20disease%20and%20heart%20failure.

[x] https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/a/9JptVJchfnmS5yXpgd7q8pP/?format=pdf#:~:text=Neurocysticercosis%20and%20occasionally%20tuberculosis%2C%20in,also%20mimic%20MS%20brain%20lesions.

[xi] https://www.scielo.br/j/anp/a/9JptVJchfnmS5yXpgd7q8pP/?format=pdf#:~:text=Neurocysticercosis%20and%20occasionally%20tuberculosis%2C%20in,also%20mimic%20MS%20brain%20lesions.

[xii] https://www.scielo.br/j/abc/a/DtmLzJHhBGCyjsbNXddCNQz/?format=pdf&lang=en#:~:text=Schistosoma%20mansoni%20is%20the%20main,acute%20phase%20of%20the%20disease.

[xiii] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4054898/

[xiv] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9564568/

[xv] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7283016/

[xvi] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4054898/

[xvii] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9564568/

[xviii] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15486834/

[xix] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2173455/

[xx] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15486834/

[xxi] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC148813/

[xxii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863361/

[xxiii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2863361/