High levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) are present in the blood of MS patients. MDA is the most common biomarker for oxidative stress in diseases like cancer, mental health disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cardiovascular disease[i], MS and others. It is also linked with disability in MS. This post discusses how parasites cause oxidative stress and increased MDA, how this effects disease progression and how to recover from MS by treating the parasites that cause it.
Common biochemical changes in the blood of MS patients affect the function of nerves. Increases in lactic acid, creatinine, malondialdehyde, nitrite, nitrate, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are commonly observed in MS.[ii]
Inflammation and oxidative stress are believed to play a key role in the disease process of MS and other diseases.
Inflammation is present in all chronic diseases and is the immune system’s response to a foreign invader, usually a type of parasite. The main job of immune system is to defend the body from parasites. Thus, inflammation is the war in which the immune system is battling and destroying parasites.
One of the ways in which the immune system fights parasites is through oxidative stress.
Oxidative Stress – the body’s reaction to infections / parasites
The immune system quickly produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) in response to parasitic infections. These are oxygen-containing compounds like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) created to destroy parasites.
MDA is a toxic biproduct of high oxidation and ROS during inflammation.
What is malondialdehyde (MDA)?
MDA is produced from the breakdown of fatty acids. It has been used as a biomarker to measure oxidative stress in tissue samples from patients that are affected by a wide range of diseases.[iii] It is used to monitor disease status.
MDA is toxic to cells and DNA and increases the risk of cancer, which can all contribute to the development of diseases and aging.[iv]
One study measured blood levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and its relation to disease and found that:[v]
- MDA levels were much higher in patients with MS than in healthy controls, especially during a relapse.
- MDA levels significantly correlate with increased disability as documented in the expanded disability status scale (EDSS).
Which parasites that are linked to MS cause increased MDA?
The immune system uses ROS as part of its defense against many different types of parasites.
Highly increased malondialdehyde (MDA) was found in patients that tested positive for malaria. This indicated an increased production of reactive oxygen species.[vi]
Candidiasis caused by different species of candida has been linked to increased oxidative stress and MDA concentrations in the blood.[vii] [viii]
There was a significant association of oxidative stress with chronic filariasis. [ix]
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There is a large and ever-growing body of research that shows that MS is an infectious disease caused by a parasitic infestation. Compelling evidence of filarial worms, fungal infections, Babesia/malaria type protists and Lyme disease are some of the main culprits that have been identified in MS patients.
There is also ample evidence that the immune system is actively fighting infection through inflammation and oxidative stress. This leaves one to question why the international panel of experts that have established the 2017 McDonald criteria for diagnosing and treating MS, finds no value in exploring which infections cause MS. They refuse to look beyond the presence of lesions and antibodies that they assume are the result of the immune system attacking nerve tissue for no apparent reason.
When reviewing the last two pages of the McDonald criteria, one begins to better understand this bias as the panel is funded by the very companies that sell the expensive MS immunosuppressive maintenance disease modifying drugs.
Is this not a conflict of interest? It appears that the medical standard of care for multiple sclerosis has been hijacked and no longer serves the best interests of MS patients. It will continue to be gridlocked until MS patients become aware of the truth and make different choices in their healthcare. This is the only way things will change.
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.
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Or take the Health Blocker Quiz to see if you could have parasite infections
References:
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/16/5979
[i] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4597159/#:~:text=Malondialdehyde%20(MDA)%20is%20the%20most,%2C%20asthma%2C%20or%20cardiovascular%20diseases.
[ii] https://www.hindawi.com/journals/msi/2011/167156/
[iii] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10457993/#:~:text=Malondialdehyde%20(MDA)%20is%20a%20compound,a%20wide%20range%20of%20diseases.
[iv] https://typeset.io/questions/what-are-the-consequences-of-having-high-levels-of-28mt8t2znb
[v] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33895606/
[vi] https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajbs.2011.506.513#:~:text=Highly%20increased%20Malondialdehyde%20(MDA)%20activity,production%20of%20reactive%20oxygen%20species.
[vii] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15693608/
[viii] https://www.academia.edu/72132322/In_vitro_response_of_clinical_isolates_of_Candida_species_to_oxidative_stress
[ix] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16554077/
Clinically diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 28, Pam chose an alternative approach to recovery. Now decades later and still symptom free, she coaches others on how to treat the root cause of chronic disease, using a holistic approach. She can teach you how, too.
Pam is the author of Become a Wellness Champion and founder of Live Disease Free. She is a wellness expert, coach and speaker.
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