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1. Scientific Studies - Sometimes they Get Retracted
2. Neuropathy, why the pain, the tingling and the numbness?
3. Are you confused about what to take for Neuropathy?
4. Information on Neuropathy in Spanish

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Scientific Studies - Sometimes they Get Retracted

Have you sometimes been bewildered when a new study comes out that contradicts everything else you've read.   Recently, there was one telling you not to take Omega 3 Fish Oils.  Somehow this study felt that essential fatty acids weren't necessary anymore.  

These studies are confusing and one wonders how it happens? Here is some information: 

A review of retracted biomedical and life-science research papers found that only 21 percent were retracted due to errors. The most common reason for retraction, in over 67 percent of cases, was misconduct, including fraud or suspected fraud (43.4%), duplicate publication (14.2%), and plagiarism (9.8%).

The more respected or influential the journal was, the more likely its retractions were to be attributed to fraud or suspected fraud!

Our current medical system has been masterfully orchestrated by the drug companies to create a system that gives the perception of science when really it is a heavily manipulated process designed to boost their profits.

See the full story Misdeeds, Not Mistakes, Behind Most Scientific Retractions

Neuropathy, why the pain, the tingling and the numbness?

What causes this debilitating pain, burning, painful touch, lack of coordination and balance, and cramps?

Neuropathy has many symptoms.   It may start with a tingling feeling and end up with numbness.   It can be a pricking, or burning sensation, loss of reflexes and muscle shrinkage, abnormal sensations, or sensitivity to touch.  Its worse symptom is pain, sometimes so excruciating that a person would amputate rather then continue the pain.  

It is called many names such as paresthesia, neuritis, neuralgia, dysesthensia, hypoesthesia, hypesthesia, hypalgesia, hypealgesia and hyperesthesia due to its many different kinds of symptoms. 

But, what underlies all these symptoms?

They are created by a specific type of nerve damage. This nerve damage can come from too much sugar in the blood (the reason it is a side effect of diabetes). It can be caused by exposure to chemicals such as cancer treatments, poisons, alcoholism, or a side effect of some medications.   It can be the result of kidney or liver failure, infectious disease or nutritional deficiencies especially B vitamins.   The reasons are many; the damage they produce is the same.

What creates the problem is damage done to the outer lining of the nerve cell.   Cells have coverings much like an electrical wire has an insulation of plastic.  Have you ever seen a wire whose insulation is damaged – the electrical current doesn’t flow correctly. It can send electricity out from the area where it is damaged, it can stop the flow of electricity or it can damage what its supposed to be supplying electricity to.

A damaged nerve covering does the same thing.  It can send out “sparks” that cause tingling, it can stop the flow resulting in numbness.  It can create feelings of hot or cold or a sensitivity due to crossed signals.  It can definitely cause pain especially as the damage gets worse.

The idea is to fix this outer covering.  This is called the myelin sheath.  What is needed is specific B vitamins.  The only question is how to get these B vitamins in sufficient amounts so that the body can actually repair the damage.   Isolated B vitamins that are sold at the health food stores or local drug stores get washed out of the system too quickly to fix the damage.  It would be hard to take enough of this type of nutrients to make a difference.  You can’t get it from vitamins made in a laboratory.

What is needed is a whole food supplement with methylcobalamine and benfotiamine and other B vitamins that the body can use to repair the cells.  That is one of the functions of the body, to repair cells.  But it does need specific nutrients to do its job.  

Nutrients are what a body runs on.   A car runs on gas.  If you drive the car down the road, it uses up a steady amount of that gas.  If you take that same car and speed down the freeway, you will use up a lot of gas.   When you take a body “out on the freeway”, or put it under physical stress, it uses up a lot more nutrients.  Thus, getting the right supplements in the right amount is important.

Just as a car won’t drive without giving it gas.  A body can’t repair itself (or function correctly) without the proper nutrients it needs to “drive”. In the case of neuropathy, it needs these B vitamins.

Neuropathy can be a side effect of many things.   Although most often it is caused by too much sugar in the blood - Diabetes - there are many factors.

Chemotherapy and some drugs have neuropathy as a side effect and it can be caused by surgery damaging the nerves - there are others.

For more information about Neuropathy

Are you confused about what to take for neuropathy?

There are a lot of different combinations of vitamins, herbs, and homeopathic remedies.   This can get quite confusing.   

Here is a site that talks about this.   It actually is currently improving the site due to the fact that there are new herbs that are out there and being sold for neuropathy.  

It is worth a look and worth coming back to so you can fully evaluate what supplements you want to take to address this condition.

See the Treatments on Neuropathy

Information on Neuropathy in Spanish

Due to popular demand, we have translated our page on neuropathy and our page about the WSN Nerve Support Formula into Spanish.  You can find them here:

Neurpathy En Espanol

Nerve Support Formula En Espanol

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