genetic worries and vitamin D

[beingmindful]

My sister has MS. She was diagnosed about 10 years ago. She is on a clinical trial of daclizumab, and doing great. My husband has MS. He was diagnosed about 5 years ago but probably has had MS for many years before that. He is on Tysabri and is doing quite well. My DH and I have two sons. I want them to take Vitamin D to help prevent MS; they don't seem to take my advice seriously. My DH's neurologist and my sis both say Vitamin D for the kids is a good idea. I am working on getting them to take it.

[Tawanda]

I, too, have huge genetic worries. Me and my Mom were both diagnosed with MS. Yes, it is a struggle and I have to nag DD to take her vitamin C, but, remember how you felt when you were a kid? I know I felt healthy and invincible...and continued to feel that way until MS came knocking. Even then, I was in complete denial for about a year!

Is there even anything to the vitamin D theory? I have read conflicting reports, but I'd rather err on the side of caution. A vitamin D pill is pretty safe, so why not? Keep on nagging and I will too!

[Seasha]

Good for you for looking out for your sons, beingmindful! I have 2 young adult kids who I have encouraged to take Vit D supplements as well.

I did a search and found many articles from medical and health sources and here are a few of them:

http://image.thelancet.com/journals/...121-6/fulltext

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18289005

http://www.everydayhealth.com/multip...vitamin-d.aspx

http://mssociety.ca/alberta/pdf/MS_C...itaminD&MS.pdf

There are more articles to read. Google "importance of vitamin D as preventive for MS". You might want to print these articles out for your boys to read.

Good luck and take care

[beingmindful]

thank you I am hungry for this information! Thanks so much

[BigA]

I'd press hard on that. Scare them.

My kids get it every Saturday and have no choice.