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BEST BET DIET BOOK
Scientific Papers
This easy-read format e-book has been compiled to facilitate hard copy printouts of Ashton Embry's Best Bet Diet essay and the scientific support for his thesis.

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Part 1. "MS: Probable Cause and Best Bet Treatment". The paradigm shifting 1996 paper by Ashton Embry, reformatted for this site.
Part 2. The Evidence. This is a work in progress. These are a collation of the the scientific evidence to date that speaks to the probable causes of Multiple Sclerosis and the possible remedies. Drop in regularly to examine our growing collection of summaries and critiques of relevent reference papers and books.
Table of Contents - Part One
1. Abstract "MS: Probable Cause and Best Bet Treatment"
2. Introduction
3. What is MS?
4, Constraints on Interpretations of the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
5. The Most Reasonable Interpretation for the Environmental Factor Which Causes Multiple Sclerosis
6. Pathogenesis of MS
7. Types of MS
8. Dietary Factors, MS Pathogenesis and MS Types
9. Persons with MS and Hypersensitivities
10. Anecdotal Data
12. MS and Specific Food Types
13. Dietary Factors as the Main Cause of MS
14. Suggested Treatment
15. Strengthening the BBB
16. Supplements
17. Other Environmental Factors and Potential Treatments
18. Current Problems in MS Research.
19. Conclusions.
20. Acknowledgements
21. Appendix: Books, Web Sites, Tests, Author
22. References

23. The End
Table of Contents - Part Two - The Evidence
1. "Vitamin D & the Risk of Developing MS for British & Irish Migrants to Australia"
2.
"Vitamin D and Seasonal Fluctuations of Gadolinium-Enhancing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis"
3.
"Vitamin D and MS. A small study at the Helen Hayes Hospital in New York (USA)"
4. "Cow's Milk, MS and Type 1 Diabetes"
5.
"Battling Quackery - Attitudes About Micronutrient Supplements in American Academic Medicine" James S. Goodwin, MD; Michael R. Tangun, MD." This is a PDF document.
6. "Use of cod liver oil during pregnancy associated with lower risk of Type I diabetes in the offspring. - Stene, Ulriksen, Magnus and Juner - Oslo Norway." This is a PDF document.
7. "Effect of dietary advice and n-3 supplementation in newly diagnosed MS patients. - Nordvik, Myhr, Nyland, and Bjerve - Acta Neruol Scand 2000." This is a PDF document.

8.
"Does 'imprinting' with low prenatal vitamin D contribute to the risk of various adult disorders? - J. McGrath, Queensland, Australia." This is a PDF document.
9.
"Vitamin D supplementation, 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and safety. Reinhold Vieth." This is a PDF document.

10. 
"Protective nutrients and functional foods for the gastrointestinal tract - C. Duggan, J. Gannon, WA Walker."    This is a PDF document.