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IMO if you have any serious health problems consider supplementing with SAMe.

“Nothing else comes close to SAMe in providing a spectrum of health benefits for the liver.” Life Extension

“Several studies have confirmed that SAMe is up to 15% more effective in the treatment of depression than traditional pharmaceutical antidepressants.”

“SAMe acts as a precursor to glutathione production.” Lieber et al

“SAMe treatment may reverse the underlying process of osteoarthritis by stimulating the cartridge to grow.” Barcelo et al

“In a study of 22,000 osteoarthritis patients those taking SAMe improved steadily over the two months of the study. At the end about 80% of those taking SAMe reported improvement; 70% of the patients with the most severe joint pain improved significantly. Side effects were minimal and only 2.3% dropped out because their SAMe was not working.” Italian Study

“SAMe appears to be as effective as NSAIDs in reducing pain and improving functional limitations in patients with osteoarthritis without the adverse effects often associated with NASID therapies.” Osteoarthritis Metastudy

“SAMe has shown itself to not only alleviate arthritic pain and functional limitation but to also rebuild cartilage.” Soeken et al

“In a 16 week study 56 people with arthritis of the knee; one group took the Celebrex while the other group took SAMe. SAMe was found as effective as Celebrex at eliminating pain.” Najm et al

“It is a wonderful supplement and is a fantastic nutrient for depression and chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, and fibromyalgia. SAMe influences the formation of brain chemicals and helps to preserve glutathione, the body’s most important internal antioxidant. SAMe is also involved in the formation of myelin, the sheath that surrounds outer part of nerve cells. As a result of this insulation property most people, taking SAMe, notice an increase of energy, alertness and well-being. SAMe has been used in Europe to treat depression and arthritis for decades. It is a liver enhancer and it helps the liver to function at its best. While it is used for all forms of arthritis it is particularly useful in the case of osteoarthritis.” Doctor Michael Lam MD

“Together with choline, and inositol, methionine belongs to a group of compounds called lipotropics which help the liver to process fat in the body. Once in the liver, methionine is converted into SAM (s-adenosyl methionine) and SAM is therefore the metabolite of the amino acid methionine. As much as 8 grams of SAM is produced in the liver each day when conditions are ideal. However, the amount of SAM produced in the body can be reduced significantly when the liver function is compromised.” Doctor Michael Lam MD

SAMe

SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine) is the bioactive form of the amino acid methionine. Your body produces SAMe but production slows with age and sometimes for other reasons. A liver that is not fully functional and diseases requiring continuous detoxification are but two reasons you may be functionally deficient in SAMe. SAMe is a precursor for glutathione (See Glutathione Protocol), cysteine and taurine. Half of all the methionine in your body is used by your liver to make SAMe. A good part of SAMe is turned into glutathione.

SAMe raises levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Dopamine is required for learning, memory, motivation, and helps with attention and sleep. It’s also a key to experiencing pleasure and maintaining an overall sense of well being.

On a cellular level SAMe

• Maintains mitochondrial function

• Prevents DNA mutations

• Restores cellular fluidity

• Enhances cell receptors

At the system level SAMe

• Many benefits for your brain including memory and cognitive function

• Helps prevents liver disease including hepatitis and cirrhosis

• Anti-Inflammatory

• Detoxifies

• Lessens pain

• Helpful for Multiple Sclerosis

• Helpful for Chronic Fatigue

• Relives depression

• Promotes Bone Health

• Promotes sleep

• Promotes a feeling of wellness

SAMe Protects your Liver

The evidence is definitely in. SAMe is serious medicine against liver disease. SAMe is the most effective agent known to regenerate damaged liver tissue. SAMe can protect against the liver damaging side effects of several toxic drugs. Almost a thousand published studies document the ability of this bioactive form of methionine to prevent and treat liver disorders, including cancer. SAMe protects the liver against alcohol, drugs and cytokines. It protects against cholestasis (bile impairment or blockage). It may protect against chronic active hepatitis. It protects against liver damage caused by MAO inhibitors and anti-convulsants. It reverses hyperbilirubinaemia; it protects against neuronal death caused by lack of oxygen (anoxia). It regenerates nerves and provokes remyelination of nerve fibers.  SAMe may protect against heart disease.

SAMe all around Helper

SAMe has been used in clinical studies to treat depression, schizophrenia, demyelization diseases, liver disease, dementia, arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and other conditions. SAMe is essential for the production of glutathione (See Glutathione Protocol). SAMe reduces the number of trigger points, reduces fatigue, reduces morning stiffness, and improves mood in fibromyalgia patients. SAMe improves the binding of neurotransmitters to their receptor sites in the brain. SAMe is essential for the regeneration of neuron axons following injury. SAMe is also essential for the formation of myelin sheaths that surround axons. In tests SAMe has shown great promise in the treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy, and HIV related peripheral neuropathy. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients have very low levels of SAMe.  

SAMe has antidepressant action equal to, and faster than FDA-approved drugs, and is essential for the synthesis of melatonin.

Your body can produce SAMe by two routes. I try to consume all these in quantity.

SAMe almost instant Depression Alleviation

“SAMe is perhaps the safest and most effective antidepressant in the world.” Life Extension

“Several studies have confirmed that SAMe is up to 15% more effective in the treatment of depression than traditional pharmaceutical antidepressants.”

I do most of the things to avoid depression but on occasion I get down in the dumps. Very often a day or two of SAMe supplementation will bring back the sunshine even in the clouds and rain. I welcome these chances to make sure my SAMe levels are topped up.

SAMe and ARSENIC DETOXIFICATION THERAPY

"Arsenic must be methylated using methyl donors such as SAMe, trimethylglycine, dimethylglycine, methionine, etc.  Some arsenic is bound to sulfur groups such as glutathione and excreted in the urine or bile."   ARSENIC DETOXIFICATION THERAPY

“Arsenic acts as a growth stimulant in chickens—develops the meat faster— and since then, the poultry industry has gone wild using this ingredient,”  Donald Herman, a Mississippi agricultural consultant and former Environmental Protection Agency researcher who has studied this use of arsenic for a decade. Please make sure your chickens are fed good food.

Required to produce SAMe

• Magnesium (See Magnesium Protocol)

• Methionine

Required to produce SAMe (Also protects against Homocysteine)

• Vitamin B6 (See Vitamin B6 Protocol)

• Vitamin B12 (See Vitamin B12 Protocol)

• Folic Acid (See Folic Acid Protocol)

• TMG (See TMG Protocol)

Make sure you give your body all the ingredients required to produce its own SAMe. If you have a serious condition SAMe may help; consider supplemental (See Supplement Protocol) SAMe.

IMO if you have any serious health problems consider supplementing with SAMe.

My Brother and SAMe

My brother was dying of cirrhosis of the liver in a nice nursing home. I took him some SAMe, ALA and a few other supplements proven to help cirrhosis. The very next day the SAMe lifted the depression he was suffering. I saw vast improvement in his mood if nothing else. The medical Gestapo confiscated his supplements, he died soon after. Please note your body produces both SAMe and ALA.

Caution: Do not take SAMe if you are already taking toxic Prescription Medications for Depression. SAMe increases the efficiency of these medications. Please get rid of the toxic drugs and freely take the salubrious SAMe.

People suffering from Bipolar Disorders should not take SAMe.  SAMe's antidepressant properties may induce or heighten the manic phase of this condition.

SAMe often makes me sleepy so I do not take it during the day unless I want a nap.

More

http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag97/march97-report.htm

This site was last updated on: 16 May 2012 09:51 AM

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