Scoliosis
Scoliosis is curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.
There are three general causes of scoliosis
- Congenital scoliosis is due to a problem with formation of vertebrae or fused ribs during prenatal development.
- Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by poor muscle control or muscular weakness or paralysis due to cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and polio.
- Idiopathic scoliosis is of unknown cause and appears in a previously straight spine.
- diopathic scoliosis in adolescents is the most common type. Some people may be prone to curving of the spine. Most cases occur in girls. Curves generally worsen during growth spurts. Scoliosis in infants and juveniles are less common. They commonly affect a similar number of boys and girls.
Scoliosis may be suspected when one shoulder appears to be higher than the other, or the pelvis appears to be tilted. Untrained observers usually can not notice the curving.
Routine scoliosis screening is now done in middle and junior high schools. Many cases, which previously would have gone undetected until they were more advanced, are now being caught at an early stage.
There may be fatigue in the spine after prolonged sitting or standing. Pain becomes persistent if irritation result. Greater the initial curve of the spine, greater the chance the scoliosis will get worse after growth is complete. Severe scoliosis (curves in the spine greater than 100 degrees) may cause breathing problems.
Symptoms
- The spine curves abnormally to the side (laterally)
- Shoulders or hips appearing uneven
- Backache or low-back pain
- Fatigue
Role of Noni
Maternal and fetal malnutrition is a fundamental cause of neuromuscular scoliosis and congenital scoliosis. It is very difficult to know for sure if a birth defect is the result of genetics or environmental factors. The mother represents half of a developing baby’s heredity, but almost all of the developing baby’s environment. Every single cell in a baby is the product of inherited DNA instruction. But every single cell in a baby is also the product of the mother’s diet. Ova (human eggs) are formed during the fetal stage of a female’s life. In other words, all of a woman’s own eggs are actually formed while she was developing inside her mother, before she herself was born. This means that what your grandmother ate significantly contributed to your anatomy. What looks to be purely a genetic problem may in fact be a largely a nutritional one.
The good news is that if nutrient deficiency cause an illness, nutrient therapy may ameliorate, or even cure that illness. Genes are “turned on or off” by one or more nutrients. This is important knowledge as we try to understand how individual differences affect our nutrient needs and tolerances. We need to know how and what we eat affect the phenotypic expression of our own particular genotype.
The important interrelationship between food and genes was first called the “genetotrophic concept” by Dr. Roger J. Williams, PhD. Dr. Williams, the discoverer of the B-vitamin pantothenic acid, explained in his books and scientific papers how existing biochemical birth defects can be effectively overcome with optimum nutrition. In genetotrophic diseases, genetic abnormality leads to nutritional disability. To compensate, the body requires the availability of larger than normal quantities of one or more nutrients for the affected gene to successfully express itself. For that particular person, normal dietary vitamin intakes are quite inadequate for normal function.
Noni is a natural nutritional supplement, a cellular nutrition. Noni, in regards to neuromuscular scoliosis and congenital scoliosis, may help as it contains all the vitamins in natural form, all the trace minerals, 17 amino acids and besides that 150 and above phytonutrients. The synergistic action of all those ingredients present in Noni help in many ways in various diseases and Muscular Dystrophy is one among them.
Vitamins E, C, and B6 : The evidence about the involvement of vitamin E and vitamin C as well as B6 and other vitamins in the functioning of muscles suggests that the optimum intake of these nutrients should be of value to the patients.
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) in Noni
Recently, scientists in Switzerland published results of a study conducted on mouse models of MD. These “mdx” mice were fed ordinary chow chow, containing major bioactive polyphenol compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). After feeding animals for either one or five weeks, the researchers examined the rodents’ muscle tissue microscopically for signs of the damage associated with the progression of their MD-like disease. “Diet supplementation containing EGCG protected muscle against the first massive wave of necrosis and stimulated muscle adaptation toward a stronger and more resistant phenotype,” concluded the Swiss researchers.
Noni contains the polyphenols, EGCG, a powerful antioxidant. Because inflammation is involved in the degradation of muscle tissue in neuromuscular scoliosis and congenital scoliosis, oxidative stress plays a role in this process. Noni also reduces the oxidative stress in muscle cells.
Recommended Dosage
Divine Noni Concentrate
5ml morning and 5ml evening for 3 days. Then
10ml morning and 10ml evening for next 3 days. Then
15ml morning and 15ml evening for next 8 months.
