There's no evidence it works for anything it all. No research, no scientific testing, nothing, there's not even such a thing as sulphur deficiency, it's a snake oil. You'll find lots of claims for it amongst pedlars of unnecessary supplements, such as Holland & Barret, but if you look for actual studies, there are none.I have heard that MSM powder is suppose to be good for Diabetes, Has anyone tried this?
There's no evidence it works for anything it all. No research, no scientific testing, nothing, there's not even such a thing as sulphur deficiency, it's a snake oil. You'll find lots of claims for it amongst pedlars of unnecessary supplements, such as Holland & Barret, but if you look for actual studies, there are none.
Oh no, red flag to a bull alert - did you have to post that? No doubt we'll be subjected to a tirade about what a quack Mercola is nowIt took me about a minute to unearth this study so your claim is false.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/03/03/msm-benefits.aspx
Interactions with Glucose Metabolism
In an animal model of autoimmune diabetes, 2.5% of the diet as MSM has failed to significantly alter the subsequent occurrence of diabetes (whereas DSMO increased the occurrence and dimethylsulfide decreased,[33] which may be due to the antioxidant potential of dimethylsulfide[34]).
Methylsulfonylmethane might just simply be a way to negate a sulfur deficiency, and secondary to the improvements in collagen synthesis and oxidant defense (glutathione enzymes) it exerts benefits.
If this is the case, then a protein rich diet (via cysteine and methionine intake), N-acetylcysteine (NAC) supplementation, and anything bound to sulfate would also hold benefit; that being said, the last one is likely in a subactive dose.
Sulfur deficiencies may also underlie why Glucosamine sulfate but not hydrochloride works, despite no pharmacokinetic differences in sulfate.
This is the problem with alternative therapies - the 'evidence' is very very poor - anecdotes aren't evidence, and people only listen to the anecdotes which re-affirm their already heldit has very good reviews and 1 lady said that after 2 months on the msm powder she reversed her diabetes. A friend in Sweden told me this and she is well into alternative medicines
Yes good for you give it a go you will not know if it works if you don't try itwell I suppose all to their own, I think it's worth a try to get rid of the pain I am in
I will my friend have been taking it and she said she feels so much better not so much aches and pains...have to try itYes good for you give it a go you will not know if it works if you don't try it
Thanks indy51, by the way I was born in Fremantle W/A but parents came back home to UK.@lynn007 - if you're interested (and I don't blame you if you're not because you trust your friend's experience), here are a couple of research studies on MSM and osteoarthritis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16309928
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21708034
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