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Scott Cartwright: Hi. This is Scott Cartwright:
Dr. Cartwright: And this is Dr. Rudy Cartwright the MS Health Coach.
Scott Cartwright: And we want to thank you for checking out this video. We get a lot
of questions about what you can do to get rid of your Multiple Sclerosis symptoms and
heat intolerance is a big one, so we are going to tell you what might be causing some of
your heat intolerance and what you can do about it. We really pride ourselves on bringing
information to you that nobody else out there is talking about. And hopefully for you this
video will be no different. Before we jump into that, we need to let you know a little
bit about us. Like I said, my name is Scott Cartwright, I have a Master’s Degree in
Public Health and I deal with people and their diseases all day on a daily basis, and I’m
also the founder and creator of MS Health University. I put the site together because
my wife has MS and we deal with the ups and downs of that disease on a daily basis.
Dr. Cartwright: Dr. Cartwright again, I’m a Brain Surgeon and an expert in Multiple
Sclerosis. If you’re wondering how a brain surgeon becomes an expert in Multiple Sclerosis,
well let me just tell you. I have over 35 years of training and experience,
and during that period of time, I’ve seen my share of brain injuries and spinal cord
injuries because of automobile accidents, such as cars, trucks, you name it. And what
occurs to the spinal cord and brain in those kinds of injuries over a short period of time
occurs in multiple sclerosis over an extended period of time. Now why am I so passionate
about multiple sclerosis and the recoverers? Well, let me just tell you. My lovely daughter-in-law
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis several years back while she was in the middle of
her medical school training. And my son got on the phone and called me and told me about
it and I said, don’t fear, I know what to do about it, but let me go back to the library
and brush up, which I did. Over a period of time, I put together a program for her that
she followed, and I’m happy to say that she finished her medical school training and
now she is in the middle of her residency training doing very well. And that’s where
I was willing to leave it. And then my son walked in and said dad, you got to share this
information with others who are recovering from multiple sclerosis. I said, no way Jose,
no way Jose, because I’m not interested in the limelight. He kept hammering on me
and hammering on me and hammering on me, and I finally gave in. And over a period of time,
I started to put together programs for other recoverers who are doing quite well. And I
want to share some of that information with you. Here is my diploma in neurosurgery training
at Baylor College of Medicine, its five years here.
Scott Cartwright: Alright, great. Like I said, we get a lot of questions about the different
Multiple Sclerosis symptoms, and heat intolerance is a big one, so before Dr. Cartwright lets
us know what you can do about your heat intolerance, I need to let you know that Dr. Cartwright
is a medical doctor with over 35 years of training and experience, that the information
that we are sharing with you today is for informational purposes only, and should not
be considered as medical advice. Dr. Cartwright has not seen you as a patient and cannot give
you medical advice, so whatever you do, please be sure to consult your doctor before you
make any changes to your medical routine. And with that, let’s find out what you can
do about your MS heat intolerance.
Dr. Cartwright: Okay, let me just say again, my approach is to bring you scientific information
that has been published in the medical literature. As you can see, look at that first article
up there that gives you the journal that it appeared in, and then it gives you the title
of the article, which is Central Control of Thermogenesis in mammals. You know, we’re
mammal, we’re mammals, humans are mammals. And, thermogenysis is just the production
of heat. The reason we have this production of heat is that we have to be at a certain
temperature to function properly. If we get too hot, let’s say 105, 106, 108, 110 that
is bad for the body, especially the Central Nervous System which is the brain, brain stem
and spinal cord. And also, if our body temperature gets too low, if it gets below 96, 94, you
know 93, things start to really slow down. So we have to keep that body temperature at
a certain level, within a certain range to be functioning properly. And I might just
add is that I get the main point of the article and I do that which is written in bold blue
here, and this second article, it indicates that Melatonin is very important in terms
of your heat; during the day, it will keep the heat down. As you know, Melatonin is produced
by a little organ of the brain called the pineal gland; the pineal gland produces Melatonin.
We subsequently found out that Melatonin is also produced by the bowel. But the important
thing is, is that it helps to do what----lower your body temperature. Okay.
Scott Cartwright: Alright, and then the last article, what is the CBT and HR.
Dr. Cartwright: Okay, heart rate. And CBT is core body temperature. That is the overall
temperature in which you function.
Scott Cartwright: And Melatonin helps to reduce, to regulate that.
Dr. Cartwright: It helps to regulate that. Normally we think about Melatonin in terms
of sleeping. But Melatonin has some other good effects, and this is one of them.
Scott Cartwright: Alright, great.
Dr. Cartwright: Okay, alright, now, another thing that we know is that the cerebellum,
the organ of balance, we used to believe that’s all it did, was help you maintain your balance.
But we now know that the cerebellum is important in a number of bodily functions, and one of
them is you maintain balance through the vestibular system. And so, when the cerebellum is healthy,
it can help you maintain your body temperature. Okay?
Scott Cartwright: So, the vestibular system helps maintain body temperature.
Dr. Cartwright: That’s right.
Scott Cartwright: And the cerebellum controls
Dr. Cartwright: The cerebellum participates in that effort. We also know that the vestibular
system is very important in terms of your cardio-vascular system. For example, when
you get up out of a chair, the heart rate increases and your blood pressure increases,
so that the brain and the other organs will get the appropriate blood flow. You don’t
have to think about it, it is all done automatically for you and that is why we call it the Autonomic
Nervous System. Well the cerebellum helps regulate that, and so what they found out,
that when the cerebellum is not functioning properly, it cannot help you control your
bodily temperatures. It is well published and the other thing is, as this slide indicates,
is that we know that gluten is toxic, toxic to the cerebellum. And so, what you want to
do is stay away from gluten.
Scott Cartwright: Which is what? What is gluten?
Dr. Cartwright: Gluten, you get it in wheat, barley or rye. Okay, you want to stay away
from that so you can help control the symptoms of heat intolerance.
Scott Cartwright: And so, gluten if it is in wheat, barley, or rye; so we are talking
about bread and pastas and things like that, they all have gluten in them?
Dr. Cartwright: They all have gluten in them. And so, you want, because this gluten is toxic
to the cerebellum, and you want to control the multiple sclerosis symptom of heat intolerance,
then you will stay away from the gluten. You want to keep the cerebellum as healthy as
possible. You also want to keep your vestibular system as healthy as possible.
Scott Cartwright: Alright, great.
Dr. Cartwright: Okay. So, what are the action steps? We want you to take Vitamin D3 5,000
to 10,000 IU every day. Now on the slide before this slide, I didn’t put up that, what happens
is that this Vitamin D3 helps to keep the vestibular system functioning properly. Okay,
and that is why that is important. Of course, I want you to take Melatonin 3mg daily, and
then, don’t worry about getting sleepy during the day, pretty soon you will accommodate
to that and you will find out that it will pay big dividends throughout your recovery
from the symptom of heat intolerance.
Scott Cartwright: Or you can take the Melatonin at night I’m supposing.
Dr. Cartwright: Yeah, you can take it at night, and that is a good thing. But I want you to
not only take it at night, but when you get up in the morning, take the Melatonin, then
do your exercising. You will find out that is a good way to approach the multiple sclerosis
symptom of heat intolerance.
Scott Cartwright: Alright, great.
Dr. Cartwright: And of course, I want you to stay away from gluten; don’t eat anything
with wheat, barley or rye. And, you’ll get better.
Scott Cartwright: Perfect, perfect. So, we hope you like this information. We put out
videos like this all the time, we have a lot more videos like this if you want to check
them out at www.mshealthuniversity.com there’s also a link to it in the description section,
so if you want to know more, just visit us there, we hope you got a lot out of this information
and keep your eye out for future videos coming out from us. So, until then, take care good,
and here’s to your health.