Health officials still aren’t certain what causes multiple sclerosis (MS)–a disease in which the immune system eats away at the body’s protective covering of nerves. However, they do know that a combination of genetic and environmental factors seem to influence the health issue; one genetic factor being that some with the autoimmune disease show lower blood levels of vitamin D. New findings published in the journal Neurology showed that patients who received high-dose supplements of…
Vitamin D supplements may help lower symptoms in MS patients
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