DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) & Heart Disease - What You Really Need To Know About One Of The Safest Medically Active Substances In Existence!

Do you have heart issues?  What about skin issues or other diseases?  It’s quite possible that some of these can be treated with dimethyl sulfoxide, commonly referred to as DMSO.  I have been using it both internally and externally for many years to treat minor things.  However, I came across some valuable information concerning the use of DMSO and heart disease.

Dr. Mark Sircus is a doctor of natural medicine and writer of more than 23 books that have sold 80,000 copies around the world.  Dr. Sircus states, “Natural Allopathic Medicine is the name of a new form of medicine I have pioneered that situates itself between the best of medical science and natural medicine.”

So, what do we find out when these are combined concerning DMSO and heart disease?  Take a look at what Dr. Sircus discovered.

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is one of the safest medically active substances in existence and has been investigated for its potential effects on arterial plaque and atherosclerosis. Discovered in 1866, Russian scientist Alexander Saytzeff isolated DMSO. It was crystalline, odorless, non-toxic, and tasted like garlic when consumed.

DMSO has been shown to possess several biological effects, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antinociceptive effects, and it has been proposed to be therapeutic in many disorders, such as gastrointestinal diseases, rheumatologic diseases, and for the treatment of several manifestations of amyloidosis.

Research indicates that DMSO protects against cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis, particularly in animal models. The effects of DMSO make it useful even in the treatment of medical disorders involving head and spinal cord injury, stroke, memory dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, and a wide range of other diseases.

Sulfur is an element of the earth and essential to life. DMSO is an intermediate product of the global Sulfur Cycle, which distributes bioavailable sulfur for all animal and plant life (Parcell, 2002). DMSO, or dimethyl sulfoxide, is a colorless liquid used as a powerful solvent. DMSO is a natural substance that is produced by trees and is obtained through the processing of wood pulp. Over the years, DMSO has been the subject of numerous studies, and many researchers have found that it has many potential health benefits.

Sulfur compounds are found in all body cells and are indispensable for life. They are needed for many chemical reactions involved in the detoxification of drugs and other harmful toxins, and they have potential clinical applications in the treatment of many conditions such as depression, fibromyalgia, arthritis, interstitial cystitis, athletic injuries, congestive heart failure, diabetes, cancer, and AIDS (Parcell, 2002).

Among the sulfur compounds, DMSO probably has the most comprehensive range and the greatest number of therapeutic applications ever shown for any other single chemical. It has around 40 pharmacological properties that may be beneficial in preventing, relieving, or reversing numerous diseases (Morton, 1993). DMSO has excellent capabilities and untold therapeutic power and is one of a lineup of essential substances that qualify as capable of helping people cure incurable diseases.

DMSO also penetrates the skin and the blood-brain barrier
with ease, penetrating tissues and entering the bloodstream.

A study involving rabbits demonstrated that DMSO significantly inhibited the development of atherosclerotic lesions when administered alongside an atherogenic diet high in cholesterol. Specifically, lesions were reduced by about 50% at a lower dose of DMSO and were virtually absent at higher doses.

The protective effects of DMSO appear to be independent of its impact on blood cholesterol levels. Instead, DMSO may influence the underlying mechanisms of atherosclerosis, potentially by inhibiting the activity of vascular smooth muscle cells, which are involved in plaque formation and progression.

DMSO has been shown to inhibit tissue factor expression, which plays a critical role in thrombosis and inflammation. This suggests that DMSO could help reduce the risk of thrombus formation associated with atherosclerotic plaques, further supporting its potential cardiovascular benefits.

As a source of sulfur, DMSO aids in heavy metal detoxification. Sulfur
binds with toxic heavy metals (mercury, lead, aluminum, cadmium,
arsenic, nickel) and eliminates them via urination, defecation, and sweating.

DMSO has many remarkable properties. It acts as a near-universal solvent (e.g., it interacts with many biomolecules and can easily mix with any water concentration). It’s able to pass through biological membranes without damaging them. Because of this, DMSO will rapidly enter the body (including the brain) regardless of its route of administration (e.g., within 5 minutes after going on the skin, it can be found in the blood, and within an hour, it can be found within the bones), but simultaneously does not accumulate within the body after prolonged use (and virtually none remains a week after administration).

DMSO is an effective pain killer, blocking nerve conduction fibers that produce pain. It reduces inflammation and swelling by reducing inflammatory chemicals. It improves blood supply to an area of injury by dilating blood vessels, increasing the delivery of oxygen, and reducing blood platelet stickiness. It stimulates healing, which is a key to its usefulness in any condition.

DMSO is not only a microbicide in its own right, but it is also highly effective in carrying other microbicides into inaccessible places and penetrating biofilms in which microbes are hiding. It is especially effective against mycoplasmas. Rub it onto the skin over infected areas. You may also add Lugol’s solution, non-acidified MMS, hydrogen peroxide, magnesium chloride, and other water-soluble remedies, but not kerosene, gum turpentine, essential oils, or oil-soluble remedies. For rubbing onto the skin over infected areas, dilute DMSO to 50-70%. It is an effective pain reliever and also eliminates microbes from the skin, joints, sinuses, inner ear, bones, infected roots of teeth, jawbones, and cavitations, and may stop fungus-induced hair loss.

The minimum purity of DMSO should be 99%. A suitable combined oral and topical daily amount with chronic diseases maybe 20 to 30 ml of diluted DMSO in divided doses.

DMSO (CH3)2SO is a natural substance derived from wood pulp. It is generated during the normal decomposition of plants and, therefore, is present in low concentrations in many foods. DMSO is an antioxidant. By taking up oxygen, it is converted into Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM).

There is a very long list of health benefits from using DMSO. The main ones are:

• It is an all-around microbicide effective against bacteria, fungi, mycoplasmas and viruses.
• It improves the immune system and reduces allergies.
• It is strongly anti-inflammatory with good antioxidant properties
• It blocks pain when rubbed onto affected muscles or joints.
• It improves blood circulation by inhibiting the formation of blood clots and hypercoagulation.
• It dissolves newly formed blood clots.
• It dilates blood vessels and improves the function of the heart.
• It efficiently transports molecules across cell membranes and moves through the blood-brain barrier.
• It improves connective tissue, softens collagen, and stimulates wound healing.
• It is a potent diuretic and very effective with chronic bladder inflammation/cystitis.

It can dissolve blood clots and prevent damage after a stroke. It improves skin conditions such as psoriasis and scleroderma and is effective with autoimmune diseases, arthritis, ulcers, cystitis, and other inflammatory conditions. With diabetes, it can improve insulin control and blood circulation. Also, eye problems have been successfully treated with DMSO, including macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, and cataracts, sometimes just with oral use but sometimes with added remedies such as eye drops.

With cancer, it zooms explicitly in on cancer cells and can be used to carry remedies along, which is suitable for treating brain tumors that are otherwise difficult to reach. It is also beneficial with other cancers such as breast and prostate, leukemia, and lymphomas. Relatively weak (2%) solutions of DMSO were killing leukemia cells and, with the addition of suitable remedies, induced a variety of cancer cells to become normal cells. DMSO has been shown to protect against radiation damage, especially with cancer treatment. DMSO can contribute positively to the overall efficacy of cancer treatment as a safe, inexpensive adjuvant and effective differentiation-inducing therapeutic agent.

Eliminating Circulatory Obstructions

Most of the studies discussing DMSO’s interactions with the heart regard its ability to protect it from permanent ischemia-reperfusion injuries (e.g., heart attacks). In a 2012 study, rat hearts had their blood supply cut off for 30 minutes and then were reperfused for 120 minutes. DMSO being given beforehand reduced the resulting tissue necrosis (death). A 1987 study found that DMSO increased the heart’s cardiac output during a heart attack.

A rat study found that DMSO prevented ischemia-reperfusion injuries from causing severe contractures in heart cells and the formation of contraction bands, and this seemed to be linked to DMSO reducing the oxygen-induced creatine kinase release from cells.

A key component of regenerative medicine is using stem cells (which have the potential to differentiate into many different cells) to replace damaged tissues (particularly those within critical organs). DMSO was shown to cause stem cells to differentiate into heart cells.

DMSO was found to prevent heart damage caused by dietary copper deficiency.

DMSO For Vascular Health

DMSO provides a variety of anti-clotting activities that are similar to (but eclipse) the effects of aspirin and, unlike aspirin, does not have any associated adverse effects

DMSO is remarkably effective at eliminating circulatory obstructions (e.g., clots). A leading DMSO researcher found that 50% of patients with Raynaud’s syndrome had their symptoms eliminated with DMSO and that thrombophlebitis responds excellently to DMSO.

Likewise, DMSO has been shown to improve diabetic circulatory impairments such as peripheral neuropathy or diabetic ulcers (where one study of hundreds of patients reported over a 94% treatment success rate) and prevent future amputations.

DMSO (topically and especially intravenously) is also quite helpful for varicose veins, in some cases improving the varicose veins within minutes and having the wiggly veins not reappear for months, which has been hypothesized to result from DMSO strengthening the vessel walls and their tone alongside generally improving venous and capillary circulation. Likewise, a study of 67 patients with varicose ulcers (39 females and 28 males) found they had a remarkable response to DMSO (even chronic ulcers that had been present for years).

DMSO prevents blood clot formation in the body and is a powerful platelet deaggregator (which prevents clotting). For example, it was found to reverse the reduction of coronary blood flow induced by a critical stenosis on the canine [dog] circumflex coronary artery without changing their other circulatory parameters.

DMSO is a sulf-hydryl inhibitor (which platelets need to bond) and a hydroxyl radical scavenger (which also inhibits platelet function).

DMSO inhibits tissue factor (T.F.) expression (a key part of clot formation—especially in the presence of TNF-α), thrombus (clot) formation, and vascular smooth muscle cell activation. T.F. (a platelet protein) is a key link between inflammation and blood clotting.

It increases cAMP (cAMP inhibits platelet aggregators) by inhibiting one or more of the platelet enzymes that breaks cAMP down (PDE2, PDE3, and PDE5—which is how many circulation improving drugs like Viagra also work, along with certain cognitive improving ones).

DMSO and Strokes

Dr. Gabriela Segura writes, “Given soon after a stroke, DMSO can dissolve the clot that causes the stroke, restoring circulation and avoiding paralysis. Once DMSO gets into the body, either by being daubed on the skin, given in I.V., or by mouth, it permeates the body and crosses the brain barrier, so even taking it orally can improve circulation. Ideally, it should be I.V. in critical situations.

• Effectively treated ischemic strokes.
• Had no risk of worsening a hemorrhagic stroke.
• It could easily be taken at home and, more importantly, be quickly given in ambulances.
• Protected brain tissue from dying.
• Prevented reperfusion injuries.
• Healed damaged brain tissue after a stroke.

Radiation and Sulfur

Radiation produces free radicals (“inflammatory molecules”) that damage cells that makeup tissues such as organs, glands, muscles, and bones. Besides causing the cells to age more quickly, they also become distorted or mutated, creating cancers such as leukemia, anemia, congenital disabilities, and other diseases.

Sulfur has a long history of use as an antidote for acute exposure to radioactive material. DMSO is the classical sulfur compound. A Japanese study showed that even low concentrations of DMSO had radio-protective effects through the facilitation of DNA double-strand break repair, protecting against radiation damage at all cellular levels in the whole body.

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