Herbal and Natural Supplements
A Comprehensive Overview of CMO
CMO is a natural supplement derived from a fatty acid ester complex
found in cattle. All CMO manufactured in the USA uses fatty acid ester compounds
from USA raised cattle.
The effect of cetylmyristoleate on joints was discovered by U.S.National
Institutes of Health chemist H. W. Diehl. Cetylmyristoleate had to be injected
to be effective. Like other liquid waxes it is composed of large molecules that
tend to pass through the digestive system undigested.
The San Diego Clinic Immunological Center under Dr. Len Sands, invented a way
to change the liquid wax into a waxy solid named
cerasomal-cis-9-cetylmyristoleate (CMO). As a solid, CMO has a crystalline
structure that shatters in the alkaline environment of the small intestine
forming a mesh of small particles that is readily absorbed and digested by the
intestines.
Typical Dose 1100 mg of CMO, taken twice a day. This suggested dose matches the
dose used by the late Dr. Len Sands in his first trial of 48 patients testing
the efficacy of his new product in 1994.
CMO is taken for only 10 -20 days. After that time most continue to see added
benefits from CMO for several months even though they no longer take CMO.
Dr. Sands believed CMO worked on the memory T Cells of the immune system,
halting the arthritic process and allowing the body to heal itself. Many who
took CMO years ago still enjoy a much more pain free existence, without drugs,
and they have never taken more than 1 or 2 bottles of CMO.
CMO has proven effective for many auto immune illnesses other than arthritis.
Studies have yet to be done and published to prove the amazing benefits that
users have reported over the years.
• CMO is not for everyone. Those who have been taking immune suppressing
medications for their arthritic condition will not benefit from CMO because
these drugs suppress the immune system and CMO works on an active immune system.
CMO is not an immunosuppressant, nor an immunostimulant. Nor is it a
pharmaceutical. It is a naturally derived substance.
Some practitioners have theorized that, in the case of arthritis for example,
CMO merely acts upon pain receptors at the arthritic site. If that were so,
CMO’s effects would not be permanent.
It is also important to understand that CMO acts only upon memory T-cells and
does not inhibit the activities of any of the several other types of T-cells
that are responsible for combating infective microorganisms or invading
substances.
Unlike the immunosuppressants commonly used to try to temporarily control the
symptoms of autoimmune diseases, CMO does not leave the body vulnerable to
attack by disease-causing agents. Nor does it inhibit the body’s resistance to
tumor formation, as do the dangerous new tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
suppressants of some new arthritis drugs.
Still Impressive - The Natural Fatty Acid – Cetyl Myristoleate
In
a placebo controlled study, patients with chronic knee Osteoarthritis,
were given supplements containing the ingredient cetyl myristoleate
(CMO). Those who took the supplements showed significant improved range
of motion and overall functioning compared to the control group. This
study, published in the August 2002, Journal of Rhuematology, was the
first notable CMO study since H. W. Diehl’s clinical study on CMO
reported in the March 1994 issue of The Journal of Pharmaceutical
Sciences.
Even more recently, May, 2005, a study in the Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research reports that a topical cream containing CMO,
applied twice daily for one week, was equally as effective as the
supplements. The CMO cream improved stair climbing, range of motion and
general ability to “get up and go”.
Avoid
Watch out for synthetics: Roughly half
of the molecules in synthetic CMO are what is
known as 'trans' molecules (as opposed to 'cis'
molecules). The trans molecules are unnatural
to the body and cause physical damage by
disrupting cell membranes
Vegetable sources: In order to make any form
of myristoleate, including cetylmyristoleate,
you have to start with myristoleic acid. There
are only four sources for myristoleic acid,
namely beef tallow, butter fat, chicken fat,
and sheep tallow. There are no vegetable
sources
Cetylmyristate: Without the "oleate",
signifying a salt of oleic acid, the compound
is incapable of supporting the natural
functions of joints.
The following sections cover many of the potential routes to the
relief of arthritic symptoms from Acupuncture to Zinc.
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