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A scientific discussion?

In relation to my previous message< i would like to add that I wrote this email to Dr Stoll a while ago - I don't know if it has been recieved. I am posting it here, as I would be interested in other people's views on this too, as I ma sure it's a fairly new discussion/cure worth having:

Dear Dr. Stoll,

I am writing this via email as I would like to give
you more detail and a better idea of why I posted the
original question on your BB. The question was
regarding the use of B5 during pregnancy - your reply
was that you agreed with the poster who wrote that
thay did not recommend such high doses as 5g daily.

Let me give you some background as I would be very
interested in your scientific opinion on this.

I am a 30 year old woman who is hoping to get pregnant
in the near future. Up until about 3 years ago, I had
never had a pimple in my life. At the age of 27,
however, my skin started to deteriorate. It started
gradually and became worse and worse. It was never
awful but I preferred to have my former good skin and
I am not the type of person who just lets things go, I
like to learn and do something about problems. A
search on google lead me to your website and since
then I have been hooked!

I started to learn more and more and have invited many
friends to come and visit and learn from the board.

I started taking B5 about two years ago. To start with
it caused worse skin but within about 6 months or so
it started to work really well. It brought several
benefits:

1) It cleared my skin

2) It made my skin picture perfect - tiny, tiny pores
and very, very smooth.

3) It made me very regular which I had never been
before, which in intself is crucial to good health, as
your site teaches.

4) I felt I had more energy.

5) Instead of drying my skin out, it actually made it
more smooth.

6) Any wounds/cuts on the skin heal SO fast and SO
well - it is amazing to witness.

Naturally and without a doubt, I am more than prepared
to have however an awful skin, so that my baby can be
safe and healthy. I am not asking the question for the
sake of perfect skin, but more from a scientific point
of view. What I am wondering is this:

If all the above fantastic benefits are seen from my
5g daily intake, then surely there must be good
reason? It seems that my body is screaming out for
Pantothenic acid to the point where I am worried that
I am lacking in it which then may be very bad for my
child. You always say to listen to our bodies and that
is what I am trying to do.

I understand that large doses of B5 can cause
deficiency of the other B's whish also are crutial to
a child's development - but then I must ask again -
why is my body reacting so well to it? Also, the
multivitamin from Metagenics contains a good level of
all the B vitamins so perharps there will not be too
much competition? Unless the absorption of the large
amounts of B5 stops the absorption of the others?

To give you a further picture:

1) I am eating well, three meals per day with no
snacking etc in between.

2) I have DRASTICALLY cut back on sugars and refined
foods in the last two years.

3) I very, very RARELY drink alcohol.

4) I totally STOPPED all soft drinks about two years
ago, my main drinking being filtered water
(ocassionally orange juice when eating out).

5) I am taking 6 pills of the Metagenics multigenics
formula per day (going for over a year now).

6) I am taking 5 capsules of the Metagenics EPA-DHA
complex per day (going four months now - I understand
that you highly recommend this during pregnany).

7) Up until a week ago, I was taking 5 g of B5. Since
lowering to 2 g, I have noticed a couple of small
bumps in my skin, my skin is no longer as even and
smooth, I am not as regular as normal, I am feeling
some fatigue and seem to need more sleep. I also seem
to be feeling less optimistc than normal... not as
patient with the "downside of life".

Now this to me inicates that B5 was doing my body a
lot of good. I now fear that this may mean that I am
lacking in B5 and I fear for my baby. At first I
thought that it was the multivitamin intake that was
beginning to take good action, but as mentioned since
lowering the B5 dose, certain signs are clear that it
is needed.

Should I really stop taking it?

I would love to hear your more detailed, scientific
thoughts on this, as I am sure that you must be
interested in this fairly new "skin treatment" - which
by the way, as mentioned above has many other
EXCELLENT effects.

I have read that high levels of stress can cause
vitamin B deficiency and I have during the last five
years been under a tremendous amount of stress.

I know this has turned out to be a very long message
and I would be happy to pay for your time.

Looking forward to your reply,

Julia

p.s When I first started coming to your site, I bought
meditation tapes and loved listening to them twice a
day. However, I have to admit, I have been neglecting
that in the last year but now plan to definitely
introduce it properly - I know it is the best thing
for both my health and any future children.

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