MSM Powder Benefits

MSM Powder

Origin

MSM is made by adding oxygen atoms to a chemical called DMSO. Despite what you may read on some websites, ALL DMSO comes from industrial chemical processes, either mineral hydrocarbon processing or paper processing. DMSO is not extracted from pine trees. Wood pulping (a chemical rather than purely mechanical process despite it's name) removes unwanted constituents (like lignin) from wood chips using sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphate. The waste from the wood pulping process is called black liquor, which is traditionally used as fuel by the paper mills. Both black Liquor and mineral hydrocarbons can be refined to produce DMSO. Wherever the DMSO comes from, it is oxidised to produce MSM. MSM is generally distilled and therefore very pure so it is impossible to establish which chemical process the original source of the methyl content of MSM comes from (except possibly carbon dating).

Alternative names

Methylsulfonylmethane
(CH3)2SO2

Typical use

MSM should be taken daily, a typical dose is anything from 2g - 8g. It should be introduced slowly starting with 1g - 2g per day, then gradually increased.
 
Higher doses are typically necessary to experience therapeutic effects. A person suffering multiple allergic symptoms during pollen season may require more than 8 grams of MSM per day.
 
Results are individual, and it needs to be said there is no guarantee this will work for everybody, however some people experience improvements initially, some after a few days, others after a month. So as with every solution for health it is worth maintaining a program for at least one month.

Precautions

MSM is safe for people currently taking medications. It should be noted, however, that MSM can thin blood, therefore it should be approved by a licensed doctor when used in conjunction with blood thinning medication. It is safe for children and pregnant women. MSM is not similar to inorganic sulfides, sulfites, and sulfates to which many people are allergic.
 
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