diet

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• Food for thought: Clean eating to control disease progression?

  IOWA CITY – Ten years ago, doctors diagnosed Dr. Terry Wahls with a progressive form of multiple sclerosis. Traditional treatments didn’t slow her decline. Then, back fatigue [...]

  • Caroline says: I've posted on this topic in the past, and I will say again that I know of absolutely no clinical evidence that diet provides a curative effect on MS. That said, I am more compelled to post this story simply for the fact that clean eating and exercise can prevent all sorts of issues down the line and, in theory less toxin exposure equals a more stable and calm immune system. I think probably every human on this planet, not just PWMS, can benefit from changing their diet a little (or a lot). Personally I find the idea of giving up sugar (even wine, folks) quite frightening.
     
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  • MS and Diet: What do You Think?

    Excerpt from Chapter 1: What is MS? A safe conclusion is that MS is one or, possibly, many diseases in which there is destruction of the myelin [...]

    • Caroline says: I have to be honest here and say that I have never given much credence to the idea that diet can improve or control my MS. This is partially because practically every "MS Miracle Cure Diet" theory has been debunked by experts and patients alike. BUT, yesterday I was in my neurologist's infusion suite getting Day 2 of IVIG and I spoke with a patient who has been religiously following the MS Recovery Diet since April and has noticed marked improvements in how she feels (also: she has had no medication changes since April)-- her MS has never been more controlled and her energy is improved (this woman is in grad school, a band, AND has a full time job). So, I have decided that diet and MS deserves some further study. To read more about the MS Recovery Diet, see my post.
       
    
    

    • Hot off the AAN Press (belatedly): High Doses of Vitamin D Cut MS Relapses

      April 28, 2009 (Seattle) — High doses of vitamin D dramatically cut the relapse rate in people with multiple sclerosis, a study shows. Sixteen percent of 25 [...]

      • Caroline says: A big mea culpa to you, readers! Here I go eating my words about there being no evidence for a connection between diet and MS (I did, however, include a 'note about Vitamin D' and it's MS connection in a previous post). A reader emailed this to me and I decided it was important to add! I obviously missed this in my previous 'Hot off the AAN Press' posts. Apologies!