MS DIET

1.Eat a diet high in protein and anti-inflammatory oils (nuts, seeds, and cold-water fish); orange, yellow, and dark green vegetables;
2.Whole grains - such as whole wheat, brown rice, oats and whole grain corn - provide a fiber boost to the carbohydrates in your diet
3.Avoid food such as wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, citrus, tomatoes, corn, chocolate, fish, and peanuts - eliminate these foods, then reintroduce one at a time, watching for reactions. Many individuals are sensitive to foods that contain gluten.
4. Eliminate refined foods, alcohol, caffeine, saturated fats (animal products), and additives (multiple sclerosisG and aspartame).
5.Individuals with multiple sclerosis should follow the American Heart Association guidelines on fat intake

Omega-6 and omega-3 essential fatty acids might slow the progress of the disease and reduce the severity and duration of relapses. It is suggested to have mega-6 oils (borage, evening primrose, black currant oils) 1,500 mg two to three times per day. Include zinc (30 mg per day) and selenium (200 mcg per day). As the diet may contain high levels of polyunsaturates, a good intake of vitamin E, vitamin B6, zinc and C is needed. Vitamin E is the main antioxidant that helps prevent peroxidation of polyunsaturates and vitamin C helps to protect vitamin E. Zinc and b6 are part of the enzyme delta-6-desaturase which is involved in conversion of linoleic acid (found in polyunsaturated fat and oils) to its longer chain derivatives. Alcohol inhibits the vital conversion process of essential fatty acids, increases the level of saturated fat in the blood and depletes the body's supply of valuable nutrients. So drink alcohol in moderation Smoking also depletes blood levels of vitamin C and can worsen the symptoms of the disease.

Can we fix our bodies?

Yes! Yes! Yes! I do believe with timely nutrition we can! If we catch it before it has been caused too much damage. Just like your car needs to go in for tuneups and oil changes our bodies alert us when things are starting to go wrong. Of course there may be cases where people have said I am totally healthy I have nothing wrong with me, and then when out of the blue they are diagnosed in a routine checkup with a horrible health issue. No one seems to understand why. Most times if we look at those situations the person may have been without illness but their nourishment came from processed foods, too much red meats, alcohol, smoking factors added in and top that off with a bit of stress and it is a recipe for disaster. Some never touch a vegetable or piece of fruit ever! If you do not add gasoline or oil to your car...what will happen? We all know the answer to that. So why would you not fuel this marvelous engine God has designed the way he also designed it to be fueled? You may answer to me well what about the person who is a vegetarian and runs each day and does marathons and 10k's and has a heart attack? Chances are they stressed their heart to the maximum and beyond or I also know alot of vegetarians who have poor diets, Tons of cookies are consumed but meats are not.....If only people would follow the basic guidelines of what ever diet they would chose. Once again I will stress, even the doctors agreed with me that if I were not eating and living a healthy lifestyle prior to being diagnosed with MS 26 years ago chances are I would not be walking without aid today. Stress takes over our bodies over time in the form of disease and our weakest parts are victims. Poor nutrition, the environment, inactivity, smoking and alcohol are some of the ways our body gets stressed. If we do not give our bodies the proper nutrients we can cause our bodies harm. Even if no illness is shown to us that does not mean we are healthy. It might only mean that we are not at this point showing signs of an illness. Life does not go on forever.I feel it is never too late to at least try to change you habits. Eating or otherwise. There should always be a hope within us to get well or stay well.

So as time went on....

As time went on I had a list of about 30 symptoms to tell the neurologist. I will just tell you a few.
1. clouded vision (I temporarily loss the sight in my right eye)
2. loss of strength in arms and legs...my arms and legs always feel like I just got done working out.
3. painful arms and legs
4. loss of feeling in hands and feet
5. tingling
6.lack of balance & coordination
7. my speech would slur at times
8. hard time thinking or remembering
9 use of the wrong words when I knew darn well I wanted to say something else.
10. and such a fatigue that all I did was want to sleep
Well as of Oct 8 when I had surgery my MS has returned with many of the symptoms above but the worst is the fatigue which is keeping me bound to the bed most of the time. It is taking 3 hours to get ready to leave for a doctor appointment or PT. This is only my season in life it too will pass.
After I received my diagnosis years ago I went to a nutritionist for 9 months. I took a slew of supplements which he advised. I did natural juicing , eliminated all red meats and only consumed fish, vegetables, soybeans,legumes,whole grains and fruits, eggs, nuts, seeds. Wild turkey and venison were recommended and I love it so that was easy.I had already years ago eliminated soda's and had only started drinking coffee when I was 30 so coffee was easy to eliminate. I have never ate sugar prior to this so that was not a problem.
The juicing was done in intervals throughout the day in small quantities. I would drink carrot juice, apple juice and several green juices with a variety of greens in them and actually picked dandelion greens out of the yard and clean and juice them. The greener the better. I would be juicing at the present time but my juicer is a wonderful one but it is 35 years old and difficult with my weak hands to open it. So I am hoping to be able to get myself maybe a Jack Lallane juicer or the Juice Man's which I think would be so much easier.
My supplements consisted of liquid lecithin, olive oil 3x day, flax seed, B12,B6 & B complex, choline and Inositol, acidophiles, calcium & Magnesium, Ox bile a glandular therapy, selenium, Vit A, lots of Vit C and E, alfalfa, Brewers yeast powder, multi minerals.
I ate only organic foods if I could find them. Sprouts tons of dark green leafy salads. I started carrying water in a mason jar everywhere I went. Too bad 26 years ago I did not think to market bottled water.....I stayed away from all saturated fats. I was told to stay away from all stress and anxiety...chuckle...Attacks of MS are often made worse with a trauma or emotional stress or right now in my case ...surgery. Extreme heat worsens conditions. And the extreme cold does not do us well either. These could trigger a flare up or lapse in remission. When an exacerbation begins it is best to take a couple days rest in bed to maybe stop a mild attack. Well my attack right now is proving to me it is not a mild one. As in 2 months I have only left the bed temporarily 14 x.
Lastly for now......the nutritionist had me taking enemas each day. I can not right now remember how often but at times it was more than once a day. I have always been a slender built woman with a flat abdomen (blessed with great genes from Mom & Dad) so I had no idea where I even had anything left to give an enema.....but cleanse the inside of my body I did. I was in such pain and so sick and tired of being sick and tired at that point I would do whatever was told to me. Just to get well. It helped!
So now all I need to do is follow this recipe for health that I have to help me once again.My eating habits are still good, but I need to do the supplements mega dosed again.....and yes possibly the enemas or colonic. I would love to get massages regularly because this indeed stimulates the immune & lymphatic system and the toxins built up in your body will get pushed out faster. How can a person have toxins you might say if they have a healthy eating lifestyle such as I? Well with stress of the world, toxins in the air we breath and the items within the walls of our homes and yes sometimes even our walls..will pollute our bodies and rob us of energies.