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Monday, June 17, 2013

Studies Reveal How It's Possible To Reverse MS Through Diet

By Liliana Mills


MS, or Multiple Sclerosis, is a chronic, damaging disease of the spinal cord and nervous systems in the human body. It is caused by damage to the myelin, or insulating layer that surrounds the outside of the nerve cells. The disease attacks this protective layer, causing damage, which then causes nerve cells to misfire or malfunction. It might be possible to reverse MS by changing up the diet and environment in which the patient lives.

Multiple sclerosis can have many symptoms, but the most common involve balance and muscle tone. This can include muscle spasms, tightness and loss of elasticity. Problems with vision and cognitive issues are also possible with this insidious disease. Many instances of depression, anxiety and other mood disorders are possible with the onset of the disease.

Recent research has been testing the effectiveness of diet changes on the MS patient and overall environment changes, both to help prevent the disease and help after it is diagnosed. The Paleo diet has been suggested as a possible way of life for sufferers to follow to get some relief. It is comprised of grass fed meats, strictly organically grown produce and other natural, whole types of food, not processed. Fish with no additives or growth hormones are also part of this diet.

The Paleo Diet may help by supplying larger amounts of the essential B vitamins, which can help protect the nervous system and the immune functions of the body. This type of diet is also high in iodine and Omega 3 fatty acids, which are essential to cell growth and regeneration.

Vitamin therapy, especially dosing with Vitamin D have shown some improvements in the MS patient. An interesting study also showed a predisposition for multiple sclerosis among females, especially those born while their mothers were pregnant in the winter, getting less sunshine and therefore less Vitamin D. Those babies born to mothers who were exposed to sunshine, like in the summer months, tended to have fewer instances of MS. The closer the patient lives to the equator seems to make a difference, also, in the instances of MS in the general population.

Another way that may help in reducing the symptoms is to remove certain substances from the diet. One of the most important is the artificial sweetener Aspartame, which is found in many diet drinks and other diet foods. This substance can cause damage to the nervous system by breaking down the cells in the brain and throughout the entire body.

Any of the many unnatural substances that are in today's food supply can cause damage to the body, not just Aspartame. Anything that contains colorings or dyes, preservatives and artificial flavorings can cause problems for the human body, but especially to those with compromise immune systems, like someone with multiple sclerosis or other autoimmune diseases. Eliminating these from the daily diet may help alleviate the symptoms in some people and help prevent them from starting in others.

While changing the environmental elements and eliminating processed foods may help reverse MS, it is not a cure-all. But it may help to alleviate some of the debilitating symptoms and life changes that come with such a damaging disease. Some of these changes may prove to be easier than others. Simply getting outside in the natural Vitamin D-enhanced sunshine may benefit the body all the way around.




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