Natural Treatment For MS Is A Mixed Bag

By Liliana Mills


A natural treatment for MS could be anything from meditation to limiting the amount of animal protein in the diet to spending more time exercising each day. There are several steps that can be taken to help manage the symptoms of this serious condition. Many are easy and inexpensive to implement.

Encephalomyelitis disseminate or disseminated sclerosis are two other names for Multiple Sclerosis. The autoimmune inflammatory disease effects the myelin sheaths of the brain and spine. The sheaths are damaged and myelin is lost. Scarring occurs. Women are effected more often than men. MS usually is diagnosed when a patient is in early adulthood.

Neurological symptoms are the most common followed by psychiatric ones. Multiple Sclerosis does not follow a common course. One person will likely experience the disease differently than another person does. The two kinds of attacks are relapsing and progressive. The progressive ones compound over time. There may be a complete remission of symptoms in between attacks. As the disease runs its course, permanent neurological damage becomes apparent.

French neurologist, Jean Martin Charcot was the one to recognize and officially name the condition in 1868. Several scientists and doctors before Charcot did study various aspects of the disease but did not give it a name or specific definition as Charcot did. Scientists and doctors after him continued his work in an effort to understand the disease. It has proved to be a complex and difficult problem. It was not until the 1990s that effective medications were introduced.

There is not a cure for MS and we still do not know what causes it. The medications that have been offered as treatment often have bad side effects. Those who suffer from the condition will frequently look to alternative ways to manage symptoms and hold off progression. There are many different natural treatments for MS. Changing the diet is one way. Lowering the protein intake to ten percent of daily calories and limiting animal protein has benefits. Increasing vegetables and fruits is a healthy choice as is choosing organic food when possible.

Adding dietary supplements can also cause an improvement in condition. A standard multivitamin along with an antioxidant and a B-50 complex is recommended. Coenzymes are also advisable. Light exercise everyday and visualization or meditation are other things many do to help in their disease management.

Many factors dictate the prognosis for a person with MS including gender, age, and symptoms at onset. Life expectancy is effected with those afflicted having a life expectancy 5 to 10 years shorter than those without the disease. Most lose their mobility prior to death however 90% still have the ability to walk ten years after onset.

Natural treatment for MS is as varied as the symptoms of the disease. There are many different methods to try to manage the manifestations and to gain relief. Each person who is afflicted should be able to find the right combination to help them achieve an improved quality of life.


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