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.

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that is also called encephalomyelitis disseminata or disseminated sclerosis. It is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It effects the myelin sheaths that surround the axons of the spinal cord and brain. In MS, these sheaths are damaged. This damage leads to myelin being lost and the occurance of scarring. The condition usually presents itself in early adulthood and is more common in women than men.

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.

The disease was first recognized in 1868 by a French neurologist named Jean Martin Charcot. It had been described prior to Charcot but it was he who identified the constellation of symptoms and gave the condition a name. From there, study began into what caused the condition well as how to deal with it. Truly effective medicines did not come to market until the 1990s

MS is not truly understood. It is a baffling conditions in many ways. A cause has not been definitively identified, There is no cure. The medications that are available often have adverse side effects. Alternative treatments are a way for patients to take some control of their condition and make changes in their daily habits in the hopes of finding relief. People often turn to natural treatments for MS in addition to or instead of traditional treatments. Dietary modifications are an important part of the natural treatment methods. Increasing intake of fruits and vegetables and decreasing protein is important. Plant based protein is preferable to animal protein. Consuming organic is another popular step to take.

Supplementation is another natural treatment method. Suggested are a daily antioxidant and multivitamin as well as a B-50 complex vitamin. Another supplement to include is a coenzyme. Other habits may also be employed such as light exercise and meditation. Many have also added flaxseeds and other superfoods to their diets.

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.

Every natural treatment for MS is one part of how an afflicted person deals with their condition. Multiple Sclerosis is highly individualized. Effective treatments will also be highly individualized.




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