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There is a lot of talk about salt intake contributing to the rise in the diagnosis of MS. My question is, It is difficult to eat foods that do not contain some form of sodium/salt. Realistically and in general. If one is drinking roughly 80 ounces of water daily, how much salt is filtered out and ex...

Here in upstate New York, we have a local brewery that only brews gluten free beers. The primary ingredient is Soghrum. Not sure if that makes it a better choice.

I do not take hemp oil myself, but do enjoy hemp seeds from Nutiva.
Some people have had some poor quality seeds from them, but I am fairly satisfied. Are hemp seeds a good way to get added nutrition and quality levels of zince, copper, magnesium, omega's and phosphorus?

Well the good thing for me, I make good choices for healthy eating. Once in a while its good to splurge on something, but overall, its mainly fruits, veggies, little dairy. The vitamin was added only to give myself a little boost. It was not to rely on as an alternative to healthy eating. As far as ...

Thank your for the response. I had been taking the same multi vitamin for at least 10 years and have actually felt fine on them. About a year ago, I stopped taking the vitamins and amino acids just to see if there was any significant differences in how I felt. Until recently, since being diagnosed w...

There is so much misinformation or contridicting information out there it really is hard to know what is the right thing to do. I do know that MS affects people differently so some people may or may not benefit from certain recommendations. Is it advantageous to take a multi vitamin and an amino aci...

Excerpt from my third infusion - March 25th 2013 – Had my infusion today. This is the third infusion and with the increase to 600 mgs. Blood pressure and pulse were elevated throughout my time there and they seemed to increase slightly. The hardest part about this process is sitting for so long (7:4...

Hello world, This is my first post. I am also in the Ocrelizumab trial. I started the first infusion on October 1st 2012 and have just received my third infusion less than a week ago. So far, the cloudiness of my vision has resolved itself and my MRI has shown a decrease in the size of the lesions o...