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OMG I'm so sorry!

Thanks for the Greger link Jimmy. Really cool stuff!

Big pharmaceutical companies are spending far more on marketing than research

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/won ... 05ce6f9ea3

Eating a healthful diet comprising fruits, vegetables, and whole grains may be linked with reduced disability and fewer multiple sclerosis symptoms among people with the condition, according to a new study published in Neurology.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320302.php

New research suggests that a healthy diet -- one that's chock-full of fruits, vegetables and whole grains but contains little added sugars and red or processed meats -- was associated with a reduced risk for disability. https://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/news/20171206/healthy-living-may-ease-s...

Very interesting article.

http://reset.me/story/is-multiple-scler ... al-stress/

Found this interesting video about autoimmunity:

A mouse study, followed by a human study, indicates that the fasting-mimicking diet holds promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases. A fasting-like diet switches on a process in which body kills bad cells, begins to generate new healthy ones, report scientists. http://www.sciencedaily.com/relea...

It's back on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrMvnS5aC0E

For years, researchers have noted a tantalizing link between some neurologic conditions and certain species of the herpes virus. In patients with Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and cerebellar ataxia, among other neuropathies, the cerebrospinal fluid teems with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Yet...

I'm sorry, you are right - it is not a study but the personal viewpoint of Prof. Bert A. ‘t Hart, PhD.

Tthank you for posting this link Jaded. It is a very interesting study!

Perhaps but how does one even come to the conclusion that red meat "might" increase the risk for developing MS when nobody knows yet what causes the disease in the first place?! You do an epidemiological study. You compare people with ms with a control group without ms and see if you can ...

If red meat caused MS (I mean despite decades of research there still isn't a known cause of MS) then the vast majority of the population would have MS but it doesn't. ! Nobody is saying that everyone who eats red meat gets ms. What they're saying is that maybe red meat increases the risk for devel...

The WHO recently classified processed meat as carcinogenic: