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by dutchchic
Sun Jul 04, 2004 4:16 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: does anyone know?
Replies: 9
Views: 3453

I think I've taken a different approach from a lot of you. I chose to be very open about it, and my MS symptoms are invisible to others. It just felt right to me to be open about it - my goal being to change the perceptions people have that if you have MS, you are/will be in a wheelchair. When I was...
by dutchchic
Wed Jun 16, 2004 12:09 pm
Forum: Low Dose Naltrexone
Topic: LDN and rebif?
Replies: 6
Views: 4454

LDN and rebif?

Can you try out LDN while on interferon beta 1a like rebif? I worry about trying something new and going cold-turkey off a treatment that has been helping (some).
by dutchchic
Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:12 pm
Forum: Diet
Topic: Swank diet discussion
Replies: 145
Views: 102681

If you have a Whole Foods near you - it can be a God send. They have healthy (ier) versions of lots of snack foods including cookies and chips. Look for olive oil potato chips - they have good oils and low saturated fats.
by dutchchic
Tue May 18, 2004 3:29 pm
Forum: Natural Approach
Topic: Vitamins.....Minerals.....Thoughts
Replies: 8
Views: 5358

supplements

Oh - so many! I take supplement flax seed oil (Omega 3 fats which produce anti-inflammatory hormones), calcium+vitamin D, B-vitamins (good for the nervous system), turmeric (anti-viral and anti-inflammatory), and two mixes from New Chapter - one called Neurozyme which prevents inflammation and helps...
by dutchchic
Tue May 18, 2004 3:25 pm
Forum: Diet
Topic: Diet ? - What colour
Replies: 45
Views: 25084

Food Allergies/Diet/Etc.

There's a food allergy test called the ELISA test - it tests for immune system reactions to foods. Not sure if that works for MS, but it cleared up a rash when I found out I was allergic to almonds and stopped eating them. The Swank diet recommends high unsaturated fats (like olive oil and fish oils...
by dutchchic
Tue May 18, 2004 3:13 pm
Forum: Rebif
Topic: I would like to hear how people are doing on Rebif.
Replies: 28
Views: 17274

Rebif

I've been on Rebif for over a year and have had no significant relapse in that time. I have had increases in neuropathic pain, but doc says that isn't a worsening of the MS - that it relates to past damage.

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