A board to discuss various diet-centered approaches to treating or controlling Multiple Sclerosis, e.g., the Swank Diet
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Food Composition Databases
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jimmylegs »
1 month ago
USDA Food Composition Databases
This Web site allows you to search the following USDA Food Composition Databases from one location:
USDA...
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1 month ago
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Diet Reviews and Resources for PWMS
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jimmylegs »
4 months ago
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This topic provides an overview of, and excerpts from, an array of diet resources for people with MS, presented in alphabetical order:
Mayo Clinic...
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indeed - super fun stuff. my kidneys have always given me an immediate warning any time i even take a solo calcium pill. glad i listen to them!
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4 months ago
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Harvard Healthy Eating Plate (29 languages, + kids' version)
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jimmylegs »
4 months ago
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excellent evidence-based self care info. not following these guidelines doesn't show up in standard bloodwork until there is a serious problem.
if...
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fad diets don't rest upon the powerful statistical foundation enjoyed by the HHEP. we certainly have room to improve on our characterizations of...
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4 months ago
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Dietary Reference Tables
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jimmylegs »
4 months ago
DRI resources these tables will help you decide how much you need of any given nutrient.
caveat: many of these intakes are designed to prevent...
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4 months ago
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antioxidants help
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Interesting article.
jackD
SAN FRANCISCO-In a series of studies designed to define the role of dietary
macronutrients in the initiation of...
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Here are some GOOD FULL TEXT on FLAVONOIDS that I have found.
Jack,
Thanks for the papers. I like the structure function study.
NHE
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Last post by NHE
6 years ago
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Last post by lyndacarol
6 years ago
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Last post by lyndacarol
6 years ago
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Last post by NHE
6 years ago
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What you eat and drink may affect your MS
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If you have multiple sclerosis, will drinking wine make the disease worse? How about smoking? Or eating fish? How do daily choices affect your...
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That's really the problem, why would anyone conduct a thorough study if there are no gains from the benefits of eating healthy. The medical community...
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Last post by heyray
6 years ago
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interesting testimonial- raw food/fruitarian diets
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Selmahope »
7 years ago
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I've been following a high raw food vegan diet for about 8 months now -with lots and lots of fruit. I am stronger, more balanced, more energy, and...
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The hardest part is finding quality food. Organic is key, farmers markets are cool. I wish i could grow my own food but i have no place to garden :(...
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Last post by NHE
6 years ago
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Last post by Algis
6 years ago
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Last post by mikeyjinx
6 years ago
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Wahls diet article
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Hi,
Mercola's newsletter just had an article today about how Dr. Terry Wahls' has reversed her MS by diet alone.
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Thank you! I will read the article. It is worth a try...
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Last post by savouryourlife
7 years ago
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Last post by Serena42
7 years ago
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Old Swanker
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Hi All
In 1997 at age 37 I was diagnosed with MS based on a single bad exacerbation and MRI's showing lesions (3) in my brain and a large one on my...
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Amy, That's great. I have been on the Best Bet Diet for about six years now and have been doing very well. Off the top of my head I can't remember...
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Last post by daverestonvirginia
7 years ago
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Cows milk and statistical Correlation with MS
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CureOrBust »
7 years ago
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I can't remember why I started to look this up, but it actually occurred to me that I have never read a published article on Cows milk's relation...
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I did not find any regarding the effects of drinking cows milk with a diagnosis of MS. Personally its in my avoid pile, but I wanted to see some...
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Last post by CureOrBust
7 years ago
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Last post by heyray
7 years ago
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Dannon Activia
Some folks have had very bad reactions to Activia since it puts a bacteria into the stomach that normally isn't there and it's hard to get rid of...
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Last post by NHE
7 years ago
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Fiber is crucial
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lyndacarol »
7 years ago
I do not wish to offend anyone, but I found a recent episode of The Dr. Oz Show and its topic of poop very educational, especially his comment (about...
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Last post by lyndacarol
7 years ago
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confused
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katcupcake91 »
7 years ago
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i keep reading stuff about diets that can help with MS but its all very confusing to me. I just need to find something that i can stick with and that...
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You dont have to follow any diet religiously but a general theme across them is;
Lots of oily fish, leafy greens, organ meats, fruit and nuts...
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Last post by mrbarlow
7 years ago
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Last post by Serena42
7 years ago
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probiotics affect the brain
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Not directly an MS story, but it may help strengthen the argument for diet's affect on MS:
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Hi!
The condition Candida can affect mood and cognitive behavior so doesnt surprise me at all, as Candida is when the bad bacteria take over the...
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Last post by fee002
7 years ago
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Fish oil fights mental illness
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Fish oil supplements 'beat psychotic mental illness'
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial...
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as i heard on BBC, “Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk,” BBC News has reported.
The news comes...
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Last post by leroyu
7 years ago
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Recent Article on PUFA for MS
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perseus »
13 years ago
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Encouraging article about antioxidants and polyunsaturated fatty acid intake for MS. I do not have access to the article but the abstract is posted...
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fyi-- if anyone has done LEAP/MRT food sensitivity testing- please post your comments. I keep running into LEAP MRT testing locally and on the...
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Last post by Selmahope
7 years ago
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"Sugar – the Great 'Food' Deceiver" article
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lyndacarol »
7 years ago
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As most of us probably do, I have spent recent hours cruising the Internet. With my interest in insulin (specifically, the excess insulin resulting...
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Candida connection yet again, candida causes sugar cravings.
I didnt read article just noted the word Candida.
Sorry to interject, just above is...
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Last post by fee001
7 years ago
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Is dairy really bad for you?
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I work out and love dairy foods. I also have protein powders that contain dietary protein in it. Are these bad?
Also I take creatine which I hear is...
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thanks for the advice. I drank milk till about a week ago and feel fine. I never changed any of my eating habits and all my symtons when about 90%...
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Last post by ffjosh
7 years ago
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FYI @ lyndacarol - insulin resistance & magnesium defici
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jimmylegs »
7 years ago
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Magnesium Deficiency Is Associated With Insulin Resistance in Obese Children
Abstract
OBJECTIVE—Magnesium deficiency has been associated with...
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hi, i think you might be after the trigger mechanism section here (note the alert and related talk page):
also a video, more about what happens...
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7 years ago
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Does a Gluten/Diary free diet cause worsening of mobility?
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About 3 weeks ago i started a Gluten/Diar/Legumes/Red meat FREE diet,
as i read candida yeast overgrowth is not good for MS / CCSVI
and after a...
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that is a great supplement list.
dairy is supposed to be pro inflammatory which is why it's considered a no-no. in fact if you have enough...
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Last post by jimmylegs
7 years ago
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Ann Boroch on Montel
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Hi
Ann Boroch was in her twenties and disabled she was diagnosed with ms.
She has A book ok healing Multiple Sclerosis which she did through an...
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Thank you Harry, I did try but made a mess of it.
Smiling back at ya
Fiona
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Last post by fee001
7 years ago
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Tumeric and inflammation
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whiteflag »
7 years ago
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Hi I'm new here, so...hi all.
Dx'd in 2004, having my first major flare-up now, not sure how to handle it. I live in - and am from - a 3rd world...
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I don't take it in supplement form but do try and incorporate it into food wherever possible; This includes;
Soups
curries
goulash
chilli
A low...
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Last post by mrbarlow
7 years ago
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Low Carb?
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desmalia »
7 years ago
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I've been looking into what sort of diet changes I need to make, and am considering going low carb. I've done Atkins in the past and don't want to go...
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Last post by jimmylegs
7 years ago
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feta cheese----dairy or not?
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bonitamae »
7 years ago
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so we're supposed to be gluten free/dairy free....................is feta considered dairy?
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Sou is correct ( he is after all Greek!!). Typically feta is made from sheep's milk, but I guess it depends which country you live in, where it may...
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Last post by zinamaria
7 years ago
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My "one-rat experiment."
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SoSoonOld »
7 years ago
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I read with interest Jimmylegs' post in which he looks back to his vegan days and considers the possibility that deficits in his diet had caused his...
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Hi, Deb.
Someone on a low carb blog explained the problem this way: The gall bladder is designed to store bile from the liver and then dump it into...
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Last post by SoSoonOld
7 years ago
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diets/no yeast no sugar/candida
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Hi!!
3am here, not tired so I will type. Any diet stopping yeast and sugar will have a possitive affect, as both feed Candidiasis, which is an...
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Hi fee001,
If you are quoting another source in your posts, then it would be great if you could provide links to the source material (website,...
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7 years ago
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Its the CANDIDA diet they need to do
Hi! the following was posted on ms society website, which I cannot access at mo. They are right to think its dietry, they need to do anti Candida...
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Last post by fee001
7 years ago
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Nopalea drink?
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civickiller »
7 years ago
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My dad turned me on to this cactus drink called nopalea. You drink 6 oz for 3weeks then 3oz daily
suppose to be a strong antinflammatory.
The...
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I looked into it (online) and found this website about it:
They say that none of the amazing scientific clinical studies that they claim prove it...
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Last post by Lainie
7 years ago
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symptoms with food intake
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Folks,
Before I post, let me give some background. In my last 16 years with MS, I have seen that during days when I change travel I generally tend...
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i used to suffer badly after too much bread, pizza, it was baaad.
since i fixed my zinc deficiency i am fine.
zinc patients tend to be low in...
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Last post by jimmylegs
7 years ago
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Alcoholic Polyneuropathy
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Luvsadonut »
7 years ago
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Hi all,
As I was diagnosed with MS shortly after being told I had secondary liver damage due to years of excessive alcohol consumption, I always...
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heya sure you can pm me. i ate high purine foods for a couple years trying to get my uric acid up, and it did not work. zinc was the missing link...
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7 years ago
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Fructose Malabsorption?
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CuriousRobot »
8 years ago
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Anyone got it? Heh. :)
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I work for a company that delivers meals to aged & disability, I don't know if it has become more common recently or they have just started testing...
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Last post by Okasan
7 years ago
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Last post by Selmahope
7 years ago
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Sweet Poison (aspartame and MS)
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ShootingStar »
10 years ago
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I got this from my dad's wife (not my mother). Just another thing to worry about, I figure. I'm not giving up my diet ginger ale!
SWEET POISON
A...
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I wanted to point out something those with MS and suffer from Vertigo are unaware of...I have been given Meclazine for the vertigo and swore by it...
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Last post by Real_Whirled
7 years ago
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Axona or Ketogenic Diets anyone?
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Hi Everyone,
I've been working with a few patients who have many overlapping symptoms with other conditions (sound familiar?) and a few of them have...
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Thank you, again, for holding my hand on searches , HappyPoet!
GUESS WHO got some samples of Axona from her neuro today (which provides ketones to...
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Last post by DrDiana
7 years ago
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Brain Injury Study: Immediate Nutrition Is Key
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syckbastid »
7 years ago
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Not specific to MS, but discusses dietary means to combat brain injury. Since our brains are under constant assault, this article indirectly...
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There are nutrients that are especially effective, in particular in particular choline, creatine, n-3 fatty acids, and zinc.
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Last post by jimmylegs
7 years ago
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Testing for food allergies
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Before embarking on a diet, say like the gluten free diet,would you check to see if you are allergic to gluten and other foods that you wish to...
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See this link from the MS recovery diet site for ELISA food sensitivity testing-
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Last post by Selmahope
7 years ago
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Do diet friendly neurologists exist?
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Due to the lengthy times required to wait to see a neurologist here..6 months from probable diagnosis to actually seeing one. I was left with plenty...
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On the lab report it was 5.7 mg/dl. 340 was what I converted it to? Not that offay with the various measures.
I havent had any problems so far. I...
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Last post by mrbarlow
7 years ago
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egg whites?
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Are egg whites ok on the swank or best bet diet? I know the swank diet says no more than 1 egg/day and nore more than 3/week, and I'm assuming...
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Matt, I love that quote, dream as though you'll live forever, live as though you die today
thanks for that
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Last post by zinamaria
7 years ago
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My weekly menu plan
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awhitwood »
8 years ago
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I thought it might be fun to share my weekly menu plan... its gluten free, dairy free. Basically following Best Bet Diet with some ideas from the...
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The diet that works best for me is a 85% raw food diet. It included fruits, veggies, seeds, nuts and sea vgetables.
When I do cook food, it's...
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Last post by Tricia8
8 years ago
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Coffee good or bad?
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WantingToKnow »
8 years ago
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Hi! :) I have a question, is coffee good or bad for ms? I hear its bad sometimes and i hear its good sometimes? I don't currently drink it, but if...
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I think there have been other studies suggesting that caffeine has positive effects on the brain (not necessarily specific to MS), such as:
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Last post by dignan
8 years ago
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veganism - jimmylegs can we get your input?
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Jimmylegs,
I remember you said that you were vegan for many years, but can't find the exact thread. You mentioned something relatively negative...
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yw! :)
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8 years ago
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caffeine
An interesting abstract to browse with your coffee or tea...
Impacts of methylxanthines and adenosine receptors on neurodegeneration: human and...
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Last post by dignan
8 years ago
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Japanese Rice may help MS
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The purpose of the present study was to develop a peptide fortreatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). We have tested the effectof a novel...
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As I read through the article I was thinking the same thing about IP6. It reminded me how the Tsuno Foods & Rice Company in Japan started this whole...
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Last post by gainsbourg
8 years ago
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Confused Fish vs no Fish
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I was planning on eating herring everyday for the inflammation benefits and possible healing for the nerves. However, there is conflicting views that...
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Carnivore fish (like tuna) are the worst purely because they accumulate the mercury from smaller fish, day in day out.
Mercury is totally uselss to...
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Last post by gainsbourg
8 years ago
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dairy
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I have read articles that suggest avoiding dairy products for MSers. I am heavily addicted to Tea & consume around 7-8 cups. And unlike in western...
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as a strict vegan i avoided dairy for 15 years right up to my diagnosis. because of that i have tended to be suspicious of certain aspects of ms...
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Last post by jimmylegs
8 years ago
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How do you get enough calories?
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Alright' i have been doing diet research, and i need to get 2500-3000 calories a day to prevent being anorexic at least ( i have fast metabolism). I...
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hi tyr,
can you post a link to that video? i would be interested in checking it out.
actually one of the early protocols i followed (klenner, see...
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Last post by Tyr616
8 years ago
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