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not with raw food and MS…but my aunt sent hers into remission by cutting out all stress (she was able to quit her job) and basically consuming a non-fat diet. maybe you can make sure to limit your fats to a minimum…
There is a book called “A Way Out” the author cured his MS with raw food. Also it has been proven that most of the time MS is actually aspartame poisoning and when all aspartame is removed from the diet the symptoms go away. Aspartame is in most things that are labeled as “diet” food. Anyway just wanted to throw that out there, I’m sure you’re in good hands with your naturopath. Health and happiness to you.
wow rawmumma! that’s horrible and disgusting with regards to aspartame.
I don’t know how to answer your question, but I would be very interested to find out, as I know someone with MS. I’ll be watching this post. I did read something about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, maybe something to google?
Four members of my family have MS….my younger sister and aunt both just bought their first wheelchairs and are slowing losing the battle, but my father has been in remission for 24 years.
Recently, from a thread I read here somewhere, I saw the mention of low dose Naltrexone (LDN) in the treatment of immune disorders like MS, fibromyalgia, thyroid disorders, chronic fatigue, and even cancer. The LDN website is here: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org
Naltrexone is used in 50 mg doses to block opiate receptors in the brain, and has been generic for the treatment of abuse disorders for years. Sadly drug companies have ZERO interest in pursuing the interesting findings that low doses (3 to 4.5 mg) stimulate the immune system.
Since I am lucky to live near one of the primary proponents of LDN, I was able to get the number of a Gynecologist who sub-specializes in women with auto-immune disorders and prescribes LDN (I have fibromyalgia). I see her in April and hope to start LDN as the family guinea pig….I will post more on this after I go.
I know this doesn’t answer your question about raw food, but you could ask your naturopath about LDN supplements if you are interested.
Yes, stress certainly does not help. I would definitely like to read that book, thanks!
susannabellajane – I’m so sorry :(
I can share my (limited) experience thus far, as it may help someone else. I am newly diagnosed (2 years this summer). My symptoms are mild, but I am concerned with the long term and maximizing my chances.
My naturopath does condone raw food, from what I understand, as a way to support the body. There is a long list of stuff I need to avoid – gluten, refined sugar, nightshade veg (peppers, eggplant, etc), corn, soy, peanuts…I think that’s it, ha ha.
I’m currently not on any medication, and I hope to keep it that way! One thing I have yet to implement, and I really should, is a daily smoothie with a tbsp of turmeric (an antiinflammatory).
Skinnoz, can I ask what your symptoms are and how you know you had it?
My bf and I went to see a guy named Justin Schmidt speak in SF - he had MS and healed himself with raw foods and other natural methoed. My bf’s dad died of MS so he is at high risk for it and has had some symptoms lately. Justin does live blood cell analysis and he was very informative about MS and how he healed his. He said it (the path to healing and the causes) is different for everyone.
http://www.phitness.us/team.php
My bf has been increasing his flax and he said it is helping him. We also moved to California in the past month and he said he feels so much better out here than in Wisconsin. He is also trying to avoid certain food (like gluten, certain legumes) and his taking some supplements like gingko, selenium. He said there is an MS diet called the Swank Diet by Dr.Ron L Swank that is not raw but mostly veggie and is a good guide or what to eat and what to avoid when you are at risk for MS.
http://www.swankmsdiet.com/
On another note, Gone Raw member 123 has many informative posts on MS and I think a yahoo group. Her posts have a lot of valuable information.
Forgot to add legumes to my avoid list!
In retrospect, things were probably brewing for me since my early 20’s (I’m 34), but I had no idea. My 1st indication that something was wrong happend 2 summers ago. I woke one morning a bit groggy for no apparent reason. This progressed quickly to the feeling of a tight band around my ribcage, squeezing tight. My back hurt, like I had steel rods running up and down my spine. If I tucked my chin forward, I had the sensation of an electric shock running up my spine (there’s a name for that, don’t recall what it is at the moment…). My right hand tightened up, and I lost sensation in my fingers. Both of my feet felt as though they were wrapped in cotton when I tried to walk. It was not fun, I was in a great deal of discomfort.
My symptoms peaked after 3 weeks, then subsided over 3 months. In the meantime, I had been for a series of bloodtests and an MRI. Apparently it was text book for MS. I also saw a specialist.
I haven’t had anymore attacks, at least nothing so dramatic. My right hand still isn’t quite the same. Some days, especially when I am fatigued, it tightens up on me somewhat. For some reason, my left big toe has been numb for a few months. But that’s about it.
Thank you all for sharing your stories. My mother has MS and it means so much to learn about this as I often don’t know how to help.
It is good for me to read other people’s stories as well….MS is such a diverse group of symptoms, grades of remission and non-remission that it really is true each person is unique.
My father was diagnosed in 1975, when the condition was practically unknown and there were no real treatments except diet and behavior modification to control stress and symptoms. Now so much more is known and I’m hopeful for a cure sometime soon.
My father only got better after he quit drinking mass amounts of beer, quit smoking, and started exercising….at first he could barely walk the length between two telephone poles and then he worked up to a couple of miles a day, and then was able to return to work after 10 years of being totally disabled and on SSI. He is 76 now, and will probably outlive my sister. Dr. Swank called MS the “Beer, Beef and Butter” disease after he noticed a strong dietary connection.
Best wishes to you Skinoff….it sounds like you are a smart girl and doing all the right things to help your body heal and hold its own. Queenfluff, you probably already know heat exacerbates MS symptoms, so watch out for that in Sunny California with your bf. And Kandace, all the best to you and your mum.