Curing Multiple Sclerosis

Let me first start by saying there is no "cure."  There is no cure, because it's not really a disease in the way we usually think of diseases - things caused by germs, viruses, etc.  If someone were allergic to peanuts, you wouldn't necessarily try to "cure" them - you would tell them to stop eating peanuts.  Well MS is the same thing (as are the other "diseases" in the same family, such as Parkinsons, ALS, etc).  They are all basically a gluten sensitivity.  Most people are familiar with gluten sensitivity in the form of Celiac disease, whereby the symptoms are intestinally related.  Well that's only 1 of 3 ways gluten sensitivity shows up.  It can also show up as autoimmune disorders or neurological disorders.  Now does this mean you stop eating bread and your MS goes away?  Well not exactly, but it's a good start!

Nothing in the body is clean cut, but there are basical general principles to start with when trying to fix problems.  With MS and other similar neurological disorders, the basis is a gluten-free / casein-free diet (casein is found in dairy).  To truly gain the effects of a gluten-free diet, you need to be strict about it.  Just cutting down isn't going to get you very far - you need to cut it out thoroughly and completely.  Even a small amount of gluten can continue to cause the problems, and it stays in your body for a long time.  There have been supposed "tests" done on MS patients that have been "inconclusive."  Well I'd be very interested in knowing the details of those tests.  For one thing, I'd be willing to bet that corn was not included in the testing.  Though corn is not thought of as a gluten containing food (most "gluten-free" products use corn as a main ingredient), it actually does contain corn gluten.  For a long time this wasn't even considered an issue, but recently even medical doctors are noticing that some celiac patients have the gluten sensitivity to corn as well as to wheat and barley.  I really hope they remove corn from "gluten-free" products soon!  I'm not saying that every single MS patient will be cured simply by a strict gluten/casein-free diet, but I think many (or maybe most) would.  There are always other contributing factors, but I absolutely believe they are ALL food-related.  And, by the way, I do even personally know an MS patient who was cured with a gluten-free diet (she hasn't even bothered to tell her doctors, because she knows they won't believe her anyway). 

There are several aspects of this topic that absolutely boggle my mind.  First of all, most people have never even heard this information before.  When so many people have been cured by it, isn't it interesting that the information can only be obtained through word of mouth or on the internet?  Furthermore, even when people hear this information, they still typically won't even try it.  Are eating your bread and cheese really so important that it's not even worth giving it a shot to save your life?  I think it just illustrates the way we as a society have been brainwashed to believe SO strongly in whatever doctors say that anything outside that world is ridiculed and promptly dismissed.  I even found a website written by a doctor entitled "Be Wary of Multiple Sclerosis 'Cures'", and he lists Methods to Avoid.  Among these methods to avoid are diets, including a gluten-free diet, fructose restricted diet, sucrose free diet, and even tobacco free diet.  All of these things are great diets no matter who you are, yet he actually says to avoid them.  OMG - don't eat those evil healthy foods!!  And those diets were listed under the heading of implausible and untested or inadequately tested.  Just what are these people afraid of? Well I think I know the answer to that, and it starts with a "$."

I was inspired to write this blog after seeing the recent report on David Osmond from the Today Show.  I thought it was interesting that at the end of the report he mentioned switching to natural foods - I'd be very curious to know the specifics of his diet - if anyone does know, please let me know!