diet and water
- I follow the Recovery/Best Best diet (they are essentially the same). My symptoms are much better than when I started the diet. That is incentive enough for me to continue with it. As for water, I find that if I drink a litre of water first thing in the morning, and then two or three litres throughout the day, my head is clear and I don't have any "fog". Not sure why this works, but it does for me.
- —Guest Emma
The Best Bet Diet for 3 years now...
- I've been doing the BBDiet for 3 years since I was finally diagnosed, MS. I will say it is not an easy diet to go on but over time and experimental recipes it gets better. At first I just quit the dairy because I knew that would be my hardest one to do. (my parents were dairy farmers so I grew up the queen of cheese etc.)So for the first 6 months I just quit all dairy and red meat because that one wasn't as difficult to stop. Then I began incorporating the other "NO'S" and over time it became easier. I have been relapse free for 3 years and feel fantastic! I don't take any of the modifying drugs. I do take a lot of supplements and work out (not too hard I might add) about 3 to 4 times a week. Oh....and by the way.....I lost over 70 lbs. on this diet the first year and still there. It does require discipline but with a disease that has no known cure why wouldn't you do whatever you "can" do for yourself!
- —Guest azcrazy
ms and diet
- i was diagnosed with ms 9 years ago. in the beginning i was very careful about my diet. recently i haven't been feeling as good and realized it was because of my diet.i have been drinking more milk and eating more dairies than i was.time to get serious again!
- —Guest tammy
Diet and MS
- I was diagnosed back in early 2003 and decided then to shun any drugs from hospital and follow a healthy lifestyle. This includes no caffine,no dairy, red meat, only organic fruit and veg, omega 3, vitamins such as calcium and vit D. I have never had another relapse and i do link this with my diet being good. I am also a happy, positive person, believing you can think yourself well! Keep goin everyone, I know how your feeling!
- —Guest LEC
Best Bet Diet
- I have recently developed the symptoms. I can barely walk. I skied 52K six months ago. I'm wondering what a person eats if we cut out all dairy, wheat, beans, red meat?
- —Guest Barb Krzak
ms diet
- I DO FEEL BETTER WHEN I DONT EAT RED MEATS HEAVY RICE OR HEAVY EATING PERIOD. I FIND IT BETTER TO TOLORATE SALAIDS , FRUITS, CHICKEN , FISH LIKE SALMON AND APPLESAUSE ANYTHING NOT GREASY OR TO MUCH STARCH> HOPE I HELPED SOME1. XOXO
- —Guest max
Diet Change Success
- I am a huge believer in diet and its affect on MS. I was diagnosed 4 months ago and immediately changed my lifestyle in response to the life-changing news. In addition to working out 4-5 days per week, I cut out all meat, most dairy and strive to keep the bulk of what I eat fresh, organic fruits, veges and whole grains. The biggest change was that I cut out all processed foods and make everything from scratch. I make my own mayo, salad dressings, applesauce, tomato sauce, jams, bread .... all of it. I'm also careful to make sure there are no artificial sweeteners or MSG in my diet. Since implementing these changes, I have been symptom free for the past month. I know there are a lot of diet hypotheses out there regarding autoimmune diseases (i.e. gluten, dairy, sugar). I think the most important thing in looking to change a diet is to first rid of chemicals and anything artificial. There's no way of knowing for sure if it will slow MS, but it definitely can't hurt to eat healthier.
- —Guest kissacooper
Omega 3-6-9
- I had had the MS diagnosis about 6 years, remitting-remission version, struggling with my ups and downs on a regularly. My biggest enemy was clearly fatigue. And for 18 months my mind always seemed to be messy, clogged up and unfocused - unlike my rather clear head, before MS. I had tried many different diets, cutting out sugar and gluten among other things. Nothing had an impact on my daily health, so I was naturally sceptical about changing my life completely, paying the price of disappointment and even bigger fatigue. But then i tried something (very sceptical again), which was an oil that contained Omega 3, 6 and 9, in the proportion of 2-1-1. 2 tbl spoons a day. And after 5 days I felt very well, still not believing it could have anything to do with this oil! But my "fog" had disappeared, and though I've had it back for shorter periods, I believe this oil is something I've been in big need of. Talking with other ms'ers, I've learned that it seems to work well against fatigue. =)
- —Guest AuricAunt
Diet and MS
- Julie, I assume that you know about Dr. Roy Swank who over the course of nearly 50 years, he worked directly with thousands of MS patients and his diet has been proven to reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations in MS patients. After 20 years, most of the control group patients were unable to walk, whereas the typical Swank diet patiet was fully mobile and experiencing only mild symptoms. The current edition of his book "The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book (1987 Doubleday) provides irrefutable evidence that diet does in fact improve the symptoms of MS. Large studies published in prestigious medical journals such as Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, smaller-scale studies published in less widely known journals, basic science studies and high quality epidemiologic studies have all linked improvement of human MS with dietary changes. There are numerous other books/articles written about diet and MS. Dr. Swank's diet is a low saturated fat diet. Pam
- —ubluem
MS Diet
- I had started on the MS recovery diet by eliminating EVERYTHING and slowly reintroducing myself to these foods that eliminated. To this day I do not eat any red meats, gluten, or wheat and I limit myself on dairy products. I feel much better than I did 8 months ago( when I first started this diet). I have been diagnosed with MS Jan 2008 and am on copaxone.
- —Guest Mary
Food can help
- I have been eating gluten free, dairy free, less beans, less spices and sour food since last 5 and half years. I also found that my MS progression is less and thus I am preventing relapses. Diet is very important. Also if I eat very late before going to sleep, it makes it very difficult for me to get a good sleep. I generally find it very difficult to sleep at night and I wonder, if anybody can guild me for what to do.
- —Guest Jagu Gibson
Diet for MS
- I am very thin, under weight. I ahve a had time gaining weight. I don't count carbs, or anything else. I try to eat healthy though. What kind of diet is teh "Best/" I have been diagnosed for 11 years and slowing doen on refined sugars has helped and I do concentrate on proteins, iron and vitamin B's.
- —Guest Sherri
No gluten or dairy!
- I have followed something similar called the MS Recovery Diet. It calls for elimination of legumes, dairy, eggs, gluten and sugar. It says that these might not all be triggers. I've found that if I avoid gluten and dairy and limit egg consumption that my symptoms are greatly reduced. I was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago and I feel much better today than when I was diagnosed. I am also taking Rebif.
- —Guest Wilson
Diet for MS?
- I don't know that diet has anything to do with my MS or that science has proven such. I follow a lower carb style which I started before I knew I had MS, and I feel better in general.I probably eat little gluten as a result, but it isn't a priority. Low carb life style helps keep my weight down. I have less cravings. I take a fair amount of supplements, because I have eliminated or decreased some necessary vits. from my diet. For example, I don't drink OJ (or consume a lot of Vit. C) b/c it has higher carb. count. I do eat lo carb fruit now and then.;I don't drink milk but I do take 1/2 n' 1/2 with my coffee and a fair amt. of vit. D3.I eat the lower carb "DreamFields pasta" which I LOVE and meets my carb desires as well as LO Carb ice cream as needed. I eat eggs & some fat (butter,mayo) b/c these have low or zero carbs. I eat much less than I used to. I'm not consumed with food and eating like I used to be. I aim an average of 60 net carbs daily.I keep cheating down to a minimum.
- —Guest itasara
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