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frances,

i hear you. even after 17 years on the diet, i still have serious cravings and

succumb frequently, esp. when i'm under stress. you just keep getting back on

the wagon, though, and w/o beating yourself up. i've found it useful to think

outside the western diet paradigm--few things are as daunting as trying to come

up with a tasty recipe for, say, pizza, w/o dairy, gluten, or tomatoes, but if

you go for sushi instead, or a great rice-noodle pasta stir-fry, you can still

fulfill your cravings. coconut milk is a godsend for those of us who crave

creaminess.

you can get loads of help and recipes from the folks on this list--i've been a

member for 2 years now and they have truly been my lifeline. but rest assured,

the BBD really is your best bet. i've had MS for 20 years, and were it not for

my diet, i would have been dead 15 years ago. instead i'm thriving--writing,

painting, teaching, raising a beautiful son on my own. i take no medications

other than the occasional muscle relaxant. diet and exercise are it, and i could

not ask for better or more sensible therapy.

and--if i may be permitted a tiny political plug--the hope barack obama has

given me and americans in general, has really kept me going through some hard

times. find stuff to look forward to, no matter how small. being alive and not

in pain for life's pleasures will help you withstand temptation.

much love,

aviva

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Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:30:15 -0800 (PST)

To: mscured Moderator <mscured-owner >

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Hi, I am not a current sufferer (or at least I think I'm not). I have 3

aunts with the disease (at least 2 different types) and I contracted

Lyme disease in 2001 which I understand can lead to MS. I just want to

identify ways I can live my life naturally and possibly avoid getting

MS. Make sense?

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Hi , welcome to the�group! It appears that MS is� " running " in your

family and with proper�life style�(loads of interesting�info� in this

group) you may never even have to think about it.

What struck me though, that you�received a dx of Lyme's.�My husband was told

he has�MS to find out that he has really Lyme's. He is on antibiotics and

getting better but it took over three yrs. to dx.�Lyme's causes lesions in the

brain if�it developed into a neuro problem - yet not all�patients w/ neuro

issues�have the lesions. So how does one put it, does Lyme's cause MS or is

Lyme's�a form of MS? I believe in option 2. There are many, many, things that

can cause lesions in your CNS. The name MS is once again nothing�more then a

label for an image a MD will see. Now, if you had a certain viral, bacterial, or

other kind of infection in your body, it just may become a�autoimmune problem.

In that case I would rely on body specimen, CSF, blood, tissue samples�-

because there is one thing no one can convince me otherwise, if you have an

illness, it will show somewhere; after all ever heard of some one who had a

little bit of cancer....

How are you doing with the Lyme? Are you experiencing anything or are you

feeling well?

Hope this gives you some peace of mind and in the end what matters, be good to

yourself. I believe that's your best defense.

Bianca�

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