Re: Dayna

[Guest guest]

Hi Dayna & welcome,

While I agree that epidurals are evil , it probably didn't cause this. Many

women with MS report feeling fantastic, then are set up for an attack after the

birth with the resulting change in hormones. In fact, it's my understanding

that there are studies (past or present, I'm not sure) trying to find the

relationship between pregnancy and its hormonal role in keeping MS at bay.

I'm also 37 and have been dealing with this for about 2.5 years. It started

with optic neuritis but within a few months I had a bunch of other symptoms.

The first things I did were the Best Bet Diet and acupuncture. Have also done

some healing with fasting and detoxing. I have felt fantastic during this time

(I do Tae Bo every day and am raising 2 young boys all on my own), EXCEPT when I

developed new food allergies earlier this year. I couldn't figure out what the

problem was from my food diary and basically lost a couple months of my life

feeling like crap. The ELISA test shed light on this and now I'm doing great

after eliminating the carrots (was eating probably 5 days a week!), asparagus,

and salmon (daily supplement I used to take).

My #1 recommendation that you can start right away is to get on a megadose of

Vitamin D.

HTH!

Crystal

> Hi, my name is Dayna and I am 37. I have had multiple sclerosis for a year

> and a half. I had just had a baby when this happened. I have a suspicion

> that the epidural triggered this. I was planning on having my baby at home,

> but my midwife quit on me. ]

>

[Guest guest]

> Thank you for responding to me. I am reading this book about MS by Ann Boroch

and she believes yeast in our bodies causes MS. It's rather interesting. How

do I not stress out over this evil disease? I feel weighed down; and I only

weigh 108 lbs.

>

Yeah, I can see a connection because candida is implicated in leaky gut, which

causes the food allergies, which in turn causes a hyped-up immune system and MS

is one of the diseases that can arise from that. I'm sure many of us have more

issues with candida than we are aware of too, especially since most of us have

had antibiotics at some time in our lives!

If you want to try the Best Bet Diet, you may find you lose a little weight but

your body should adjust eventually. I'm sorry, I don't remember at what point

my body did, but it did eventually. In the meantime, use foods with a little

more fat to help you feel full and protect against too much weight loss - nuts,

avocado, coconut, baked goods with rice/sorghum/tapioca flour etc. Oh, and I

like hemp protein powder in my smoothies. Let us know what kind of things

you like to eat, and we can probably help you with substitutions and such.

Once you are feeling good, you will be much less stressed and feel like you have

some control over what's been happening. Really, you will.

Crystal

[Guest guest]

Dear Crystal,

I am so happy to finally be able to talk to others who know what I am going

through. Everyone around me has no idea. Can I eat organic chicken? I was

eating salads, beans, fruit, veggie sandwiches, and nuts and olives. I wasn't

eating meat, but just started eating chicken. I was craving meats, so I started

eating chicken instead. What do you think of that? What breads did you eat?

Do you have any menus or recipes?

Thank you soooo very much. I just want this heavy weighed down feeling to go

away.

Sincerely,

Dayna

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To: mscured

Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 3:35:48 PM

Subject: Re: Dayna

> Thank you for responding to me. I am reading this book about MS by Ann Boroch

and she believes yeast in our bodies causes MS. It's rather interesting. How

do I not stress out over this evil disease? I feel weighed down; and I only

weigh 108 lbs.

>

Yeah, I can see a connection because candida is implicated in leaky gut, which

causes the food allergies, which in turn causes a hyped-up immune system and MS

is one of the diseases that can arise from that. I'm sure many of us have more

issues with candida than we are aware of too, especially since most of us have

had antibiotics at some time in our lives!

If you want to try the Best Bet Diet, you may find you lose a little weight but

your body should adjust eventually. I'm sorry, I don't remember at what point

my body did, but it did eventually. In the meantime, use foods with a little

more fat to help you feel full and protect against too much weight loss - nuts,

avocado, coconut, baked goods with rice/sorghum/tapioca flour etc. Oh, and I

like hemp protein powder in my smoothies. Let us know what kind of things

you like to eat, and we can probably help you with substitutions and such.

Once you are feeling good, you will be much less stressed and feel like you have

some control over what's been happening. Really, you will.

Crystal

[Guest guest]

Dayna, you can NOT stress out over this evil disease by taking control of your

health. The more in-control you feel, the less it will control you.

Get on the BestBetDiet. Look at the CCSVI supplements that Ashton Embry

recommends. Look into LowDoseNaltrexone. I also take the B1 and Liver shots

per Dr. Klenner. Google him.

There ARE things you can do to control this disease. You CAN conquer it.

Read old posts on this group. Keep reading and learning. Ask us questions. We

are here to help you. You are not alone.

Beverly

>

> Dear Crystal,

> Thank you for responding to me. I am reading this book about MS by Ann Boroch

and she believes yeast in our bodies causes MS. It's rather interesting. How

do I not stress out over this evil disease? I feel weighed down; and I only

weigh 108 lbs.

> Sincerely,

> Dayna

>

[Guest guest]

> I am so happy to finally be able to talk to others who know what I am going

through. Everyone around me has no idea. Can I eat organic chicken?

>

Yeah, MS can be hard because unless you're visibly disabled it can be tough for

others to wrap their heads around. The fatigue and brain fog was the absolute

worst for me. It was also the first thing to disappear when I started BBD and I

remember thinking, " even if I don't get rid of the other symptoms, this alone

makes it worth it! " .

When I started out, I used a lot of the " convenience " foods, but you have to

watch some of them because even though they're gluten-free, they may have other

allergens. Just check your labels, it seems soy is everywhere these days. I

liked the Glutino brand breads, but I developed an allergy to eggs so I can't

have them anymore. Another woman with MS recently turned me onto Sami's bakery

in Tampa, Fla. and their stuff if **wonderful**. They have gluten products as

well, but their gluten-free stuff is millet, flax, and rice-based. The Tinkyada

rice-based pastas are the best I've tried. Also, I've found that the

Kroger-owned stores have a pretty good natural foods section and I save quite a

bit of money there. I buy whatever I can there, and only go to the health food

store for stuff I can't get anywhere else. Oh, the coconut milk yogurt and ice

creams are really good too!

I had been vegetarian for a couple years before starting BBD, but I started

having some poultry and fish. I think it helped keep me from losing *too* much

weight, still lost some. Incidentally, while I believe whole-heartedly in a

healthy vegetarian diet, I'm sure it played a role in the onset of MS for me. I

mean, my gluten and bean consumption went through the roof when I gave up the

meat. Keep a food diary and try to remember to also mark down your energy

level for that day (I rate it on a scale of 1 to 5) and any other symptoms

you're having. That can help pinpoint a reaction to something you've eaten,

because it takes about 36-48 for me to feel it and I can't remember everything I

ate 2 days ago!

Crystal