Multiple Sclerosis
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The document discusses Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease where the immune system attacks the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerves. Common symptoms include fatigue, tingling, vision problems, and impaired coordination. While the cause is unknown, it is thought to involve the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier allowing immune cells to attack the nervous system. Dietary approaches recommended by doctors Swank and Sawyer/Bachrach involve limiting saturated and hydrogenated fats, dairy, gluten, and sugar to reduce inflammation. The diets differ on specifics but aim to control symptoms through nutrition.
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- 1. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS By Joyce Bowen
- 3. MS is still a mystery to the medical field. The blood/brain barrier breaks down allowing immune cells (T cells) to cross over and start attacking myelin sheath in the brain and the spinal cord.
- 4. Women develop the disease at twice the rate of men
- 5. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue
- 6. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness
- 7. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking
- 8. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision
- 9. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes
- 10. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes Impaired thinking/understanding
- 11. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes Impaired thinking/understanding Poor muscle coordination
- 12. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes Impaired thinking/understanding Poor muscle coordination Sexual problems
- 13. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes Impaired thinking/understanding Poor muscle coordination Sexual problems Slurred speech and stuttering
- 14. SYMPTOMS OF MS Fatigue Tingling, pain or numbness Problems with balance and walking Changes in vision Depression/emotional changes Impaired thinking/understanding Poor muscle coordination Sexual problems Slurred speech and stuttering Bladder and bowel problems
- 15. The first known case is found in the diary of Augustus d’Este in the beginning of the 19th century. Multiple Sclerosis was recognized as a disease by French, German, and English scientists between 1835 and 1872. recognition was delayed in North America until after WWI. It is a difficult disease to diagnose.
- 16. My first symptom was fatigue and for this reason I assume this is the onset. I was tested for Guillain-Barre a number of times. I had no sensitivity to heat, but I did experience cold hands and feet. I was treated for arthritis, although I did not experience any discomfort from it.
- 17. NUTRITION AND MS Books on diet and MS used for this presentation: The MS Recovery Diet by Ann Sawyer and Judith Bachrach The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Roy Lavor Swank and Barbara Brewer Dugan
- 18. Dr. Roy Swank in the Multiple Scleorsis Diet book believes people with MS do not metabolize fats or lipids properly allowing the formation of microembolisms. Formations in the small capillaries near the spinal cord facilitates breeches.
- 19. The MS Recovery diet recommends abstinence from certain grains (containing gluten), eggs, legumes, sugar, and dairy. It also recommends low fat. Foods recommended are fruits, vegetables, wild meats, fish, and nuts.
- 20. It is thought that in MS, food allergies could activate immune cells in the body which go on to attack the CNS through the damaged Blood Brain Barrier.
- 21. Dr. Swank in the Multiple Sclerosis Diet book recommends the following: no red meat for the first year (including the dark meat of chicken and turkey). After the first year, 3 oz of red meat will be allowed per week. Skim milk will be allowed, but any milk containing 1% butterfat or more is not allowed. All processed foods containing saturated fat are to be eliminated.
- 22. Saturated fat must never exceed 15 grams a day. Unsaturated fat (oils) must be consumed at a minimum of 4 teaspoons a day with a max of 10 teaspoons. One teaspoon of cod liver oil per day. A multivitamin is recommended.
- 23. Forbidden: whole milk, cream, butter, margarine, sour cream, ice cream, ice milk, cheese exceeding 1 % butterfat, any creamed cottage cheese, imitation dairy products containing hydrogenated oils. All packaged commercial mixes for cakes, cookies, pastries, pancakes, biscuits, and desert bread products if they contain hydrogenated oils. Chili, soups, stews, spaghetti, meat sauces, pork and beans, hash, canned chicken and turkey. Chips, crackers, breads, cereals, pasta. Commercially canned foods.
- 24. Commercial breads contain a lesser amount of shortening, so may be had in any amount. Fruits, vegetables, and juices are permissible. All frozen or canned vegetables without butter or high-fat seasonings. 3 eggs are allowed a week – no more than 1 a day. Egg whites – any quantity. Chocolates are forbidden. White meat of chicken and turkey with skin removed before cooking are allowed in any amount. Cod, abalone, halibut, snapper, smelt, flounder, sole, sturgeon, tuna canned in water, shark, mahimahi, haddock, perch, polluck, etc. White fish are allowed in any amount.
- 25. Meats that are forbidden: spareribs, goose, duck, bacon, lunch meats, salami, frankfurters, ground turkey or chicken, wieners (including chicken and turkey), sausages.
- 26. Dr. Swanks diet seeks too limit hydrogenated and saturated fats, whereas the MS Recovery Diet seeks to limit certain foods and fats.
- 27. Ann Sawyer and Judith Bachrach believe that MS can go into complete remission with their careful diet. Dr. Swank does not. In any case, a low-fat diet is a good thing.
- 28. REFERENCES http://multiplesclerosis.com/us/symptoms_and_diag nosis.php http://www.multiplesclerosis.com/us/about_ms.php The MS Recovery Diet by Ann Sawyer and Judith Bachrach The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Roy Lavor Swank and Barbara Brewer Dugan