Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin, or fatty sheaths that surround the nerve fibers in the spinal cord and the brain. As this happens, messages between the brain and various body parts become distorted and, as a result, can cause loss of balance, incontinence, muscle weakness and tingling, vision impairment, paralysis, constipation and leaky gut. MS sufferers should seek treatment with a qualified health practitioner and incorporate a MS diet to help better manage their muscular dysfunction symptoms.
Step 1
Eliminate or restrict your intake of MS suspect trigger foods. MS suspect trigger foods are dairy, refined sugar, legumes, gluten, yeast and eggs. These foods have similar molecular structures to myelin, and their consumption could provoke an autoimmune response to the myelin in the central nervous system: Your body will begin to attack these compounds in the same way.
Replace all animal butters, yogurts, cheeses, milks and products that contain them with low fat coconut milk or rice milk. Replace all barley, rye, wheat and oat products with corn, rice and other gluten-free products. Eliminate all peas, beans and pulses including soybeans and all products that contain them. Replace refined sugars with fructose, or fruit sugar, stevia, maple syrup and honey. Reduce your yeast and egg intake to include small quantities if you do not have an allergic reaction to either of them.
Step 2
Incorporate vitamin D rich foods into your diet everyday. According to NaturalNews.com, MS patients who were given high doses of vitamin D supplements had fewer MS relapse occurrences. However, Natural News reports that researchers are unclear as to how much vitamin D supplementation is safe to take, so eating vitamin-rich foods may be a safer alternative to over-supplementation. The Global Healing Center states that button and shitake mushrooms, sardines, sockeye salmon, tuna, catfish, herring, eggs and cod liver oil all contain substantial amounts of vitamin D.
Step 3
Eat magnesium-rich foods such as halibut, squash and pumpkin seeds, peanuts, scallops and green leafy vegetables such as spinach. Magnesium aids in the relaxation and contraction of muscles as well as energy production and transport, factors that could help to alleviate MS symptoms.
Step 4
Eat a diet that mainly consists of grass-fed beef and game meats, and chicken and turkey breasts. Add fresh vegetables such as broccoli and spinach, raw nuts and seeds, and cold-pressed vegetable oils like canola and olive oil to this base menu. This diet is low in saturated fat and can help you achieve a healthy balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids as well as support your body through unpredictable MS occurrences.
Step 5
Avoid caffeinated and alcoholic drinks, which may dehydrate you. Replace these drinks with water to keep you hydrated and aid in toxin elimination.
Tips and Warnings
- Create an MS-friendly diet card to keep with you at all times, for your own reference and in case of an emergency.
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