A friend recently diagnosised with Multiple Sclerosis is looking for any alternate therapies that my help slow the progress of the disease and improve her general health.

If you have a look at my website:www.antibioticfailure.com/ingridkhan you might find under 'medical' an article on this disease and how the TF improves general health. Ingrid

As a Craniosacral Therapist I have heard from colleagues of some good results being achieved through this medium and would suggest that this reader give it a try

Jack Smith

Therapeutic fasting (only water) might help, but recommended under supervision.

A female reader is looking for advice on dealing with MS naturally.  What do readers suggest?

To start with, a couple of readers advise reading up on MS and alternative medicine in general.  Stelios proposes a book called A Time to Heal by Beata Bishop (First Stone Publishing, 2005), while another reader recommends Healing Multiple Sclerosis by Ann Boroch (Quintessential Healing, 2007).  The second book is based on the idea that Candida (fungal overgrowth in the gut) is the cause of MS and advocates nutritional methods as the key to recovery.  Apparently, the author of the book cured herself of MS using this approach (see www.annboroch.com).  

Other readers believe that diet can help if not cure MS.  One woman extols the virtues of (supervised) therapeutic fasting, while another reports that a healthy diet along with exercise can work wonders.  This reader’s friend was diagnosed with MS two years ago, but she is now in remission thanks to plenty of swimming, yoga, enough rest and a vegetarian diet including lots of fish.  She has not needed to take any medication.

Also suggested this week is craniosacral therapy – a form of hands-on healing that assists the body’s natural capacity for self-repair.

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There is an excellent book called "Healing Multiple Sclerosis" by Ann Boroch.  My daughter who is a Nurse Practitioner also has MS and I showed her this book advertised in Alternative Medicine.  she purchased it the next day and immediately went on the diet that is recommended in the book.  This book is basically based on the fact that Candida has caused the MS.  My daughter is about 4 or 5 weeks into the diet and is feeling good about it.  The website for the book in case you can't find it is: www.QuintessentialHealing.com  Hope it helps!

My friend was diagnosed with MS two years ago, she did loads and loads of research and has chosen not to take medication yet.  She has changed her diet (no red wine, lots of fish, vegetarian etc) and does yoga and swims alot.  She also is careful to rest alot (difficult with 2 young children but she manages it) and has to have a fairly structured routine - which she isnt keen on, but it works for her and she is very well (she swam two miles this week).  I think that she read everything that she could get her hands on, and she is in remission at the moment. 

I suggest exploring http://www.gerson.org/ and ordering a book by Beata Bishop called a Time to Heal. Treatment includes multiple sclerosis. There is also a UK support group that you can subscribe to, with a useful newsletter / journal called Coffee n' Carrots. These people are streets ahead of 'conventional' medicine (in my humble opinion). 

MS is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system and a major problem is the loss of the myelin sheath, which insulates nerves.  The main symptoms of MS are because of a breakdown of the nerve signalling and unfortunately medicine has little to offer the sufferer.

However, a team of French researchers (Koenig et al, 1995) discovered that progesterone is made by the Schwann cells (the activity of these cells is central to the MS disease picture.  In this animal study they discovered that by adding progesterone near damaged nerves they noticed a significant increse in the thickness of the new myelin sheath.  Since then further studies have confirmed and advanced this research Gago et al in 2001, Guennoun et al, 2001, Mercier et al, 2001, Guennoun et al a further study in 2001 and Baulieu & Schumacher in 2000 and Desarnaud et al in 1998).

As an autoimmune disease (which affects women more than men) hormone balance or should I say imbalance plays a critical part of the picture.  Autimmune problems can result in high oestrogen levels, which adds to imbalance.  Progesterone will reverse the effects of the lymphocytes that cause the problem and encourage the conversion to weaker forms of oestrogen. 

What I am trying to say is that hormone balance can play a very worthwhile part in any health strategy to stave off the impact of MS.  I hope this helps.

Best wishes

Alyssa Burns-Hill, MSc, FRSH, MIHPE

Hormone Health Specialist

Just a quick note ...

Candida is often caused by oestrogen excess!  Hormone imbalance - any approach that helps to balance hormones will help!

Best wishes

Alyssa Burns-Hill, MSc, FRSH, MIHPE

Hormone Health Specialist

How many people have been diagnosed with MS have food/diet drink or chewing gum? A lot of these have a 'SWEETENER' with ASPARTAME in it which is an ant poison. It can give MS like symptoms among other things. It was banned as a drug in the USA and put into food. It can cause problems with unborn children and disabilities after birth. MONSANTO is the maker of it. Here are some web sites for more details: www.dorway.com  www.wnho.net  www.holisticmed.com/aspartame         This one offers advice on detoxing www.russellblaylockmd.com

Keith Bevan.

I have heard of cases having all their amalgam tooth fillings removed and being completely cured after a period of time.  Clearly such action needs an experienced and qualified practitioner and it can be expensive. Jean

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a meridian based therapy that is delivering impressive results in naturally relieving MS symptoms and in some cases enabling the disease to go into remission.  You can see how one person diagnosed with MS recovered fully by looking at the 7 minute video on the main website for EFT: www.emofree.com .

Hank was diagnosed with MS and was wheelchair bound.  He worked with a practitioner on the underlying 
emotional causes to his health problems.  He went from being on disability benefits to arm crutches (something his doctor said that would never happen) to working full time in a physically demanding job.  His wife sometimes has problems keeping up with him now.  

I've seen the practitioner's report on her work with Hank.  It took 4 months of twice weekly sessions with a practitioner and with Hank doing EFT on himself in between sessions.  

EFT can be learnt for self use, and it's something I encourage and teach my clients to do.   However, something 
as complicated as a chronic health issue usually needs the skilled input of a trained practitioner to get the type of results Hank experienced. 

As far as I'm aware Hank is still doing fine with the MS in full remission.  

An article published in the Journal of Neurology in the last days has reported on the positive effect of light upon MS. There are a range of light-based therapies including Virtual Scanning which could be used to treat this condition. Some results available from Russian researchers have reported the improved health of patients with MS. Virtual Scanning features regularly in the WDDTY journal and in the complementary health magazines Positive Health and CAM.

I am the daughter in question. I have been following this since June 18th and am feeling great. This book really spoke to me and makes a lot of sense, both as a health care provider who treats the whole person and as a person with MS. I have recommended this to all of my patients with MS as well as any other patients with autoimmune disease, and a multitude of other problems. Her web site is wonderful and it really explains things well. I would recommend anyone who has questions to check it out and to look at her information. She talks about all of the different problems that can be caused by systemic candidiasis. It is very eye opening. Please think about at least buying her the book. It costs less than $20.00 and it really could change her life.