Multiple Sclerosis

For the human body to correctly and normally operate, the brain and body must effectively communicate using the nervous system.  The disease named Multiple Sclerosis, or nicknamed MS affects the paths of brain to body talking and can mildly or even completely stop normal functions in the body.  The actions a person can perform that are commonly affected are coordination, balance, vision and muscle performance.  Many cases of the disease are less severe and only affect the patient minimally.  However, MS can cause total failure of walking, writing, speech and vision in extreme cases.


Multiple Sclerosis symptoms vary greatly for every patient.  The disease is not specific to what communications pathways it targets in the body, so different functions are affected for each individual.  The disease usually affects adults and the first steps for detection are a full physical exam, medical history review and blood tests.  If MS is suspected, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan may be ordered and focused on the spinal cord area.  There are distinct MRI signatures that can be detected with a detailed analysis of the image by an expert.  Additional diagnostic tools include removing a sample of the patient’s spinal fluid for analysis.  There are several proteins and chemicals detectable in the spinal fluid if MS is active. 

MS stops or at least slows brain to body communications by directly irritating the lining of the nervous cells, called myelin, and other related cells of the nervous system.  The severity of the irritation and inflammation caused by MS directly affects the flow of information along the nerve pathways.  This disruption can affect any of the senses and functions of the body.  Though much has been learned about how MS works, the root causes are unknown. 

Modern medicine lists MS as a disease without a cure.  Many Alternative Medicine or Naturopathic doctors view all diseases, including MS, as the body struggling to correct some problem related to the physical, emotional or mental states of the patient.  They attack the problem first by strengthening the overall body and mind with time tested medicinal or mental treatments. 

Often the next step is to seek herbal remedies to ease or eliminate the patient’s symptoms.  One supplement remedy is the widely acclaimed red wine compound, Resveratrol. Resveratrol has been shown to protect DNA damage that is known to be the cause of Multiple Sclerosis. Resveratrol rejuvinates and strengthens the body and mind, which can be the tipping point for recovery. A popular resveratrol brand called Vinotol is giving away free trials here: Free Vinotol Trial . Vinotol is all natural, yet can exceed the healing power of many prescriptions.

Diet is always an important concern for naturopathic medicine, and there are several dietary regimens developed specifically to treat MS and its symptoms.  Several of the dietary efforts have reported positive results including pronouncing the patient clear of all symptoms after several years of therapy.  The diets usually target the fat content and nutritive value of a patient’s food consumption.  Extremely low fat diets have been shown to slow or even halt the disease’s progress.  Studies demonstrate that if a person stops the diet, MS progression restarts until diet resumption. 

There are specific standard drug treatments, mostly targeting the body’s immune system, that are proven to slow the progress of MS.  They can be taken for long term care and reduce the frequency of symptoms impacting the patient’s lifestyle.