Posted in Risk Factors • Tags: age, environment, gender, geopgraphy, heredity, multiple sclerosis, Risk Factors
By Robert Groth
There are several recognized risk factors in Multiple Sclerosis, although there is not a definite known cause. These risk factors do not guarantee that you will be diagnosed with the disease, but they do increase your chances.
Heredity is the first of the known risk factors for Multiple Sclerosis. If no one has Multiple Sclerosis in your family, then your chances of having MS are only 1 in 750. Having a parent or sibling with MS increases the odds to 1 in 100. If you have an identical twin with MS, your chances are 1 in 4, although both twins do not always have MS. For this reason, many researchers believe that Multiple Sclerosis is not just a genetic disease, although heredity does affect the chances you will have it.
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Posted on October 25, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Diet • Tags: avoid barley, avoid fried foods, avoid highly saturated fats, avoid oats, avoid rye, avoid wheats, eliminate gluten, eliminate refined sugar, limit animal fats, limit dairy products
By Christine Groth
A good Multiple Sclerosis diet is believed to help control and possibly eliminate many of the symptoms that come along with the disease. This can help slow the progression of the disease. While you should check with a doctor for specific suggestions or guidelines, there are some basic tips to a good MS diet.
A key factor in a healthy multiple sclerosis diet is to eliminate all gluten. In general, you should avoid eating anything with flour, but you can check package ingredients if you are unsure of their content. Many diets besides the MS diet do not allow gluten, so this is now easily found on many packages. Avoiding wheats, barley, oats, or rye is another way to cut gluten.
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Posted on October 22, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Battling Stories, Battling the Monster • Tags: Battling MS, multiple sclerosis
By Robert Groth
The year was 1989. I was then 17, about to graduate from high school in a few months. During those last few weeks leading up to graduation, I felt like I practically held the world in my hands. I was invincible! After all, I didn’t have any problems being accepted in a special program for arts and music at St. Olaf College, as I have been playing the oboe with great success from sixth grade all through high school. It seemed to be my destiny – and at that time, my future looked so bright.
That year, I spent one of the most fantastic holidays ever with my parents, my two sisters, and my three-month-old baby brother. Shortly after Christmas, however, I realized how vulnerable and mortal I was, after all.
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Posted on October 10, 2007 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
