Disease Be Gone!

Recently, we viewed a ABC News 20/20 special indicating that diet and nutritionals made for a dramatic improvement in a woman's child with autism. I was struck with the possibility that since nutrition and food sensitivities played such a major role in autism, there may well be a relationship between diet and allergens in multiple sclerosis.

Off to Google I went. I found that there is now a tremendous amount of information indicating that MS may be well be a diet centric problem. Thank GOD I have had the experience of working in medicine for 20 years. This experience allowed me to me able to understand what all the literature was saying.

Following an appropriate amount of research we decided to give the recommended diet a chance. Research indicated that my wife and several of her family members must have food allergies to wheat gluten and casein (found in milk). Of the eight, or so, conditions that commonly result from sensitivities to these foods, my wife, here sisters and mother have six (6) of them. Coincidence? I think not.

The dietary alteration was begun on Sunday. On the second day of the diet, I realized that my wife was able to speak and converse with a degree of mental clarity that she had not had for many years. On the fourth day on the diet, I asked her to try to walk. Holding my fingers she rose and walked all the way from one end of the house to the other. It was amazing. She had not been able to walk like this for years.

A curious note: In supporting my wife, my kids and I, all began the same diet. My daughters eczema was completely resolved on the fourth day of the diet. Hurray!!! And yes, eczema is on the list on problems that casein sensitive people commonly experience.

Subsequent to the initiation of the diet, I became aware of a food sensivity test that offered an opportunity to explain the underlying condition that predisposed my wife to MS in the first place. We forwarded a blood sample to the test laboratory and were astonished with the results. My wife, and her mother, were sure she had NO food allergies or sensitivities. The results came back and confirmed the Gluten and Casein sensitivity, as well as numerous things. The test demonstrated food sensitivity to 49 foods. The test allowed us to eliminate additional things from her diet, and show what other foods were, in fact, safe for her so that they could be reintroduced into her diet. She has continued to improve since the testing.

Below you will find some of the information I found when researching the food/allergy considerations with MS. Please review and let me know if you have any questions. I will assist you anyway I can. EMail me at Michael Yeomans

Ashton Embry's online presentation on MS