Multiple Sclerosis and the Myelin Sheath People diagnosed with Multiple-Sclerosis certainly have a lot of questions about how their diagnoses. Well, we hope to answer many of those questions in this blog. First, let's talk about Multiple Sclerosis itself and why it happens. Why does my body react this way to Multiple-Sclerosis? Your immune system [...]
Setting Expectations In order to determine if a person suffers from Multiple sclerosis (MS) or not, Drs. need to run several tests. Those symptoms that are found in MS patients are not unique to people with MS, thus it is possible for a person to be misdiagnosed. Since the testing process is much more complicated [...]
Your Child and an MS Report Every parent wants the best for their child. That desire is so deep that new parents cheer when they count ten fingers and ten toes on their newborn children. That desire never stops, and parents will do almost anything to make sure their kids grow up happy and healthy. [...]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is rapidly emerging to be one of the most debilitating neurological diseases amongst young adults. It is prevalent in the northern temperate zones and affects women twice as much as it does men. It is known that at least 250,000 Americans are affected by MS.1 MS is a disease that affects the [...]
Who MS Effects Anyone can be a potential candidate for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Actually, you can contract this disease of the nervous system at any age. But people between the ages of 15 and 60 are diagnosed more often, and people between the ages of 20 and 50 are diagnosed the most often. When a [...]
Understand Your Body Sometimes our bodies go through physical changes that we don't always understand. Some of those changes are natural and occur because the body is cleansing itself (such as during a woman's menstrual cycle), keeping infections from invading us, ridding our bodies of infections or bacteria, or just growing. Though, there are times [...]
So you may have heard of Multiple Sclerosis or MS lately, since 1991 there has been a 50% increase in the diagnosis of MS in women and is the second leading cause of disability in young adults. What is Multiple Sclerosis? MS is an autoimmune condition where the fatty insulation that surrounds nerves, myelin, is [...]
Everyone wants their child to grow up to live a happy and normal life, and everyone grows up hoping they will live a happy and normal life. Most people do, but some receive reports from doctors that change their lives. One of the most devastatingly life changing reports a person can receive from a doctor [...]
Multiple Sclerosis and the Myelin Sheath If you were recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, you probably have a lot of questions. Your immune system is attacking your body's Myeline Sheath. That is a protective layer around nerves found in the brain and spinal cord that enable unhindered communication between nerve cells. Multiple Sclerosis and CCSVI [...]
NUCCA and Multiple Sclerosis When dealing with multiple sclerosis, Seattle residents often want to find a natural treatment. Most prescription medications only work to manage symptoms, whereas natural methods are designed to mitigate symptoms by treating potential underlying causes of the condition. I’ve been helping people with multiple sclerosis for over 20 years live healthier [...]
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the most perplexing of all diseases and there is still very little known about what causes it or the factors that influence its progression. Multiple Sclerosis starts with localized inflammatory deterioration of the myelin sheaths, triggered by an assault by the immune system. All of these factors interfere with [...]
Vision Problems and MS One of the most common early signs of multiple sclerosis is vision problems, clinically called “optic neuritis.” Inflammation affects the optic nerve and disrupts a person’s central vision. This can lead to blurred vision in one or both eyes, double vision, or loss of contrast or vivid colors. Pain can also accompany the [...]
