MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)

This condition occurs when the immune system attacks the myelin.

Myelin is the protective covering of your nerves. Keep in mind, it is made up from cholesterol.

It is an insulator because nerve cells are like electric wires. When myelinated, they transmit “electricity” (impulses) faster and efficiently.

When myelin is destroyed, there’s distortion in communication and symptoms begin to show.

Common signs:

• Extreme fatigue
• Numbness / tingling
• Blurred vision
• Weak legs
• Poor balance
• Brain fog

You can easily see these symptoms are also experienced in metabolic syndrome.

Some days are good while others are a serious battle.

Autoimmune disease thrives in:

• Chronic inflammation
• Low vitamin D, basically no sun and a low fat diet
• A messed up gut
• High stress and lack of quality sleep

If you have this diagnosis, don’t procastinate. Start;

• Whole real foods. Don’t do anything processed and stored on supermarket shelves.
• Daily sunlight.
• Start strength training.
• Get good quality sleep. This comes when the gut is fixed. You can use magnesium supplements initially.
• Stress control by staying present. Stress is identifying with thoughts of the past and the future, both of which you don’t have.
• Start fasting.
• Eat eggs, fatty meats, saturated fats like ghee, butter,cheese. Also enjoy chicken skin. You need that cholesterol.
• Steroid therapy should be used for a short period of time. Keep in mind, steroids destroy the integrity of the gut. They can make it worse later. They also expose you to more metabolic problems like diabetes.

Your immune system is not your enemy, it is designed to protect you not destroy you. You are simply giving it confusing signals from the gut.