I AM 31 YEARS OLD AND WAS TOLD I HAD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS LAST YEAR. I HAVE GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS. I AM TRYING TO LOSE A LITTLE WEIGHT AND WONDERING IF ANYONE OUT THERE WHO HAS OR KNOW ANYONE WHO HAS M.S. WHAT IS A GOOD DIET/FITTNESS PLAN FOR SOMEONE WITH M.S. YES I KNOW I CAN ASK MY DOCTOR OR GO ON HOW I FEEL FOR THE DAY, BUT GETTING FEED-BACK FROM OTHER PEOPLE HELPS.
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I think that anyone that had a particular disease, illness, or disorder benefits best by joining communities whose members are having the same experience. \n\nThey can talk with you about the best ways to cope, point you to things that have worked for them, for instance, should I walk or swim for exercise? They can help you find resources for any equipment, etc. that you may need.\n\nAnd bless them, they can help you find some small humor in it all to get you through the day.\n\nI've included a few links below that I hope can be of some help to you. Some of them have message boards on the site, some point you to other sites with MS Support boards.\n\nMay you have many good days as well as humor, friendship and companions during this journey.
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Subject: Beware of diet soft drinks  \nDiet Softdrink is doing it...\n \n \nPlease read this! It may help you or someone you know.\n\nIn October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out\nof bed; she was in so much pain.\n\nBy March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick...she just knew she was dying.\n\nShe put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughters name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.. She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to FL (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.\n\nOn March 19th I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS. (Multiple Sclerosis)\n\nI recalled an article a friend of mine E-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment... I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda !!! I E-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent.\n\nMy sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk!!!! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.\n\nWell, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind...\nIn a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda... and literally dying a slow and miserable death.\nWhen she got to FL March 22nd, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery . and she is walking!!! No wheelchair!!!\n \nThis article saved her life.\n\nIf it says "SUGAR FREE" on the label, DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!\n\nI have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on "ASPARTAME," marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.'\nIn the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United Statesin 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant.\n\nI stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject. I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence..., methanol toxicity is!\n\nSystemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition.. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas.\n\nIn cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, (when in reality, the disease is methanol toxicity), most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.\n\nThis also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia.\n\nDuring a lecture,
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Always pleased to further the resaerch into diabetes and it's effects. I have been diabetic for 10 years now and still struggle with the fact i have it. I thinl there should be some kind of couselling form newly diagnosed diabetics but... yeah send those questions on. joelle@melvern.co.uk
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Hey Dale Im in the same predicament I am 260 and Im only 5'8 so I need to loose about 120 pounds.  Now tomorrow I am going to begin with my diet which includes counting calories under 1200 a day but you just need to make sure you eat three healthy meals a day and dont waste them with stupid stuff like sweets or eating fast food. I dont know how much exercise you get a week but try to get some walking, jogging and if possible about 15 minutes of aerobics every other day.  Its good that you quit the soda now make sure drinking lots of water....Good luck maybe we can motivate each other Richtorres_2000 IM
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Hello!  I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 8 years ago at 24!  My GP diagnosed me and told me that I was slightly outside the normal range.  I went to endocrinologists here and there to be sure everything was being done for me that was possible because I too, had gained weight and that caused me to be depressed.  I was always told if you want to lose weight, it's very simple, eat less or burn more calories.  I felt I was doing all I could.  I educated myself in nutrition and exercise.  I worked out at least 45 min to an hour four to five times a week and ate only whole grains, fresh fruit and veggies.  I cut out all the obvious fats like butter, mayo, salad dressings, creamy soups and sauces.  I quit eating candy, chocolate, pastries and ice cream.  I thought for sure it was just the disease I had and I had to learn to live with being 40 to 50 lbs heavier than I wanted to be.  Then, about two years ago, I separated from my husband and shed several dress sizes and approximately 35 lbs in three weeks from the stress.  By the time my divorce was final, I was down 15 lbs more...I wasn't eating much and when I did, I ate the wrong things.  I had abandoned my healthy lifestyle completely, I wasn't even exercising anymore.  It's been a year since and I have put about 10 to 15 lbs back on but I'm happy and living healthy and have been maintaining.  I went to another endocrinologist recently and he said, "no one ever said why your thyroid failed, we have no reason for it...we are going to find out."  After testing me, he found that there was no cause and believed that I had a "cold" of my thyroid, which I didn't even know was possible.  To be sure, I had to go off of my hormone suppliment and be rechecked.  Did it and he was right!  Your thyroid can get a "cold" and be dysfunctional temporarily.  Be sure your fiance gets checked by a good specialist on a regular basis and make sure she finds one that wants to find out what caused it to fail.  It's possible she has the same problem I had.  Also, have her check how many calories she is taking in per day, keep track and then figure out how much she is burning.  I found out that for my size, I can only take in about 1300 calories a day to maintain my weight because even with exercise, I'm not active enough.  She may think she is doing everything right and she may not be.  There could be another explaination for her weight gain.  I really think mine was because of depression (unhappy marriage).  Here's a link to a website that will allow her to figure out how many calories she burns doing different activities...right down to watching tv and sleeping!  \nhttp://www.healthstatus.com/cbc.html\nHave her go through it and then spend a week recording all of her caloric intake to compare.  Good luck and I hope some of this helped!
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I have MS, and our support group doesn't even meet anymore.  I haven't met the first person with MS, and it was May 4, 2005 when I was diagnosed.  I've heard that it can be depressing, if you see others that are bound to a wheelchair.  I have RRMS, and am very mobile.  I just have problems with balance and coordination, fatigue, some muscle cramps/spasms, minor numbness occasionally, sensitivity to heat (Which SUCKS!  I live in Mississippi), and occasionally depression.  I don't think it would depress me to see others that have progressed, however.  I think you should go and give it a shot.  If ours still met, I'd go.
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Hi   Sorry to hear such a young person as you are having these problems with exercise. I am 64 and exercise evry day. Even a walk of a mile or so is better than nothing. You should make an appointment with your primary care physician and explain your problems . A primary care doctor will be able to make a good evaluation of your problems and the steps to get you back on the road to feeling good. Diet and exercise are the longterm solutions with the guidance of healthcare professional help !!! Good luck !!p. s. dont go looking for a quick fix solution....there are none .
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He has MS.  You can log onto his website.  I think he has a link from there.
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My best friend has MS, I wrote a book about his life and he is an incridible inspiration to many people suffering from MS. He was diagnosed at 19 and is now 38. You should take a look at his web site. www.robertbertolas.com. I did not know they were talking about a cure within ten years, and I would hope that what ever it is it would be made available to all 475,000 north Americans who suffer from MS. and the .2.5 million people world wide.
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I live in USA and there is help here I am sure. I have sister that has MS and MD and another that has MS. I know that they just see neurologist. But don't believe either go to any support groups though. I wish I could help you with your question. But I can't sorry.
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EDITED 1-23-06 \n\nWow. You even have TMJ!? \nI guess you should feel good about yourself! You are the only person I have heard of that can have all that and still make it through the day. \n\nThe nice thing is you have so many places to chose to start fixing yourself. The other neat thing is that once you get one thing fixed a lot of the other problems will start to go away. \n\nBeing over weigh and eating poorly will give you GAD, GERD, IBS, Depression (and all the other symptoms of it), gall bladder issues, high cholesterol, kidney stones, and obesity. \n\n**This is important.... Processed sugar is actually a poison to you. My doc proved this to me by having me cut it out of my diet for 2 weeks then doing a blood test on me...my cholesterol dropped by 60 pts. \nThrow away anything that has processed sugar. Little Debbies, hostess cakes all that crap. Also no more Sodapop. Drink tea, water, or juice.\n\n- Every day or two you need to include a healthy salad that includes green, red and yellow veggies, some meat and cheese for one meal. Don't worry about getting fat free dressings. Just don't drowned your salad in dressing. \n\n-Also include beans and fruit into your diet. Rotate everything through out the week so you don't eat the same stuff everyday. \n-Don't forget the Steak. Mmm a nice juicy steak. Its ok to eat meat. Your body needs the nutrients from it. Heres a meal for ya, steak, salad and garlic parmessian bread. Yum. And good for ya!  \n\nNext...Start walking around your block 2x a day. Don't push yourself. Only go once around or down to the corner and back if that is all you can do but for God's sake get out. Activity and sunshine are proven to drop your cholesterol and help with depression. \n\nI know it is hard to change, so do it in small steps. Start today don't put it off. Make a plan that you can realistically stick to every week. Don't look too far ahead. After a week you will start to feel amazing. I did. \n\nOh and Identify and get rid of the things that are over stressing you. \n\n****You are not hopeless. Remember that.\n\n\n****Swimming is great low impact cardio. You have got to do something. Excercise will help with bones.\nNo more excuses.
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I'm going to take a shot at this one and suggest Social Security Insurance (S.S.I.) a friend just came up with MS she's only 27 and works for a major airline. They wouldn't cover her so...that left her hanging. I've been on S,S.I. for years now. I suggested it.\n   She did as I instructed and went through the phone interview, they started her with a doctor and meds right away. I was even surprised at how fast they went to work. I guess every area is different according to the population.\n\n   Long story short, she's on S.S.I. now and at least eating and paying the rent. Of course she had to change her lifestyle but...?
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Here is a recent discussion between AS patients concerning weightlifting.  I think you can access it.  At least I could from a browser than doesn't remember me as a member of the SAA.\n\nhttp://bbs.spondylitis.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=000073\n\nThere are probably better ways for AS patients to lose weight than weightlifting, and most doctors won't recommend it.\n\nIf you try it, be careful and start slow. You may find it works for you, or you may find yourself limited to what you can do, depending upon the level of severity of your illness.  I don't think you will do anything traumatic to your illness, but your limited mobility will leave you prone to tweaks and tears and such of unrelated soft tissue.\n\nGood luck.
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hey i have the same problem but its not mi mom its just other people @ mi school. there is such thing as being skinny and still healthy. \nI KNOW i LOVE TO EAT TOO. i eat constantly because im always hungry. but we just have an insanely high metabolism. and plus i swim competitively too. im really skinny but i am healthy-i eat all the time and i dont over do it on the exercising. i dont count calories or anything, and im even trying to gain a couple pounds.\nmake sure you eat in front of your mom to show her you actually eat. and just because you dont want to go to the doctor doesnt mean anything...i hate doctors too, so thats not a very good excuse. so just talk to her and make sure she understands that even though your really skinny that you are healthy too.
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I have been on Medifast; Optifast and other like it.  Don't waste your time.  I have been on Atkins, weight watchers, South Beach and taken diet pills.  He is what finally worked for me.  I cut out deserts, bread and pasta.  I eat a lot of salads, chicken, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables.  But, I drink a whole load of water.  To make it tastier, I squeeze fruit into the water.  I found this helps me loose weight and still feel full.  I also do some exercise.  In my opinion, these diets are all full of crap.
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Hi wolflover. The best place to find information on MS is here\nhttp://www.nmss.org/\n\nthere are many sites online that offer useful information and one that I pay attention to is\nhttp://mayo.mondosearch.com/cgi-bin/MsmFind.exe?QUERY_ENCODING=UTF-8&CFGNAME=MssFind.cfg&AND_ON=Y&ALLCATS=X&NO_DL=X&query=ms\n which is mayo clinic\n I hope if this is you looking for information for yourself that you find what you need. If you would like I can edit this later and add my email for a short time for you to contact me. I myself have MS so I have alot of information and other sites you could try. Good Luck and Be Well\nhttp://www.healthtalk.com/multiplesclerosis/programs/10_462/index.cfm\nThis is a site that offers a call in show approx. once a month usually dealing with some aspect of MS\nAnother good site is
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try alieveor ask your doc for soma,i use soma for my muscle disease..it works well,good luck and hope ya feel better soon