February 13, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Naturopathic Approach Has Made Gains in Quest to Lose Weight For many years I have been fighting the battle of the bulge while trying to decipher and combat many food intolerances. Every year I seem to come up short in the battle with losing weight, but I…
February 9, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson How the Blood Brain Barrier May Thwart MS Progression Lately, I have been reading more and more about the potential connection between the blood brain barrier and multiple sclerosis. I have been researching the blood brain barrier (BBB) to better understand it and share my findings…
January 30, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Tips to Fend Off Invasion of the Common Cold The common cold is upon me as I sit here laboring to breathe, with water-soaked eyes and a rumbling cough. I am under attack, an enemy has infiltrated my multiple sclerosis-weakened immune system. The antagonists have found…
January 25, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Indeed, Laughter is the Best Medicine “Laughter is the best medicine.” We may never know where this quote originated, but it’s a good one. The benefits of a loud, robust belly laugh are many! According to many internet sites laughter has great short-term…
January 17, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Grief, Self-preservation and Multiple Sclerosis Grief can weaken our immune system, elevate our blood pressure, and affect our overall health. During a loss, especially one of the magnitude of a loved one, self-preservation is not always a top priority. For those of us with…
January 9, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Lhermitte’s Sign: An Acute Pain Associated with MS As I was looking down typing one of my articles recently, I experienced a unique pain in my neck. It was one I haven’t felt before. It was a sharp electrifying pain that started on the left side…
January 4, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Tinnitus and MS: An Annoying Combination Loss of hearing symptoms such as tinnitus are not usually attributed to multiple sclerosis, but for those with MS who do experience tinnitus, like me, they can be very annoying. The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) describes the symptoms as:…
December 19, 2016 Columns by Debi Wilson High dose biotin protocol – my nine month update! Nine months ago I started the high dose biotin protocol. I did so in an effort to slow the progression of my primary progressive multiple sclerosis. This is the link for my first article in August detailing…
December 12, 2016 Columns by Debi Wilson Know which questions to ask your neurologist about MRIs I’m sure all of us with multiple sclerosis have had at least one magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Most likely, more than one. MRIs are designed to scan and provide detailed pictures of the body, the brain included. The…
December 5, 2016 Columns by Debi Wilson Feeling Motivated, When Your MS Isn’t! Keeping motivated is a daily struggle, and honestly, most days I just don’t feel like moving. I feel better once I do, of course, but the motivation to move and be productive is lacking. Here are a few…
November 28, 2016 Columns by Debi Wilson When Accessibility Becomes a Question of “Why Bother?” My first encounter with “Why bother?” was in 2011. My whole family had met in Maui to celebrate my daughter Amber’s wedding. It also was my first travel since my 2010 primary progressive multiple sclerosis diagnosis, and my…
November 21, 2016 Columns by Debi Wilson I Am Very Thankful for My MS Diagnosis I am thankful for a lot of things in my life and my multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is one of them. Before learning it was MS, I was on a very long roller-coaster ride of unexplained symptoms.
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