9 Tips to Self-Manage Your Multiple Sclerosis
According to the Mayo Clinic, there are several common everyday ways to help you self-manage your multiple sclerosis. Here are a handful of examples to help you get started feeling better in your daily life.
1. Get plenty of good rest.
Everybody functions better after a good night sleep. Getting good rest is even more important to someone who lives with the struggles of multiple sclerosis. To improve your lifestyle, try sleeping at least eight hours a night.
Read more about how you can manage your fatigue caused by MS.
2. Exercise.
Regular, moderate, and simple exercise is a great way to improve your strength, balance, muscle tone, and co-ordination while living with multiple sclerosis. If your body temperature becomes too high and you feel uncomfortable, swimming or other water activities can help lower your temperature while you get exercise. If your MS limits you, try low impact walking, yoga, tai-chi, stretching, and stationary cycling.
Here’s a list of a top 10 tips to exercise with multiple sclerosis.
3. Refresh and cool down.
Some multiple sclerosis symptoms can get worse when your body temperature rises. When that happens, try lowering your temperature using some devices like cooling scarves or vests, and fans. Avoiding exposure to heat and high temperatures.
Read more about 13 common symptoms of MS.
4. Eat a balanced diet.
Some small studies suggest that a diet low in saturated fat but high in omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in olive and fish oils, may be beneficial — but further research is needed. Studies also suggest that vitamin D may have potential benefit for people with MS.
Do you know what the YOU diet for multiple sclerosis is? Find more about it here.
5. Relax and relieve stress.
Feeling stressed all the time can make multiple sclerosis signs and symptoms worse. Try something to relax like yoga, meditation, a massage, or even just deep breathing.
Learn some exercises of yoga, adapted for multiple sclerosis patients.
6. Maintain your normal and daily activities.
It’s really important that you try and stick to your lifestyle and daily activities as much as possible so that your body is not subjected to a whole new way.
Here’s a list of a top 10 tips to exercise with multiple sclerosis.
7. Keep your friends and family close.
Surround yourself with people you love. Your friends and family are the best people to have around for sharing good times and plenty of laughter. Enjoying your life is still on the agenda — even in the face of a complicated disease like multiple sclerosis.
Here’s a list of 11 multiple sclerosis organizations you should know about.
8. Maintain your old hobbies and find some new ones.
Everyone has hobbies. Some more than others. If you had a hobby before your diagnosis, don’t suddenly give it up. Keep doing it. And if you’re curious about trying some new things, take up a new hobby as well.
9. Join a support group.
Sharing your feelings with other people who are experiencing the same thing can sometimes help you deal with the disease. Joining a local support group is an excellent idea, but if there isn’t a local support group you can find one online.
Here’s a list of 11 multiple sclerosis organizations you should know about.
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