Diets and Supplements: Do They Really Help Your MS?

Thru my research the one I take and have clinical data supporting them are:
Alpha lipoic acid - small trials done suggest a benefit on brain shrinkage and walking - one trial found it more effective than most of the DMTs in brain shrinking
Turmeric: anti inflammatory herb helps better than glucosamine for joint pain
Vitamin D: clinical data supports this. I take high doses and try to maintain my titres toward the upper limit
Ubiquinol - purified version of co Q10, better absorbed
Fish oils and flax oil

Seems odd that the Swank diet is not high up on the priority list for all MS sufferers, given its success. (Despite the criticism of its validity)
The OMS diet which is a refined / improved version of the diet has also demonstrated success. Professor Jelineks Holism study reinforces the findings of Swanks 34 year findings.
It isn't the easiest diet to stick to if you have previously indulged in all that is bad for you.. but the testaments to its effects should be enough to persuade everyone with MS to go on a plant based diet.

Among other things I take, one which I rarely hear mentioned by others is Glutathione injections - there are studies to back this.
Talk to a good Canadian naturopath if u can afford it.
Mine is brilliant, cutting edge supplements are available as well as genetic testing. She can explain every med and question I have better than the MS nurses, no complaint against them it’s just true.
No sense wading through the studies and options all by ourselves. No sense accepting the grade three answers I am usually given by the specialists.
My naturopath understands the meds as well as the supplements and is helping me decide which to take for my constitution and what we can do to compliment the meds/not interfere with them.
Totally worth the money if I calculate how much I will lose should I become incapacitated - never mind the desperation of feeling helpless.
Good luck to everyone and cudose to those challenging the limits.

Diagnosed in 1991 when there were no dmts, I began the Swank diet. Twenty eight years later, even with many dmts under my belt, I persist with Swank. I'm still walking without a stck or a dog. I hope all those years of passing on red meat and fatty desserts have helped.

Hi I’m Jody, 41 years young, Living in Perth Western Australia & in 2016 I was diagnosed with RRMS. My MRI showed 7 small lesions, between my brain and spine. I thought this was minor, with no significant symptoms except a numb spot on my rib cage the size of a Aussie 50c piece. I could not warrant taking drugs for this minor symptom so instead I convinced my husband and family to let me try my holistic healing way first. I changed my diet to Terry Wahls protocol level 2, started using Doterra oils, joined a gym, got a personal trainer, saw a Australian naturopath regularly, took vitamins and thought I was doing pretty good until a recent relapse at work, saw me hospitalised. I had another MRI & was told my lesions had progressed to about 350 spine and brain and if I didn’t start medication ASAP, I may lose Mobility in 6-12months as they were targeting this area and I had had a complete numb leg previously but ignored it- as I had been working hard at the gym and thought I pinched a nerve. Silly me! No regrets on not starting medication earlier but wish I knew then, what I know now about MS. Keep fighting people. MS doesn’t define who we are! ????

A 15yr warrior, my MS specialist watches my lab work to determine my D amounts. I have been so low, I was taking 15,000 daily for a month. Now I take 5,000, but usually go lower in summer months. Lab tests of liver and kidney functions help determine my other supplements of Biotin,B6,B12,and Alpha Lipoic.
I eat very little food, basically 1meal a day with lots of fluids and small snacks during the day. I try to keep all in healthy areas; but if I get too much vitamin C, my immune system will rebel. I make sure if I have a pepper in my Mexican dish, not to eat extra fruit. I eat lots of whole grain breads, yogurts, teas,and usually a banana. I eat dinner at 6 with my daughter & her family- feeding my body & Grammy heart!

I was diagnosed in 1996 at age 29. My initial MRI showed much widespread damage, and it was determined that I had been having undiagnosed MS attacks since at least age 10. I started the Swank diet and protocol of rest and stress reduction immediately, along with Betaseron. Side effects from Betaseron were unbearable for me, so I stopped the meds and have continued low-fat eating all these years. In my 25 years of personal experience, I've proven to myself that eating low-fat and getting enough rest DOES help significantly! I feel better when I stick to the plan, and bad things happen when I don't. I appear to be the picture of health, and walk normally and without assistance. The Swank diet is not overly restrictive, and is healthy for everyone, so MS patients don't have to eat differently than their families. Everyone can enjoy the same good foods (and keep heart disease and diabetes at bay). I hope more MS patients will try the Swank diet. It definitely works for me!