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Exploring alternative medicine safely with MS

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Aaron Boster, MD, is a multiple sclerosis (MS) neurologist and founder of the Boster Center for Multiple Sclerosis in Columbus, Ohio. He shares three essential rules to keep in mind when considering alternative therapies for MS.

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I have three rules when we talk about complementary or alternative therapies.

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Number one, it can’t be too expensive. And only the individual family can comment if it’s too expensive for their own household budget.

Number two, it can’t be dangerous because just because something is natural or alternative doesn’t mean that it’s safe.

And number three, it can’t be instead of something that we know works.

And so, if you’re excited about an alternative therapy, I embrace that with you. We just have to be honest and open about what we’re doing and make sure that we don’t violate those three rules.

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