So awesome! 👍👍 I can so relate to a lot. I was a young man in my early 20s 2001 when I was diagnosed with MS. I did take the medications at first, injecting myself every day. Later I went vegan, 13 years ago now, no symptoms in since, no medicine. Funny, I came across a newsletter by McDougall some five years ago and I was really happy to for the first time hear that diet could actually play a part. My doctors here in Sweden have all said there is no correlation.... Talk to the hand.
David Gardell Amazing! There is a new documentary called “Living Proof” where a young man is diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS, and his dad researches diet and so the young man changes his diet and twenty years later, looks like an all-star athlete...no symptoms! Congratulations...MS is now believed to be a vascular disease...be well!
Rebecca thank you sooooo much for your testimony! My daughter has MS and was totally against the medications a couple years ago, but she has become tired and wants to take them hoping they will make her feel better. My husband and I are so grateful that we can show her this to give her another avenue of healing. God bless you.
Plz stop all cok food and compny packed food. Just give her raw green vegetable fruits for 6-7 month omega3 rich seeds chiya flex seeds are too good to reverse #auto immunie diseases❤ Add green smothie by dr brook goldner her protocol cure all #auto immunie diseases including #Ms❤
Yaaassss!!!!!! We almost have the same symptoms. I too got cured five yrs ago from a whole foods plant based diet. I've never looked back. Now I'm pregnant. First time. Planning on raising a 100% wfpb baby! So happy to hear Ur story
I hear everyday how bad carbs are. All carbs are not created equal! It is the refined sugar and the poisons in the processed foods that are evil. Inspiring story❤️
Thank you so much for this testimony, you are very inspiring. I am going through the process of being diagnosed, and have no intention of taking these toxic meds. I am already starting the diet, will not let this beat me. God Bless!
My sister has advanced MS, but an extremely full life from a wheelchair. I feel she could get better. This is such an encouragement. I like Rebecca am gluten free and have autoimmune issues. Our father died with Parkinson. Neurological health is key in these issues. Very well done Rebecca. Marion O.
Vegan not suffering with MS anymore. Thanks for your story. I refused to continue the meds also because of side effects. Research also led me to vegan eating plan.
I have heard of woman getting pregnant while having ms and it stops their symptoms and disease progression but as soon as the baby comes they are almost guaranteed to relapse. with that being said i think ms has more to do with hormones than anything else. basically stop drinking milk lol i was diagnosed at 20 years old after a relapse and i am now 22 and have been symptom free since my diagnoses. one of the first things i did was stopping my milk consumption and less red meats and sugars.
this makes me feel hopeful for the first time in eight years. My autoimmune disease is rare apparently, and I was pretty much told there was nothing I could do but join a suicide support group if I wasn't going to try experimental drugs. A vegan diet has help me reclaim my ability to walk and see again like her, but I think starches -which I don't currently consume that much- might be the missing link as I don't have any improvement elsewhere in my body. I do wish I could afford a McDougall chat though, but his starch solution book is almost just as good! :)
T Gabriel, hi sweetie ❤️ I hope you're ok!! I have Multiple Sclerosis and Interstitial Cystitis. I live in horrible pain and literally no medication has worked. I'm going to try the starch solution, I've tried everything else. I want to give up at this point... you're in my thoughts and prayers 🙏💞
I was diagnosed with MS when I was 24 years old...I lost my ability to walk, see, speech was impaired...I have noticed that when I take meat out of my diet I am fine...I am now starting to find out what I can eat to heal myself
Just saw 2 contadictory video testimonies. One woman states how gluten caused her ms and veganism didn't help her. The other how starches and veganism helped her overcome ms. Bottom line. Each needs to observe their own sensitivities.
@@ale189251 That she didn't follow the diet properly. The Swanks Study followed hundreds of people for up to 50 years and found that 95% of people who ate below 10-15g saturated fat/day , their disease did not progress whatsoever and were walking and functioning normally in all regards. Normally you would have expected around 50% of those people to be severly disabled or dead after 10 years of diagnosis. Now you might be thinking why do doctors not tell us this? Honestly I have no clue, but the study is there and is regarded as the most effective MS intervention ever observed. There were no MRI machnes back then, and MCdougals study failed to replicate the results, but that was for only 1 year and with very sick people, and I'm not sure that the fat intake was followed as strictly as it should.
Quick background - 45+ yr old asian male here, been a vegetarian all my life. Have been eating all kinds of veggies with rice all these years. Diagnosed with RRMS in 2014. I completely agree that a healthy diet is an important aspect for everyone. But I'm having a tough-time believing that diet alone can cure MS. MS is the kind of disease that can remain dormant for years and then show its ugly face. While I'm glad that Rabecca feels great and believes she no longer has MS, I would love to hear if she is continuing on the diet and whether she had any re-lapses - given that the video was posted more than 2 years ago.
Go to Wellness Forum Health for more information abour healing auto immune diseases through diet. Also look at the work of Dr Swank which encompasses 34 years of following MS patients using diet. Also look up OMS.
Guy withMS, a vegetarian diet is one of the causes of MS. It is as you say, not the cure. A vegan diet is even worse. Most junk foods are plant-based. Keto is the best diet for MS. Then you need a detox like Chlorine dioxide. Some say intermittent fasting AKA one meal a day can be helpful which is probably true.
it depends on what caused the MS, it's only loosely agreed upon censuses that it's strictly idiopathic auto immune disorder. if the MS is caused by infection/fungus, or from weakened blood brain barrier, diet will help immensely. other causes, most likely not.
Oh my God! I just had an epiphany, I had cut out starch for about +-2 years before I had my melt down. I also went Vegan the year before but the only starches I was having was potatoes and I had cut them out a few weeks before my attack as I call it. I had no idea that it may cause these symptoms. I am so so glad I came across your video. I am so sorry that you went through this, I understand your pain, I am still traumatized by what happened. No one should ever have to go through this.
I love the thought of a "cure", but as someone that was essentially symptom free for 10 years or so, and is now dealing with new lesions and symptoms, I am skeptical. I say this because as we know, the "professionals" don't know how we get it, don't know how the western medicines work and cannot say who is going down which path and as far as I know, there's no verified "cure" at this point. All this said, I love your story and I am going to research Dr. McDougall while I continue my research into Dr. Wahls. I wish you all the best for your health and happiness!
We should know what the cause of MS is. MS is from Epstein Barr virus. So is diabetes, Lyme and many other diseases are either from the Epstein Barr, or Strep virus, or any of the others. There is no autoimmune disease. God made us in his image and he would not have made our bodies to turn on and destroy us. I knew I was right but I wasn't finding any Drs that could tell me what causes MS. A precious friend in England was talking one day about her pain levels going down since she started juicing celery. When I asked her about it she told me to look up Anthony William the medical medium. The first article I found was like a miracle. I was right. Not our bodies turning on itself, a virus that our bodies are trying to fight for us. What do they treat us with? Cortisone. The drs say our immune system is overworking and to compensate, it starts eating the myelin from the nerves. So of course they have to give us meds to lower our immune system. The body is a wonderful miracle. They put us on these DMDs (I have never been on any DMDs. That is such a crock!! I have had this disease for 45 yrs. That is why our diet is so important. No dairy, eggs, candy, or processed foods. We can all be on different diets but my heart is full knowing that I can and do change because of Anthony William. Loved your story.
@@Lisa-my5sy HI, Lisa. Well, I was first diagnosed in 2005 and was put on Rebif initially. I was having complications from that medication with another flare up affecting my gait and after a couple years on it, I was switched to Copaxone. Life was "normal" for some time until an MRI showed new lesions and I switched to Aubagio. All told, I've been one of the 'lucky ones' and one might not even be able to tell I've got it. I currently have cognitive issues though and pretty profound fatigue.
Nate keep me updated coz I am confused I watch esslestyn barnyard Gregor mcdougal furhman wahls and paddison there all similar ate the people who are cured just lucky ??
@@firstimpressions1703 Hey there. While there are no verified "cures" for MS at this time, there are many projects that have promising results. Unfortunately, some like Bexarotine, that show effectiveness is repairing the myelin sheath, are for too dangerous to take as a medication. Fingers crossed though for that one. For all the others that say they're "cured", I've yet to see a verified case but I do have personal experience with extended remissions that would seem like I've been cured. But who knows? It's true that MS hits everyone in a unique way and every current drug or therapy is more or less effective for the same reason. So, even drug pushing doctors tend to support the sorts of healthy diets associated with the various food based therapies, which means we can all eat better together in communal support. :)
My mom has this desease, im going to show this to her. I suffered from serious acne and cured it with diet so i think my mother can heal ms with this too
The more food treatments I hear about the more confused I get. The Swank diet with its years of research suggests very low saturates. The Wahls Protocol says animal fats are fine as long as you have sulpher rich veg+9 cups of greens+no diary/gluten. And this with the starches as well? Whats right and what isn't?
Wahls is just a liar trying to scam you. The cures recommended by liars sometimes work but for very different reasons than those advertised. Usually, quacks like Wahls will tell you to eliminate a lot of plant foods, and it's possible that among all the foods you eliminate, some were triggering your autoimmune disease. Basically, it's an elimination diet. McDougall also recommends an elimination diet as a last resort.
None of them or all of them. Eat real food. Cut out the processed junk, which all three of these diets will do. But the truth of the matter is diets alone don’t fix MS. I’ve tried it. I really tried it, and I ended up disabled, unemployed, and unable to drive.
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Unfortunately, there is no cure for it. Only misdiagnoses. I've been diagnosed with MS for 15 yrs now, since 2003. Lucky for me, it is a mild type of MS. No one (who doesn't know me) could notice it. But it is there.
I wonder how many failed vegans harmed themselves because they believed or were taught that starches are bad because they turn to sugar? I was at a vegan dinner party this week where the hostess believed rice makes you fat. This MS sufferer was lucky like me to hear from Dr McDougall about starch and its benefits.
It's sad we have to pay doctors who knowingly put us on the decline. It's even worse that stories of healing are most of the time individuals who do their own research and have to pioneer their own protocol which is usually against their doctor's recommendations. When will our society stop putting their health in the hands of these "educated" drug dealers?
For me, your amazing story begs the question: "Is is possible that these doctors, specialists in neurology, might never have heard of the dietary treatment for MS?" How could that be in this information age? Or is it possible that they have heard and ignore???
YES! Diet does NOT cure MS!!! Frigging crackpots! It just helps ppl sell books and make lots of money. I trust my neurologist much more than randoms on the internet.
Claire Kistler Pretty sure your neurologist is a lot more "random" than John Mcdougall. Not to you, obviously; in general. Does your neurologist have anyone that had MS and was healed to the point that they felt it was cured? What is his advice for your situation?
Claire, diet done properly cures SOME people that are classified as MS. McDougall says around 70%. Probably it's lower than that but it's surely above 0%. Given that it costs nothing to do the diet and there are no negative side effects, there is absolutely no reason to not do it. All the ideas of McDougall are provided for free in his website so you don't even have to pay him to do his diet. It's all free. He cares for patients unlike the quacks selling you stupid books. Your neurologist does not have a theory that explains MS and he makes money when you're sick like almost everyone else. The drugs that he gives you do not even attempt to cure the root cause of the problem. McDougall has a theory and he attempts to cure the root cause.
Please read one of McDougall's books or watch some of his videos here on RUclips. You should limited fats and oils to ~7% of your daily calories for this to work.
Well done! I believe in Dr McDougall as he is one of the best alternative doctors I have ever heard of. Respect! Keep up the good work Dr. John McDougall. :)
This is so helpful, thank you. In 2020 the doctors thought I had MS and the test came back that I didn't. But symptoms like thumb arms and tingling never went away. I now have more symptoms and it's 2023. So I have to go back and have an MRI again to see if I have MS. Such a scary time. I won't take medications because of what it does to your body so I will research more on how I eat.
The video before this - She cut out all grains and that stopped her MS symptoms. This lady says add the grains and carbohydrates back in. Geez Dr. RUclips. What to do?
I mean the thing with any autoimmune disorders is we are all completely different. Treatment programs are not one size fits all, but the bottom line is eat from the ground and eliminate all environmental toxins.
I can't believe..Everything she's saying happedned to me too..I have heard a lot of thing from many people with MS..But this is like in my own words..Except the part with a wheel chair..God bless it didnt happend to me..Yet..I pray it wont at all..But..Life is a bitch..Fight on Rebbeca!!!!
There are many diseases that present as MS even at MRI. Unless a lesion is present for some time with further lesions occurring in that time the patient is said to have not ever have had MS. Multiple Sclerosis is named simply as it states, multiple lesions that may change but do not disappear. By definition, this patient suffered from a different neurological disorder at the time. Many diseases present as MS. The introduction of the MRI did lead my neuros to diagnose too early a disease that takes many criteria over a long history to obtain a definitive MS diagnosis. Even myself, having been diagnosed with MS in 87 has still had to go through re-evaluation to confirm my initial diagnosis to make sure that misdiagnosis due to presence of lesions only; without follow up to see if they had disappeared. Mine have only ever increased in size and number so I do have MS. Having had it for over 40 years I am still in good health and most of the time can lead a pretty normal interesting life. Eating well will make you feel better and keep you healthy but it will not cure true MS unfortunately.
I just got diagnosed with MS at 24. While my first attack happened I was already eating a starch rich vegan diet. I guess it depends on the kind of MS you suffer from?
@@firstimpressions1703 Nice of you to ask. I'm doing great and my existing lesions have mostly recovered (I made new myelin, which you need fat for), and actually by cutting down way down on carbs. I don't eat red meat (I do eat birds and fish),no dairy and most importantly no gluten! I do eat plenty of healthy fat sources. I've recently gratuated as a functional health coach and am helping other MS-patients now. If you're looking for a good source I would suggest "The Wahls Protocol" by Dr. Terry Wahls.
While I was still on the vegan starch rich diet, I had 4 more MS attacks in 3 months time, it's when I changed up my diet to what it is now that I started to recover.
I got diagnosed not too long ago, treated with Copaxone 40mg at the moment, new active lesions, no symptoms and kind of confused. Nothing I am not ready to try, so basically if I would add more grains, eliminate dairy products (or just milk?), gluten free and low fat diet, would my lesions disappear? It is work a try for sure! Thanks a lot for the video! :)
Please read one of McDougall's books or watch some of his videos here on RUclips. You should limited fats and oils to ~7% of your daily calories for this to work.
I stopped my ms with a vegan diet since four years now...but the fatigue stays and also the old lesions in the brain stay there... Never heard, that they can be deleted...
I am 20, and I was just recently diagnosed with MS. After a lot of research, I realized medications do very little for those who suffer from MS (which my doctor did not like hearing at all) and that the natural approach has blessed so many lives in actually treating their MS. But this is my issue, my lesions are currently active, and EVERYONE is telling me to take steroids, even some of those sold on the natural approach. I see you as a leader in the natural MS movement, and I would really value your opinion on this. Should I take the steroids to stop the current lesions or not?
RoseMarie Boel I took a short course of steroids when I relapsed and then refused further drugs and began whole food plant based s.o.s free lifestyle and I doing better than I have in very many years. I notice this comment is a year old, I really hope ur doing ok x
RoseMarie Boel i think taking a short course of steroids (3 days) is definitely okay when you're having an acute MS attack/relapse. i was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago and always refused to take conventional drugs like interferons and such, which i still think is the best decision i've ever made in my life; and in spite of all the fear-mongering and threats by doctors who said that i would be in a wheel-chair within 10 years if i didn't take any of their medication, i'm still walking, running, swimming, you name it, hell, i'm not even needing glasses. so how did i do it?: i'm on a vegan, plant-based, oil-free and mostly gluten-free diet, which means that i rarely ever relapse, although it does happen when i'm experiencing emotionally stressful situations that are sometimes unavoidable and i have no control over. my last MS flare-up was 3 years ago when my father died, and it was of epic proportions, meaning that i couldn't walk and was basically paraplegic for several weeks, and i did go to the hospital to get IV steroids at that point, simply because the stuff _does_ alleviate symptoms very quickly and it's not like i intend to take it on a daily basis - we're talking about only a few days in an emergency situation. so for me, it's about weighing up pros and cons: in case of a severe MS attack, i simply think that it's worse to let the inflammation rage inside the body while destroying more and more myelin than to take steroids every once in a while to stop further nerve damage. in other words, steroids are just for emergency situations, but nutrition (=vegan, oil-free diet) and life-style changes are the real treatment for MS and they work a 100% - don't let ignorant, money-hungry doctors tell you otherwise or talk you into taking useless and even harmful drugs, they don't care about you or your well-being, all they care about is profit or they just don't know any better. so don't be afraid of the disease but educate yourself about it because there ARE super-effective natural treatments out there. don't do things that feel wrong or don't make sense just because a doctor said so (oftentimes doctors know nothing about MS), but trust your own gut feeling and common sense instead and stay strong! i wish you all the best.
Wow. This is awesome. I've been diagnosed with CIDP which I understand is a neurological autoimmune problem. I have weakness and numbness in my legs and feet, and also in my thumbs. Maybe if this diet does so well with MS it'll help my neurological problem too? Can't hurt to try it!
للعرب الملخص: تقول انها بحثت عن علاج حالتها فوجدت ان بعض الابحاث تتحدث عن الكاربوهيدرات وضرورتها لصحة العقل، فبدأت بادخال الكاربوهيدرات الى اكلها اليومي (مثل الخضار والفواكة والحبوب الكاملة)، النتيجة انها بدأت بالشعور بالطاقة من جديد وان حالتها تحسنت يوم بعد يوم. نصيحتي الشخصية لك، ابتعد عن السكر، والحليب ومشتقاته، والخبز الابيض، واللحوم، وابتعد عن الاغذية التي تحتوي على الغلوتين (Gluten). واستخدم الاغذية التي تحتوي على الكربوهيدرات مثل الخبز الاسمر والحبوب الكاملة الحمص العدس ... الخ، والخضار والفواكه. ولا تترك العلاج الذي يصفه لك الدكتور الا اذا امرك الدكتور بتركه. شافانا الله واياكم
True, a good diet is very important. But with Relapsing/Remitting MS, don't the symptoms go away? Then months or years later, they may return? For some, never. For others, they continue. For too many, they progress. The injectable medications available as a treatment for MS, do not cure this disease, but they slow down the progression. I would contact those who are well known in this field for their opinion.
I took Avonex for a year and a half. I went from working full time, walking, driving, leading a normal life to a wheelchair and major hairloss (from the drug) in less than a year. I now can barely stand at all and live in a nursing-home. These interferon injections are dangerous!
I was on copaxone daily injections and now on Gilenya tablet once a day. Have had no issues with either as to symptoms. I have however noticed that my mood has seriously improved on the Gilenya, which has been a plus. Healthy eating does help but I find that promising cures through diet a bit of a stupid thing to say. I wonder if all these people bringing false hope to MS patients, realise most of us were on healthy diets and still were diagnosed with MS, so besides helping relieve symptoms, diet change isn't going to do much else and certainly isn't a cure.
last time i went to a private clinic they sent me home saying go home there is nothing we can do for you. (m 54, dx 1992) now im on self medication and benefits? about the same as before, no, i do save a lot of time and money spent in fucking hospitals and useless meds and NO MORE NEEDLES.
When someone tells how he was cured with potatoes and whole grains you don't even have to look at whose channel it is. On their own channels, people usually tell the opposite.
Hello I've got MS myself. Just got out of hospital. I had an drip put on for 3 days. Bloods have gone to get tested as well. Is gluten free good? Also what else should I do? I have greens as well and fish etc
You have to watch every single thing you eat or drink, can't slip up once, any wrong ingredient can lead to a relapse. I can't follow a hyper strict diet like that every day for the rest of my life. I have a generally good diet, but I eat things I know will give me a reaction time to time. That's life.
My MS became very , very aggressive after several years on a (well planned, home cooked whole foods varied, supplemented) vegan diet. I now eat a paleo diet a bit like the one espoused by Terry Wahls. Be careful folks.
@Keldor Miro Yes, very good. I don't eat quite as many vegetables as she says and I do eat eggs and dairy as I don't react to those but my MS has now been stable (clinically and on MRI) for about 8 years. In my vegan days I was getting new symptoms every few weeks. I also did antibiotic treatment for an infection with C Pneumoniae which helped greatly (google Dr David Wheldon).
Rebecca I have an acquaintance whos wife has MS...been in a wheelchair quite a while now...think shes about 48? Bazxically their boy ayed soccer with my boy many yrs ago but they dont know each other now I tracked the dad...who i know...basically rang him at work (Dont really know his wife with MS)...and told him what i was hearing from McDougall about MS....mentioned the diet He was kind and polite but expressed some scepticism about diet making a difference...said they had "kind of tried' similar eating before. Etc etc I kind of backed off.. Felt a bit embarrassed about bothering him But im rrading more and more....just feel strongly that this info could REALLY help Am i out o f line do you think to print some of these talks / research papers off and put them in their letterbox...just as a one off?....im sure they wouldnt be angry about getting them...and i eouldnt do it again ? Suggestions? Thx
Why is it that when I take grains, I feel worse? Even raw, unmixed and unprocessed grains. It doesn't happen with potatoes and other carbohydrate foods, only with grains. And it gets worse if I eat the grains processed in the form of bread or other combinations. Starchy food doesn't do anything, doesn't make me better or worse. I'm just the same. Can someone please advice? Maybe direct me to other videos or info I can learn from? Thanks in advance!
Redesreds a book written by the late Ann borroch. Healing M.S. I was tipping the scales at 320lbs did her diet And took most of the supplements she recommended ten years since I changed my eating habits. The only thing know I have a drop foot I am trying to heal that . It's not easy . What keeps me going is faith in God in Jesus Christ name.
Wow this is amazing a a little confusing the opposite diet of one lady I saw her video that she is now cured of MS. I will try this one though it makes sense! Amazing story!
I’ve had ms for 7 year but I was diagnosed this year with all the videos I see about diets I don’t know what to think or do I also have chronic back pain at the beginning I was put on Gabapentin for it and now am on a jag called Avonex and I’ve not felt any different I don’t eat a lot but still don’t know about trying all those diets that people talk about
I have problem with pcos so I have been doing the high carb diet but I haven't seen any result specially with my hair loss. any suggestion? I have been doing it for 3 months. I would appreciate if you reply to my question. thank you
fateme haidari - It takes much longer to help your condition- I've had it too - extremely troubling - do not lose hope- do aerobic exercise too regularly. Stay strict about the diet- you will like it after a while. Also get checked for Cushings Syndrome and Hypothyroidism- and it important to control low blood sugar the way Dr McDougall suggests.
Is it ok to use MCT oil or coconut oil? I recently started consuming a few tablespoons of potato starch every day. I have been in a wheelchair since 2005 and have been living in a nursing-home for the last 8 years.
Doesn't work for everyone, we're all different. I've done the diets and still do, but I've actually had a bad exacerbation and no changes. People get misdiagnosed all the time. maybe you never actually had MS. Epstein Bar has been coming up in several conversations with people that have auto immune diseases. Dr's overlook it or never think of it. it's very hard to diagnose it and there's no treatment or cure. All I know is, MS sucks and I would love for it to leave my body. I've had enough of this BS.
+Chellabell72 which diets have you tried? have you checked out Ann Boroch's book Healing Multiple Sclerosis? She had the Epstein Barr virus too. You can check out some of her interviews on youtube. I don't have MS but I have bought her books and I'm using them for other health concerns I have.
I was diagnosed Dec 2016. I just started a new medication, Ocrevus, but I am ready to change my life. I don't want to do anymore medication. My next infusion treatment is in Feb. I quit smoking 3 days ago, and I am trying to change my diet. Is it OK to stop all gluten, and stick to whole wheat and whole grains? I have been eating lots of greens and fruits.
@@TisEYEthe1 Hello Rebecca, my life has changed so much since I posted that response 3 years ago, especially in the last 4 months. I began Ocrevus around mid-2017. My last treatment was a couple of months ago, and I decided, and feel confident that that would be my final treatment. In Feb 2020, just days before pandemic shut-down, I suffered a mental-health breakdown and began seeing a therapist and working on accepting the reality of this disease in my body and the damage it had done with my cognitive system; forgetting, stuttering, moments of disorientation, not being able to run or strength train like I use to before. Shortly after my mental health break-down, I began daily yoga practice, lots of meditation and self-reflection. By the summer of 2020, months after my break-down, I began to research natural medicines for depression and once again, I ran into psilocybin mushrooms (did so years ago in grad-school before and attempted to grow but failed). I “accidently” found a syringe that had some medicine left and a substrate jar from the last order. In short, I inoculated it with full success. I began weaning myself of anti-psychotics and anti-depression drugs and began micro-dosing on psilocybin mushrooms. I also discovered lion mane mushrooms for regenerating damage to nerve myelin sheath and began to take that too. About 4 months ago, in February 2021, a year after my mental-health breakdown, I completely stopped eating meat; my diet consists of eating fish, and lots of fruits and vegetables and healthy carbs. I limit my sugar intake as well. Then, about a month ago, I woke up and notice a significant reduction in body numbness and tingling. Even my cognitive symptoms are gradually improving with cognitive therapy and diet changes. I have concluded that pharma-drugs are a big business and is unfortunately tied to the government. Their goals seem to be to keep people on medications, thus provide some relief, but enough to keep them in business. This entire experience with MS appears to be another blessing in disguise (just like when I became homeless with two kids in 2007). Because it is teaching me to watch what I put in my body; to listen to my body and care for myself more. It has brought my child-hood traumatic past to the surface, giving me the opportunity to heal my child-hood wounds and learning to love thy self😊 As a result, I feel more connected to my loved ones and the environment. Rebecca, the fact that you sent me that post just reaffirms to me that everything happens as it should (I recently began doing research again on diets for MS) and I am super-excited now because I feel I found what I was looking for with Dr. McDougal diet. There are no accidents, and nothing is by luck. Everything happens for a reason; we create that reason because we are, in fact, creators of our own reality. And this is my personal truth, my reality. And can I ask you for an update on yourself as well? I hope my response is not too long😊Thank you, my friend, Peace.
مرحبا اخي الكريم الملخص: تقول انها بحثت عن علاج حالتها فوجدت ان بعض الابحاث تتحدث عن الكاربوهيدرات وضرورتها لصحة العقل، فبدأت بادخال الكاربوهيدرات الى اكلها اليومي (مثل الخضار والفواكة والحبوب الكاملة)، النتيجة انها بدأت بالشعور بالطاقة من جديد وان حالتها تحسنت يوم بعد يوم. نصيحتي الشخصية لك، ابتعد عن السكر، والحليب ومشتقاته، والخبز الابيض، واللحوم، وابتعد عن الاغذية التي تحتوي على الغلوتين (Gluten). واستخدم الاغذية التي تحتوي على الكربوهيدرات مثل الخبز الاسمر والحبوب الكاملة الحمص العدس ... الخ، والخضار والفواكه. ولا تترك العلاج الذي يصفه لك الدكتور الا اذا امرك الدكتور بتركه. شافانا الله واياكم
LARRY HOFER I don’t have ms but I know someone who taken blackseed oil and fasted also. 7 years later went back and the doctor said ms in your case completely stopped the black seed normalised the ventricular system.
This is so confusing and discouraging. Everything I've been reading is to eat NO grains or legumes. What about Dr. Wahls and her recovery with a strict paleo diet??
Its really confusing, I know. I am impressed with Dr. Wahls improvement but I think she is going against a lot of evidence in relation to saturated fats. Check out George Jelinek's work. Best of luck for you!
I would agree that grains are bad, I personally don't eat any (except raw/bloomed truly wild rice -- not farmed). Legumes, are ok though (soaked, then cooked). Dr Wahls is eating a LOT of veggies, so whatever else "bad" she might be getting (e.g. saturated fats), it's possible that the huge quantity of veggies she eats, keep that at bay.
Dr Wahls was eating organ meat and if you looked at a plate, it was 1/6th or less with veggies being most of her diet. Dr Swank's less than 8 grams of saturated fat is probably what she ate. Dr Wahl has since written a book with vegetarian and vegan options BUT Dr Swank and McDougall have a LOT od science to back up their claims. Best of luck!
Changing any diet to something else is likely to make you feel different or better for a time. Also what is working for one person may not work for another and presenting this as a kind of cure all for multiple sclerosis is really irresponsible. What happens when someone who has been following this diet for a few years and thinks they're cured suddenly has a flare up? That's probably pretty devastating. Also what if her improved health isn't because of this diet itself but because of certain things she cut out? We have no clue what she was eating before her MS diagnosis. We have no clue if her exercise routine has changed. What is her sleep routine like and did she change it after diagnosis? Cuz that'll effect energy for sure. Obviously so will carbs and if she was eating very few of those before her flare up she was bound to feel better incorporating carbs no matter what. There are a lot of unknowns here. Has she continued to follow up with a neurologist through the years? Looking good in one follow up scan doesn't mean more damage won't occur later down the line. I had no symptoms before my first MS flare up occured and yet when I lost use of my arm and most sensation on half my body and my first scan was done, they said the damage had been building up over time. So, if she believes she's cured is she possibly not noticing little symptoms that indicate the MS is still there? I've regained sensation and function on the affected half of my body. I've changed my diet substantially. And yeah I feel better. Does not mean I'm cured. It means my nervous system was able to rewire itself. We need to be really careful not to equate anecdotes with evidence. Its going to break somebody's heart when they get told this will fix everything and one day they realize it hasn't. Plus they'll have more permanent damage to their nervous system. I respect that she didn't want to take a certain medication but there is more than one type of MS med out there. Also sending this message that no one should take medication and all their problems will be fixed by diet is very dangerous advice. It's your choice. If you're being prescribed one of the meds with more wicked side effects I don't blame you for not wanting to take them. But giving that kind of advice to someone else could leave them in worse shape than you found them. It's been four years since this video was posted. Invite her back on to do an update video. I hope she's still doing this well but what if she's not? A lot can change in 4 years. That's why most studies occur over a long period of time. And if she has gotten worse and McDougall is ignoring that then he's messed up. I'm not trying to be a buzz kill but someone really needs to play devil's advocate here. Also; to the family and friends of MS. Patients, it can be really annoying when you give unsolicited advice. And if you're advising your loved one to avoid medication, you've essentially just put them in a game of Russian roulette. Advice that isn't asked fore is incredibly frustrating and in medicinal cases can be dangerous. Be very very careful. Your role is not to be an accessory doctor your role is to provide a support system. Doctors don't acquire egregious amounts of med school debt so they can hurt people. There are easier ways to make money. Doesn't mean there aren't bad apples but this blanket assumption that doctors are just out for profit is madness.
So awesome! 👍👍 I can so relate to a lot. I was a young man in my early 20s 2001 when I was diagnosed with MS. I did take the medications at first, injecting myself every day. Later I went vegan, 13 years ago now, no symptoms in since, no medicine. Funny, I came across a newsletter by McDougall some five years ago and I was really happy to for the first time hear that diet could actually play a part. My doctors here in Sweden have all said there is no correlation.... Talk to the hand.
David Gardell Amazing! There is a new documentary called “Living Proof” where a young man is diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS, and his dad researches diet and so the young man changes his diet and twenty years later, looks like an all-star athlete...no symptoms! Congratulations...MS is now believed to be a vascular disease...be well!
I believe the same. Food.
What type of vegan diet do you consume? My husband has not been officially diagnosed but having symptoms just like ms
@@JG-ix5xr I find the daily dozen by nutrition facts dot org easy to follow
@@JG-ix5xr obviously, the mcdougall website also has heaps of resources
Rebecca thank you sooooo much for your testimony! My daughter has MS and was totally against the medications a couple years ago, but she has become tired and wants to take them hoping they will make her feel better. My husband and I are so grateful that we can show her this to give her another avenue of healing. God bless you.
How is your daughter doing?
Plz stop all cok food and compny packed food.
Just give her raw green vegetable fruits for 6-7 month omega3 rich seeds chiya flex seeds are too good to reverse #auto immunie diseases❤
Add green smothie by dr brook goldner her protocol cure all #auto immunie diseases including #Ms❤
Yaaassss!!!!!! We almost have the same symptoms. I too got cured five yrs ago from a whole foods plant based diet. I've never looked back. Now I'm pregnant. First time. Planning on raising a 100% wfpb baby! So happy to hear Ur story
Omg soo happy to read your comments,that’s my dream too to get cured from ms. im working hard too.thank you for giving me hope!!!!!
I want to heal
I hear everyday how bad carbs are. All carbs are not created equal! It is the refined sugar and the poisons in the processed foods that are evil.
Inspiring story❤️
Thank you so much for this testimony, you are very inspiring. I am going through the process of being diagnosed, and have no intention of taking these toxic meds. I am already starting the diet, will not let this beat me. God Bless!
Pray!! Practice Yoga Pranayam Daily!! It will help you.! No Drugs Money! Just your breath!! God Bless!
How are you? Are you getting any better?
My sister has advanced MS, but an extremely full life from a wheelchair. I feel she could get better. This is such an encouragement. I like Rebecca am gluten free and have autoimmune issues. Our father died with Parkinson. Neurological health is key in these issues. Very well done Rebecca. Marion O.
How is your sister now?
Vegan not suffering with MS anymore. Thanks for your story. I refused to continue the meds also because of side effects. Research also led me to vegan eating plan.
I have heard of woman getting pregnant while having ms and it stops their symptoms and disease progression but as soon as the baby comes they are almost guaranteed to relapse. with that being said i think ms has more to do with hormones than anything else. basically stop drinking milk lol i was diagnosed at 20 years old after a relapse and i am now 22 and have been symptom free since my diagnoses. one of the first things i did was stopping my milk consumption and less red meats and sugars.
Beautiful and intelligent woman. I also never took any medication for MS. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Star Cat please elaborate? What have you done thus far ? I’m just looking for guidance please 🙂
@@journaloftraits5681look into Dr. Wahls protocol
this makes me feel hopeful for the first time in eight years. My autoimmune disease is rare apparently, and I was pretty much told there was nothing I could do but join a suicide support group if I wasn't going to try experimental drugs. A vegan diet has help me reclaim my ability to walk and see again like her, but I think starches -which I don't currently consume that much- might be the missing link as I don't have any improvement elsewhere in my body. I do wish I could afford a McDougall chat though, but his starch solution book is almost just as good! :)
t gabriel Do, two years later how's it going?
can you link that book please??? Or title? Thanks
T Gabriel, hi sweetie ❤️ I hope you're ok!! I have Multiple Sclerosis and Interstitial Cystitis. I live in horrible pain and literally no medication has worked. I'm going to try the starch solution, I've tried everything else. I want to give up at this point... you're in my thoughts and prayers 🙏💞
I was diagnosed with MS when I was 24 years old...I lost my ability to walk, see, speech was impaired...I have noticed that when I take meat out of my diet I am fine...I am now starting to find out what I can eat to heal myself
Hi how are you getting on now with the diet?
Just saw 2 contadictory video testimonies. One woman states how gluten caused her ms and veganism didn't help her. The other how starches and veganism helped her overcome ms. Bottom line. Each needs to observe their own sensitivities.
Well gluten free can be vegan so...
Did she mention her fat intake? If it was above 15g sat fat daily then I have news for you..
@@manGRts What news?
@@ale189251 That she didn't follow the diet properly. The Swanks Study followed hundreds of people for up to 50 years and found that 95% of people who ate below 10-15g saturated fat/day , their disease did not progress whatsoever and were walking and functioning normally in all regards. Normally you would have expected around 50% of those people to be severly disabled or dead after 10 years of diagnosis.
Now you might be thinking why do doctors not tell us this? Honestly I have no clue, but the study is there and is regarded as the most effective MS intervention ever observed. There were no MRI machnes back then, and MCdougals study failed to replicate the results, but that was for only 1 year and with very sick people, and I'm not sure that the fat intake was followed as strictly as it should.
@@manGRts So you are saying if you eat a low fat diet you will heal? What about olive oil, chia seeds and stuff?
Quick background - 45+ yr old asian male here, been a vegetarian all my life. Have been eating all kinds of veggies with rice all these years. Diagnosed with RRMS in 2014. I completely agree that a healthy diet is an important aspect for everyone. But I'm having a tough-time believing that diet alone can cure MS. MS is the kind of disease that can remain dormant for years and then show its ugly face. While I'm glad that Rabecca feels great and believes she no longer has MS, I would love to hear if she is continuing on the diet and whether she had any re-lapses - given that the video was posted more than 2 years ago.
it must be a vegan plant based diet not just vegetarian
Go to Wellness Forum Health for more information abour healing auto immune diseases through diet. Also look at the work of Dr Swank which encompasses 34 years of following MS patients using diet. Also look up OMS.
Avoid wheat and grains it's grown with Toxic pesticides....
Guy withMS, a vegetarian diet is one of the causes of MS. It is as you say, not the cure. A vegan diet is even worse. Most junk foods are plant-based. Keto is the best diet for MS. Then you need a detox like Chlorine dioxide. Some say intermittent fasting AKA one meal a day can be helpful which is probably true.
it depends on what caused the MS, it's only loosely agreed upon censuses that it's strictly idiopathic auto immune disorder.
if the MS is caused by infection/fungus, or from weakened blood brain barrier, diet will help immensely.
other causes, most likely not.
wow incredible story. I could see that it was hard for her at some parts but the pleasure in her eyes and voice at the end was really touching.
I wish everyone could see these videos and make the connection!
Oh my God! I just had an epiphany, I had cut out starch for about +-2 years before I had my melt down. I also went Vegan the year before but the only starches I was having was potatoes and I had cut them out a few weeks before my attack as I call it. I had no idea that it may cause these symptoms. I am so so glad I came across your video. I am so sorry that you went through this, I understand your pain, I am still traumatized by what happened. No one should ever have to go through this.
I love the thought of a "cure", but as someone that was essentially symptom free for 10 years or so, and is now dealing with new lesions and symptoms, I am skeptical. I say this because as we know, the "professionals" don't know how we get it, don't know how the western medicines work and cannot say who is going down which path and as far as I know, there's no verified "cure" at this point. All this said, I love your story and I am going to research Dr. McDougall while I continue my research into Dr. Wahls. I wish you all the best for your health and happiness!
Nate Courteau if I may ask - what were you doing to make you symptom free for ten years?
We should know what the cause of MS is. MS is from Epstein Barr virus. So is diabetes, Lyme and many other diseases are either from the Epstein Barr, or Strep virus, or any of the others. There is no autoimmune disease. God made us in his image and he would not have made our bodies to turn on and destroy us. I knew I was right but I wasn't finding any Drs that could tell me what causes MS. A precious friend in England was talking one day about her pain levels going down since she started juicing celery. When I asked her about it she told me to look up Anthony William the medical medium. The first article I found was like a miracle. I was right. Not our bodies turning on itself, a virus that our bodies are trying to fight for us. What do they treat us with? Cortisone. The drs say our immune system is overworking and to compensate, it starts eating the myelin from the nerves. So of course they have to give us meds to lower our immune system. The body is a wonderful miracle. They put us on these DMDs (I have never been on any DMDs. That is such a crock!! I have had this disease for 45 yrs. That is why our diet is so important. No dairy, eggs, candy, or processed foods. We can all be on different diets but my heart is full knowing that I can and do change because of Anthony William. Loved your story.
@@Lisa-my5sy HI, Lisa. Well, I was first diagnosed in 2005 and was put on Rebif initially. I was having complications from that medication with another flare up affecting my gait and after a couple years on it, I was switched to Copaxone. Life was "normal" for some time until an MRI showed new lesions and I switched to Aubagio. All told, I've been one of the 'lucky ones' and one might not even be able to tell I've got it. I currently have cognitive issues though and pretty profound fatigue.
Nate keep me updated coz I am confused I watch esslestyn barnyard Gregor mcdougal furhman wahls and paddison there all similar ate the people who are cured just lucky ??
@@firstimpressions1703 Hey there. While there are no verified "cures" for MS at this time, there are many projects that have promising results. Unfortunately, some like Bexarotine, that show effectiveness is repairing the myelin sheath, are for too dangerous to take as a medication. Fingers crossed though for that one. For all the others that say they're "cured", I've yet to see a verified case but I do have personal experience with extended remissions that would seem like I've been cured. But who knows? It's true that MS hits everyone in a unique way and every current drug or therapy is more or less effective for the same reason. So, even drug pushing doctors tend to support the sorts of healthy diets associated with the various food based therapies, which means we can all eat better together in communal support. :)
Wow! Kudos to both, this woman and to Dr McDougall. Thank you for your great contribution to humanity, Dr McDougall.
My mom has this desease, im going to show this to her.
I suffered from serious acne and cured it with diet so i think my mother can heal ms with this too
josue andreis did she try it?
Dr Wheldon UK...ruclips.net/video/EpMvDe8-qsM/видео.html
Ms is like acne on the brain
I can relate with the acne
The more food treatments I hear about the more confused I get. The Swank diet with its years of research suggests very low saturates. The Wahls Protocol says animal fats are fine as long as you have sulpher rich veg+9 cups of greens+no diary/gluten. And this with the starches as well? Whats right and what isn't?
Wahls is just a liar trying to scam you. The cures recommended by liars sometimes work but for very different reasons than those advertised. Usually, quacks like Wahls will tell you to eliminate a lot of plant foods, and it's possible that among all the foods you eliminate, some were triggering your autoimmune disease. Basically, it's an elimination diet. McDougall also recommends an elimination diet as a last resort.
Animal Fat AREN'T fine. stop listening to Wahls Protocol.
None of them or all of them. Eat real food. Cut out the processed junk, which all three of these diets will do. But the truth of the matter is diets alone don’t fix MS. I’ve tried it. I really tried it, and I ended up disabled, unemployed, and unable to drive.
eleehaley what diets u try ? How u explain terry walls x
@@firstimpressions1703 Great question!
I was diagnosed at the age of 19. Don't be stupid, take your medication...
So did you ever really have MS? My understanding is that the lesions don’t heal. They don’t get better but the goal is for them not to get worse.
"lesions don’t heal"... you're absolutely wrong, along with a those who claim there's no neuroplasticity.
What an amazing story!
Blessings to this woman !
hey ,if anyone else wants to uncover multiple sclerosis new treatment try Loctavan Simple Sclerosis Strategy (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some amazing things about it and my colleague got great results with it.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for it.
Only misdiagnoses. I've been diagnosed with MS for 15 yrs now, since 2003. Lucky for me, it is a mild type of MS. No one (who doesn't know me) could notice it.
But it is there.
You mean cool story.
@@minjamateljan that's your opinion.
Let's see the follow up, it's been a few years.
I wonder how many failed vegans harmed themselves because they believed or were taught that starches are bad because they turn to sugar? I was at a vegan dinner party this week where the hostess believed rice makes you fat. This MS sufferer was lucky like me to hear from Dr McDougall about starch and its benefits.
Mandakiñi Vishwas Dudhgaonkar
Love Dr john McDougall
It's sad we have to pay doctors who knowingly put us on the decline. It's even worse that stories of healing are most of the time individuals who do their own research and have to pioneer their own protocol which is usually against their doctor's recommendations. When will our society stop putting their health in the hands of these "educated" drug dealers?
For me, your amazing story begs the question: "Is is possible that these doctors, specialists in neurology, might never have heard of the dietary treatment for MS?" How could that be in this information age? Or is it possible that they have heard and ignore???
YES! Diet does NOT cure MS!!! Frigging crackpots! It just helps ppl sell books and make lots of money. I trust my neurologist much more than randoms on the internet.
Claire Kistler Pretty sure your neurologist is a lot more "random" than John Mcdougall. Not to you, obviously; in general.
Does your neurologist have anyone that had MS and was healed to the point that they felt it was cured? What is his advice for your situation?
W.J. Kelly enlighten me.
The Awakening Project my advice would be, find someone whom isn't lying.
Claire, diet done properly cures SOME people that are classified as MS. McDougall says around 70%. Probably it's lower than that but it's surely above 0%. Given that it costs nothing to do the diet and there are no negative side effects, there is absolutely no reason to not do it. All the ideas of McDougall are provided for free in his website so you don't even have to pay him to do his diet. It's all free. He cares for patients unlike the quacks selling you stupid books.
Your neurologist does not have a theory that explains MS and he makes money when you're sick like almost everyone else. The drugs that he gives you do not even attempt to cure the root cause of the problem. McDougall has a theory and he attempts to cure the root cause.
Thank you for this wonderful testimony!
That's what I eat - gluten free grains, veg, fish and low sat fat and after 1 year my MRI scan showed more lesions. So it doesn't work for everyone.
¿Fish? Maybe you did not pay atention, but it is a low fat, plant based (starches) diet.
You literally ate fish dude... thats not good
ItsThatMilkshake I will try now without a fish and I was also eating chicken liver. I'll stop that as well.
dogs should not eat veg anyway... sorry, only kidding (m 54, dx 1992) btw all this doesnt work on (this) fish either
Please read one of McDougall's books or watch some of his videos here on RUclips. You should limited fats and oils to ~7% of your daily calories for this to work.
Well done! I believe in Dr McDougall as he is one of the best alternative doctors I have ever heard of. Respect! Keep up the good work Dr. John McDougall. :)
This is so helpful, thank you. In 2020 the doctors thought I had MS and the test came back that I didn't. But symptoms like thumb arms and tingling never went away. I now have more symptoms and it's 2023. So I have to go back and have an MRI again to see if I have MS. Such a scary time. I won't take medications because of what it does to your body so I will research more on how I eat.
The video before this - She cut out all grains and that stopped her MS symptoms. This lady says add the grains and carbohydrates back in. Geez Dr. RUclips. What to do?
I mean the thing with any autoimmune disorders is we are all completely different. Treatment programs are not one size fits all, but the bottom line is eat from the ground and eliminate all environmental toxins.
I can't believe..Everything she's saying happedned to me too..I have heard a lot of thing from many people with MS..But this is like in my own words..Except the part with a wheel chair..God bless it didnt happend to me..Yet..I pray it wont at all..But..Life is a bitch..Fight on Rebbeca!!!!
actually she defeated her worst enemy :)
Did she, did she, she's a fraud
She may not be fraud she was probably don't have anyway
@@rockems4959 why do you say this?
There are many diseases that present as MS even at MRI. Unless a lesion is present for some time with further lesions occurring in that time the patient is said to have not ever have had MS. Multiple Sclerosis is named simply as it states, multiple lesions that may change but do not disappear. By definition, this patient suffered from a different neurological disorder at the time. Many diseases present as MS. The introduction of the MRI did lead my neuros to diagnose too early a disease that takes many criteria over a long history to obtain a definitive MS diagnosis. Even myself, having been diagnosed with MS in 87 has still had to go through re-evaluation to confirm my initial diagnosis to make sure that misdiagnosis due to presence of lesions only; without follow up to see if they had disappeared. Mine have only ever increased in size and number so I do have MS. Having had it for over 40 years I am still in good health and most of the time can lead a pretty normal interesting life. Eating well will make you feel better and keep you healthy but it will not cure true MS unfortunately.
I just got diagnosed with MS at 24. While my first attack happened I was already eating a starch rich vegan diet. I guess it depends on the kind of MS you suffer from?
How are you now 3 years later ?
@@firstimpressions1703 Nice of you to ask. I'm doing great and my existing lesions have mostly recovered (I made new myelin, which you need fat for), and actually by cutting down way down on carbs. I don't eat red meat (I do eat birds and fish),no dairy and most importantly no gluten! I do eat plenty of healthy fat sources. I've recently gratuated as a functional health coach and am helping other MS-patients now. If you're looking for a good source I would suggest "The Wahls Protocol" by Dr. Terry Wahls.
While I was still on the vegan starch rich diet, I had 4 more MS attacks in 3 months time, it's when I changed up my diet to what it is now that I started to recover.
@@Etiahealth and what kind of diet are you following now?
@@denosinha4289 it's similar to the wahls protocol (dr. Terry Wahls) but without red meat (mammal meat)
What a lovely woman..ty for sharing your story😍
I keep coming back because Rebecca's smile is just so cute. I wonder how she's doing.
Did you get rid of your drop foot and how long did it take. Also how long did you have it?
Wonderful & inspiring testimony. Thank you!
MS comes in waves. This improvement may be the time between the waves.
I got diagnosed not too long ago, treated with Copaxone 40mg at the moment, new active lesions, no symptoms and kind of confused.
Nothing I am not ready to try, so basically if I would add more grains, eliminate dairy products (or just milk?), gluten free and low fat diet, would my lesions disappear?
It is work a try for sure!
Thanks a lot for the video! :)
Please read one of McDougall's books or watch some of his videos here on
RUclips. You should limited fats and oils to ~7% of your daily calories
for this to work.
Wow! So happy for you and thank you for sharing with all of us!
I stopped my ms with a vegan diet since four years now...but the fatigue stays and also the old lesions in the brain stay there... Never heard, that they can be deleted...
I’m curious how long it took for your symptoms to subside.
Great testimonial!
Do these people who recover from MS still have oligoclonal bands?
YAY I did the same and I love it!!!!!
I'm following Ann Boroch.
wow
i guess even i must change my diet i am fed up of these tablets
Thank you for you Story Bless
This is really wonderful, I am so happy for you, Thanks you for sharing this vital information with us all, many Blessings to you Rebbeca
You made my day and braught hope to me ,
Thank you. Inspiring, Rebecca! Wish you wellness always
I am 20, and I was just recently diagnosed with MS. After a lot of research, I realized medications do very little for those who suffer from MS (which my doctor did not like hearing at all) and that the natural approach has blessed so many lives in actually treating their MS.
But this is my issue, my lesions are currently active, and EVERYONE is telling me to take steroids, even some of those sold on the natural approach. I see you as a leader in the natural MS movement, and I would really value your opinion on this. Should I take the steroids to stop the current lesions or not?
Do you have lesions on your face at all?
Yoga Pranayam!! is the Answer!! and This diet!
RoseMarie Boel I took a short course of steroids when I relapsed and then refused further drugs and began whole food plant based s.o.s free lifestyle and I doing better than I have in very many years. I notice this comment is a year old, I really hope ur doing ok x
diana can u tell me wt is this diet pls??
RoseMarie Boel
i think taking a short course of steroids (3 days) is definitely okay when you're having an acute MS attack/relapse. i was diagnosed with MS 10 years ago and always refused to take conventional drugs like interferons and such, which i still think is the best decision i've ever made in my life; and in spite of all the fear-mongering and threats by doctors who said that i would be in a wheel-chair within 10 years if i didn't take any of their medication, i'm still walking, running, swimming, you name it, hell, i'm not even needing glasses. so how did i do it?: i'm on a vegan, plant-based, oil-free and mostly gluten-free diet, which means that i rarely ever relapse, although it does happen when i'm experiencing emotionally stressful situations that are sometimes unavoidable and i have no control over. my last MS flare-up was 3 years ago when my father died, and it was of epic proportions, meaning that i couldn't walk and was basically paraplegic for several weeks, and i did go to the hospital to get IV steroids at that point, simply because the stuff _does_ alleviate symptoms very quickly and it's not like i intend to take it on a daily basis - we're talking about only a few days in an emergency situation. so for me, it's about weighing up pros and cons: in case of a severe MS attack, i simply think that it's worse to let the inflammation rage inside the body while destroying more and more myelin than to take steroids every once in a while to stop further nerve damage. in other words, steroids are just for emergency situations, but nutrition (=vegan, oil-free diet) and life-style changes are the real treatment for MS and they work a 100% - don't let ignorant, money-hungry doctors tell you otherwise or talk you into taking useless and even harmful drugs, they don't care about you or your well-being, all they care about is profit or they just don't know any better. so don't be afraid of the disease but educate yourself about it because there ARE super-effective natural treatments out there. don't do things that feel wrong or don't make sense just because a doctor said so (oftentimes doctors know nothing about MS), but trust your own gut feeling and common sense instead and stay strong! i wish you all the best.
Thank you for your testimony, so happy for you!
Wow. This is awesome. I've been diagnosed with CIDP which I understand is a neurological autoimmune problem. I have weakness and numbness in my legs and feet, and also in my thumbs. Maybe if this diet does so well with MS it'll help my neurological problem too? Can't hurt to try it!
Is it bad to we eat whole grains with gluten?
What is the Mcdougall's opinion ????
I'm diabetic as well, so a diet like this wouldn't work for me.
I'll stick with what does work, as should everyone.
للعرب
الملخص: تقول انها بحثت عن علاج حالتها فوجدت ان بعض الابحاث تتحدث عن الكاربوهيدرات وضرورتها لصحة العقل، فبدأت بادخال الكاربوهيدرات الى اكلها اليومي (مثل الخضار والفواكة والحبوب الكاملة)، النتيجة انها بدأت بالشعور بالطاقة من جديد وان حالتها تحسنت يوم بعد يوم.
نصيحتي الشخصية لك، ابتعد عن السكر، والحليب ومشتقاته، والخبز الابيض، واللحوم، وابتعد عن الاغذية التي تحتوي على الغلوتين (Gluten).
واستخدم الاغذية التي تحتوي على الكربوهيدرات مثل الخبز الاسمر والحبوب الكاملة الحمص العدس ... الخ، والخضار والفواكه. ولا تترك العلاج الذي يصفه لك الدكتور الا اذا امرك الدكتور بتركه.
شافانا الله واياكم
True, a good diet is very important. But with Relapsing/Remitting MS, don't the symptoms go away? Then months or years later, they may return? For some, never. For others, they continue. For too many, they progress. The injectable medications available as a treatment for MS, do not cure this disease, but they slow down the progression. I would contact those who are well known in this field for their opinion.
Ima Stevens The above statement is not Ima Stevens. I don't know why this shows her name. Sorry. Everyone has their own opinion?
I took Avonex for a year and a half. I went from working full time, walking, driving, leading a normal life to a wheelchair and major hairloss (from the drug) in less than a year. I now can barely stand at all and live in a nursing-home. These interferon injections are dangerous!
I was on copaxone daily injections and now on Gilenya tablet once a day. Have had no issues with either as to symptoms. I have however noticed that my mood has seriously improved on the Gilenya, which has been a plus. Healthy eating does help but I find that promising cures through diet a bit of a stupid thing to say. I wonder if all these people bringing false hope to MS patients, realise most of us were on healthy diets and still were diagnosed with MS, so besides helping relieve symptoms, diet change isn't going to do much else and certainly isn't a cure.
last time i went to a private clinic they sent me home saying go home there is nothing we can do for you.
(m 54, dx 1992) now im on self medication and benefits? about the same as before, no, i do save a lot of time and money spent in fucking hospitals and useless meds and NO MORE NEEDLES.
No mention of gluten or lectin allergens. Why?
inspiring
When someone tells how he was cured with potatoes and whole grains you don't even have to look at whose channel it is. On their own channels, people usually tell the opposite.
Thank you for sharing that most powerful story.
What a story, Mark!
Awesome teaching presentation on healing.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Hello I've got MS myself. Just got out of hospital. I had an drip put on for 3 days. Bloods have gone to get tested as well.
Is gluten free good? Also what else should I do? I have greens as well and fish etc
You have to watch every single thing you eat or drink, can't slip up once, any wrong ingredient can lead to a relapse. I can't follow a hyper strict diet like that every day for the rest of my life. I have a generally good diet, but I eat things I know will give me a reaction time to time. That's life.
David Wise same for me. It's a battle sometimes. But like you said, that's life.
Those medications are absolutely poison!
What is the starchy foods?
My MS became very , very aggressive after several years on a (well planned, home cooked whole foods varied, supplemented) vegan diet. I now eat a paleo diet a bit like the one espoused by Terry Wahls. Be careful folks.
@Keldor Miro Yes, very good. I don't eat quite as many vegetables as she says and I do eat eggs and dairy as I don't react to those but my MS has now been stable (clinically and on MRI) for about 8 years. In my vegan days I was getting new symptoms every few weeks. I also did antibiotic treatment for an infection with C Pneumoniae which helped greatly (google Dr David Wheldon).
@@eulalia3446 What antibiotics?
@@okidoki3201 Doxycycline, Azithromycin and Flagyl. If you are interested you can see the protocol and its rationale on the CPnHelp website.
Me too.
@@rosered3919 Thanks for your comment - it is interesting that others have had a similar experience. Hope you are in good health now.
Good for you !!!! it sounds like you did everything right happy you got rid of it
Thank you for sharing! All praises to the most High for leading me to your video.
The video is so wrong. She has RRMS. My MS was benign for 19yrs and became aggressive...
And?
how many more millions will suffer unnecessarily because they're unaware of the truth?
Rebecca
I have an acquaintance whos wife has MS...been in a wheelchair quite a while now...think shes about 48?
Bazxically their boy ayed soccer with my boy many yrs ago but they dont know each other now
I tracked the dad...who i know...basically rang him at work
(Dont really know his wife with MS)...and told him what i was hearing from McDougall about MS....mentioned the diet
He was kind and polite but expressed some scepticism about diet making a difference...said they had "kind of tried' similar eating before. Etc etc
I kind of backed off..
Felt a bit embarrassed about bothering him
But im rrading more and more....just feel strongly that this info could REALLY help
Am i out o f line do you think to print some of these talks / research papers off and put them in their letterbox...just as a one off?....im sure they wouldnt be angry about getting them...and i eouldnt do it again
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Suggestions?
Thx
I would try and send them this information, links to the video etc.
Respect
Millet still has wheat in it. Not a wheat free grain.
did it work, or useless?
Does this diet apply for Parkinson’s disease also?]
Why is it that when I take grains, I feel worse? Even raw, unmixed and unprocessed grains. It doesn't happen with potatoes and other carbohydrate foods, only with grains. And it gets worse if I eat the grains processed in the form of bread or other combinations. Starchy food doesn't do anything, doesn't make me better or worse. I'm just the same. Can someone please advice? Maybe direct me to other videos or info I can learn from?
Thanks in advance!
Redesreds a book written by the late Ann borroch.
Healing M.S.
I was tipping the scales at 320lbs did her diet And took most of the supplements she recommended ten years since I changed my eating habits.
The only thing know I have a drop foot I am trying to heal that . It's not easy .
What keeps me going is faith in God in Jesus Christ name.
Redesreds me too it is wrong . for sure ....
Redesreds follow terry wahls diet
hello doctor.
how can I contact you? I kinda need help for my brother. tq
Wow this is amazing a a little confusing the opposite diet of one lady I saw her video that she is now cured of MS. I will try this one though it makes sense! Amazing story!
I’ve had ms for 7 year but I was diagnosed this year with all the videos I see about diets I don’t know what to think or do I also have chronic back pain at the beginning I was put on Gabapentin for it and now am on a jag called Avonex and I’ve not felt any different I don’t eat a lot but still don’t know about trying all those diets that people talk about
I have problem with pcos so I have been doing the high carb diet but I haven't seen any result specially with my hair loss. any suggestion? I have been doing it for 3 months. I would appreciate if you reply to my question. thank you
fateme haidari - It takes much longer to help your condition- I've had it too - extremely troubling - do not lose hope- do aerobic exercise too regularly. Stay strict about the diet- you will like it after a while. Also get checked for Cushings Syndrome and Hypothyroidism- and it important to control low blood sugar the way Dr McDougall suggests.
Is it ok to use MCT oil or coconut oil? I recently started consuming a few tablespoons of potato starch every day. I have been in a wheelchair since 2005 and have been living in a nursing-home for the last 8 years.
Coconut oil is full of saturated fat that must be avoided for MS patience according to swanks and George Jelineks diet. Not sure about MCT.
Pat Mascarenhas that is not true there is good saturated fats coconut oil olive oil and avacado are very good for your brain
No oil!
No added fats. And no fatty foods. Apart of small amounts of fatty fish maybe.
Doesn't work for everyone, we're all different. I've done the diets and still do, but I've actually had a bad exacerbation and no changes. People get misdiagnosed all the time. maybe you never actually had MS. Epstein Bar has been coming up in several conversations with people that have auto immune diseases. Dr's overlook it or never think of it. it's very hard to diagnose it and there's no treatment or cure. All I know is, MS sucks and I would love for it to leave my body. I've had enough of this BS.
+Chellabell72 which diets have you tried? have you checked out Ann Boroch's book Healing Multiple Sclerosis? She had the Epstein Barr virus too. You can check out some of her interviews on youtube. I don't have MS but I have bought her books and I'm using them for other health concerns I have.
I'm right there with you. I was dx in 2013. We can do it. Just know there's at least 1 person going through this with you.
Do daily Yoga Breathing Pranayam!! Many thousands are cured!!
look into medical mediums protocols. he talks a lot about epstein bar
I was diagnosed Dec 2016. I just started a new medication, Ocrevus, but I am ready to change my life. I don't want to do anymore medication. My next infusion treatment is in Feb. I quit smoking 3 days ago, and I am trying to change my diet. Is it OK to stop all gluten, and stick to whole wheat and whole grains?
I have been eating lots of greens and fruits.
Madeline C. Update? How's it going since you've been on Ocrevus? Still on it?
@@TisEYEthe1 Hello Rebecca, my life has changed so much since I posted that response 3 years ago, especially in the last 4 months. I began Ocrevus around mid-2017. My last treatment was a couple of months ago, and I decided, and feel confident that that would be my final treatment. In Feb 2020, just days before pandemic shut-down, I suffered a mental-health breakdown and began seeing a therapist and working on accepting the reality of this disease in my body and the damage it had done with my cognitive system; forgetting, stuttering, moments of disorientation, not being able to run or strength train like I use to before. Shortly after my mental health break-down, I began daily yoga practice, lots of meditation and self-reflection.
By the summer of 2020, months after my break-down, I began to research natural medicines for depression and once again, I ran into psilocybin mushrooms (did so years ago in grad-school before and attempted to grow but failed). I “accidently” found a syringe that had some medicine left and a substrate jar from the last order. In short, I inoculated it with full success. I began weaning myself of anti-psychotics and anti-depression drugs and began micro-dosing on psilocybin mushrooms. I also discovered lion mane mushrooms for regenerating damage to nerve myelin sheath and began to take that too.
About 4 months ago, in February 2021, a year after my mental-health breakdown, I completely stopped eating meat; my diet consists of eating fish, and lots of fruits and vegetables and healthy carbs. I limit my sugar intake as well. Then, about a month ago, I woke up and notice a significant reduction in body numbness and tingling. Even my cognitive symptoms are gradually improving with cognitive therapy and diet changes.
I have concluded that pharma-drugs are a big business and is unfortunately tied to the government. Their goals seem to be to keep people on medications, thus provide some relief, but enough to keep them in business.
This entire experience with MS appears to be another blessing in disguise (just like when I became homeless with two kids in 2007). Because it is teaching me to watch what I put in my body; to listen to my body and care for myself more. It has brought my child-hood traumatic past to the surface, giving me the opportunity to heal my child-hood wounds and learning to love thy self😊 As a result, I feel more connected to my loved ones and the environment.
Rebecca, the fact that you sent me that post just reaffirms to me that everything happens as it should (I recently began doing research again on diets for MS) and I am super-excited now because I feel I found what I was looking for with Dr. McDougal diet. There are no accidents, and nothing is by luck. Everything happens for a reason; we create that reason because we are, in fact, creators of our own reality. And this is my personal truth, my reality.
And can I ask you for an update on yourself as well? I hope my response is not too long😊Thank you, my friend, Peace.
What are the foods?
Rice, potatoes and fruit. Basically Walter Kempners diet.
8 years later, the situation with ms it hasn’t changed! The medication it’s killing us before the ms does 😆😆
Everyone in this channel, plz research DMSO..
She is so on point - Plant based is the way to go.
All junk foods are plant based.
ليتكم ترجمتوا المقطع للعربي 😳
مرحبا اخي الكريم
الملخص: تقول انها بحثت عن علاج حالتها فوجدت ان بعض الابحاث تتحدث عن الكاربوهيدرات وضرورتها لصحة العقل، فبدأت بادخال الكاربوهيدرات الى اكلها اليومي (مثل الخضار والفواكة والحبوب الكاملة)، النتيجة انها بدأت بالشعور بالطاقة من جديد وان حالتها تحسنت يوم بعد يوم.
نصيحتي الشخصية لك، ابتعد عن السكر، والحليب ومشتقاته، والخبز الابيض، واللحوم، وابتعد عن الاغذية التي تحتوي على الغلوتين (Gluten).
واستخدم الاغذية التي تحتوي على الكربوهيدرات مثل الخبز الاسمر والحبوب الكاملة الحمص العدس ... الخ، والخضار والفواكه. ولا تترك العلاج الذي يصفه لك الدكتور الا اذا امرك الدكتور بتركه.
شافانا الله واياكم
Rebecca are you taking black seed oil for healing purposes
LARRY HOFER right watch bse imports/ exports
LARRY HOFER it cures many illnesses
@@jasuisi8459 how far will it go for my MS DO U HAVE EXPERIENCE
LARRY HOFER I don’t have ms but I know someone who taken blackseed oil and fasted also. 7 years later went back and the doctor said ms in your case completely stopped the black seed normalised the ventricular system.
so awesome. Thank you (:
This is so confusing and discouraging. Everything I've been reading is to eat NO grains or legumes. What about Dr. Wahls and her recovery with a strict paleo diet??
Its really confusing, I know. I am impressed with Dr. Wahls improvement but I think she is going against a lot of evidence in relation to saturated fats. Check out George Jelinek's work. Best of luck for you!
I would agree that grains are bad, I personally don't eat any (except raw/bloomed truly wild rice -- not farmed). Legumes, are ok though (soaked, then cooked). Dr Wahls is eating a LOT of veggies, so whatever else "bad" she might be getting (e.g. saturated fats), it's possible that the huge quantity of veggies she eats, keep that at bay.
Yes, I agree with that. Thats the only thing I am following in Wahls now. Tons of veggies :)
Dr Wahls was eating organ meat and if you looked at a plate, it was 1/6th or less with veggies being most of her diet. Dr Swank's less than 8 grams of saturated fat is probably what she ate. Dr Wahl has since written a book with vegetarian and vegan options BUT Dr Swank and McDougall have a LOT od science to back up their claims. Best of luck!
not one or the other have a fucking clue because they dont have the condition. (m 54, dx 1992)
Amazing!
Changing any diet to something else is likely to make you feel different or better for a time. Also what is working for one person may not work for another and presenting this as a kind of cure all for multiple sclerosis is really irresponsible. What happens when someone who has been following this diet for a few years and thinks they're cured suddenly has a flare up? That's probably pretty devastating. Also what if her improved health isn't because of this diet itself but because of certain things she cut out? We have no clue what she was eating before her MS diagnosis. We have no clue if her exercise routine has changed. What is her sleep routine like and did she change it after diagnosis? Cuz that'll effect energy for sure. Obviously so will carbs and if she was eating very few of those before her flare up she was bound to feel better incorporating carbs no matter what. There are a lot of unknowns here. Has she continued to follow up with a neurologist through the years? Looking good in one follow up scan doesn't mean more damage won't occur later down the line. I had no symptoms before my first MS flare up occured and yet when I lost use of my arm and most sensation on half my body and my first scan was done, they said the damage had been building up over time. So, if she believes she's cured is she possibly not noticing little symptoms that indicate the MS is still there? I've regained sensation and function on the affected half of my body. I've changed my diet substantially. And yeah I feel better. Does not mean I'm cured. It means my nervous system was able to rewire itself. We need to be really careful not to equate anecdotes with evidence. Its going to break somebody's heart when they get told this will fix everything and one day they realize it hasn't. Plus they'll have more permanent damage to their nervous system. I respect that she didn't want to take a certain medication but there is more than one type of MS med out there. Also sending this message that no one should take medication and all their problems will be fixed by diet is very dangerous advice. It's your choice. If you're being prescribed one of the meds with more wicked side effects I don't blame you for not wanting to take them. But giving that kind of advice to someone else could leave them in worse shape than you found them. It's been four years since this video was posted. Invite her back on to do an update video. I hope she's still doing this well but what if she's not? A lot can change in 4 years. That's why most studies occur over a long period of time. And if she has gotten worse and McDougall is ignoring that then he's messed up. I'm not trying to be a buzz kill but someone really needs to play devil's advocate here. Also; to the family and friends of MS. Patients, it can be really annoying when you give unsolicited advice. And if you're advising your loved one to avoid medication, you've essentially just put them in a game of Russian roulette. Advice that isn't asked fore is incredibly frustrating and in medicinal cases can be dangerous. Be very very careful. Your role is not to be an accessory doctor your role is to provide a support system. Doctors don't acquire egregious amounts of med school debt so they can hurt people. There are easier ways to make money. Doesn't mean there aren't bad apples but this blanket assumption that doctors are just out for profit is madness.
Awesome!
Amazing! Wish this was the default approach over the $$$.