Stem cell therapy with MS

[WinterHold]

Really glad to be of help. Jelinek looks at the Swank diet and the OMS diet is based on it, but like everything in science, the understanding gets refined over time. It is also similar to Terry Wahl's findings.

I eat loads of fish myself, especially salmon and trout. Everybody has to find what works for them because MS is essentially a symptom and there may be different causes. For me it turned out that I had a low level intolerance to diary which was exciting my immune system and was the reason for having a constant problem with colds and runny noses. They stopped the moment I gave up all dairy. There are exacerbating factors which make the MS worse because it encourages the immune system and environmental factors that essentially load the gun but don't pull the trigger (e.g. lack of sunlight, Epstein barr virus/Glandular fever/Mono, genetics etc). But for me the single smoking gun does seem to be the dodgy processed fats and oils talked about in the book 'Fats that Heal, Fats that kill' by Udo Erasmus. Jelinek talks about the book with more scientific rigour than Udo. But essentially, the cooking oils that we see used in everything we buy have been processed so much to extend their shelf life that they are completely unnatural substances that build up over time in the body.

What I concluded from the "Swank Diet" period I had, is to avoid saturated fats, incline more towards a "Paleo" kind of food choices, no grains, no dairy. For dairy you're not alone, something about M.S that is related to Lactose intolerance, I have no "special allergy" for milk and dairy, but a cup of Mocha or Late are enough to excite my symptoms for a good period of time. If the sun is cold in your region go for Vitamin-D shower; I would say : over here it's quite hot, the temperature is  like an oven, so I take most of my sunlight from V-D supplements. Also I won't argue that what we eat as modern humans is truly garbage: processed food is so damaging. Combine the wrong lifestyle with the genetics; and you got yourself a diagnosis.

Good quality flax seed oil is your friend. Keep it cool in the dark and avoid buying any oil that is stored in a clear bottle because it's either rancid or has been processed many times over using extremely high temperatures. It turns out that you don't need to use cooking oil at all, but it does require some experimentation. There is no healthy way to cook with oil.

I'll give the flax seed oil a try after I ask my doctor; I never tried it before. Tried evening primrose oil pills though; but I didn't notice anything, still hanging to the Omega-3 instead;though.

It is difficult sticking to the diet but there are some things that you can help. I personally use substitutes. Soya milk instead of diary (and Alpro deserts for example). Or there is hemp milk, cashew nut milk, oat milk etc. So instead of chocolate or sweets / candy I eat dates and fruit smoothies (I'm going to try blending and dehydrating fruit as well). Eating outside of the house is difficult so I try to prepare my food beforehand. But I do occasionally go to a restaurant and eat fish. I get tempted by the smell of fast food as well but I never touch it. Ever. I ask myself if it ever does taste as good as it smells and is it really worth becoming disabled just for a few minutes satisfaction eating a burger? Secondly, it does take time but our diet is largely born out of habit. Your tastes do change if you stick with it.

That's great; if you keep it up to the dates and fruits only. Few months ago -during the Swank period- I kept it to natural honey and dates. But I stopped when I gained a little weight, I think I didn't know exactly what quantities I needed for sure. It's great that you prepare your meals in advance, I'm too lazy to do that -_- but I gotta do so if I want to stick to any program and get results. It totally doesn't worth it to become disabled for a few chews, I so agree.

Third, if I do make a mistake I accept it but use it as a lesson to avoid doing next time. I'll ask myself for example why I was in a position where I ended up buying a packet of crisps covered in saturated fat?

It's pure illusion when I think about it. The key is in hating and despising the feeling of the symptoms that come with the wrong food habits; if you ask me. We "M.S"ers don't get to eat like others : ). The aftermath of diet mistakes has a heavy price, even if temporarily, so that should be the motivation for not doing the mistake again. If only I believe in that.

Every aspect gets covered in the OMS book, diet, lifestyle, medication, stress, exercise etc. But the best thing about it is that Jelinek encourages the reader to be the captain of their own ship and to use whatever works for them. He presents the evidence and points you in the right direction. There is also a forum where people discuss it all https://overcomingms.org/forum/ and which provides lots of practical help.

I will get that book. Recently; I got the worst brain-mists I ever got from since my diagnosis; I swear I can feel it's due to the leaving of the Swank diet. So I need to make a change. You keep up fighting; Mathilda