Stem cell therapy with MS

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I have been using the OMS regime (Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis). The author, Professor George Jelinek is a doctor who has made a career reviewing the literature. So when he was diagnosed with MS himself he applied his skills to search the scientific literature for every single aspect of MS. He presents the evidence for you to decide for yourself but he justifies everything about the necessary and recommended changes in lifestyle and diet. And when the answer is unknown he will say so. He has since published papers to test whether the hypotheses are correct and it seems they are. I can't recommend the book enough.

https://www.amazon.com/Overcoming-Multip...+sclerosis

Thank you Mathilda.. I only tried the "Swank Diet", you can't call it a "program"; I only ate fish for a long time. Swank was also a doctor, but I didn't follow no programs. I will give OMS a chance. I quit the Swank diet; but I began to feel the aftermath of doing so now: a fast-food meal or a usual "fatty dish/dairy drink" would give me the worst double vision and slurry speech. I need a new program, so Thanks again : !

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.