Unfortunately a friend of mine called last night to tell me her 11 yr old granddaughter was diagnosed with MS. After we cried together for a few minutes I told her I have heard about early onset ms but I don’t know anything about it. I told Debra I’d write a post so here I […]
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Now that we’re heading into the hot summer months in most parts of the United States, I want to talk about why multiple sclerosis symptoms worsen in the summer heat! First described by Wilhelm Uhthoff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Uhthoff in 1890 the temporary worsening of vision and other neurologic symptoms when the body is overheated is now
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http://msrelief.com/2012/02/23/life-is-like-a-game-of-tetris/ According to Shawn Achor, the Tetris Effect is the KEY to why our brains are so powerful when linked with repetitive activities. After finishing the game of Tetris there is a cognitive afterimage http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/f/afterimages.htm where the brain automatically searches for things to organize. Brain gets stuck in the after image where the brain
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In our early days of marriage, to earn extra money, my husband was dropping bundles for the local news paper. He’d have to wake up at 2 am to get the papers dropped off at the carrier’s sites. When he didn’t get there on time, the Anchorage Daily News would call. One morning I heard
http://www.redmondnatural.com/natural101/ Redmond Sea Salt http://www.msreliefmarketplace.com/nutrition/redmond-realsalt-natures-first-sea-salt-pocket-shaker-0-21-oz Swimming cramps can be alleviated with salt! When I started experiencing cramps in my legs, the life guard brought out the salt shaker and poured some on my hand. I licked up the salt and miraculously my cramps disappeared. When I got home I Googled information
The National Multiple Sclerosis society said, “There is a growing body of scientific evidence suggesting that hormones, including sex hormones, may affect and be affected by the immune system. For example, both estrogen and progesterone, two important female sex hormones, may suppress some immune activity. Testosterone, the primary male hormone, may also act as an
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Dr. Ty Vincent of Mat-su Integrative Medicine in Wasilla, Alaska has successfully treated patients with allergies for years with Low Dose Immunotherapy. A scientist to the core, Dr. Vincent’s methods of care are much higher than the accepted ‘standard of care’. He has devoted years to studying nutrition and other methods of natural healing,
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We burn oxygen as a fuel. The by-product is the cells missing an electron. These cells missing an electron are called Free Radicals. These free radicals will try to find the missing electron. Experts estimate that each cell will receive 10,000 free radical attacks each hour of every day. Antioxidants are our bodies’ defense
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With video Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x55jNuCIbo 1.First we need to talk about Diatoms. Diatoms are the one celled plant creature that makes Diatomaceous Earth. There are thousands of types of diatoms all for the purpose of synthesizing water. Billions of these beautiful diatoms are in every cubic meter of water everywhere. When
I was a healthy person, born in 1963, never getting sick, never catching bugs, even as a mom, when the kids brought home tons of colds and flues from school, I didn’t catch them, ever. I spent the first 32 years of my life incredibly healthy and energetic. I was raising my 6 children preparing
