Saturday, July 19, 2014

By Sherry Gross


The human body is a marvel. It is free standing, and all parts all work together in simultaneous harmony to allow for one fully functioning human. It even has natural protective measures that ward off alien invaders from attacking the system. This team of natural body soldiers comprise the immune system of the human anatomy.

Your immune system is the natural way of your body to prevent you from getting sick. Your immunity shields you from the unannounced attacks of most disease carrying agents such as bacteria, viruses, and microbes. The absence of this unique defense will leave you naked to serious conditions such as cancer, Reverse MS, and the like.

However, there are defects in the normal functions of the system that makes it turn against you. This condition is called autoimmunity, and it truly happens to some people. The healthy cells in your body are finished off by your own immunity which has mistaken these cells as potentially dangerous ones.

The main reason why people lose most control of their body when afflicted with MS is due to demyelination. This means that the myelin that covers most nerve endings is gradually thinning. Myelin is important for easier conduction of impulses from the brain to the other parts.

Since MS is a unique disease of the central nervous system, the symptoms that signify its presence can also differ from one to the other. The most common, however, is the decrease in control of muscle movements. This is why most MS patients have loads of coordination problems that some of them are even confined to a wheelchair.

Blurred or hazy vision can also be a telltale sign that one may be having the said disease. Eye pain and double vision also ensues as the brain is having difficulty coordinating with the sense of sight. As the condition progresses, more symptoms will make themselves known such as muscle stiffness or spasticity, difficulties in urination control and problems with cognition. Rare cases can even include a range of psychiatric problems.

The real cause of MS is still mysteriously unknown, though some experts devoted to its study suspect that a rare combination of environmental factors can bring about the disease. Genetics and infectious agents are considered prime culprits. Smoking and other vices, when coupled with stress, can also increase the risk of developing the disease.

Patients afflicted with MS are, of the present, made to intake drugs that are believe to counter or slow down its effects. This is not applicable for everyone, however, as there is a large number of MS patients who do not respond to the said medication. Instead, they are turning into a new diet that was introduced by a well known doctor who has also been diagnosed with the said disease.

The paleo diet makes one stay away from man processed carbohydrate sources such as bread and all sorts of grains. It allows one to eat just like the early cave men did, as it is noted that most diseases today are caused about by the wrong kind of fruits. Additional doses of Vitamin D are said to help a lot, too.




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