Beware of the Magic Cure
Written by Ann Pietrangelo on September 25th, 2007 in Doctors, Emotional Issues, General, In The News, Medications.
Have you heard about that amazing new diet claiming to cure your MS? How about that bee sting cure? Did you read that you should have the fillings removed from your teeth if you want to cure your MS? Surely those special MS mega-vitamins will do the trick. Or you could have all your blood removed and filtered. Buy your tickets now for that overseas clinic where you’ll finally rid yourself of MS with nothing more than a positive attitude!
There are countless scam artists trying to separate desperate people with multiple sclerosis from their money. They take advantage of the confusing maze of MS symptoms to offer you that glimmer of hope that your physician won’t. Be cautious about promises of a cure. Your doctor isn’t enthusiastically offering you a cure for a reason — it simply isn’t here yet. If it sounds too good to be true, IT IS!
That’s not to say that you shouldn’t try to vastly improve your health. There are things you can do in that regard. Speak to your neurologist about the medications currently available to fight MS relapses. Eat right, exercise, get regular rest, don’t get yourself overheated, and take care of other health issues promptly. Also, make the necessary changes in your life to compensate for disabilities. Don’t be afraid to take charge!
This article from the University of Maryland Medical Center offers some good, solid advice about diet, exercise, cooling methods and prevention of influenza. University of Maryland Medical Center/Multiple Sclerosis/Lifestyle Changes
October 7th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
This is a bunch of crap!!! I do agree, not every claim is valid, and vigilence is due, however, I know two personally who no longer have MS after using herbal remedy, and I know of dozens of others. The mdical profession doesn’
t have a cure, not because there isn’t one; rather, because they aren’t looking for one – not really. Pharmaceuticals are not hte answer.
BTW, my wife is one of the two I know that had MS. The lesions are all gone!
October 7th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Adrian,
If you actually know dozens of people who have been cured of MS with an herbal remedy, please let the rest of the world in on it. Document their medical histories and call the press. We’re all waiting for the cure.
MS, by its very relapsing/remitting nature, makes its victims more susceptible to temporary cures — only to relapse in time.
http://www.acceleratedcure.org/downloads/interview-pelletier.pdf
I’ve linked to an interview that the Boston Cure Project did with Dr. Daniel Pelletier of University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Pelletier, in discussing the MRI as an MS research tool, states that lesions have a lifespan. Generally they appear, later they disappear.