| Most people do not realize how wide-spread | | | | Multiple Sclerosis, as various studies have |
| the affliction of multiple sclerosis is in | | | | indicated, seems to primarily be hereditary. |
| today's world. It affects tens of thousands | | | | Medical research has shown that the children |
| of people, but it is one of those diseases | | | | of parents where either one of the parents |
| where a very mild form of it could almost go | | | | has been diagnosed with MS are very likely to |
| unnoticed by the general public, and allow | | | | be afflicted with it. Certain hormones, |
| the patient to live a pretty normal day to | | | | particularly hormones associated with sex |
| day life. But for others, the effects of | | | | like progesterone and estrogen have proven to |
| multiple sclerosis can be harsh. Multiple | | | | weaken the immune system and have the |
| sclerosis is generally considered to be a | | | | potential to cause MS. The symptoms of |
| disease of the nervous system. With most | | | | multiple sclerosis are not readily evident |
| patients, MS gets worse over time, although | | | | unless you are watching for them. Since MS |
| that time can be anywhere from a few weeks to | | | | affects the central nervous system, the first |
| several years, since the rate of degradation | | | | indications of MS would be a lack of balance |
| differs from person to person. The most | | | | or tremors. Such symptoms should not be |
| obvious effect is the loss of motor controls | | | | ignored if they persist beyond a few hours, |
| within the central nervous system, starting | | | | and should be checked as soon as possible |
| with a loss of eeling and a loss of control | | | | with your doctor. Although it may sound |
| over normal movements and speaking. From a | | | | trite, the best preventive measure you can |
| medical standpoint, MS affects the body's | | | | take against multiple sclerosis is ensuring |
| central nervous system and breaks down the | | | | that you have a very rich and balanced diet. |
| signals that go to the brain. This involves | | | | Your diet plays a significant role in almost |
| the threat to the different nerves and nerves | | | | anything you do, and the prevention of MS is |
| sensors or fibers, also involving a threat to | | | | certainly among those things. A balanced diet |
| the brain, spinal cord, as well as in many | | | | of the right foods will strengthen the immune |
| patients, the optical nerve. What happens is | | | | system and help it fight against the |
| that multiple sclerosis damages the enzymes | | | | breakdown of the myelin proteins. Once you |
| and proteins that provide a defense or | | | | have been diagnosed with MS, there are many |
| safeguard to those nerve fibers. This | | | | things that can be prescribed for you. Your |
| protective substance is known as myelin, | | | | doctor will undoubtedly recommend a balanced |
| where the primary purpose of myelin is to aid | | | | diet to keep your immune system and the |
| in the communications between the various | | | | nervous system safeguards as healthy as |
| nerve cells. Once the myelin safeguard is | | | | possible. The most important piece, however, |
| damaged or begins to break down, this causes | | | | is to get an accurate diagnosis as quickly as |
| a breakdown in the communications between the | | | | possible so that measures can be taken to |
| various nerve centers and their coordination. | | | | fight it quickly. |