http://youtu.be/jLPVsO8omy4
A 50 minute interview I stumbled across while researching diet programs for good health. Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with MS in 2000 and declined in health rapidly until 2007 when she was restricted to a motorized wheelchair. In late 2007 she adopted a special form of the Paleo diet. She has recovered enough to transition from being in a motorized wheel chair to being able to ride a bicycle for five mile stretches without having to stop and rest as of 2012.
Very inspirational interview in a low key style, very conversational format. Well worth watching if you know anyone with this degenerative disease.
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Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
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Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by Tanada » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 13:07:23
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Alfred Tennyson', 'W')e are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Re: Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by SeaGypsy » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 16:36:49
Hi Tanada- for those poor folk (like me) with restricted data could you summarize?
I did a bunch of research on MS years ago and have worked with/ for a few clients who have it. Since then I have a policy of having at least some regular intake of high quality cold pressed raw oils in my diet- I also make sure my children do also.
MS is a weird diagnosis in that the prognosis is usually indeterminate until the disease has significantly progressed. Some people diagnosed in their 20's are still kicking along fine in their 50's and beyond- while others are wheelchair bound in a couple of years and losing ability to talk and swallow in just a few years.
I think this is the first I have heard of a seriously progressed MS case reversing so dramatically. There will be a lot of interest in the MS community for sure. How long before the science is established- or is this one of those '1 in a million' type mystery healings?
I did a bunch of research on MS years ago and have worked with/ for a few clients who have it. Since then I have a policy of having at least some regular intake of high quality cold pressed raw oils in my diet- I also make sure my children do also.
MS is a weird diagnosis in that the prognosis is usually indeterminate until the disease has significantly progressed. Some people diagnosed in their 20's are still kicking along fine in their 50's and beyond- while others are wheelchair bound in a couple of years and losing ability to talk and swallow in just a few years.
I think this is the first I have heard of a seriously progressed MS case reversing so dramatically. There will be a lot of interest in the MS community for sure. How long before the science is established- or is this one of those '1 in a million' type mystery healings?
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Re: Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by vision-master » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 16:43:18
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Re: Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by Tanada » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 17:14:58
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'H')i Tanada- for those poor folk (like me) with restricted data could you summarize?
I did a bunch of research on MS years ago and have worked with/ for a few clients who have it. Since then I have a policy of having at least some regular intake of high quality cold pressed raw oils in my diet- I also make sure my children do also.
MS is a weird diagnosis in that the prognosis is usually indeterminate until the disease has significantly progressed. Some people diagnosed in their 20's are still kicking along fine in their 50's and beyond- while others are wheelchair bound in a couple of years and losing ability to talk and swallow in just a few years.
I think this is the first I have heard of a seriously progressed MS case reversing so dramatically. There will be a lot of interest in the MS community for sure. How long before the science is established- or is this one of those '1 in a million' type mystery healings?
I did a bunch of research on MS years ago and have worked with/ for a few clients who have it. Since then I have a policy of having at least some regular intake of high quality cold pressed raw oils in my diet- I also make sure my children do also.
MS is a weird diagnosis in that the prognosis is usually indeterminate until the disease has significantly progressed. Some people diagnosed in their 20's are still kicking along fine in their 50's and beyond- while others are wheelchair bound in a couple of years and losing ability to talk and swallow in just a few years.
I think this is the first I have heard of a seriously progressed MS case reversing so dramatically. There will be a lot of interest in the MS community for sure. How long before the science is established- or is this one of those '1 in a million' type mystery healings?
Dietary advice from the video is lots of fish, some red meat and fowl, and lots of both leafy green vegetables like Kale/Spinach and sulfur rich vegetables like Onions/Cabbage/Broccoli . This is really the strictest form of the Paleo or Primal aka Hunter-Gather aka Caveman diet. No milk products and absolutely no starchy vegetables(potatoes,turnips), grains or legumes(beans and peas) and processed vegetable oils are forbidden(Corn, Cotton Seed, Canola, Soybean, Rapeseed). Eggs are alright seasonally as are fruits of all sorts in season, nuts and nut oils are favored especially Walnuts and Almonds. Olive oil and tropical oils (Palm, Palm Kernal, Coconut) are recommended. That is what I remember off the top of my head, she has written a book about her system called "Minding my Mitochondria" and she mentioned two other authors whose names escape me but they wrote about Primal diet and Paleo diet systems.
I have read several recent abstracts about studying the benefits of Ketogenic diets for neurological disorders but those were in context of stopping the progression of the disease. Dr. Wahls not only stopped progression she has made great strides in recovery towards a more normal health level. As I understand it (and I am not a dietician,) the diet described by Dr. Wahls is both Ketogenic and very high in trace nutrients from the vegetables and vitamins from the fatty animal meats. Ketogenic diets have been used to treat Epilepsy since the 1920's and are currently being tested on patients with Alzheimers, ALS and MS, plus psychiatric patients with Bi-polar disorder and clinical depression. None of those studies have published results yet, but hey if its all you have to work with why not try it?
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Alfred Tennyson', 'W')e are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Re: Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by SeaGypsy » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 17:43:52
Makes sense to me- especially the oils and greens stuff 
'Dietitians'- from my study = 'food industry propagandists'. To my mind the dairy thing is a dead giveaway- it's been done for a long time in only a few places- never seemed 'natural' to me for an adult creature to be 'suckling' at the teat of another species- (as much as I like a dash of Mozzarella on my pizza or the occasional nibble of smoked cheddar!)
Here in Australia I get p'd with the dairy industry taking up much of the best agricultural land- much more productively used for fruit, nut and vegetable production. Getting side tracked a bit....
'Dietitians'- from my study = 'food industry propagandists'. To my mind the dairy thing is a dead giveaway- it's been done for a long time in only a few places- never seemed 'natural' to me for an adult creature to be 'suckling' at the teat of another species- (as much as I like a dash of Mozzarella on my pizza or the occasional nibble of smoked cheddar!)
Here in Australia I get p'd with the dairy industry taking up much of the best agricultural land- much more productively used for fruit, nut and vegetable production. Getting side tracked a bit....
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Re: Dr. Wahls cured her own Multiple Sclerosis
by Timo » Tue 05 Nov 2013, 18:04:11
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'M')akes sense to me- especially the oils and greens stuff
'Dietitians'- from my study = 'food industry propagandists'. To my mind the dairy thing is a dead giveaway- it's been done for a long time in only a few places- never seemed 'natural' to me for an adult creature to be 'suckling' at the teat of another species- (as much as I like a dash of Mozzarella on my pizza or the occasional nibble of smoked cheddar!)
Here in Australia I get p'd with the dairy industry taking up much of the best agricultural land- much more productively used for fruit, nut and vegetable production. Getting side tracked a bit....
'Dietitians'- from my study = 'food industry propagandists'. To my mind the dairy thing is a dead giveaway- it's been done for a long time in only a few places- never seemed 'natural' to me for an adult creature to be 'suckling' at the teat of another species- (as much as I like a dash of Mozzarella on my pizza or the occasional nibble of smoked cheddar!)
Here in Australia I get p'd with the dairy industry taking up much of the best agricultural land- much more productively used for fruit, nut and vegetable production. Getting side tracked a bit....
You're not alone with your frustrations, SG, and it's not only in OZ where land goes to such a wasted use as land for cattle. Most of the federal land in the mountain states here in the US is either logged for timber, or leased for grazing of cattle. Beef is a huge staple in American diets. That said, i'll only add that "modern" diets, in general, are the root cause of so many of our societal ills, healthwise. Junkfood occupies up to a 1/3rd of most grocery stores here, along with beer, and of course the OTC remedies to relieve the symptoms of our choices of dietary lifestyle.
Now regarding Dr. Wahls, you go girl! A lot of what she did would be most appropriate for discussion over in the self-medication thread. Or here. Oddly enough, as scientifically advanced as our world has become, there are still a few things that mother nature does better than anybody. Seeing her success, and its relative simplicity, makes me cringe at the mere thought of losing Stephen Hawking to his progressive disease.
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