The most plausible MS diet:
As a matter of basic knowledge, MS is an auto-immune disease affecting the central nervous system by attacking the protective covering of the nerve cells (myelin sheath) and causing multiple scars on it. This results in decreased and deficient functioning of the motor and physical activities of different parts of the body. More so, it is a progressive disease in which the functional deficiencies of the body keep deteriorating at different speeds in different people due to progression in the demyelination process. Having re-shed some light on what is MS, in this post, we would focus on the best MS diet.
There seems no need for MS patients to go for a strict and rigid MS diet but eating healthy would prove helpful in the long run. Maintaining your general health, with recommended foods and exercises would only assist you to manage your condition better. Having said that, there are some very essential food recommendations that patients should definitely consider including in their MS diet. Apart from maintaining general health, these foods specifically address to MS related concerns.
Remyelination:
There seems no need for MS patients to go for a strict and rigid MS diet but eating healthy would prove helpful in the long run. Maintaining your general health, with recommended foods and exercises would only assist you to manage your condition better. Having said that, there are some very essential food recommendations that patients should definitely consider including in their MS diet. Apart from maintaining general health, these foods specifically address to MS related concerns.
Remyelination:
Omega3 fatty acids are helpful in the process of remyelination. Since demyelination is considered to be the major cause of Multiple Sclerosis, foods rich in Omega 3 are the most recommended for an MS diet. Omega 3 fatty acids along with other unsaturated fatty acids are the type of fats advisable for the overall health of MS patients as well as others without the condition.
Omega 3 is found in oily fish like salmon, tuna, etc. Though these fish are recommended for an MS diet, they are to be taken within safe limits keeping cholesterol under control. Omega 3 is also found in canola oil, olive oil, linseed oil, walnuts and a few other nuts.
Dietary Supplements: It is found that people with MS might encounter low levels of vitamins D and B12. A close monitoring of these levels is necessary to consider taking vitamin D and B12 dietary supplements on a routine basis. Vitamin D3 supplements are also found reduce to relapses.
Foods less recommended:
Saturated fatty acids: Some tropical oils and processed food items contain saturate fatty acids which, according to a physician named Roy Swank are considered to worsen MS symptoms. Swank had suggested a diet with recommendations of unsaturated fats and exclusion of Saturated fats, known as Swank’s diet. Though Swank’s diet remains unproven through trials on a control group, it makes sense to limit saturated fats in your diet for a healthy living.
Dairy: Dairy products containing full-fat are the least recommended for a health conscious general diet and more so for an MS diet. Alternate options like low-fat milk and its products are better to go for without compromising on the calcium needs of the body.
Gluten: Gluten is a substance found in most grains like wheat, rye, barley etc. Most MS patients (not all) are found to have gluten intolerance. To go on a gluten free diet, early detection is would be needed and not all MS patients should necessarily be gluten intolerant or go on a gluten free diet.
MS, not being a life threatening disease, just requires a healthy, high fiber, low-fat diet to be able to keep risks like heart diseases and strokes at bay, which harm the MS patients just as much as they do to the normal population.
Omega 3 is found in oily fish like salmon, tuna, etc. Though these fish are recommended for an MS diet, they are to be taken within safe limits keeping cholesterol under control. Omega 3 is also found in canola oil, olive oil, linseed oil, walnuts and a few other nuts.
Dietary Supplements: It is found that people with MS might encounter low levels of vitamins D and B12. A close monitoring of these levels is necessary to consider taking vitamin D and B12 dietary supplements on a routine basis. Vitamin D3 supplements are also found reduce to relapses.
Foods less recommended:
Saturated fatty acids: Some tropical oils and processed food items contain saturate fatty acids which, according to a physician named Roy Swank are considered to worsen MS symptoms. Swank had suggested a diet with recommendations of unsaturated fats and exclusion of Saturated fats, known as Swank’s diet. Though Swank’s diet remains unproven through trials on a control group, it makes sense to limit saturated fats in your diet for a healthy living.
Dairy: Dairy products containing full-fat are the least recommended for a health conscious general diet and more so for an MS diet. Alternate options like low-fat milk and its products are better to go for without compromising on the calcium needs of the body.
Gluten: Gluten is a substance found in most grains like wheat, rye, barley etc. Most MS patients (not all) are found to have gluten intolerance. To go on a gluten free diet, early detection is would be needed and not all MS patients should necessarily be gluten intolerant or go on a gluten free diet.
MS, not being a life threatening disease, just requires a healthy, high fiber, low-fat diet to be able to keep risks like heart diseases and strokes at bay, which harm the MS patients just as much as they do to the normal population.
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