If you have the time, try listening to the following series called āThe Second Genomeā. It explores links between good gut health and physical/mental wellbeing amongst other things.
Like you, I control as closely as I can what I eat and drink to maintain good gut health. I was startled by some of the issues raised in the series.
Cheers Alun. I will investigate the link. Looks a good program & I agree, thereās loads of similar conditions & causes. Iām surrounded by people with various illnesses, who canstantly stalk me. Since getting diagnosed with PPMS they have made my life a misery & blamed the problem on everything under the sun. Usually to swindle money. With no interest in the problem at all. Everything being totally financial. Since my diagnosis, thatās been the main problem Iām dealing with. Itās made me detest people & their scrounging ways. As the Multiple Sclerosis has progressed, they just become worse vultures. Blaming this & that to cause me distraction. What Iāve been doing, is having positive effects. From being paralised on a sofa for years & surviving. Sleeping in excrement & being very ill. Iām now getting out & about, doing useful things. Mingling with others & doing stuff. With far better coordination. Our body helps, if we help it & supply the materials needed. You wouldnāt believe how many so called friends have claimed to have PPMS since my diagnosis. All to get out of work & get PiP. Or get classed as disabled so they can apply for a blue badge. That alone is what makes me sick. Take it easy Alun & good luck with anything thatās going on. I will enjoy the program, thanks. Terry
I prefer Treacle moon Coconut bubbles .but not in the bath just a shower . Do you come out smelling of cider vinegar? Honeys not so bad . You always amaze me Terry . I think itās marvellous how youāve got better. Itās a real credit to you. Michelle and Frazer xx
Iām far from better Michelle, but improvement is helping me to keep active. Use it ot lose it! Doing anything & everything to get healthier, instead of going down hill quick on medication. If Iād of listened to the so called experts any longer, Iād be dead by now. From 9st to 11.6st & from a vegetable to someone with a very productive, busy life. Terry, just cooked & ate fantastic food. We just have to help ourselves, or weāre doomed.
Got a big jar of roasted garlic cloves in honey, with baking soda, apple cider vinegar, lemon, lime & mixed herbs to snack on. I brought the mixture to a boil in water & let it cool. Itās been working a treat. Drinking pints of water & lightly exercising in this heat. Terry
That sounds refreshing Terry , I prefer the callipo ice lollies . I like the lemon and lime best . Probably not as good for you . Iām sat listenig to "the wheels on the bus " and ārow your boatā with Naomi and Laura my twins granddaughters. Iām just trying to stay cool. Michelle and Frazer xx
Aww, that sounds like youāre having a lovely time with your Granddaughters with ice lollies all round and at least theyāll be helping you keep cool.
Ok, they might not be good for you but itās not a regular thing so enjoy them
I read your posts with interest and intrigue and I just wanted to ask you how you actually come up with all these ideas and then mix the ingredients together and you either eat, drink, wash or bath with them, wow.
Hi there TT. Iāve been inspired by the old tales on healing. Watching loads of videos on Youtube, of people sharing remedies. Not usually aimed at MS, but health in general. Videos about how awesome the human body is, if we look after it more. I use myself as a guinnie pig, with things of no harm. The medication route didnāt work for me. After speaking to others with MS & my own problems. I research & trial things & try to share what Iām learning with others. Some folks are set in their ways. Itās good to keep thinking outside the box & use it or lose it. Sticking onions in shoes & salt baths. It would be great if everyone shared their experiences, so we could all improve. Take care out there. Terry
Oh right ok, so you basically watch videos on remedies (old & new) and show an interest in the old tales of healing and along with following them you also mix them up a bit with your own ingredients. Thatās great, and you being able to research things and trial them too as I guess thatās the best way and as you say youāre your own Guinnie Pig so youāll know whether itās doing anything or not.
Itās good that youāre sharing things with all of us on here but I will admit I havenāt tried any of your tips yet but never say never as I might just see something that I could/would use.
I myself try to get by without taking much medication as I have had adverse effects to some previously and that has put me off but Iām always trying to be persuaded that I should take this, that or the other but for now Iām just trying to get through things the best I can but I know that at some point I will have to take more.
I can also relate to you saying use it or lose it but sometimes thatās easier said than done
Hi there TT. Thereās a reason for my distrust. Some local scroungers stole Ā£11,000 off me & the only advice I got, was take some anti depressants. Along with the cocktail of medications I was taking allready. The scum bags got away with their crime, but Iāve got a good idea who they are. It has been, since they miss diagnosed me, many years ago. All theyāve done is cover up their scrounging since. Making claims Iāve got mental problems. I refuse any medications offered now. What the chemist was dishing out, was causing me serious problems. An honest person is far better than relying on a dishonest one. No matter what qualifications & contacts they have. Trusting myself & doing things I personally research, is a far better option. I should really put a claim in for medical negligence, but judging by the medical reports theyāve faked, I wouldnāt stand a chance in court. Folks seem interested in one thing. Itās their payment skeme. After spending a couple of years, sorting out my finances, I can now focus on the health issues. That is what anyone with a health problem should be doing. Terry is alive & progressing in his own way. Keeping it real.
Omg, thatās awful and I can totally understand why youāre feeling like you are but please donāt let them continue to make you feel like this and always remember that the truth always comes out in the end.
I think that its always supposed to be the answer to everything - just take more medication (like that will solve everything - not) but the trouble is that some of us end up doing so because we donāt know anything different and we put our trust in the so called experts and I know that they will help some people but not all.
Was you misdiagnosed about your MS? (Oops sorry Iām being nosey). I am surprised that you didnāt sue them Terry and make a stand as it doesnāt always come down to money (well for the honest people that is) it comes down to somebody acknowledging that they made a mistake but as I said previously the truth always comes out in the end.
It sounds very much like youāre getting yourself together and doing it a way thatās working for you, so weāll done you.
Years of falling over & too weak to stand. The amount of medications the GPās got me trying was all wrong. I had every condition they could think up. I wonāt even go to any GP ever again. I was learning things these folks hadnāt even heard of. Interactions of Baclofen & Ibuprofen is like a suicidal cocktail. For the money these people earn, they should know about interactions of medications. All Iāve kept hearing is peoples whining about money. I was rushed into hospital for an MRi & diagnosed with PPMS from nowhere. I was then told Iād had it for 10 years or more, judging by the damage caused & all the medications they were dishing out. These so called experts could of killed me. 4 years later, the neurologists & GPās are all still covering their behinds. All I get is MS is difficult to diagnose. One MRi says differently. Iāve had 4 now & itās not looking good. So Iāve taken control of my own well being. Itās working out great. Terry woke up after a failed suicide & a chest full of stitches. No thanks to medications from here on.
Omg, you certainly have been through it and I can totally understand why youāre being like you are and having no trust in the medical proffessions now and I donāt blame you as thatās just awful but of course everybody is entitled to their own opinion about these things.
Some medical professionals are just interested in the money/finances side of things but fortunately not all of them are and itās just a case of finding the right one to help you, and suit you but this can be sometimes like looking for a needle in a haystack - so to speak.
I do think there is something about medicines/medication interacting with each other and I donāt think thereās being enough done to investigate/trial this but I suppose that would come down to time and money.
Oh, so youāve got PPMS too, Iām sorry that itās not looking good for you (is it for any of us) I was diagnosed with it in 2015 but it looks like Iāve actually had it for a number of years prior to that which explains a lot of things but well done you for taking charge of your own well being, it certainly sounds like youāre doing the right thing for yourself and I hope that it stays that way for you too :-)
We all need to look after ourselves more & stop believing everything the know it alls suggest. Weāre all different & cope very differently. After a good cool down, with my hose, Iāve tried walking in this heat, without my sticks. BIG mistake! Itās no wonder people think folks with MS are drunks. I fell a few times & the ground is scorching. My head is spinning like a merry go round. Thank heavens for the cool soak. Since my diagnosis, a lot of my so called close friends & people I know, have claimed they have PPMS. Itās been mainly to get out of work & claim PiP. Bragging of all the things they can do, which is whatās spurned me on to do stuff. I could be in a coffin & still do more than those idiots. People who should know better, but obviously donāt. Try the hose TT & get a paddling pool. Enjoy this awesome weather & interact with decent folk. PPMS is like becoming a magnet for scum bags, whining about money, politics & anything else on their minds. The blame squad! Terry
Yes, we all need to look after ourselves but sometimes thatās easier said than done but as you said weāre all different and cope with things differently.
I know that you had a good cool down with your hose but trying to walk in this heat without your walking sticks was not a good idea which unfortunately you found out and Iām not surprised your head was spinning. I hope youāre ok now and that you didnāt hurt yourself?
Since my diagnosis my friends have acted quite differently to yours - a number of mine dropped me as Iāve become a hindrance, oh well.
Well I wonāt be needing a hose or a paddling pool now as itās raining, and thankfully for me the temperature has dropped. Iāve been totally exhausted by the past few days and Iāve not been able to get out but hopefully I might be able to manage something tomorrow
The heavens hose has given us all a soaking. It knows. Sun is awesome but it plays havoc with MS. Thereās definately a problem with MS & body temperature. Now itās cooled, I can get cooking the 5 large bulbs of garlic. My kitchen has become a lab for experimenting. Got a few mist spray bottles today, for my cleanse line. So many things on the go, I feel truely alive again. I must buy more honey! Terry tries
Looks like another ice lolly day Michelle. Loving this weather. It causes problems, but it also helps them too. A bit of the good stuff is required from time to time. Make the most of life & get productive folks. Terry
Hi there folks. Dunking my feet in Apple Cider Vinegar, baking soda & honey. Eating Garlic & drinking water is going down a storm. My swollen purple left foot, that was difficult to move. Is looking quite similar to my right now.
Iāve started massaging Hemp oil into my legs & having a morning coffee with a tea spoon of baking soda added.
After a swig of Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime & Lemon. Things seem to be working.