Low dose naltrexone (LDN), has been reported by some patients to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Naltrexone, approved by the FDA in 1984, was originally intended to assist heroin and opium addicts in breaking their addictions by blocking the “high” these drugs provided, thereby reducing the desire for recreational drugs.... Read more
Swish... swish... swish...My slippers make a swishing sound as I slide my feet over the bare wood floors of my home. “Pick up your feet!” My mother's admonishment echoes through the years in my head. She wouldn't say that to me now, of course. It isn't laziness that causes me to drag my feet. It's multiple sclerosis that makes it all... Read more
What a story! For the very first time, disability has been reversed in patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis. Let's just take a moment to let that soak in. Disability has not only been halted, it has actually been reversed!Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. In patients with MS, the immune system mistakenly... Read more
This week's episode of Fox's American Idol undoubtedly went a long way in helping the general public understand multiple sclerosis and its mysterious symptoms. Famous names have a way of bringing attention to illness and disability.David Osmond, son of Alan Osmond (the oldest original Osmond brother), took part in this summer's first round of... Read more
Get out your boots and strap on a harness... we're going mountain climbing!Living with multiple sclerosis is much like climbing a mountain. So says Wendy Broker, the mountain climber who happens to have MS. Still, she has already climbed to the tallest peaks on six continents and this spring will attempt Mount Everest, the world's tallest... Read more
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