MS: Diet and Exercise

The Basics

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    Can You Exercise with MS?
    I wondered to myself how I could possibly resume leading an active life if I had MS. It took some months before I could gain enough confidence to realize that I could continue to exercise and remain active.
  • Beating MS Through Exercise
    As a person who has been winning the battle for 18 years, I write this blog to provide hope, inspiration and knowledge to those confronting the challenges of MS.
  • How Do You Exercise?
    What does the community think about exercising despite MS symptoms and potential complications?
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    My MS Is Making Me Fat!
    Is it true? Can Multiple Sclerosis in and of itself make you fat? There are a lot of factors involved in gaining weight and I dare say that having this disease can contribute to those factors.

MS and Yoga

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    Can Yoga Help With Your MS?
    Yoga is a mind-body practice in complementary and alternative medicine with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. Some feel that it gives those with physical limitations the ability to exercise more than just the body.
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    My First Yoga Class with MS
    There are firsts for everything. When you have MS, it is like starting over. Everything we do becomes a first again with the tag line..."It was my first time doing such and such after my diagnosis with MS."

Diet and MS

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    Food and MS
    There are many of us with MS who still like to cook. Our general health is important and food is a big influence in our health as well as that of our family.
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    Getting Healthy with MS
    Do you have trouble maintaining an appropriate weight, not too heavy or not too thin? If you have trouble keeping weight on, what do you do?
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    MS and Diet I
    What are the Best Bet Diet and the MS Recovery Diet? Are they effective in helping the symptoms of MS?
  • MS and Diet II
    Learn more about the Swank Diet, McDougall Program and Taking Control of Multiple Sclerosis.
  • MS and Diet III
    Should you eat low-fat to treat MS? Is there any proof to indicate that this helps with symptoms?
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    Wellness and MS
    Some foods can help with bowel, bladder and fatigue symptoms of MS. What are they?
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