Nutrition in MS requires a special nutrition program in the treatment of MS.
The aim of the nutrition program in MS is to protect the health of the person and try to keep the immune system strong.
What is the purpose of the diet?
- Due to the similarity between food proteins and the proteins that make up the structure of the nervous system, the immune system can attack the wrong targets (such as the nervous system) with the intake of certain nutrients.
- The first stage of plaque formation in the brain is the breakdown and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. The brain (nervous system) is then exposed to the immune system without a protective barrier. There are some substances that break this barrier: grapes, cherries, blueberries, needles and bark of some pine trees contain these chemicals.
- MS is basically the result of the immune system working incorrectly. Minerals such as zinc and selenium strengthen the immune system. In addition, herbs such as echinacea and Golden Seal Senna (senna) also boost the immune system (senna is similar to ragweed, a common weed that causes hay fever). Foods that strengthen the immune system unnecessarily should be avoided.
- On the contrary, too suppressed and weakened immunity means a body that is open to dangers from the outside world. It sets the stage for the development of all kinds of infections. The principle should be balance. A little is good, a lot is bad. An immune system that is too strong is self-destructive, while a weak one is vulnerable to dangers from the outside world. It is necessary to balance the scales well.
- On the other hand, the reduction in attacks and quick relief of attacks that nutrition can provide can be a cheap, effective and, more importantly, reliable treatment approach.
- Whether nutrition is normal or not can be determined by tests. However, even if the values are within the normal range, keeping some values high or close to the upper limit of laboratory values may have a protective effect in terms of MS.
Nutrition in MS:
- Try to eat different types of food.
- Snack on fruits and vegetables at different times during the day.
- Reduce your daily fat intake as much as possible (1/3 of total calories).
- Cut out solid fats or cut them out of your diet.
- Reduce red meat. As much as possible. However, cutting out red meat can lead to vitamin B12 deficiency. To make up for this deficiency, you can take a vitamin B12 shot once a month or 1-2 capsules of spirulina algae capsules every day.
- Fish 2-3 times a week, if not once a week. It can be any fish. Fatty fish like salmon, sea bream, sardines or whatever you have. However, some fish caught in dirty waters contain heavy metals (mercury-lead). Find out the source. If necessary, eat clean cultured fish, not sea fish.
- Avoid alcohol and smoking.
- Do not use cow's milk (soy milk can be substituted)
- Cut or reduce ordinary wheat flour
- Sunflower, evening primrose, corn germ or soybean oil for omega-6
- Fish oil, flaxseed or fish oil capsules for omega-3[1]
- Vitamin D, 4000 units/day or break an ampoule of vitamin D and drink with a spoon once a week
- Vitamin C, 1-2 grams per day (vitamin pills or food, such as a glass of rosehip fruit juice).
- Turmeric, 2 teaspoons in the morning and evening.
- Vitamin E (corn flour, usually in yellow foods). Especially if you take a lot of fish or unsaturated fatty acid supplements.
- Limit your intake of coffee, tea, cola, etc.
- Avoid foods containing gluten (wheat, barley, oats, rye and wheat products).
- Avoid foods with added E, especially those containing E620 to E629
- One glass of kefir or other probiotic-containing food every day.
- Eat pickles often.
- Use vinegar instead of lemon in salads.
- If you have a suspicion of gluten-wheat allergy, make sure you are tested for it.