What is multiple sclerosis?
As described in a previous article, multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system. It is considered to be an autoimmune disease, where the immune system attacks the fatty myelin sheath around the nerves. Plaque covers the resulting lesions (sores), and it is these plaques that are seen on MRI scans and lead to the MS diagnosis. These lesions cause the characteristic symptoms of MS, with the particular symptoms and their severity determined by the locations of the lesions.
Why does it matter what causes MS?
If you have MS, you might think that what caused it happened in the past and thus knowing the cause isn’t very useful. This isn’t the case; the cause is extremely important. The body is designed to be self-healing, and if it doesn’t heal, if a disease such as MS develops and becomes chronic, there’s a reason. Whatever caused the disease, past tense, is still causing it, present tense, or else the disease would have healed up on its own. Because of this, figuring out and addressing the cause is necessary to break the disease cycle and allow healing to begin.
What makes MS an autoimmune disease?
The immune system appears to go nuts and attack the myelin sheath. Mainstream medicine usually sees this as an immune system malfunction, but actually the immune system is working just fine. The immune system’s job is to distinguish self – that which belongs in your body – from non-self; the immune system then does its best to destroy that which is non-self and doesn’t belong and can cause harm.
The problem occurs when the body’s own cells combine with something else, forming a self/non-self hybrid that the immune system goes after. If these outside toxins combine with nerve cells and the immune system attacks the damaged cells, lesions occur on the myelin and MS symptoms can result.
What can cause this to happen?
There are a number of things that can combine with nerve cells and get the MS development process started. One of the biggest culprits is the toxic metal mercury, which is especially attracted to the brain and to nerve cells. The greatest source of mercury is usually right in your own mouth, in the form of those silver to black metal fillings. And, yes, it has been proven that mercury comes out of these fillings and gets into your body. It isn’t a coincidence that dental workers have a much higher incidence of MS than the general population due to their greater mercury exposure. If you have these fillings, it is crucial that they be removed, and that this be done properly by a dentist trained in their safe removal. Chelation after filling replacement can remove the metal that is already in your body.
Chemicals such as those in pesticides and solvents are oil-soluble, and the myelin sheath is mostly fat so these chemicals are attracted to it. These chemicals combine with the myelin, causing the kind of immune system attack described above. Chemicals can be removed from your body using sauna therapy.
Microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, and yeasts can also combine with the body’s cells, including nerve cells. Some of these microorganisms come from infected teeth and root canals. Yeast, in particular, can cause problems, and a yeast-free diet and protocol has helped many people with MS. The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are also common culprits, and the symptoms of MS and of neurological Lyme disease are very similar; they may, in fact, be the same disease.
What else can contribute to MS?
Mercury poisoning isn’t the only problem that can be caused by metal fillings. Metal in the mouth can cause what is called the Battery Effect, in which a mixture of metals combined with saliva can put out measurable electrical charges. Since the nervous system is electrical, these opposing, random charges can stimulate and disrupt nervous system signals.
Fluoride, found in most water supplies and added deliberately for the unproven purpose of preventing cavities, is a nerve poison. It is best to drink filtered water and to not use fluoride toothpaste, supplements, or dental treatments.
Structural problems, such as from whiplash and sports injuries, can compress the nerves that come out of the spinal cord and serve the face and body. The electrical signals that serve parts of the body can become garbled or slowed, or can affect other areas, causing pain or tremors. Chiropractic and osteopathic work on the spine can help with this.
Diet can be a major player in MS. Sugars, which feed yeast, can worsen MS. Aspartame, found in most diet sodas and diet foods, is a nerve poison. Inadequate nutrition can leave your body with lowered resources to fight diseases such as MS.
What is CAM’s approach to MS?
Practitioners at CAM have had an amazing success rate in the treatment of MS. They are able to achieve these results because they first look for and address the root causes, which can be different in different people. Once the barriers to health have been removed, MS can actually be, and has repeatedly been, reversed.
If you want more information…
Dr. Bill Kellas and Dr. Andrea S. Dworkin, coauthors of the Toxic Twins books among others, have recently released a new book called Back From MS: Five Steps to Reversing Multiple Sclerosis. This book describes in detail the successful approach to reversing MS used at CAM.
