Conventional wisdom states that multiple sclerosis (MS) is incurable. However, practitioners at CAM have had remarkable success in treating it.

There is no one cause or one cure; had that been the case the illness would have been treatable long before now. CAM’s approach identifies and addresses the root cause or causes of a particular case of MS.

Why does the cause matter?

After all, you or someone you care about already has MS, so what difference does it make what caused it? The body, and even the nervous system, is designed to be self-healing. If healing does not occur and illness becomes chronic, it’s because whatever impediment to healing caused the disease in the first place is still causing it, present tense. Identify and remove these impediments, and the body can go about its business of healing. This is more than merely hypothetical; CAM has had amazing success in helping those with MS who follow the root-cause-based protocols they are given.

What are the usual causes?

The causes of MS, or of almost any chronic illness, can be grouped into five categories, and the addressing of these five categories forms the Five Steps Back From MS. These five steps are:

1. Eliminate and detoxify triggers
2. Align systems
3. Support deficiencies
4. Eliminate microbes
5. Normalize immune system

Eliminate and detoxify triggers

A trigger is something, usually but not always chemical, that causes illness to occur. Ten people exposed to the same triggers can develop ten different diseases. The one you end up getting depends on what can be called your genetic weakest link. If your nervous system or immune system – and both are involved in MS – are your weak link, the disease that develops is likely to be MS or something similar.

Some of the most common triggers are chemicals, metals, structural problems, and microbes. Solvent-type chemicals can partially dissolve the fatty myelin sheath around the nerves, allowing short-circuiting of nerve impulses to occur. Mercury is a metal that is commonly associated with the development of MS, and the most likely source of mercury is right in your own mouth – the silver-to-black metal fillings that you may have had for decades. Structural misalignments of the spine can pinch nerves, interfering with both nerve signal transmission and blood flow.

What can be done about triggers?

First, they need to be identified. Next, they need to be removed from your environment. Third, they need to be detoxified from your body.

Do you have metal fillings? Do you use solvents, paints, glues, or pesticides, or wear cologne? Do people who visit you at work or home notice a strong smell that you might have gotten used to? This would be a good place to start. You would need to avoid the chemicals as much as possible. Chemicals can be detoxified from your body using sauna or other means. Metal fillings should be removed, but it is crucial that they be removed by a dentist who knows how to do so safely; CAM practitioners can make recommendations.

Align systems

An evaluation by a chiropractor or osteopath can determine whether misalignments of the spine play a role in your MS, and such a doctor can do the appropriate adjustments. To complicate matters, not only can misalignments contribute to MS, but the reverse can also be the case in a worsening spiral. Walking or carrying yourself in a certain way to compensate for MS-caused walking difficulty or pain can bring on or worsen spinal misalignments, making chiropractic care even more important.

Support deficiencies

Nutritional deficiencies and other nutritional factors can contribute to MS, and so optimal nutrition, through both food and supplementation, can be of considerable benefit. Healthful oils can help to rebuild the damaged fatty myelin sheath. Most nutrients contribute in some way to proper immune system functioning and can help speed healing.

A healthful diet isn’t only about eating good food; it’s also about not eating unhealthy food. Some foods such as such as those with yeast, sugar, or gluten can worsen MS symptoms; yeast is a major player in many cases of MS. If you eat something to which you are allergic or sensitive – and you might not know you’re allergic – this can trigger the immune system’s malfunction and contribute to autoimmune diseases such as MS.

Eliminate microbes

In some, but not necessarily all, cases of MS, microbes can be a cause. Microbes include bacteria, viruses, yeast and fungi, protozoa, and mycoplasmas. Lyme disease, caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium, can so closely mimic MS that the two diseases might well be the same, at least in some people. Yeast, as mentioned, is a major factor in MS. Some nerve viruses have been implicated in MS development.

Testing is available to determine which microbes, if any, are factors in your MS, and most microbial infections can be treated with medication.

Normalize immune system

Since MS is considered to be an autoimmune disease, maximum support of the immune system is crucial. You might wonder why we would want to strengthen the immune system if overreaction of the immune system is the problem in the first place. A strong immune system isn’t just about being powerful, it’s about being able to accurately discern what needs to be attacked and what should be left alone.

Immune system support includes removing known and potential allergens from your diet and your environment to reduce the overload on your immune system. There are also supplements that support the immune system.

For more information and help

Dr. Bill Kellas and Dr. Andrea S. Dworkin have written a book, Back From MS, that discusses these concepts in much greater detail and is available through CAM. If you or someone you care about has MS, please call CAM for a consultation appointment.