5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With MS

I vividly remember the day my neurologist gave me the verdict:

“You have MS.”

I was in shock.

He prescribed prednisone and told me there was nothing I could do to change the course of the disease. In time, he said, I would become completely disabled.

I left that appointment devastated and terrified.

I felt as though the future I had imagined for myself had been taken away. I truly believed my life was over.

But if I could go back and speak to that younger version of myself, I would tell her five things that would immediately change the direction of her life.

They would take away a lot of her fear.

They would give her real hope that recovery was possible.

They would also give her clarity about the most important things to address first.

These are the five things I wish I had known when I was diagnosed with MS. They would have saved me years of trial and error, thousands of dollars, and years of unnecessary fear.

Whether you were recently diagnosed or have lived with MS or another chronic disease for many years, I want you to hear this clearly:
If you treat the cause, you can have far more recovery than you ever thought possible, and for many, full recovery.

1. I Wish I Knew How to Settle an MS Flare

When I was first diagnosed, I did not understand what was happening inside my body during an MS flare.

All I knew was that my symptoms could suddenly become worse and that it was frightening.

I wish someone had explained that the flare was not random and that there were immediate steps I could take to help calm the inflammation.

Understand What May Be Driving the Flare

In the approach I teach, an MS flare is a sign that parasitic infections are triggering a strong immune response.

The immune system releases histamine and other inflammatory chemicals while trying to fight those infections.

As inflammation increases, neurological symptoms can become more severe.

These may include:

• Weakness
• Numbness
• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Pain
• Bladder problems
• Poor balance
• Vision changes
• Spasms
• Reduced mobility

I wish I had known that the goal was to calm the inflammatory response, stabilize the body, and eventually address what was triggering the flare.

Contact Your Practitioner and Ask About H1 and H2 Antihistamines

I would also ask whether H1 or H2 antihistamines would be helpful for you.

The possible value of antihistamines in MS and other chronic diseases was discussed decades ago, including by neurologist Dr. Maas in the Netherlands.

Antihistamines may help calm the histamine response and reduce some of the inflammation and symptoms.

They do not treat the underlying infection.

However, they may help stabilize the body so that future treatment is better tolerated.

Rest and Support Your Body

During a flare, I would:

• Get extra rest
• Take naps when needed
• Aim for at least eight hours of sleep
• Avoid pushing through severe fatigue
• Make sure I was having a daily bowel movement
• Reduce unnecessary physical and emotional stress

Daily bowel movements are especially important.

When infections die, they release toxins and waste. If the bowels are not moving daily, those substances can remain in the body and increase the burden on it.

 

2. I Wish I Knew How Important the Right Diet Was for Recovery

When I began changing my diet, I didn’t know what diet was the best to follow.

I knew I should eat healthy, but I didn’t understand how greatly the food I was eating could impact my symptoms.

The Live Disease Free diet will make infections less active, reduce inflammation, help calm a flare, improve symptoms, and prepare the body for treatment.

Diet will not treat the parasites, but it sets the foundation for recovery.

Stop Feeding the Infections

Parasites and fungi thrive on carbohydrates and simple sugars.

Carbohydrates and simple sugars are their favourite source of energy.

If you continue feeding them, they can remain active and cause more inflammation and symptoms.

The first goal is to dramatically reduce their food supply.

Track Total Carbohydrates, Not Net Carbohydrates

Aim for 30 to 50 grams of total carbohydrates per day. Closer to 30 total grams of carbs is the sweet spot where people notice more symptom relief.

Don’t track net carbohydrates.

When people subtract fibre and count only net carbs, they can end up eating far more carbohydrates than they realize.

The Cronometer app can track everything you eat in a day.

Small amounts of carbohydrates from vegetables, nuts, seeds, sauces, drinks, and snacks can add up quickly.

Foods That Are Removed

• Sugar
• Grains
• Processed carbohydrates
• High-carbohydrate vegetables
• Other high-carbohydrate foods
• Most dairy, except butter
• Alcohol
• Caffeine

When total carbohydrates are low enough, symptom improvements can be significant.

Fuel the Body Properly

Low-carb does not mean low-calorie.

When carbohydrates are reduced, the body still needs enough fuel.

It is important to replace the calories from carbs with fat calories to maintain your weight and energy.

Healthy fats can include:

• Olive oil
• Coconut oil
• Avocado oil
• Butter
• Ghee

Eat enough healthy fat to maintain your weight, strength, and energy.

Eat moderate amounts of animal protein to maintain muscle mass.

The goal is simple:

Greatly reduce food to the parasites causing disease while continuing to feed and strengthen the body.

Lower Blood Sugar Naturally

Research shows that lowering blood sugar is helpful for MS and other diseases.

Diet can lower blood sugar and insulin without relying on medication.

The Live Disease Free diet is powerful because it changes the environment that allows infections to thrive.

When carbohydrate intake and blood sugar decrease, parasites and fungi have less fuel available.

Look for Real Improvements

When the diet is followed closely, people may notice improvements in:

• Bladder function
• Sleep
• Mental clarity
• Strength
• Mood
• Pain
• Spasms
• Energy

These significant improvements can begin even before treatment starts.

The infections become less active, inflammation decreases, and the body may become more stable.

The right diet does not replace infection treatment.

It helps settle inflammation, reduces the infections’ food supply, supports the body, and prepares it for the next stage of recovery.

 

3. I Wish I Knew MS is an Infectious Disease and Recovery is Possible

When I was diagnosed, I was told there was no known cause of MS.

I wish I had known that there was a cause.

I wish I had known that my immune system was not faulty or attacking my nerves for no reason.

Most importantly, I wish I had known that recovery was possible.

Look Beyond the Symptoms

When you are living with MS, it is easy to focus entirely on the symptoms.

These may include:

• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Weakness
• Numbness
• Pain
• Bladder problems
• Poor balance
• Spasms
• Vision problems
• Mood changes
• Reduced mobility

These symptoms are important warning signs, but they are not the root cause.

Managing them may offer temporary relief, but it does not address what is causing the disease process.

I did not want to spend the rest of my life simply learning how to live with worsening symptoms.

I wanted to understand why they were happening. And do something to stop them.

Treat the Root Cause Directly

A large and ever-growing body of research shows that chronic infections are driving the immune response in MS and disease in general.

These infections release toxins and cause inflammation.

That inflammation can damage body tissues and nerves and contribute to neurological symptoms.

The goal is to address:

• The infections
• The toxins they produce
• The inflammation they cause

When the infections and toxins are properly addressed, the inflammatory response resolves.

Treat the Underlying Infections

When the inflammation has decreased, symptoms have improved, and the body is properly supported, treatment of the underlying infections can begin with guidance.

Treatment occurs over several cycles.

The goal is not only to merely calm the flare temporarily.

The goal is to treat the root cause and restore health.

Create Health Instead of Managing Disease

Managing disease asks:

“What are the best disease modifying maintenance drugs to help me manage the disease and my symptoms?”

Creating health asks:

“What is causing these symptoms, and how can I treat it and build back my health?”

That change in thinking completely changed the direction of my life.

Recovery requires more than suppressing symptoms.

It requires changing the environment inside the body, properly supporting it, and treating the underlying infections.

Act as Early and Quickly as Possible

The longer the infections remain untreated, the more established they can become.

They will reproduce, spread, and cause more damage over time.

The sooner you address them, the sooner you can recover and the more recovery you will have.

I was very fortunate to begin addressing the disease early after my diagnosis.

However, I have supported many students that had advanced disease and disability, who enjoyed remarkable recovery.

I have seen people experience far more improvement than they ever thought possible.

For many people, that can include full recovery.

The message I want you to remember is this:

There is hope. Recovery is possible. Do not focus only on managing symptoms. Address the infections, toxins, and inflammation that are driving the disease process.

 

4. I Wish I Knew How Infested the Body Can Become With Parasites 

Before I understood dysbiosis, I had no idea how significant the infection burden could become when someone was chronically sick.

I thought there might be one type of infection to treat.

I did not understand that the body could be dealing with many different organisms at the same time.

What Dysbiosis Means

Dysbiosis means that the microbes living in and on the body have become badly out of balance.

This may include:

• Parasitic worms
• Protozoa
• Harmful bacteria
• Fungal overgrowth

The body is most often carrying a much greater infection burden than we realize.

Do Not Rush Directly Into Treatment

I wish I had known how important it was to prepare and support the body before beginning treatment.

When the infection burden is high, starting treatment too aggressively can cause a strong reaction.

As organisms die, they release toxins and waste which can cause a strong immune response.

If the body is not able to process and remove that waste efficiently, treatment can become difficult to tolerate.

This is why it’s important not to rush directly into an aggressive parasite treatment.

The body needs to be prepared first.

Make the Infections Less Active

The first step is to stop feeding the infections.

When parasites and fungi receive fewer carbohydrates and simple sugars, they may become less active.

As their activity decreases:

• Inflammation may begin to settle
• Symptoms may begin improving
• The body may become more stable
• Treatment may be easier to tolerate

Some people notice major improvements before parasite treatment even begins because they have changed their diet and reduced the food supply available to the infections.

Support the Body Before Treatment

Before beginning treatment, I would focus on:

• Having a full bowel movement every day
• Getting at least eight hours of sleep
• Resting and taking naps when needed
• Staying properly hydrated
• Eating enough healthy fat
• Eating moderate amounts of protein to maintain muscle
• Reducing exposure to mold
• Reducing unnecessary EMF and radiofrequency exposure
• Addressing hidden dental infections
• Reducing other sources of inflammation

The body needs enough energy and nutrition to handle treatment.

It must also be able to remove toxins and waste efficiently.

Proper preparation will help lower inflammation, improve symptoms, make treatment easier to tolerate, and allow recovery to happen more quickly.

 

5. I Wish I Knew How Important Support and a Proven Parasite Treatment Plan Would Be

I spent years researching and testing many safe approaches that did not help.

I wish I had understood from the beginning that a parasitic infestation is extremely challenging to treat.

Parasites are prolific, hardy, and very comfortable living inside the body.

This is why the right support, treatment order, and proven step-by-step plan are so important.

A Parasitic Infestation Is Not Simple to Treat

The body may be dealing with:

• Adult worms
• Eggs
• Larvae
• Protozoa
• Harmful bacteria
• Fungi
• Protective biofilms

I often compare it to an overgrown garden.

A neglected garden does not contain only one type of weed or one type of pest.

It can contain many different weeds, insects, eggs, larvae, and damaged soil.

The body can be similar.

Treating only one organism will leave many others untouched.

Parasites Can Reproduce Rapidly

Parasites are incredibly prolific.

For example, one female Ascaris roundworm can produce approximately 200,000 eggs in one day.

That helps explain why an established infestation requires repeated treatment cycles.

You may not be dealing only with adult worms.

The Digestive Tract Is a Large Environment

The digestive tract has an enormous internal surface area, traditionally compared to the size of a double tennis court.

Parasites may also be at different stages of their life cycles – living in that vast and complex environment.

Some of our students report passing hundreds of visible worms during treatment.

This shows how significant the infection burden is for many suffering from disease.

One Short Cleanse Is Not Enough

One short parasite cleanse will not effectively address a significant infestation.

Different organisms and life stages respond to different treatments.

This is why treatment needs to happen strategically and over several cycles, treating big to small parasites with each cycle.

Continue treating until symptom free.

And rebuild a healthy microbiome, the body’s natural defense.

This is a holistic approach.

It is not simply about taking one product or completing one short cleanse.

A proven plan helps you know:

• What you are dealing with
• What to do first
• How to support your body
• How to build a personalized treatment plan
• How to prevent treatment reactions
• How long to treat

Parasites are extremely challenging to treat effectively without guidance. Most people are not successful doing this on their own.

The Live Disease Free plan offers support and clear, proven steps that many others have followed to recover from MS or other diseases – steps that can make treatment more tolerable, more effective, and much less overwhelming.

Things are very different today than they were when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Thanks to the internet, we now have access to important research and a much greater understanding of the infections that may be involved in MS and how to address them.

More people are refusing to accept a future of disability without question. They are taking charge of their health, seeking the right support, and learning how to address the root cause.

They are not willing to just manage disease and live with disability. They are determined to get their health and their lives back.

There are real solutions to recover from parasites today!

To restore health, we must focus on treating the cause of inflammation, which are parasites. First, identify the enemy (parasites), then support the body and treat the parasites while following a holistic approach. When parasitic infections are treated effectively, we can overcome inflammation or disease.

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