When you were diagnosed with MS, you were probably given one explanation.
Your immune system is fighting your nervous system.
They do not know why. There is no cure. They offer drugs that may slow it down.
Most people accept that explanation because they are scared and they trust their doctor. But here is what nobody told you.
A major peer-reviewed study confirms that people diagnosed with MS are significantly more likely to also develop depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, autoimmune diseases, restless leg syndrome, migraines, and metabolic disorders and much more. [i]
That is not a coincidence. That is a pattern. And once you understand what that pattern means, everything changes.
About Pam Bartha
My name is Pam Bartha. In 1988 I lost the vision in my left eye within days. I had severe headaches, debilitating fatigue, and weakness and tingling in my legs. I was told there was no cause, no cure, and nothing I could do.
Digging deep into the scientific research, I learned instead that I was dealing with chronic infections. I took a different path. I have now lived MS free for over 37 years. For the past decade I have coached thousands of students across 15 countries who were told the same thing I was told.
What I have seen in those students matches exactly what the research confirms.
The Standard Explanation Does Not Add Up
The standard explanation of MS goes like this. One disease. One location. One solution. The immune system is confused. It is attacking the myelin sheath in the brain and spinal cord. The answer is to suppress the immune system with drugs.
But if MS is one isolated neurological disease, why are so many of the following body systems breaking down at the same time?
- The heart
- Blood sugar
- Blood pressure
- Cholesterol
- Digestion
- Mood
- Sleep
- Hormones
- Autoimmune risk
- Cancer risk
For years I watched students join our program after years in the standard of care for MS system. Most were not dealing with MS alone. MS plus depression. MS plus diabetes. MS plus epilepsy. MS plus cancer. Some had two additional diagnoses. Some had three. Some had four or five.
That is not a small detail. That is a pattern pointing to something the standard explanation cannot account for.
What the Research Confirms
Mood disorders – Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are significantly more common in people with MS than in the general population. Mood disorders can appear before the first obvious neurological symptom. This means mood changes are not simply an emotional reaction to a hard diagnosis. They can be part of the disease process itself.
Heart problems – Cardiovascular disease is a major concern for people with MS. Problems with blood pressure, heart rate, heart rhythm, and heart function are more common in MS. Cardiovascular disease has been reported as the second or third most common cause of death in people with MS. When I was diagnosed, nobody warned me about this. I was only thinking about disability.
Metabolic disorders – Diabetes, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and other metabolic disorders are also more common in people with MS. Blood sugar dysregulation and inflammation are closely connected, which is part of why this pattern shows up so often.
Epilepsy – Epilepsy is more common in people with MS than in the general population. That means two neurological disease labels are appearing together more often than expected. This should make us ask a deeper question. Why is the nervous system so inflamed?
Cancer – The research also shows links between MS and certain cancers, including meningiomas and cancers of the urinary system. This matters because the immune system plays a major role in recognizing abnormal cells and defending the body from infection.
If someone has MS because of a chronic parasitic infection, and the immune system is then suppressed with disease modifying drugs, we have to ask an honest question.
Are we helping the body recover? Or are we making it harder for the body to defend itself?
These co-existing diseases are not minor side issues. They affect quality of life, disability progression, ability to work, treatment outcomes, and long-term health. MS is not acting like one isolated neurological disease. It is acting like a multi-system disease process.
Why So Many Body Systems Are Involved
MS is not one isolated neurological disease. I believe it is caused by a systemic parasitic infestation causing inflammation across multiple body systems at the same time including the nervous system, the gut, the cardiovascular system, the endocrine system, the immune system, the bladder, the joints, and the blood vessels.
The standard explanation says the immune system is confused and attacking nerve tissue. I see it differently. The immune system is not faulty. It is fighting something real. It is responding to chronic parasitic infections, the toxins they produce, and the nutritional deficiencies they cause.
That means inflammation is not the root cause of disease.
Inflammation is the immune system’s response to the root cause. When the immune system is suppressed instead of the underlying infection being treated, the real problem has not been solved. The body’s defense system stays weakened while the infection remains.
This is why so many people come to us with more than one diagnosis. Before or after their MS diagnosis, they also have or develop depression, anxiety, high blood pressure, cholesterol issues, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, thyroid issues, arthritis, epilepsy, cancer, or other autoimmune diseases. Different disease labels. Same underlying cause of disease. A systemic parasitic infestation that standard care is not looking for.
Real Recoveries
This is why treating the root cause changes everything.
Natalie was diagnosed with MS and a meningioma, a type of brain tumor. She followed the Live Disease Free plan and treated her parasitic infection. The tumor shrank until it was no longer present, and she recovered from MS. She later became a business coach.
Tracy is a retired dentist. She had multiple diagnoses including arthritis, chronic debilitating pain, inflammatory bowel disease and was bedridden. Her husband managed almost everything for her. After multiple treatment cycles, she recovered and was able to care for her family and babysit some of her grandchildren for the first time ever. She texted me from her exercise bike and said this approach saved her life.
These are not outliers. This is what is possible when the root cause of disease is addressed instead of managing symptoms.
The Missing Piece
If MS was truly one isolated neurological disease, this pattern of overlapping diagnoses would not exist. The research confirms what I have observed in the recoveries of students following the Live Disease Free Plan. MS behaves like a multi-system disease process because it is caused by chronic systemic parasitic infections. Significant research confirms that MS is an Infectious Disease.
Suppressing the immune system does not address that cause. It makes us weaker. Recovery starts when the parasites that cause MS and other diseases are identified and treated.
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.
If you’re frustrated with the fact that our standard of care STILL doesn’t offer a real solution for treating MS and other diseases, then click on the link below to watch Pam Bartha’s free masterclass training and discover REAL solutions that have allowed Pam and many others to live free from MS and other diseases.
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Clinically diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 28, Pam chose an alternative approach to recovery. Now decades later and still symptom free, she coaches others on how to treat the root cause of chronic disease, using a holistic approach. She can teach you how, too.
Pam is the author of Become a Wellness Champion and founder of Live Disease Free. She is a wellness expert, coach and speaker.
The Live Disease Free Academy has helped hundreds of Wellness Champions in over 15 countries take charge of their health and experience profound improvements in their life.
