Multiple Sclerosis
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Yoga Therapy:
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: apples, avocado, bananas, grapes, pineapple
- Vegetables: arugula, beets, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, romaine lettuce, spinach, watercress
- Fish, flax seeds, nuts, soy milk, olive oil, brown rice, wheat germ, mung beans, sea herbs, tofu
- Ginger
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Red meat & dairy products
- Coffee & gluten
- Fats/oils (except olive oil)
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Juniper, geranium, peppermint, cypress, thyme, oregano, galbanum (bottom of feet, legs, spine, temples, diffuse)
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Astragalus, dandelion root, evening primrose oil, ginger, ginseng, skullcap
- Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food, take in the morning)
- Reduce stress - try yoga, meditation, tai chi, nature walks
Yoga Therapy:
- Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis (multiple routine options)
- Chair Yoga Sequence For Arthritis, Injuries & Mobility Issues! (24 minutes - Julie Cerrone Croner)
- Chair Yoga: Joint Freeing Sequence: Pain Relief (18 minutes - Laura Goellner)
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Vitamin C/ Vitamin E: 2,000 mg vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin E daily (reduce vitamin C if it causes diarrhea).
- Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill twice daily for flare-ups, then reduce to 1 pill each morning as maintenance (look for B-100 complex with 100 mcg vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid, and 100 mg all other B vitamins).
- Vitamin B12/ Folic Acid: 1,000 mcg of vitamin B12 and 400 mcg folic acid daily (take sublingual form).
- NAC: 500 mg 3 times daily, every other day (take between meals, alternate with zinc/copper).
- Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc every other day (add 2 mg copper every other day if using zinc longer than 1 month).
- Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day).
- Ginkgo Biloba: 40 mg 3 times daily (should have at least 24% flavone glycosides).
Mind-Body Connection:
- Represents how safe you feel in your life/in your skin. Requires separating yourself from your family (either a biological family or social family) and developing your own self-esteem/independence. Identify any limiting or negative thoughts that you've inherited from this "family" and replace them with positive alternatives.
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- BananaSauce Smoothie (V, GF)
- Detox Smoothie (V, GF)
- Mango Pineapple Smoothie (V, GF)
- Pineapple Kale Smoothie (V, GF)
- Pineapple Mint Smoothie (V, GF)
- Pomegranate Dandelion Tea (V, GF)
- Superfruit Smoothie (V, GF)
- Tropical Smoothie (V, GF)
Meals:
- Black Bean Bowl (GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
- Miso Soup (V, GF)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Salmon with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
- Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
Sides & Salads:
- Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
- Avocado Cilantro Lime Rice (V, GF)
- Brown Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Ginger (V, GF)
- Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
- Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce (GF)
- Chinese Peanut Salad (V, GF)
- Guacamole (V, GF)
- Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
- Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
- Red Beans & Rice (V, GF)
- Smoked Almonds (V, GF)