The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book

by Roy Laver Swank, Barbara Brewer Dugan

Hundreds of new recipes for dishes that taste terrific but stick to the diet rules so important for controlling M.S.--now completely revised to conform to the latest medical research.From the Hardcover edition.

Genres: Health

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 8, 2011

Reviews

[Kenna Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, when you are first dx with MS there is a fight or flight reflex. I read everything. If you want to change your diet there are two ways and I've tried them both. SWANK WORKS. End of story. Dr Swank first gives you the background - how he came up with the low saturated fat diet. He brings you on his journey. Then he shows you the science. So even if it seems hard - he has proven it is worth it. THIS BOOK SAVED MY LIFE. Only my family and I know how bad things were getting before I read this book. Now, well, I've been following Swank for two years and have never been healthier. If you have any neurological disease give it a go. The worse side effect is losing weight. The best is regaining your life.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book everyone who gets MS should read. This is a proven 60-year diet that halts progression in 95% of MS patients and offers the most diet-friendly lifestyle for MS patients. I personally would not be doing as well as I am doing after 22 years of MS if it weren't for implementing this diet. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!

[Jeanine Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

After seeing numerous neurologists, I was given the diagnosis of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. I was given medication, which helped, but my condition was rapidly deteriorating. Ultimately, I learned about the useful MS-4 protocol at vinehealthcentre. com. This treatment has helped greatly with reducing my symptoms, it was even more effective than the prescription drugs I was using. My tremors mysteriously disappeared after the first month of medication, and I was able to walk better. Within 4 months on this treatment most of my symptoms has vanished. The MS-4 protocol is a total game changer for me. I’m surprised more people with MS don’t know it. This MS-4 protocol is a breakthrough

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book but I wish there was more to the science behind it and not just the diet outline. A far better book in my opinion is The McDougall Diet for Maximum Weight Loss. Although that on focuses on weight and not MS, the principles behind it are the same: dietary fat creates problems that go far beyond weight. McDougall has links to Swank's work on his website and a video of the late doctor talking about his research.

Overall, this is a good plan for someone who feels they cannot give up animal products altogether but wishes to limit their fat intake.