Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Help Guide to Its Management

by Judy Graham

This comprehensive guide to alternative and self-help care is directed to those who have MS, and to their families, friends, and helpers. Judy Graham's personal experiences with MS prompted her to explore various natural methods of treatment, leading to dramatic and lasting improvement in her own health. In her book, she has combined this first-hand knowledge with extensive, ongoing research.
Offers advice on exercise, posture, yoga, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, incontinence, relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, childbirth, mental attitude, and dealing with fatigue.

Includes resource information and full details on evening primrose oil, a dietary supplement shown to be effective for many people with MS.

Genres: Reference, Health

272 pages, Paperback

First published July 20, 1998

Reviews

[DJ Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
I was diagnosed January 29th, 2004.

Multiple sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder characterized by damage to the messages transmitted to and from the brain. These messages generally control the way the body works. Thus, any damage can cause problems with vision, memory, balance and movement. It may also affect the ability to feel sensation, pain and vibration.

The human body is serviced by an extensive system of nerves that control the way the body functions. These nerves are protected by a fatty substance called myelin which insulates them from damage. If a person suffers from multiple sclerosis, the myelin is damaged thus blocking the impulses from the brain.

Multiple Sclerosis: A Self-Help Guide to Its Management by Judy Graham



This book is really great for both the newly diagnosed and those who have had Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for a long time. It offers many of self-help and alternative care options.

I'll promote just about any book that teaches Nutrition. We have learned new information sense this book has been published, but we learn new things everyday so that shouldn't matter. Everything is relevant and full of curative properties.

When you first get the news that you have Multiple Sclerosis (MS) it can be difficult to accept. There is no single test that is proof-positive for diagnosing multiple sclerosis. However, there are accepted criteria for making the diagnosis, but even this system is imperfect. Since diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be very difficult, a neurologist who specializes in treating MS should evaluate your symptoms. As many as 10% of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis actually have some other condition that mimics MS. This book will help you to deal with, and understand, your diagnosis.

I appreciate a colder scientific approach, however; readers may enjoy that Judy Graham uses her personal experiences with MS and personal opinions to share many points in the book. I do love the fact that this drives her to share natural methods of treatment as an alternative to Big Pharma medication 100% of the time. It is also nice that she includes how the natural medication choices worked for her.

The book has extensive resources and is worth a read.

[Jamie Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Originally published in 1981, it’s quite outdated. But it still contains lots of good information.