Hi Denise - I'm sorry about the difficulty you had posting your
messages. As list-owner, one of my jobs is reviewing everyone's first
post. I usually try to do that within 24 hours, but sometimes I miss
the mark.

> Ron/Denise Morton wrote:
> >
> > Is there anyone in this group that has Multiple Sclerosis or knows of
> > someone with Multiple Sclerosis who has tried eliminating milk products
> > from their diet as a treatment for their MS?....My
> > sister-in-law has MS and is not doing well at all.... She has tried other diet regiments to no
> > avail and is a bit burned out on trying yet another alternative treatment.
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > Denise
>
> If she's that close to burn out, it is better if her one last effort is
> more aggressive---by eliminating casein and gluten. Both have been
> implicated in MS. I have seen many neurological disorders reversed but,
> sorry to say, not MS---yet.
>
> Beatrice Hunter mentions MS in her book, Gluten Intolerance.
>
> Daniel A. Twogood, D.C.
>
From all accounts, MS seems to be a particularly tough nut to crack.
I agree with Dr. Twogood about a gluten AND casein-free diet.
One of the auto-immune system reactions to gluten seems to
be to attack the nerves. Exactly how that works, and whether it is
responsible for MS is still unproven. I am putting together a
web-page on the non-typical effects of gluten, and you can read there
some stories of people who suffered from neurological disorders that
were cured by illiminating gluten (or gluten & casein) from the diet.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~maxdes/health/gf/nt.html

If your sister-in-law does take the plunge and try a dietary
approach, I highly recommend the book Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill
by Udo Erasmus. There are many references to MS in this book.

Essential Fatty Acids are essential to the health of nerve cells.
Erasmus writes: "Fatty degeneration involves a lack or inbalance of
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's), the presence of altered (toxic) fatty
materials . . .and/or an excess of non-essential fatty materials . .
.Most of the common degenerative diseases, including . . .MS. . . and
even some behavioural problems, involve fatty degeneration." (Fats
that Heal, Fats that Kill p.328)

Max Desorgher