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How I treat MS By American doctor Debi Greco

Debi Greco, 39, qualified as a doctor and is now working as a nutritionist in Connecticut, USA. Many of her patients have MS. She has had MS herself for 6 years but is completely symptom-free, she believes thanks to following her own advice. She is married with a three year-old son. Here she describes her treatment in detail

"I have learned to control my MS in such a way that my life is liveable. From the beginning, I knew I did not want to go the steroid route or take beta interferon. From my knowledge of the side-effects they were not going to give me a good quality of life in the long run.

Mainly, I use nutrition, supplements and have given up allergy foods. I also do yoga and t'ai chi, and when needed acupuncture and homeopathy. I also try and avoid stress and keep toxic people and situations out of my life.

I have also personally benefited from the histamine drops and caffeine cream, which I put on twice a day.

Also, I have learned how to manage MS in practical ways in every area of life - for example, someone else cleans the house, and at airports I use all their handicapped facilities.

My path to wellness began with reading Judy Graham's book 'MS - A Self-Help Guide To Its Management' (Thorsons). Through that, I found out about Dr Roy Swank whose diet for MS slows disease progression. From the very beginning I have been following the Swank Diet. At my most recent MRI I was pleased to find that my lesions are decreasing in size.

Right diet I believe the best way to treat any illness is with the right foods. No one ever got sick if they ate whole foods and eliminated foods to which they are sensitive or blatantly allergic. Nutrition is a key factor in disease prevention and one of the best healing strategies to minimize and/or eliminate the effects of this disease. An understanding of nutrition is essential in your fight against MS.

Give up allergy foods At my practice, every single patient with MS has food allergies and I always test for these. Mostly it's yeast, dairy products and grains. Also, foods which they like to eat a lot of. Personally, I cannot eat chocolate, oats, or dairy. Nor do I touch alcohol. If I break the diet I immediately get symptoms.

What I do in my practice The main things are food allergy testing, the Swank Diet, and supplements.

Food allergy testing I use a system of testing known as CRA (Contact Reflex Analysis- a type of energy testing) as well as AK (Applied Kineseology - muscle testing to detect food sensitivities.) With every new patient, I do a complete history evaluation and CRA testing. I also do hair analysis. This tests for nutrient status and environmental toxins.

When needed I also do urine and stool analysis which detects amino acid and other deficiencies. Through this testing, I sometimes find energy weaknesses in the bowel area, such as the yeast overgrowth Candida. They also may have thyroid imbalances which sometimes don't show up on blood tests.

Swank Diet I recommend that everyone with MS read The Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book by Dr. Roy L. Swank. I tailor this diet to each individual, according to their particular food allergies."

Supplements I take and prescribe for MS (listed in order of importance)