Foods to Avoid When You Have MS

Foods to Avoid When You Have MS

SOURCES: Celiac Disease Foundation: “What is Gluten?” Multiple Sclerosis Association of America: “Can Certain Foods Trigger MS Symptoms?” Julie Fiol, registered nurse; director of MS information, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City. Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, registered dietitian; spokesperson, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; assistant professor of nutrition, Saint Louis University, St. Louis. Interactive … Read more

Can a Stem Cell Transplant Help With MS?

Can a Stem Cell Transplant Help With MS?

In 2000, just 4 years after being diagnosed with an early, aggressive form of multiple sclerosis, Jennifer Molson started having relapses. Switching to a new, higher-dose medication provided no relief. “In 2001, I stopped working,” she recalls. “My partner [now husband], Aaron, was bathing me, dressing me, cutting up all my food. I had … Read more