Managing Multiple Sclerosis Naturally

Work + Expectation + Lifestyle = Stress

We subject our bodies to physical, emotional and mental stress every day – with the hours we work; the targets we set; our fear of failure and ultimately we compound this critical situation by lifestyle choices we make to help ‘relieve the stress’…This noxious and precipitous combination increases our chances of developing significant physical and mental illness – unless we take time to smell the roses and recognize the early warning systems our body has in place…

Prof George Jelinek

But how do we recognize the signs; what can we do to get back on track or better still what can we do preemptively to prevent the effects of accumulated stress on our fragile existence?

I have the honor and pleasure of working with Professor George Jelinek in Perth, Western Australia. He has excelled in two areas of medicine. First, as a physician – one of the pioneers of emergency medicine; then as a patient/ physician – a pioneer in the battle to manage and contain Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Prof George Jelinek was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) eight years ago at the age of 45. George continued his work in emergency medicine but changed the focus of his passion into finding a way to manage and control MS. He used scientific methods to thoroughly investigate and interrogate the world literature on Multiple Sclerosis and was astounded to find that multiple sclerosis could largely be controlled through lifestyle factors.

Prof Jelinek found that good nutrition, exercise, and stress management are as important in multiple sclerosis as they are in heart disease and diabetes. With supportive colleagues, he initiated the world’s first lifestyle MS self-help program in 2002 and shares his findings through his book Taking Control of Multiple Sclerosis.

There is a growing body of anecdotal evidence showing that dietary and lifestyle changes can have a substantial effect on MS symptoms

After three further years of research and data interpretation Prof Jelinek is now symptom free and has just finished writing the third edition of his MS book. I proof-read this edition and am impressed that George has managed to combine ‘Good Science’ (comprehensive, extremely well researched and referenced) with easy to comprehend ‘plain English’. This facilitates the delivery of interpretable scientific representation to the lay public in a style which is easily understandable.

The book contains a great deal about natural therapies, as well as conventional medical therapies as well as diet and lifestyle recommendations. This has now been combined with a website – Taking Control of Multiple Sclerosis – (TakingControlOfMultipleSclerosis.org) which has helpful and supportive newsletters and editorials – useful for anyone affected by the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. If you find the website name too long then try short.to/4th this will take you to the MS website homepage – just type it into your web browser address bar and away you go.

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Other reviews of the work of this multiple sclerosis pioneer

• Health Professionals
• BBC UK
• Patients with MS
• Useful Multiple Sclerosis Links on the internet
• Life in the Fast Lane review