Crazy MS Cures and Causes

Yesterday a very well intentioned person gave me an article to read about aspartame.
A very hysterical article claiming aspartame causes most illnesses,including MS. Now I'm not saying it couldn't be a cause and I did give up my Diet Cokes because of aspartame. Not because I thought it would lessen my MS or improve my health directly. I think the most sensible arguement against aspartame is that it causes an insulin response in the body. You taste sweet in your mouth. Even though it is fake sweet, your mind doesn't know the difference and assumes it to be real sugar. Your body starts pumping more insulin into your bloodstream, only there is no sugar to balance it. Result is you either eat more or crave sugar to maintain a balance. That leads to weight gain and even diabetes. So I suppose that not consuming aspartame keeps me healthier, which helps me cope with MS.

I just get annoyed at over simplistic,unproven, theories (and they are always internet articles) written by people who always seem to have an angle or warped sense of public duty( things ______ fill in the blank, they don't want you to know!!).

The internet is great,yet at the same time it is overloaded with all sorts of crack pots claiming to have knowledge about causes of disease and cures. The cures most often involve a special diet, which features unpalatable drinks (swamp water anyone?) hard to follow exercise plans ( marathons etc.) half baked philosophies (I love having MS !!!) and unconventional treatments ( magnetic bracelets) If they work, great, even if it is placebo, however if they don't , well that's because you didn't stick with it, or you didn't really believe. Good cop outs.

This morning I saw an ad for an herb steamer, which claims breathing the steamed herbal air can cure almost anything. Maybe it smells nice, and maybe that can create a sense of well being, but I think that's about it.It ain't gonna cure nothin. Better off to use the herbs in your cooking for some tasty food.That will make you feel good. Just don't eat too much.

My MS Theories

This morning I received an email regarding a comment posted on another blog.
Back and forth I went from one blog to another trying to figure what was going on. Why do people get into fights over the causes and treatments of MS ? Heck, the scientists don't even know what's what, so how can you put down another person's beliefs ? How can you say your method of coping is better ? That your theories are correct and others are wrong ?

So many possible causes: genetics, toxins, herpes, vitamin deficiency, infections, childhood illness, unnecessary surgery, lack of sunshine, cleanliness , and so on and so on.
So many ways to treat MS: modifying drug therapies, diet, purging toxins, antibiotics, alternative medicine , drugs for individual symptoms, etc. etc.
Theories abound.

Here's my theory of what causes MS:
I don't believe that it is so complex, just because it presents differently for every person.
I think a lack of sunshine and a lack of vitamin D while in the womb , and during childhood , are the main culprits.
Yes I do think it's that simple.
I can cite many facts as to why I think this only I'm way too tired to do it.
I think prevention will be the cure. Just as women are told to take certain vitamins to prevent Spina Bifida in their unborn child, so too will they be told to do the same to prevent MS.

Here's my treatment theory:
There's no proof that any MS drug treatments really work.
I have no control over the progression of my MS
I can and must modify my lifestyle to accommodate MS.
I must keep myself healthy in every other way to make it easier to cope with MS
I must find ways besides drugs, to ease my symptoms
I must rest !
I must find alternative interests to ones I can no longer do

These are my theories. What are yours ?
And please don't come on here to debate why you think mine are wrong. I'm way too tired and brain dead to get into a debate about it.

What ever you think is fine with me and you don't have to offer any proof either.