Lifestyle changes show positive results in combatting Multiple Sclerosis

August 2012

Sitting in the sun, getting regular exercise and spending some time doing yoga has proven to have positive effects on people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, according to a study in Australia.

Most of the benefits have been suggested and known to MS patients, but this is proof that certain lifestyle changes have truly improved the lives of people with the disease.

Some of the changes include

* medicinal doses of Vitamin D,

* regular exposure to sunlight,

* regular exercise,

* Omega-3 fatty acids,

* low saturated fat diet,

* largely plant-based whole foods,

* a diet of fish,

* any stress reducing activity,

* regular meditation and

* yoga.

These were all elements used in a retreat program tried in Western Australia by a team of doctors and research assistants.

Published in the international journal of Neurological Sciences, the study reports: “Health-related quality of life outcomes at 1 and 5 years after a residential retreat promoting lifestyle modification for people with Multiple Sclerosis.”

Conducted by Prof. George Jelinek, who himself has had a diagnosis of MS for 13 years, there are 300 people on the study over five years.

Results after one year showed a median improvement of 11.3 per cent in overall quality of life and after five years this percentage rose to 19.5 per cent.

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