A new study from Melbourne in Australia has shown that the more children women have the less likely they are to develop multiple sclerosis, with the risk of MS halving with each live birth. Published in the international journal Neurology in March 2012, the paper by Anne-Louise Ponsonby’s group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute [...]
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Australian study shows risk of developing MS halves with each child a woman bears; the more children the lower the risk
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
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Hope, faith and all that
Professor Jelinek goes into the notions of hope, false hope and faith, noting that it is perfectly reasonable for people with MS to have genuine hope that they will recover
Thinking like a scientist helps beat multiple sclerosis
… the results of Jelinek’s new study are simply consistent with a plethora of research being published everyday by researchers all over the world. Increasingly it is apparent that nothing beats ultra healthy living in preventing disease–whether it be cardiovascular, liver, or neurological disease.
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Symptoms but no diagnosis
Some threads on the Forum have concerned the anxiety of several members about having symptoms suggestive of MS, but not having a formal diagnosis, as MRIs have been normal. Prof Jelinek discusses this issue in this podcast. Just to clarify the podcast, it is still possible to make a clinical diagnosis of MS (that is without [...]
Here’s a review of one member’s experience of the February 2012 OMS Retreat, Mana, New Zealand – thank you, Wendy
I was diagnosed with MS on Christmas Eve 1998. My neurologist at the time initially thought I had a tumour on my spine. When he told me the results of the MRI, he said “I’m sorry, it’s not cancer, it is multiple sclerosis”. For quite a while my only noticeable symptom was numbness in both [...]
...Read more / leave a commentOMS wishes all members of the OMS community a happy christmas and 2012
Prof Jelinek discusses a few threads on the Forum related to love and support, as well as examining the concept of ‘fighting’ MS
Sleeping enough is key to beating multiple sclerosis — especially in the winter months
Enough sleep is key for beating multiple sclerosis for lots of reasons. It also helps you look like a million dollars
...Read more / leave a commentProf Jelinek ponders worrying about the future and the little choices we make every day
A recent Forum thread on Fear of Failing has the Professor thinking about choices, fear, the future, and how we approach life, in the context of his own health since diagnosis in 1999.
Who is pulling your strings?
Dramatic improvements in MS from lifestyle change don’t make headlines!
Why is it that a new drug therapy, usually purporting only to slow down the progress of MS makes headlines, yet Prof Jelinek’s lifestyle approach as studied at the Gawler Foundation, which has been shown to improve the health of people with MS significantly, does not?
To beat MS, avoid viral and bacterial infections
The research is clear. Both viral and bacterial infections can make MS worse and trigger relapses. Some frequently ignored ways of avoiding infections can and should be used. Even dental care matters.
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