By Dr. Mercola Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, degenerative disease of the nerves in your brain and spinal column, caused through a demyelization process. Myelin is the insulating, waxy substance around the nerves in your central nervous system. When the myelin is damaged by an autoimmune disease or self-destructive process in your body, the function of those nerves deteriorate over time, resulting in a number of symptoms, including: MS may progress steadily, or acute attacks may be followed by a temporary remission of symptoms. In the video above, Dr. Terry Wahls tells the inspiring story of how she reversed multiple sclerosis after seven years of deterioration on the best conventional treatments available -- simply by changing her diet! Through her research into MS, Dr. Wahls discovered that, for some unknown reason, in addition to the commonly known symptoms, MS patients' brains also tend to shrink. This roused her curiosity, and led her to research other diseases that have similar brain shrinkage, namely Huntington's, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease. One common denominator is poorly functioning mitochondria. Mitochondria are like little "batteries" in your cells that manage the energy supply to the cell, and unless you consume the correct nutrients, eventual mitochondrial … Continue reading →

Katie Maytum says treatment was delayed because she was under 35 She has terminal breast cancer and been told she has 18 months to live Cancer experts said she would have survived if not for treatment delay Court heard being on contraceptive pill also put her at higher risk Experts said pill can reduce the body's ability to fighttumours Ms Maytum is now suing for 750,000compensation By Hannah Parry For Mailonline Published: 04:40 EST, 26 November 2014 | Updated: 05:24 EST, 26 November 2014 A dying mother who has been told she has just 18 months to live would have been saved if she started getting cancer treatment five months earlier, a court heard. Katie Maytum, now 35, is suing the Welsh NHS for 750,000, claiming surgeons ignored official guidelines and refused her treatment because she was too young. The mother-of-two, who has terminal breast cancer, told the High Court in Cardiff that she was forced to wait five and half months before being seen by a specialist. She has now been told by doctors that she has only less than two years to live, robbing her of the chance to see her children grow up. Katie Maytum, (left) pictured … Continue reading →