I often wonder if diet is a huge key into preventing MS attacks. The more research that I do about MS and diet, I am beginning to think that food allergies have a lot to do with how the body performs. One of the things I have been doing heavy research on is gluten free foods. I am almost convinced that gluten is one of the many problems that causes MS to react so badily in our bodies. I have eaten less gluten foods for a couple of weeks now and have noticed a huge improvement in the tingling of my legs and feet. Today I went off the diet a little bit and had coffee with cream and ate a piece of cake, the tingling in my hands, feet and legs is running 100 miles an hour. The way I am feeling right now has me convinced that I need to quit drinking coffee and eating food with gluten and sugar in them.

When I drank rice milk or almond milk I did not feel exhausted as I do today. I had cream in my coffee, I am becoming a little depressed because I do love milk, cream and cheese, these are a few of my favorite things. I am thinking I need to give these things up to feel so much better. I would rather feel great than eat these things I am thinking.

I am not a fruit person. I will eat bananas and apples if I must, but I would rather eat vegetables. I love vegetables. I can eat any vegetable except brussel sprouts sauted in onions, garlic and olive oil. I am thinking I should try and experiment and see if eating vegetables and grains that do not contain gluten such as Quiona will change the way I feel in the next few weeks.

I think it is so important to keep a food and mood journal because I know I cannot remember every single detail of my life everyday. I forget things all the time. Keeping a food journal will help decide if certain foods cause flareups with the MS and you will know in time what foods you can and cannot eat.

My goal is to eliminate gluten – cold turkey – pretend that I have a gluten allergy and must stop eating all forms of gluten and then work my way to dairy and sugar products. I think at this point of time in my life I am 44 years old and it is time I started working hard to take care of myself. It is crucial.

My motto right now is “it is my life, and it is in my hands. I must make the changes to control and improve my situation right now”.