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at least unimpressed with, nutritional therapies. Even though we view physicians as the ultimate authorities when it comes to health, the average medical student receives less than 30 hours of training in nutrition and no instruction in exercise therapy or nutritional supplementation. Most medical students graduate uninformed about these keys to good health unless they develop their own intellectual interest.

Although Andy and I were impressed with the results of the Swank program, I was having a difficult time sticking to the bland diet. Hoping that a more enjoyable program existed, we pored over countless medical, exercise, and scientific journals, reading everything we could about diet, exercise and MS. After extensive research, we discovered an irrefutable connection between the foods I was eating and my MS. Armed with this information, we developed an enjoyable eating plan consisting of healing, anti-inflammatory foods and a supplementation regimen that controlled my MS by fighting inflammation and keeping my immune system optimally fueled.

I then customized an exercise program to rebuild my muscular strength and keep MS complications at bay. In the past I had worked with MS patients who were more disabled than they needed to be as a result of inactivity. Many of them had problems with balance, muscle atrophy, fatigue and weakness that could have been greatly improved with consistent resistance training exercise. Although I knew exercise alone wouldn't "cure" my MS, I knew a consistent program of strength training could dramatically improve my quality of life.

~ A Dramatic Improvement ~

My health improved rapidly. First I noticed a dramatic increase in my strength and energy levels. The catheter was removed, and I have never experienced another bladder problem since that night I ended up in the emergency room. The awful sensations of urgency and frequency also diminished. I began waking up fewer times at night and holding my bladder for longer periods during the day. The incontinence stopped altogether, and the strength in my right hip returned.

As I noticed my health improving, I also noticed that I was falling in love with Andy. Luckily for me, he was feeling the same way. We were married several years later and when we vowed to love each other in sickness and in health, we knew in our hearts we were speaking the truth.

Four years ago, I gave birth to our incredibly healthy son, Blake, and never experienced a post-pregnancy flare-up that is so common among women with

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