Review of the New Wahls Protocol Book: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine

3/8/2014

The Wahls Protocol: How I beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine

Let me begin by telling you that the latest book by Dr. Terry Wahls The Wahls Protocol: How I beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine is much less of a diet book than it is a field guide filled with the instructions needed to reclaim your life from Multiple Sclerosis.

Dr. Wahls tells the story of her sickness and recovery explaining the route she took to pull herself from the tightening hold of Progressive MS, all the while guiding the reader along the way. Let Dr.Wahls be your Sherpa on the trek up the mountain to better health, the trip will be demanding but the view from the summit will be beautiful.

By breaking the book into three parts Dr.Wahls has mapped the transition to better health for her readers, making each leg of the journey attainable. Beyond diet Dr.Wahls will guide you through exercise and electricity as well as stress management. Once you’ve selected your track you can build your way up to becoming a full-fledged Wahls Warrior.

Suffering from RRMS has been an up and down battle for me since 2010, there has been a progression of symptoms from cognitive function and fatigue to balance and a decrease in my mobility. For my fellow MSers I know your story is different but probably similar. By drastically changing my diet and adopting the paleo lifestyle I am beginning to recover from MS. Fatigue is no longer an issue, I’m building stamina and cog fog has cleared up, so let’s have similar recovery stories.

This book has the ability to change your path, but you need to initiate the change. The tools for the job are all here.The Wahls Protocol: How I beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine is the opportunity you are looking for, take back your life and kick MS to the curb with functional medicine.

The Wahls Protocol: How I beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine will be available on March 12th, 2014.

Be a Warrior Today,
Donn

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Important Safety Information

Before beginning treatment, you should discuss the potential benefits and risks associated with Rebif with your healthcare provider.

Rebif can cause serious side effects. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the symptoms listed below while taking Rebif.

Behavioral health problems, including depression and suicidal thoughts. You may have mood problems including depression (feeling hopeless or feeling bad about yourself), and thoughts of hurting yourself or suicide
Liver problems or worsening of liver problems, including liver failure. Symptoms may include nausea, loss of appetite, tiredness, dark colored urine and pale stools, yellowing of your skin or the white part of your eye, bleeding more easily than normal, confusion, and sleepiness. During your treatment with Rebif you will need to see your healthcare provider regularly and have regular blood tests to check for side effects
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Injection site problems. Symptoms at the injection site may include redness, pain, swelling, color changes (blue or black), and drainage of fluid
Blood problems. Rebif can affect your bone marrow and cause low red and white blood cell and platelet counts. In some people, these blood cell counts may fall to dangerously low levels. If your blood cell counts become very low, you can get infections and problems with bleeding and bruising. Your healthcare provider may ask you to have regular blood tests to check for blood problems
Seizures. Some people have had seizures while taking Rebif

Rebif will not cure your MS but may decrease the number of flare-ups of the disease and slow the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS.

Do not take Rebif if you are allergic to interferon beta, human albumin, or any of the ingredients in Rebif.

Before you take Rebif, tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any of the following conditions:

mental illness, including depression and suicidal behavior
liver problems, bleeding problems or blood clots, low blood cell counts, seizures (epilepsy), or thyroid problems
you drink alcohol
you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Rebif will harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant during your treatment with Rebif
you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Rebif passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will use Rebif or breastfeed. You should not do both

Tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.

The most common side effects of Rebif include:

flu-like symptoms. You may have flu-like symptoms when you first start taking Rebif. You may be able to manage these flu-like symptoms by taking over-the-counter pain and fever reducers. For many people, these symptoms lessen or go away over time. Symptoms may include muscle aches, fever, tiredness, and chills
stomach pain
change in liver blood tests

Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Rebif. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Indication

Rebif is used to treat relapsing forms of MS to decrease the frequency of relapses and delay the occurrence of some of the physical disability that is common in people with MS.

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