What causes MS?
Newly diagnosed people find this the most frustrating and problematic question about MS. Neurologists and other healthcare providers consider it just as difficult having to tell someone that there is no known cause or cure yet. Needless to say, the race to understand what causes MS is ongoing, and this will eventually lead to more effective treatments and hopefully, cure and prevention. In MS, the central nervous system – the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves – is affected. Nerve cells in the brain send signals throughout the body to control everything that happens, like movement, sensation, memory, cognition, and speech.
Please vote now!
With astonishment, I found out yesterday that my blog is shortlisted yet again in the Ireland Blog Awards. To reach the final, public voting will take place from Wednesday 17th until Tuesday 23rd August alongside peer voting. Therefore, I would be massively inspired and humbled if you could help me reach the final. You can do so by clicking on the pink link above or the image below and click on the ‘Vote for this Blog’ on the blue button on the right to register your vote for my little love child called Ireland, Multiple Sclerosis & Me. Since the very beginning, it has been all about quality over quantity, reality over fantasy and encouragement over impediment. There have been brutally honest and heart-wrenching articles aimed to motivate other people…
MS News: August 2016
Below are some MS-related topics that made the headlines this month. Do come back to check again, though, as the list will be updated every three days. Highlight! Guidelines for Neuropsychological Research in Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Journal Johns Hopkins Medicine: Multiple Sclerosis Benign MS Multiple System Atrophy Research $2 Million Grant to Study Fatigue in People with MS What health conditions do people rank as worse than death? Multiple Sclerosis in Children
Man up!
“The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure... you are above everything distressing.” (Baruch Spinoza)
Oh, snap!
"Also, because of the long, warm summer days, Uhthoff's Symptoms, also referred to as Phenomenon or heat sensitivity, means that I am rather slow in the upstairs department, which eventually lead to predicament B. My days are unquestionably not dull nor tranquil, so."
MS News: July 2016
The latest news on MS research, clinical trials, treatments, mental health, diet, exercise, lifestyle as well as business news and videos.
40 Self-care strategies
We all get preoccupied with our personal, social and professional life sometimes. In doing so, we often forget that self-care is quite important. After all, ‘mens sana in corpore sano’ or ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’ is one of the biggest and best gifts you can give yourself. For those less fortunate in the health department – including yours truly – you can adopt a few easy steps to make yourself feel better physically, mentally and emotionally. You can only move forward in life when you take ownership of everything in it, my mantra is ‘Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.‘ With that in mind, so, practising below hints makes them a lot easier to follow. Morning Wake up…