or Drinking MS
Containing Caffeine, Is This Good
or Bad for Multiple Sclerosis?
When it comes to Multiple
Sclerosis, diet makes a big difference in aggravating or even
contributing to further MS attacks.
But as far as MS food, is
it a good thing for people, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis to eat or
drink foods containing caffeine?
That's a very question, and there are a few different ways to look at
Sclerosis attacks the nerves through out the body and causes
demyelination of the myelin sheath along the spinal cord, which
surrounds and protects the nerves and helps to guide the nerve signals
along the spinal cord.
When the nerves are disrupted or even
damaged this can result in scarring along the nerves that are attacked,
which can further cause problems with the nerves communicating with
each other from one part of the body to the other.
The brain is
the master controller of the body and when it is attacked and affected
by Multiple Sclerosis, this can leave scarring through out the brain.
is known for affecting the human body in several ways, when it is
ingested through food that is consumed by eating or drinking it.
increases the heart rate, increases circulation, helps the brain to
function more quickly and helps to give a burst of energy to the body.
So why not eat or drink it?
also is detoxified through the liver and if the liver is not
functioning well to start with, then this just adds more stress to the
liver that it has to deal with.
Many of the people, diagnosed
with Multiple Sclerosis, tend to have a reduced function of the liver
already, since people with MS tend to have a tougher time with the body
not detoxifying as it should.
Caffeine also adds more stress to the adrenals, which is a set of
gland, which sit on top of the kidneys.
adrenals regulate several things through out the body, including body
temperature, blood pressure, sodium levels in the body and energy
levels of the body.
People, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis,
tend to have a problem with incredible MS fatigue, which leaves the
person feeling exhausted, no matter how much you sleep or rest each day.
of the extreme fatigue, which is often associated with MS, this can
mean that people with Multiple Sclerosis already have exhausted adrenal
glands and eating or drinking MS food,
containing caffeine, would just add to the fatigue, which is already
top of all of this, people, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, already
have a nervous system that is more often than not short-circuiting.
When this short-circuiting effect occurs, any type of stimulation can
push the nervous system to over react more.
Adding caffeine containing foods to this type of scenario, can just
aggravate things more.
are the reasons eating or drinking caffeine containing foods might not
be a good idea for people, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Are there any benefits for people with Multiple Sclerosis, when it
comes to eating or drinking foods containing caffeine.
Actually there are some benefits.
Sclerosis also tends to include brain fog as one of its symptoms, which
means that you feel like you are in a fog, where you feel like you just
can't think straight, have trouble thinking through things and much of
what is going on in your surroundings doesn't seem to register to you.
or drinking caffeine containing foods can actually help to relieve MS
brain fog, by opening up the blood flow to the blood vessels supplying
blood to the brain.
Caffeine can help to speed up the thinking process of the brain.
Caffeine can give a boost of energy, although it only lasts for a
period of time.
Although eating or drinking some caffeine containing foods can be
beneficial at times, all things must be done in moderation.
is not a good idea for people, diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis to
consume MS food, containing caffeine too much of the time or on a
Once in a while can be okay.
But keep in
mind, that if you have problems with your liver, adrenals or even one
of your kidneys not functioning well, then consuming caffeine
containing foods should be done very occasionally or cut out of your
Caffeine containing foods include coffee (where
decaffeinated or not), chocolate, black teas and green tea, and any
foods where it is added during the processing of the food.
you are unsure as to whether you are able to consume caffeine
containing foods or not, check with your doctor, to be sure that it is
safe for you, before consuming large amounts of caffeine containing
Coffee and chocolate appear to be much tougher on the
body than the caffeine containing teas, since the teas metabolize in
the body differently than the chocolate.
Also, drinking organic
coffee and eating organic chocolate is not as tough on the body, since
there appear to be other substances in the non-organic products that
causes the body to over react even more and add even more stress to the
liver, kidneys and/or the adrenals.
The most important thing is to check with your doctor and also learn to
listen to your body.
you feel sicker after you eat or drink caffeine containing
foods...within a few hours to a day later, then your body most likely
can't handle the caffeine containing foods.
If you cut out
eating and drinking caffeine containing foods for two weeks and then
add it back in again, does this make you feel sicker, more exhausted or
something else that makes it much tougher for you to function with the
If so...it is worth considering cutting out MS
containing caffeine for at least a year or two to help your
kidneys and adrenals to recover and heal more quickly from the effects
of the Multiple Sclerosis.
After all Multiple Sclerosis can
already have affected your liver, your kidneys or your adrenals, so
that they function much less.
Dietary changes with Multiple
Sclerosis can take a few years to help reverse many of the affects of
MS, but isn't it worth giving your body a fighting chance to be able to
recover from the effects of MS?
If you learn to work with your
body, you will be able to help speed up the healing process resulting
from the MS attacks on your body.
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