It is important to note that controlling MS is not quite the same as reversing it or curing it. “Controlling MS” implies the prevention of further changes, effectively putting a halt to the progression of the disease. This may or may not be accompanied by the reversal of the prior damage wrought by the disease.

Because “controlling MS” does not necessarily entail finding a cure for the disease, it is within the reach of MS patients who choose to focus their efforts on conventional medical therapies and those who are invested in legitimate forms of alternative medicine. Conventional medicine does not claim to cure MS, but some forms of alternative medicine do. This makes for wide variation in the degree of MS control offered by the different strategies. The results they achieve are ultimately dependent on the mechanisms by which they work.

Nutritional therapy, one form of alternative medicine, is …