Multiple Sclerosis--The Infection Connection--Part 1

Are we driving full speed in the wrong direction? Could it be time for a left-turn?

Over the years I’ve been asked the same question by lots of patients, “With all the money that’s gone into MS research, why hasn’t it been solved yet?” —Maybe they’re looking in all the wrong places. This is the info I wish my MS patients had years before they met me.

Since opening my doors in 1996, my medical practice focus has been chronic illness, with my continued goal being to find and treat cause(s), rather than only treating symptoms—Most people don’t know that many chronic infections underlie and cause a range of chronic illnesses. And the data supporting this for multiple sclerosis is compelling. Treating infections early leads to better outcomes—If there are infectious causes to MS, it’s likewise a time-sensitive issue, to treat the infection before disability sets in. This is counter to the prevailing autoimmune dogma, so this post will be a trip down the rabbit hole and back up, exploring these infections and ultimately showing how they weave together into the autoimmune t…