Is Nutrition the Answer?

Take a bite. What are you thinking? How much thought goes into your daily diet? How do you feel? Does the food you eat make you feel better? Is it just comfort food, or actually healthy food? It's time to think about these things because March is National Nutrition Awareness Month.

So, does the food we eat make us healthier? What is the role of diet in health care? At the very least, a good diet adds to good health and a healthy outlook. For some conditions and certain diseases, healthy eating is actually an alternate treatment option.

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MSers at Risk

We have known for some time that MS and osteoporosis have a relationship. I have written about it before, and now I have found even more information.

A Health Care Industry article emphasizes it is common for MSers to have low bone mass density. Limited physical activity and steroids, frequently associated with MS, aggravate the risk.

Doctors Bowling and House wrote an article on Disaboom of hidden conditions such as osteoporosis when coupled with MS. The problem is not only that MSers are vulnerable, but that health care professionals often overlook it.

These are good reading. The articles remind us it is vital to be aware of the possibility of osteoporosis with MS, regardless of age or gender. Don't just wonder if you need a bone density test, ask your doctor. It is important!

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Health U

Health U offers a course of four lectures telling about MS and its course, treatments and coping, presented by experts and MSers themselves.

Health U is supported by Healthology, an online medical content producer. They have produced more video programs than any other online medical site. Besides MS, Health U has courses on many other conditions, including hair loss, breast cancer, AIDS, and sleep disorders.

The courses are free. All it takes is registration.

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