I know many folks besides me with MS. We have all tried various (and expensive) alternative therapies. I, like probably 90% of sufferers, have EVENTUALLY come to the conclusion that we were in denial about the existence of our disease and what would "cure" it -- some of us for many years.

Unfortunately, there are only 3 drugs that work to delay exacerbations--and that is ALL they do. (Betaseron, Avonex or Copaxone) Some good friends of mine have tried ANYTHING out there--grasping at strws. They have cut out Aspartame, had all their silver fillings removed and replaced, taken huge amounts of vitamin C and many others, stung themselves with bee venom from thousands of those insects, supercharged their entire bodies with oxygen in high pressure chambers, etc. etc. And then, a few years later or possibly just 6 months later, MS hits 'em yet again and instead of a cane it's a walker--and a few years later it's the wheelchair--then maybe the electric scooter that kids all think would be a fun thing to ride on.

Here's my take----the Art Thieme theory of alternative MS therapy:

If you eat a turd pizza and, coincidentally, have a Spontaneous and natural remission of your symptoms that night (or week), you might just go on grand ole Opra's show or the news and tell the entire world how turd pizza cures MS. All kinds of good people go out and eat turd pizza. It's put on the INTERNET in the Mudcat Forum and at many MS sites that says this diet cured someone. Pizza reataurants get $$$$ dollar signs $$$$$$ in their eyes---and put t.p. on their menu as a health food that (someone says)cures cancer too.

I don't mean to be facetious, good people, but this is how I have come to see it.

A real cure is being looked for all the time. It would be nice if bee spit does cure it. The National MS Society (New York City) is, as we speak, conducting a full scale test on the effect of bee venom on the disease.

I'll let you know how it goes...

Art Thieme