How to Relieve MS Symptoms With Cherries

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is an inflammatory disease that affects the nerves of the spinal cord and brain, thereby leading to the loss of muscle control throughout the body. Although there are many traditional remedies used to treat MS, one rather unconventional way to relieve MS symptoms is through the use of cherries. If you know the proper way to use cherries for medicinal purposes, they can potentially be an effective pain-relieving option to fight MS symptoms.

Things You'll Need

• Cherries
• Cherry capsules
• Cherry powder

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Instructions

MS Cherry Remedies

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  Use the right cherries. Tart cherries contain anthocyanins which give them their dark red color and have anti-inflammatory properties much like those found in the common pain-relieving drug aspirin. Because MS is an inflammatory disease, it is important to find a treatment that produces an anti-inflammatory response in the body. Tart cherries provide this response and will reduce the painful inflammatory symptoms associated with MS.

• 2

  Incorporate cherries into your daily diet. Tart cherries can be eaten by themselves or mixed in your favorite food. Tart cherries taste particularly good on top of cereal or in smoothies. The important thing to remember when using cherries as a means to alleviate your MS symptoms is that you must eat them on a daily basis in order for them to provide the greatest benefit.

• 3

  Take cherry capsules as a substitute if you cannot find fresh cherries. You may be able to find cherry capsules at your local health food store, or you can buy them online. Traverse Bay Farms has a Cherry Prime supplement that works to relieve MS symptoms when taken daily.

• 4

  Try tart cherry powder as an alternative to fresh cherries or cherry capsules. Tart cherry powder should also be consumed daily and can be sprinkled on oatmeal, ice cream or any food that you prefer. As long as it is taken on a daily basis, it should consistently relieve inflammatory MS symptoms.