| Many people wonder if the environment they live in | | | | experienced worse but the progression of the disease |
| can have any effect on or be the cause of their | | | | increased exponentially. |
| sclerosis symptoms since we have no clear | | | | It has long been known that multiple sclerosis was far |
| understanding as to what really causes MS. While | | | | more prevalent among those who lived further from |
| there is no real conclusive scientific evidence to | | | | the equator with Scotland being the country that has |
| suggest that your lifestyle or where you live has a | | | | the highest per capita rate of MS. A recent study |
| definitive impact on your symptoms, there is still much | | | | completed at the University of Toronto shows that |
| to be learned. There are several theories that have | | | | those who do not get sufficient exposure to the |
| been put forward to suggest that both a person's | | | | sunlight, especially children, have levels of vitamin D that |
| genetic makeup and many of aspects of their | | | | are far too low and have a much higher chance of |
| environment could possibly have an effect on the | | | | developing multiple sclerosis. |
| disease and its symptoms. | | | | Plenty of exposure to sunlight helps our bodies to |
| Because multiple sclerosis symptoms vary so | | | | develop the proper natural levels of vitamin D which |
| dramatically from one person to the next it makes it | | | | helps to regulate the body's immune system. Since the |
| very difficult for researchers to be able to affix any | | | | development of MS is a direct result of a malfunction |
| real credence to the thought that your environment | | | | of the autoimmune system it is possible to reduce |
| does or does not have any real effect on your multiple | | | | sclerosis symptoms by getting regular exposure to |
| sclerosis. However modern research has been able to | | | | sunlight as often as possible. |
| prove that there is a direct correlation between the | | | | Stress has also been proven in many studies to trigger |
| symptoms and things like smoking or being in an area | | | | sclerosis symptoms. One can learn techniques that |
| where people smoke constantly, over exposure to the | | | | can help you learn how to cope with stress. The most |
| sun and being under heavy stress. | | | | common method is by meditating and eating a well |
| Research has shown categorically that those who | | | | balanced diet. There are many different things that you |
| smoke tobacco products may have anywhere from a | | | | can do to reduce the effect your environment has on |
| 40 to 80% increased risk of being diagnosed with MS. | | | | your MS symptoms, most of them are easy to |
| This same research also showed that among those | | | | accomplish and will help you to raise the quality of your |
| who already have multiple sclerosis and continued to | | | | life to new levels despite the disease you have been |
| smoke, not only were the symptoms that they | | | | diagnosed with. |