Shortly after I started Crossfit in April 2011, I heard about the Paleo diet at my crossfit box. I was desperate to try anything. I HATED injecting myself everyday with meds that didn't seem to help and left unsightly scars and lipoatrophy 'dimples' at the injection sites. So, I started the diet and a few months later, I prayerfully decided to stop my meds. I was scared, but I guess I just wanted to see if it was really helping, unlike the injections. It was a risk that I don't recommend to anyone. That is your call.
Now, understand that I I have a brain still covered in scars from the MS and earlier that same year, 2011, I was told to prepare for being permanently confined to a wheelchair from the MS. My husband and I even seriously looked into ways to modify our home to make it wheelchair accesible. And at that point I was averaging 3 to 5 progressively harsher, debilitating MS relapses a year.
Since that 'leap of faith' when I threw away those meds after aggressively starting Paleo, I have had no disease progression at all.
Through all of this I learned something I didn't see coming. I had heard this before, but this time, it hit home: Medicine is sick care. Food is healthcare. Be careful what I eat. The quality of my life depends on it.
By the way, there is no cure for multiple sclerosis according to the National MS Society and the medical world. And there are widespread articles about how there is no evidence to support dietary changes as an effective means to cure or help with MS. If there was a 'cure' those drug companies would sure lose alot of money. I was spending well over $10,000 a year for those injections...
Just thought I'd let you see what I'm up against.

Simply put, Paleo is a 100% Gluten-Free diet. However, not everything Gluten-Free is Paleo. When I cheat on the Paleo diet, I do my best, though it doesn't always happen, to make sure these cheats are still gluten-free. One of the best ways to describe this kind of eating is that it is anti-inflammatory. It essentially eliminates foods that cause unhealthy inflammation in our bodies, which is why there has been so much success with this diet for people with auto-immune disorders.
To me, this is not a fad diet. This is a lifestyle change. It took a few months for me to change my shopping and cooking habits. It was hard at first, but now it is the norm and the health of my body reflects these changes.