Multiple sclerosis is one of the meanest diseases known today, and many MS sufferers have their lives yet worsened by unwitting MS exacerbations. This is where the symptoms of the disease and its root severity are worsened or aggravated by something a person mistakenly does.

The biggest way to avoid multiple sclerosis exacerbations is of course to understand the disease as best as one can without being a doctor. In that vein, it is time to set the record straight about a few MS myths, and get a firm grip on what this unfortunate illness actually is.

Multiple sclerosis earned its name from the Latin word scleroses, which means scars. There’s a logical reason for this too. At its heart, MS is the result of a tissue around nerves called myelin developing scars and holes. This is called demyelination. This would seem at first glance to be a …