Category: Managing MS Naturally
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Huckleberry Coconut Whipped Cream (A Dairy-Free Dessert Worth Picking Berries For)
A simple, elegant dairy-free dessert with a warm huckleberry sauce layered over coconut whipped cream — ready in 25 minutes and beautiful enough for company. This huckleberry coconut whipped cream is my dairy-free answer to a summer tradition I thought I’d lost forever. Every summer, my mom makes huckleberry pie. I grew up eating it,…
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7 Best Cold Drinks for MS (Beyond Plain Water)
Cold drinks for MS weren’t always part of my daily routine. When I was younger, I almost never drank plain water. I lived in the city back then, and I hated the taste of the tap water — though I didn’t understand why until years later. It wasn’t until my husband and I moved out…
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Strawberry Lemonade Herbal Cooler (A Refreshing MS-Friendly Kombucha Alternative)
Hibiscus tea infused overnight with fresh strawberries and lemon — fruity, refreshing, and a genuinely enjoyable way to stay hydrated all day. This strawberry lemonade herbal cooler is my answer to a craving I thought I’d have to give up. I love kombucha. The flavor, the tartness, the way it feels like you’re drinking something…
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Wild Huckleberry Jam (No Pectin, No Processed Sugar, No High Fructose Corn Syrup)
A simple three-ingredient jam made with wild huckleberries, raw honey, and lemon juice — no pectin, no refined sugar, and nothing you can’t pronounce. It was a good huckleberry year. The berries were fat — the kind that fill your bucket faster and make every minute of picking feel worth it. Some years the berries…
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Cooling Foods for MS: 5 Best Picks to Beat the Summer Heat
I used to dread summer. Not because I don’t love the sunshine — I do. But for years, heat and I were not friends. If I got too warm, my whole body would shut down. Not “feeling tired” shut down — I mean hours of recovery before I felt like myself again. I’d plan my…
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Easy Homemade Mayonnaise Without Eggs (4 Ways to Use It for MS-Friendly Meals)
A quick, egg-free mayo made with almond milk and light olive oil — ready in 10 minutes, and worth every bit of the effort when you know what you can make with it. For a long time, homemade mayonnaise felt like one of those things I assumed would take too much energy. I’d seen the…
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Cherry Nice Cream (A Creamy MS-Friendly Frozen Treat with Just 3 Ingredients)
Frozen dark cherries, ripe banana, and a splash of almond milk blended into a naturally sweet, dairy-free frozen dessert that tastes like cherry ice cream — without any of the ingredients that don’t work for MS. Cherry nice cream is my all-time favorite flavor — and I’ve tried a lot of them. Nice cream is…
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Improve Quality of Life With MS: 6 Lifestyle Changes That Changed My Life
How do you improve quality of life with MS? That’s exactly what I was trying to do when I began making changes in 2014. Back then, I was trying to improve my walking, balance issues, and drop foot. Improving my heat intolerance wasn’t even on my mind after spending about twenty years struggling. I simply…
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Frozen Grapes: The Easiest Healthy Summer Snack (Naturally Sweet & Refreshing)
Two minutes of prep, zero cooking, and one of the most surprisingly satisfying treats you’ll eat all summer. When I first heard about frozen grapes, my honest reaction was: big deal. Grapes. In the freezer. I wasn’t impressed. Then I tried one. They taste like miniature, bite-sized popsicles — but instead of hard, icy chunks,…
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The Easiest 4th of July Fruit Skewers (Anti-Inflammatory & Dairy-Free)
These simple 4th of July fruit skewers are dairy-free, gluten-free, and packed with anti-inflammatory berries — a festive, MS-friendly treat ready in 10 minutes. Out here in the country, the 4th of July looks a little different than it does in town. There are no neighborhood block parties or walking down the street to a…
