Good lord! I'm beating MS: How the Earl of Durham is fighting illness with a veggie diet, meditation and doses of …

Ned Lambton is battling multiple sclerosis with diet He was diagnosed in 2007 after more than a year of symptoms Earl of Durham has cut saturated fat from his diet and meditates He is now off medication and have not had a relapse for 3.5 years

By Ned Lambton, Earl Of Durham

PUBLISHED: 17:00 EST, 8 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:00 EST, 8 March 2014

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The inexplicable and increasingly worrying symptoms had been plaguing me for more than a year when, in December 2007, aged 46, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS).

There had been problems with my balance to the point where I couldnt walk without a stick, numbness throughout my body, slurred speech and, most upsetting of all, a clumsiness in my hands that left me unable to play the guitar.

After examining my set of scans, a distinguished professor of neurology looked at me sympathetically and explained that I was among the worst new cases she had seen.

Back on track: Ned Lambton, Earl of Dunham, was diagnosed with MS seven years ago but is now able to play the guitar again after following a low-fat diet

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