August 16, 2019 News by Alana Kessler MS RD Wahls Seminar Provides Different Perspectives on Managing MS: A Nutritionist’s View “Diet is profound. Lifestyle is profound. All patients should be taught how profound these things are.” — Terry Wahls, MS thriver and founder of the Wahls Protocol Western medicine has long approached multiple sclerosis (MS) and autoimmune disorders through traditional methods. While there have been…
May 17, 2019 News by Alana Kessler MS RD How Diet Helped Creator of Wahls Protocol in Personal MS Journey: A Nutritionist’s View In my recent conversation with Terry Wahls, MD, creator of the Wahls diet for multiple sclerosis (MS), she said something that resonated with me: “You can’t change your genes, but you can change your gene’s expression.” How true this statement is. However, it was only a few short years ago that Dr. Wahls’ diet protocol, and “food as medicine” philosophy was being met with strong criticism from the medical community. Nowadays, the modified paleolithic diet and lifestyle program she facilitates at the Wahls Institute in Iowa is being touted as the work of a visionary.
April 2, 2019 News by Alana Kessler MS RD Review of 2 Diets That May Benefit MS Patients: A Nutritionist’s View I recently came across the article “Review of Two Popular Eating Plans within the Multiple Sclerosis Community: Low Saturated Fat and Modified Paleolithic,” published in the journal Nutrients, which compared the efficacy of the Swank diet and…
December 7, 2018 News by Alana Kessler MS RD Treating MS with Holistic Behaviors and Strategies: A Nutritionist’s View When I first met Stephanie in March, she was like any healthy 28-year-old coming in to see me for a nutrition consult. Her positive attitude and bright smile filled the room as she told me about her job as a grade school teacher and the new apartment she…
