June 13, 2022 News by Hawken Miller RRMS Put Woman on Path Toward ‘Paying It Forward’ Erin Stevensonās doctor laughed when she asked him 13 years ago if the vertigo she felt while training for a first 100-mile bike ride could be related to her motherās multiple sclerosis (MS). MS isn’t a genetic disease, but Stevenson managed to persuade the doctor to schedule a brain…
December 15, 2021 by BioNews Staff Expert Voices: Diet and nutrition for people with multiple sclerosis In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Multiple Sclerosis News Today asked registered dietitian Mona BostickĀ to answer some of your questions related to diet and nutrition for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Bostick, who has MS, works in private practice in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she helps…
January 9, 2020 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Weight Loss Diets Rare Among Obese MS Patients Despite Link to Disease Progression, Study Suggests Despite the fact that being obese or overweight may worsenĀ multiple sclerosis (MS) prognosis, people with the neurodegenerative disease are not more likely to adopt weight loss diets, a small study suggests. The study, āObesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis,ā was published in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related…
August 16, 2019 News by Alana Kessler MS RD Wahls Seminar Provides Different Perspectives on Managing MS: A Nutritionist’s View āDiet is profound. Lifestyle is profound. All patients should be taught how profound these things are.āĀ ā Terry Wahls, MS thriver and founder of the Wahls ProtocolĀ 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: āYou canāt change your genes, but you can change your geneās expression.ā How true this statement is. However, it was only a few short years ago that Dr. Wahlsā diet protocol, and āfood as medicineā 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 āReview of Two Popular Eating Plans within the Multiple Sclerosis Community: Low Saturated Fat and Modified Paleolithic,ā published in the journal Nutrients, which compared the efficacy of the Swank diet and…
February 25, 2019 News by Alberto Molano, PhD Study Indicates Possible Correlation Between Nutritional Status, MS Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients eat a more limited diet, with a lower average of 31 nutrients, including zinc, thiamin, and iron, when compared with healthy controls, a study shows. Blood tests also showed that MS patients had significantly lower iron levels, a different fatty acid composition in their red blood…
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…
June 28, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell Life After Whole30: Nutrition and MS Last month, I challenged myself to conquer Whole30:Ā 30 days of no gluten, grain, dairy, sugar, or sulfites. Forty days later, I am proud to say I not only survived, I thrived. I am still thriving. Friends have long been touting the merits of adopting a synonymous eating plan.
May 24, 2018 Columns by Jennifer (Jenn) Powell MS and Healing Through Healthy Eating Awareness is, at times, barely imperceptible, a quiet conviction that lies within. As with most truths, they are self-evident long before we decide to own them. And when we do, it is as if we have opened our eyes for the first time. My eyes are open. Living with progressive…
September 6, 2017 Columns by Judy Lynn Will You Try an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Your MS? The role that diet and lifestyle have on the course of MS is a matter of debate. There is a great deal of conflicting information on the topic, and patients may need to look beyond their neurologist or primary care physician to create a dietary approach to MS.
March 1, 2017 Columns by Tamara Sellman No MS Diet Miracles for Me, Thank You I’ve spent a lot of time latelyĀ around people following special diets. They’re either voluntarily cutting carbs, counting calories, following a diet plan, or fasting, but not because they have a medical condition. Mostly they dietĀ to feel better, lose some weight, or reset their metabolism. I wish them well, even as…
January 3, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD Inactivity and Poor Diet Are Common Risk Factors Among MS Patients, Study Says Lack of physical activity and a poor diet may be the most common risk factors for poor health and survival in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study. The research, āIndividual And Co-Occurring SNAP Risk Factors,ā was published in theĀ International Journal of MS Care. The development…
February 10, 2016 Columns by Elissa Holzman My MS Diagnosis (How I Got Here) Elissa Holzman is an MS Health Coach who specializes in nutrition and a healthy lifestyle for supporting those with the disease. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005, which led her to pay closer attention to how she treats her body. In her new column for Multiple Sclerosis News…