September 4, 2020 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD MS Patients Who Interact With Health Information More Likely to Adopt Healthy Lifestyle Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who interact with different sources of health information are more likely to adopt and maintain healthy lifestyle behaviors, a study has found. A combination of in-person interactive educational workshops and practical tools to implement these concepts in daily life may be the best strategy to…
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…
November 27, 2018 News by Santiago Gisler Lifestyle Factors Tied to MS-related Depression, Large Study Finds Changeable lifestyle factors influence the risk and severity of depression associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), a study based on a large group of patients shows. According to the study,Ā alcohol consumption in particular was linked negatively withĀ depression incidence and severity. In addition, a healthy diet and vitamin D and omega-3 supplementation…
May 29, 2018 News by Iqra Mumal, MSc MS Patients Generally Able to Maintain Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Study Shows In general, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are able to make and sustainĀ healthy lifestyle changes associated with a better quality of life, a study shows. The study, āHealth outcomes and adherence to a healthy lifestyle after a multimodal intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: Three year follow-up,ā…
April 24, 2018 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD #AAN2018 – High Fish Consumption Linked to Lower MS Risk A diet rich in fish consumption and supplemented with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsĀ (PUFAs) is linked to a reduction of 45 percent in the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, a study shows. The results confirming previous research will be shared April 26 at theĀ 2018 Annual MeetingĀ of theĀ American Academy of…
March 16, 2018 Columns by Ed Tobias Too Much Buzz over that Study About Eating Fish and MS? I’m not a fish eater. I never have been. Unless the seafood is lobster, shrimp, clams, or crab cakes (pickin’ the crabs is too much work), I’m not interested. Is the fact that I eat very little fish one of the reasons why MS attacked me about 40 years…
March 6, 2018 News by Diogo Pinto High Fish Consumption May Be Key to Lowering Risk of Developing MS Eating fish once a week, or one to three times per month along with taking daily fish oil supplements, may help lower the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a preliminary study shows. These findings suggest that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish like salmon, tuna and shrimp may…
February 9, 2018 Columns by John Connor Do Supplements Add Up? It started with vitamin D. Little did I know I was starting a habit. I had my first sclerosis attack in 2006 and learned about it by having an appalling fall on a tennis court. That’s another story.Ā I haven’t written about that yet, but I’m sure I will.
August 25, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Inflammation by Changing Immune Cell Processes, Study Suggests Omega-3 fatty acids might reduce inflammatory processes by boosting a mechanism that cleans out dysfunctional or unnecessary proteins in a certain type of immune cells, according to a study published in the journal Autophagy. These insights indicate that omega-3 supplements might be beneficial for certain multiple sclerosis (MS) patients,…
July 21, 2016 Columns by admin ‘My Super Diet Cured My MS! Buy My Book!’ There seems to be general agreement that achieving and keeping an overallĀ level of good health is very important for people living with multiple sclerosis, or with any chronic illness for that matter. And one way to reach that goal, many will say, is to eatĀ a healthy, well-balanced diet. Itās at…
November 11, 2015 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Potential MS Therapeutic Targets Found in Plasma Metabolites In a new study entitled āUntargeted plasma metabolomics identifies endogenous metabolite with drug-like properties in chronic animal model of multiple sclerosis,ā a team of researchers performed a comparative analysis of metabolites between control mice and a mouse model with experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE, the most commonly used…