This is a "Bonus: From the archive" episode of the Living Well with MS podcast.

In this episode of the Living Well with MS podcast we are pleased to welcome Andy McKenna, who has been living with MS without the use of MS medication since 2007. He is the driving force behind ‘Stoked on MS’ and through this, hopes to shine a light of hope on the reality of leading a healthy, productive and active existence by adopting the Overcoming MS way of life. 

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.    

Topics and Timestamps  

01:39 About Andy McKenna 

03:32 Andy’s journey to becoming an avid mountain biker 

05:31 How MS changed Andy's relationship with cycling 

11:38 What limitations has your MS introduced to your active lifestyle, and how have you dealt with or overcome them? 

20:00 What is Stoked on MS?  

22:14 Discovering Overcoming MS and experience with a lifestyle approach to MS management 

33:38 A piece of wisdom or inspiration to impart to someone newly diagnosed with MS 

35:07 Professor Jelinek’s Overcoming MS book 

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