By Overcoming MS
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re sharing the highlights from our ‘Ask Aaron’ webinar, recorded in front of a global audience, with the incredible Dr Aaron Boster. Dr Boster is a board-certified neurologist who specialises in MS, and we’re delighted to have him answering a huge range of questions from our community! From medications to MRI’s and pregnancy to cold showers, Dr Boster gave us so many brilliantly informative answers - we hope you find this episode really useful. Let us know what you think!
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
Topics and Timestamps:
01:49 Defining benign MS
05:05 How to get the most out of your time with your neurologist
09:32 The DMTs that help with brain atrophy
09:46 MRI’s as a way to show the rate of brain atrophy
18:20 Aubagio for secondary progressive MS
22:11 The future of Ocrevus dosing guidelines and becoming pregnant on ocrelizumab
26:31 Treating MS-relating dystonia
28:37 Treatments for MS-related bladder dysfunction
35:15 Low-dose Naltrexone for MS
39:00 The benefits of cold showers
39:38 Immune reconstitution therapies
43:22 Managing MS with diet and exercise
To join us live for the next webinar or watch the original presentation head to our website overcomingms.org
Dr Boster was on five previous Living Well with MS episodes:
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re thrilled to welcome Dr Robert Motl as our guest! Dr Motl is a professor of kinesiology, nutrition and rehabilitation sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s a top researcher in the field of exercise and physical activity for people living with MS and, in this fascinating episode, he talks to Overcoming MS facilitator Veronique Gauthier-Simmons about how much exercise is recommended for people with MS, the differences between lifestyle physical activity and structured exercise, and he explains how exercise works within the brain to slow MS progression. We learnt so much from Dr Motl, and hope it helps you kick start a new phase in your relationship with physical activity. Let us know what you think!
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
02:09 Overview of Dr Motl’s research lab and team
03:21 Dr Motl’s interest in multiple sclerosis
05:57 Key findings over the years of the benefits of exercise for people with MS
09:32 Lifestyle physical activity vs. structured exercise for people with MS
15:03 How much exercise is recommended for people with MS?
17:39 Exercise as a disease modifying behavior
20:28 What part of the disease progression does exercise help?
22:12 Exercise’s effects on the brain
25:50 Who benefits the most from exercise?
28:42 Social prescribing of exercise for people with MS
31:16 Exercise’s effects on mood for people with MS
34:54 How to participate in future studies
36:16 The benefits of a holistic approach to MS management
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we’re sharing the highlights from our webinar on ‘Resilience following Overcoming MS’ with the fantastic Dr Rachael Hunter. Rachael is a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer in clinical and health psychology at Swansea University. She's an OMSer herself and wrote the chapter on resilience in the Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook. She gave us so much interesting information and many helpful tips - we hope you find this really useful in bringing resilience into your own life. Let us know what you think!
Watch this episode on YouTube here and keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
00:59 Dr Hunter’s professional background and an overview of the Overcoming MS Program
04:30 What happens to the body physiologically during a stress response
06:55 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the fundamentals of wellness
09:37 Managing emotional wellbeing and scheduling “worry time”
14:30 Managing anxiety through self-compassion and mindfulness
17:24 The benefits of positive relationships with others
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Jenna Cox as our guest! Jenna is a nutritional therapist who lives with MS and is an Ambassador for the Bristol, UK Circle. In this episode, she talks about dairy alternatives, calcium and bone density on a plant-based diet and probiotics for the gut microbiome.
00:58 Jenna’s MS diagnosis
05:12 Adopting the Overcoming MS Program
09:19 Jenna’s work as a nutritional therapist
12:22 Diary-free swaps for milk, cheese and other products
15:16 Calcium and bone density on the Overcoming MS diet
21:30 Nutrition for PMS and PMDD
27:15 Probiotics and the gut microbiome for people with MS
33:31 The link between MS and cardiovascular issues, especially for women
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In this episode, we’re sharing highlights from a ‘talkhealth’ webinar: ‘TH+ Expert Webinar with Dr Jonathan White: Overcoming MS’. In the webinar, Overcoming MS medical advisor, Dr Jonathan White speaks about the evidence and benefits of the Program, his personal MS journey and making healthy changes for life. ‘talkhealth’ is a patient-centric online health community based in the UK, that provides a full range of support services.
02:25 Intro: Jonathan’s MS diagnosis and Overcoming MS journey.
09:27 The importance of a compassionate diagnosis.
10:14 Finding hope with an MS diagnosis with a healthy lifestyle.
11:29 An overview of the Program.
12:35 How Overcoming MS can prevent other conditions.
13:14 The history of the Overcoming MS charity.
16:27 Connecting through Overcoming MS Circles.
18:39 The research behind the Overcoming MS Program.
22:41 The benefits of physical activity for people with MS.
24:53 Mindfulness and mental health.
28:21 Disease-modifying drugs for MS.
32:14 Preventing MS in family members.
39:24 How to change your life, for life.
42:13 The increase in plant-based options at stores and restaurants.
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Jane and Ian Airey-Regardsoe as our guests! Jane is a member of the Southwest, UK Circle and her husband, Ian is cycling to France as a fundraising challenge, supported by Jane, to benefit Overcoming MS. They chat about adopting the Overcoming MS Program as a couple, their fundraising challenge and why they’ve chosen to support the charity.
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01:22 Jane’s MS diagnosis and Overcoming MS journey.
06:49 Adopting the Overcoming MS Program as a partner.
10:08 Tips for adopting the Overcoming MS Program.
11:17 How to improve low vitamin D levels.
14:53 Jane and Ian’s ‘Door to Door cycle’ fundraiser.
16:56 The impact of raising money for Overcoming MS.
18:24 How to prepare for a physical challenge.
24:03 Tips for starting your own fundraising efforts.
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If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, we would really appreciate it if you could leave a donation here. Every donation, however small, helps us to share the podcast with more people on how to live well with MS.
Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Rachel Burn as our guest! Rachel is a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and follows the Overcoming MS Program. In this episode, Rachel talks to Geoff about who should work with a therapist, how to choose a therapist, how to unpack our emotions and how to know if you’re a highly sensitive person.
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
01:46 Rachel’s background and her MS and Overcoming MS journey.
08:14 Who should work with a therapist?
09:49 How you should choose a therapist and style of therapy.
12:27 How to unpack your emotions scientifically as waves of chemicals.
16:06 Unhelpful tactics of clinging to emotions or suppressing them.
19:29 The connection with highly sensitive people (HSPs) and autoimmunity.
21:43 How to know if you’re highly sensitive.
26:05 The power of the Overcoming MS community for the newly diagnosed.
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we are pleased to welcome Bee Grzegorzek (she/they) as our guest! Bee is the Inclusive Communities Manager for UK-based charity, Attitude is Everything, which connects disabled people with music and live event industries to improve access together. They talk to Geoff about making a festival safe and enjoyable, her top tips for finding accessible venues and red flags to look for in a venue’s accessibility.
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
00:56 Introduction: What is Attitude is Everything?
03:10 Environmental, organisational and attitudinal barriers to access.
05:34 Advances in accessibility in the last 20 years.
07:36 Whose responsibility is it to educate people about accessibility?
08:57 Bee’s top tips for finding accessible venues.
10:49 Red flags to look for when asking about a venue’s accessibility.
15:13 What to do if there’s an accessibility problem during an event.
17:52 Bee’s recommendations for making a festival as safe and fun as possible.
21:51 How to navigate food at venues with dietary requirements.
23:50 The benefits of accessibility scheme cards.
25:21 Personal assistant tickets.
26:38 Helping disabled artists get their access needs met.
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Welcome to Living Well with MS, where we explore topics relating to living a full and healthy life with multiple sclerosis.
In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Dr Fraser Quin as our guest! Dr Quin is the Executive Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), a charity that promotes the role of lifestyle medicine in improving people’s health and wellbeing. He speaks to Dr Jonathan White about the role of lifestyle medicine for people with MS, the importance of sleep and how healthcare professionals are training to support their patients with lifestyle medicine.
00:00 Dr Quin’s background and role at the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM).
04:02 What is lifestyle medicine? And what isn’t lifestyle medicine?
07:02 The role of the BSLM in the healthcare landscape.
10:28 The history and future of lifestyle medicine across the globe.
16:08 Why sleep is such an important pillar of lifestyle medicine.
20:28 How doctors are being trained in lifestyle medicine.
29:27 The #1Change Campaign: How making one small healthy change can change your life.
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Dr Fraser Quin is the Executive Director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, European Lifestyle Medicine Council and World Lifestyle Medicine Organisation.
Fraser is currently a Non-Executive Director of Ark Housing Association and was previously Chair of Deaf Action, Scotland’s largest Deaf charity.
Fraser also has a background in higher education and was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics, completing his PhD at Edinburgh University.
Fraser is a strong advocate for Lifestyle Medicine and is in his own words “living the dream” as a keen cyclist, with his type 2 diabetes currently in remission.
He is also an avid motorcyclist and regularly tours Europe and the UK on his Triumph.
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In this episode, we’re sharing highlights from our webinar ‘Accessible Movement for the Overcoming MS Community’ with Dr Véronique Gauthier-Simmons. Véronique is a qualified yoga therapist who follows the Overcoming MS Program and supports Overcoming MS as a facilitator. She discusses the benefits of exercise, how to make it more accessible and how to stay motivated.
Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
01:01 The benefits of exercise.
07:09 How you can set SMART goals to stay motivated to exercise.
12:40 How you can modify physical activity for your ability and balance.
15:14 Breathing exercises to work your core muscles.
20:46 Examples of chair-based exercises for the arms, legs and spine.
29:15 Your intention can change how an exercise feels in your body.
34:20 Dopamine release doesn’t occur until six weeks into a new exercise routine, so don’t give up!
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Feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing [email protected].
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If you enjoy this podcast and want to support the ongoing work of Overcoming MS, we would really appreciate it if you could leave a donation here. Every donation, however small, helps us to share the podcast with more people on how to live well with MS.
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