Today on MS Understood we chat with acclaimed documentary writer, producer and director with a documentary called Living Proof. Mathew Embry is a passionate advocate for people and families who are living with MS after being diagnosed in 1995 today he's symptom free and living an incredible life after his dad, research scientist, Ashton Embry, developed an effective therapy using nutritional strategies to manage the disease.

Mathew has been diagnosed for 26 years. When he was first diagnosed he and his father created one of the first MS 'diets' that he started following within six weeks of his diagnosis. This diet and lifestyle was The Best Bet Diet and was the basis for the Whals Diet. We talk about the dreams you have for our life when diagnosed at 19 and how this was the motivator for Mathew to follow this strict life style from just after his diagnosis. Prior to coming out online with the MS Hope website, Mathew was quite private about his diagnosis, having had only one conversation with his wife about his MS before deciding to come out to the world, he talks about why he decided to share his story. Something that I found so interesting is that Mathew spoke about how hard it was to live the lifestyle he does. I found this so refreshing, because I don't think often enough it's spoken about the discipline it takes to follow any of these MS lifestyles. We talk about our kids following the diets we're on and trying to change the perception about what it looks like to live with MS. I got a lot out of this conversation, I really hope you do too.

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Thank you so much for listening to today's episode of MS Understood. If anything has piqued your interest definitely head over to check out MS Hope, and Direct-MS, you can find Mathew on Facebook and Instagram. You can find me on Instagram @Clare.Reilly or @MSUnderstoodPodcast. The best thing you can do to support this podcast is click follow on Spotify, Subscribe on your other podcast listening platforms and leave a review, this helps others find the podcast.

I'm always looking for new guests for the MS Understood podcast, if this is you or someone you know, please send me a message via either of my instagram accounts. In an effort to make sure to have representation I'd love to hear from any members of the lGBTQI+ community, our Black and BIPOC community or any men willing to share their stories of living with Multiple Sclerosis.