The OMS Diet in a Nutshell (Part 2) with Sam Josephs

In this episode of the Living Well with MS podcast we continue the discussion on diet as a key pillar of the Overcoming MS Program, and how to integrate the Overcoming MS diet dos and don’ts into one’s daily routine with nutritional therapist Sam Josephs as our guest.
Watch this episode on RUclips here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
Topics and Timestamps
01:00 Getting started with the Overcoming MS diet
06:00 Is fasting worth trying?
07:22 The 5:2 diet for fast-mimicking effect
11:40 Is there a connection between gluten and multiple sclerosis?
19:46 Tips on making cooking easier for people following the Overcoming MS diet
Sam Josephs, BA (Hons), DipBCNH, mBANT, CNHC Registered. Sam has presented to many MS support groups, was an expert panelist at the MSLife Expo in 2016 and works as a retreat facilitator for Overcoming MS.
Sam believes passionately in diet and lifestyle intervention as a powerful preventative approach to all chronic health conditions. Her husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2002 which has shaped the direction of her career gives her the compassion and unique hands-on knowledge to support so many others with the condition.
Since graduating from BCNH (UK College of Nutrition and Health) in 2008, Sam has been working in her North London clinic seeing clients on a 1-2-1 basis. She has also worked as a pastoral and clinical tutor for BCNH, and appears annually as a guest lecturer at both BCNH and the Institute of Optimum Nutrition training upcoming nutritional therapy students in a variety of conditions, including MS. She has presented to many MS support groups, was an expert panelist at the MSLife Expo in 2016 and has worked as a retreat facilitator for Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis.
She is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, a full member of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and is also registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) - the only register for Nutritional Therapy recognized by the Department of Health.
Above all else, Sam enjoys nothing more than a trip to the Farmer’s Market, or a good greengrocer and is a keen and experimental cook for her family and friends.
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Overcoming MS is a positive lifestyle program that aims to help people live long, healthy lives without the usual problems associated with multiple sclerosis.
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