There is an old saying I like: “A burden shared is a burden halved.”
There are plenty of difficult, burdensome parts of a life with multiple sclerosis (MS). Some aspects of that life, however, aren’t things that many people would be comfortable talking about. I call those the unspeakable bits.
With the help of MS Ireland, I’ll be hosting the second in our series of webcasts under that title. This time, we’ll talk about the same things that everyone seems to talk about every January: New Year’s resolutions to change diet and exercise plans. To go meatless for Veganuary, alcohol-free for Dryuary, or to hit the gym more often seem to be the international aspiration flavor of the month.
We’re going to talk about those things — diet, exercise, and weight loss — but we’ll discuss the topics as they relate to multiple sclerosis.
Experts on Hand to Answer Your Questions
On Thursday, January 26 (8 p.m. Irish Standard Time, 3 p.m. Eastern, 12 p.m. Pacific), we'll have an expert panel of researchers and clinicians joining us to talk about the direct results that exercise and diet can have on multiple sclerosis and overall brain health. We'll also talk about practical ways to make changes toward healthier goals.
Jens Bansi, PhD, a sports medicine researcher from the rehabilitation center at Kliniken Valens and author of a number of studies about the direct link between exercise and neuroregeneration, will join us from Switzerland.
Laura Piccio, MD, PhD, a neurologist and physician scientist, will join us from Australia. She has done some very interesting work in the field of MS over her career. Dr. Piccio is an associate professor of neurology at both Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Sydney.
Also on hand will be my dear friend Dee Laffan, a prominent Irish “foodie” with MS. Dee is editor in chief of Scoop magazine and is well known for her insightful work on many Irish television networks. We’ll talk about practical applications of some of these food and exercise ideas.
We'll ask questions that I’ve been hearing from the MS community as well as take live questions from our audience on the night.
How to Join the Program or Watch Later
To join us live, simply register here.
The program will also be recorded and posted, as was our MS & Sex webcast from November, on the MS Ireland YouTube Channel. So even if you can’t fit the live program into your schedule, it will be there to connect with after a few days.
I look forward to chatting with this impressive panel of experts and asking the questions you want answered … because I want them answered as well.
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
Cheers,
Trevis
