Living with MS often means sleep doesn’t come easily. Maybe your legs won’t settle, your mind won’t stop racing, or you wake up exhausted even after a full night in bed. If you’ve experienced this, you’re not alone, sleep problems are incredibly common for people living with multiple sclerosis. But sleep is more than just […]
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Most MS advice is either outdated, overwhelming, or straight-up impossible to follow.
I’m Alene, a Functional Nutrition Practitioner and your MS sister. I’m here to give you strategies that actually work in real life. Think practical MS nutrition, habits you can stick with, and mindset shifts that change everything. Because you don’t need more noise.
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Tired of advice that doesn’t actually help?
This MS blog is different.
Apple Podcasts | Spotify What does it feel like to have Multiple Sclerosis? Ask ten different people with MS and you’ll get ten different answers. Ask one person with MS on ten different days and you’ll still get ten different answers. It’s not about being indecisive or exaggerating symptoms. MS is unpredictable and often impossible to describe. […]
Apple Podcasts | Spotify When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, “thank you” were not words I ever thought I would associate with the disease. Why would I thank something that turned my world upside down? But here I am, more than seven years later, realizing that while MS is undeniably challenging, it has also changed […]
We all wish we had that one person when we were first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The one who understood exactly what we were feeling. Someone who could offer real-life advice, not just the clinical version you get from your doctor. When I was newly diagnosed, I searched everywhere for her. But no one showed […]
When I was first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2016, one of the first books that I read was The Wahls Protocol. In it, Dr. Terry Wahls, shares her journey living with multiple sclerosis and how she used diet and lifestyle to reverse her symptoms of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Today she has an update for […]
The road to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis may have come in a whirlwind of a day or at the end of long, agonizing years. The destination is all the same – a mysterious, unpredictable and unseen disease. When I received my diagnosis Thursday, July 7, 2016, I didn’t know a thing about multiple sclerosis. […]
It’s officially MS Awareness Month! No better way to kick it off than to understand exactly what MS is and how to manage it. (Spoiler alert my old iPhone charger served as a great prop in describing what goes on in the body with MS. Check it out!) What is Multiple Sclerosis What is […]
Imagine a spice so valuable it’s often referred to as ‘red gold.’ And what if I told you that same spice held the potential to help you better manage Multiple Sclerosis. It turns out, recent studies showed that when taking a supplement form of this spice and doing corrective exercises it may ease depression in […]
You’re scared, I know. You’ve known something was off for a while, but now you have the answer. It’s the answer you never wanted. You have MS. You’re wondering… what is MS?!? Isn’t that what people have that end up in a wheelchair? Are YOU going to end up in a wheelchair? All the “what […]
This is what MS looks like. Only when our voices unite, can we start to see, understand, and validate the reality of living with Multiple Sclerosis. This page is a resource for that validation. Covering the seen and unseen symptoms, it seeks to be a place of understanding; one where the reader feels less alone […]
Last week we cleared the way to understanding brain fog in the MS world. And of course, we kicked off this series in understanding fatigue in the MS world. Now it’s time to ease the struggle to understanding next invisible symptom of MS: pain. PAIN Aches. Pains. Ouch! If you have a physical body, you’ve […]
It’s 10 Different Answers for 10 Different People Ask 10 different people living with MS this question and you’ll get 10 different answers. Ask one person living with MS this question on different days, and you’ll get 10 different answers. The individuals aren’t indecisive or making symptoms up. MS is just that unpredictable, ever-changing and […]
Beating the MS Biological Clock Starts With One Habit
MS has its own biological clock, and it doesn’t stop while we wait for the “right time.” But you can slow it, with small, sustainable habits that are realistic and powerful enough to change your future.
You’ll learn how to beat the MS biological clock with science-backed habits that protect your brain and give you back a life that feels good.
