What to eat
Switching to a plant-based, wholefood diet that is rich in omega-3 while excluding dairy and minimising saturated fat intake is critical in recovering from your symptoms and living a long, healthy life.
The Overcoming MS diet provides a wide variety of foods to enjoy, including fruits, grains, fish and seafood and dairy alternatives. Check what you are encouraged to eat and what should be avoided on the Overcoming MS diet.
Following a healthy diet is important in improving symptoms and preventing the progression of multiple sclerosis.
What should I eat?
The importance of diet for people with MS
Professor George Jelinek pointed out the amazing statement in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, at the end of 2022:
"there is sufficient evidence to recommend a healthy diet as an adjunct intervention in MS."
To read more about this landmark validation of the importance of diet to people with MS, see our blog by Dr Jonathan White and Professor George Jelinek.
We have lots of helpful pages and blog posts that cover the Overcoming MS diet
Here we have picked out some of the most useful pages to help you with adopting these lifestyle changes. This includes tips on how to make changes, answers to frequently asked questions and some diet cards which are helpful for explaining your dietary requirements.