Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis

Live from the Recovering from MS Edinburgh event | S1E5

Welcome to episode 5 of the Living Well with MS podcast. This episode is a bit of a departure from our usual interview format, as our host Geoff Allix packs his mic and travels to the stunning city of Edinburgh, Scotland to attend a powerful one-day event, Recovering from MS: Wishful Thinking or Realistic Optimism? This OMS event took place on Saturday June 8, 2019, with featured guest Professor George Jelinek, founder of the OMS program. Among the 400+ attendees joining George were numerous OMS facilitators, neurologists and other health professionals, and well as hundreds of people from around the world who are on the OMS program. Geoff snagged impromptu chats with some of the many fascinating people in attendance, including Professor Jelinek.   You can learn more about future OMS events here, or as always, visit and explore our website and all its resources here. Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. In our next installment, Geoff explores the OMS Guide to Getting Fit with his special guest, certified yoga instructor, OMS facilitator and overall fitness maven Veronique Gauthier-Simmons.

The Overcoming MS diet in a nutshell part 2 with Sam Josephs | S1E4

Welcome to episode 4 of the Living Well with MS podcast. In this episode, host Geoff Allix digs into the second part of his interview with nutritionist Sam Josephs, BA (Hons), DipBCNH, mBANT, CNHC Registered. They continue discussing diet as a key pillar of the Overcoming MS (OMS) 7-Step Recovery Program, and how to integrate the OMS diet dos and don’ts into one’s daily routine.   You can learn more about Sam’s professional background here.   Questions include:   What are the basic rules of the OMS diet? Do you just end up eating salad? Can I eat at restaurants? What do you do about cooking for the holidays? What about chicken breast? Is it that bad? Any tips to make cooking easier?   Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. In our next installment, join Geoff for a very special “live” episode, as he captures spontaneous interviews with Prof. George Jelinek, OMS staff and OMSers themselves from the Recovering from MS event in Edinburgh, Scotland to be held on June 8, 2019.

The Overcoming MS diet in a nutshell with Sam Josephs | S1E3

Welcome to episode 3 of the Living Well with MS podcast. In this episode, host Geoff Allix gets out his knife and fork in a savory two-part interview with nutritionist Sam Josephs, BA (Hons), DipBCNH, mBANT, CNHC Registered. As you can tell by all the acronyms after Sam’s name, she is a highly experienced nutritionist who works in North London. Sam’s husband was diagnosed with MS in 2002, and has been doing quite well following the Overcoming MS (OMS) 7-Step Recovery Program. Since diet is such a key pillar of the OMS approach, Sam has become an expert in how to integrate the OMS diet dos and don’ts into one’s daily routine.   You can learn more about Sam’s professional background here. And given the importance of the topic and the extent of the tasty questions Geoff had in store for Sam, this episode will be broadcast in two parts.     Questions include:   What are the basic rules of the OMS diet? Do you just end up eating salad? Can I eat at restaurants? What do you do about cooking for the holidays? What about chicken breast? Is it that bad? Any tips to make cooking easier?   Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. In our next installment, join us for part two of our nourishing chat with Sam Josephs on the OMS diet in a nutshell.

The science behind Overcoming MS with Dr Jonathan White | S1E2

Welcome to episode 2 of the Living Well with MS podcast. In this episode, our host Geoff Allix has a lively discussion with Dr. Jonathan White, a practicing medical doctor in Coleraine, Northern Ireland who also works with Overcoming MS (OMS) as a medical consultant and event facilitator. You can learn more about Dr. White’s professional background here. In speaking with Dr. White, we dig into some of the research that supports and helps advance the Overcoming MS (OMS) 7-Step Recovery Program.   Questions include:   What is the science that supports OMS? What are the pros and cons of following the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program? What is the history of the research behind OMS? What has changed between the release of the first and second editions of Prof. Jelinek’s book? Are there likely to be future changes to the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program?   Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. In our next installment, we’ll talk to Sam Josephs to discuss the OMS diet in a nutshell.

Overcoming MS is possible with Professor George Jelinek | S1E1

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Living Well with MS podcast. In this podcast, we are going to take a journey together to explore how extensive scientific research is illuminating new ways to help people with MS live better and healthier lives through changes made to their diets and lifestyles. This evidence-based approach to MS management is reflected in the Overcoming MS (OMS) 7-Step Recovery Program.   In this episode, we speak with Professor George Jelinek, the founder of OMS. You can learn more about his illustrious medical and scientific research career here. We talk about Professor Jelinek’s incredible journey, from losing his mother to MS to his own diagnosis to discovering the science behind recovering from MS, and how he shaped his pioneering work to help people with MS all over the world live healthier lives. We ask Professor Jelinek some key questions to gain his insights on Overcoming MS:   Why did you step down as head of the Neuro-Epidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne, and what will you be doing next? Can you give us an overview of OMS? Is OMS essentially just a diet? Meditationis part of the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program, but it doesn’t sound very scientific. Is there any science behind it? Most other MS protocols outside of health services tell you not to medicate, but OMS doesn’t; why is that? Do you think lifestyle factorswill enter into the mainstream treatment? Any prevention tips for people with MS who have children?   Subscribe to this podcast above and never miss an episode. In our next instalment, we’ll talk to Dr. Jonathan Whiteon the evidence behind the OMS approach.

Welcome to Overcoming MS’ Living Well with MS podcast | S1E0

Welcome to Overcoming MS’ Living Well with MS podcast. In this episode, Geoff introduces listeners to the OMS podcast and previews some of the exciting topics and interviews in store in future episodes. Geoff shares his excitement about hosting the OMS podcast because he is passionate about sharing as much information about OMS as possible with both current OMS community members and newbies alike. Also, as someone who has MS and has experienced the positive effects of following the Overcoming MS (OMS) 7-Step Recovery Program, Geoff wanted to pay it forward and raise even more awareness about OMS in places only a podcast can reach.   Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. In our first episode, we’ll talk to none other than Professor George Jelinek, and get his take on each of the 7 steps in the OMS program.