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This presentation was part of the Chicago Wellness for MS Forum held Saturday April 22, 2023 Dr. Block, MS Fellow at the University of Chicago, presents How the Inside and Outside Environment Affects MS. Her discussion includes information about the Gut Microbiome,...

Benefits, Safety, and Guidelines for Exercise in MS with professor Robert W. Motl

Yoga for MS with YMMS founder Mindy Eisenberg

What Now? Post Rehab and Healthy Lifestyle for Multiple Sclerosis with Joy Wagner

This presentation was part of the Chicago Wellness for MS Forum held Saturday April 22, 2023 Watch the full presentation: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and What is New in MS? with Dr. James Voci...

“Each of us has a cup that we hold and can handle. Our cups fill with all sorts of exposures and stuff as we get older: illness, traumas, toxins, crappy food, bad air, toxic stress. These things are chronically inflammatory to our bodies – and inflammation is bad for our health. There will come a point when your cup will overflow or even tip over if all you do is put stuff in it. Overflow looks like a breakdown, a major medical illness, a smoldering problem that finally gets your attention, or any number other life-altering events.” -—From Monday Mantras with Megan by Megan Weigel

Megan Weigel, DNP, ANRP-c is an author and MS Certified Nurse. Acupressure is a simple intervention to help effectively reduce depression and fatigue in individuals with MS. Read on to learn more about this traditional Chinese Therapy and how it could possibly help you.

Evan Smith, PhD at the University of Michigan Medical Center knows that finding motivation can be difficult with a neurologic disease. Do you have a difficult time motivating yourself? Have you had a new diagnosis, a recent relapse or change in severity of your disease? Read on to earn how to boost motivation to help you live a happier life with MS.

Robert Pace, MD is a neurologist at Memorial Healthcare, Institute for Neuroscience. Have you recently been diagnosed with MS? Dr. Pace provides an overview of the disease for the understanding of new patients and their families.