The Overcoming MS Diet in a Nutshell (part 1) with Sam Josephs

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Living Well with MS podcast, where we are pleased to welcome Sam Josephs as our guest! Sam is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and has worked as a retreat facilitator for Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. In this episode, we demystify the Overcoming MS diet and provide helpful tips and tricks on how to hack the food portion of the Overcoming MS lifestyle and make it as scrumptious as possible!
Watch this episode on KZbin here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.
Topics and Timestamps
01:24 Sam’s journey with Overcoming MS
08:54 Basic recommendations for the Overcoming MS diet
10:26 What type of fish is included in the diet?
15:46 Tips and ideal substitutes for Overcoming MS-recommended foods
26:06 Navigating meals during seasonal holidays with the Overcoming MS diet pillar
29:46 Is chicken breast really a problem?
Sam Josephs, BA (Hons), DipBCNH, mBANT, CNHC Registered. Sam has presented to many MS support groups, was an expert panelist at the MSLife Expo in 2016 and works as a retreat facilitator for Overcoming MS.Sam believes passionately in diet and lifestyle intervention as a powerful preventative approach to all chronic health conditions. Her husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2002 which has shaped the direction of her career gives her the compassion and unique hands-on knowledge to support so many others with the condition.
Since graduating from BCNH (UK College of Nutrition and Health) in 2008, Sam has been working in her North London clinic seeing clients on a 1-2-1 basis. She has also worked as a pastoral and clinical tutor for BCNH, and appears annually as a guest lecturer at both BCNH and the Institute of Optimum Nutrition training upcoming nutritional therapy students in a variety of conditions, including MS. She has presented to many MS support groups, was an expert panelist at the MSLife Expo in 2016 and has worked as a retreat facilitator for Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis.
She is a fully qualified Nutritional Therapist, a full member of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and is also registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) - the only register for Nutritional Therapy recognized by the Department of Health.
Above all else, Sam enjoys nothing more than a trip to the Farmer’s Market, or a good greengrocer and is a keen and experimental cook for her family and friends.
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