Join panelists Associate Professor Yasmine Probst and nutritionist Adrian Stone as they discuss all things diet and MS. You will learn how to eat well to boost brain health with actionable steps to overcome barriers to a nutritious diet. We also hear from Mary, a person living with MS, about her evolving relationship with food.
Adrian Stone is a qualified nutritionist with over ten years of experience. He is the co-founder of Living Holistic Health. Adrian holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine) and is a member of the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) and Human Research Ethics Committee.
Mary Webb is a person living with MS.
Dr. Yasmine Probst is an Associate Professor with the School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences at the University of Wollongong and Research Fellow at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute. She holds dual Masters degrees in Dietietics and Health Informatics and is recognised as an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian with Dietitians Australia and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute for Digital Health. Yasmine holds a current Senior Research fellowship with MS Australia. As a person living with MS, her research and teaching focuses on nutrition for people living with MS.
Dr Yasmine Probst is a Dietitian and an Associate Professor currently based at the University of Wollongong and a Research Fellow with the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute. Yasmine is also a person living with MS. Listen in to hear which foods are best to eat, and why, when living with MS.
Dr Wolfgang Marx, a researcher at Deakin University updates us on the progress of his research into the effect of gut bacteria on symptoms and progression of MS. Of particular interest to Wolf is the role of polyphenols – compounds found abundantly in spices, fruits, and vegetables – in multiple sclerosis and the gut microbiome.
Vitamin D has a complex relationship with MS, with links to increased risk of diagnosis, influencing gene expression in immune cells and generally being lower in people living with MS. In this episode, Dr Wei, neurologist and researcher, discusses how much vitamin D people need, how to get it, and the role of supplementation in children of parents with MS.
