http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/05/11/2896457.htm?site=melbourneµsite=faine§ion=latest
I was interviewed on Tuesday on ABC radio in Melbourne Australia on the Conversation Hour about MS. The host, Jon Faine, who usually asks some tough questions and is not easily convinced without evidence, was very keen to get the message out to people about the potential of diet, and other lifestyle changes, in the management of MS. Hear the whole... Read more
Professor Roy Laver Swank was a pioneer in MS research. His successful treatment of 144 people with MS with a low saturated fat diet over 34 years was a breakthrough in MS management, and should have been acknowledged as such by his peers, and taken up by the profession. But on reading his 'Multiple Sclerosis Diet Book', a startling fact emerges.... Read more
When people with multiple sclerosis ask their doctors about whether diet has a role in the management of MS, they are often told there is no evidence to support it. This is a remarkable statement. A comprehensive research effort from medical scientists for over half a century has produced good evidence supporting the role of diet in managing MS,... Read more
Lisa suggested I share some of my findings in researching the MS literature over the last decade. Here is my take on one of the many positive trials showing the benefits of a low saturated fat diet in MS. Most of these studies were uncontrolled, that is there was no control group. But in 2005, a randomized controlled trial on dietary fat in... Read more
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