Episode 421: Optimizing Your Brain Health with Nurse Practitioner Erin Wilkinson
Happy birthday to us! RealTalk MS is 8 years old today! It's hard for me to believe that the podcast I launched in 2017, with the goal of one day reaching 300 listeners, today reaches thousands of peo...
22 Syys 202542min
Special Episode: Dr. Aaron Boster Explains MS Clinical Trials
You're living with MS, and maybe you're thinking about participating in an MS clinical trial. But how do they work? Are they safe? What's the difference between Phase 1, 2, and 3 trials? What are the ...
17 Syys 202533min
Episode 420: A DIY Kit for Improving Your MS Journey with Julie Polisena
Disease-modifying therapies are the cornerstone of MS treatment, but they're not the only piece of the puzzle. Beyond prescription medications, self-care that includes making healthy lifestyle choices...
15 Syys 202534min
Episode 419: A Whole-Person Health Approach to MS Care with Dr. Lynne Shinto
Some people living with MS adhere to a treatment plan based exclusively on what we might consider traditional medicine. Others opt for alternative treatments. And, still, others take a whole-person he...
8 Syys 202533min
Episode 418: The Importance of Developing a Growth Mindset When You're Living With MS with Dr. Mirian Franco
Living with MS means living with uncertainty, possible physical disability or cognitive dysfunction, bouts of crushing fatigue, mood changes, and let's not forget the very real irritation of well-mean...
1 Syys 202535min
Episode 417: Music and the Body with Emmy Award-Winning Composer Jeff Beal
If you've watched the critically acclaimed series, House of Cards, on Netflix, or the OCD detective series, Monk, on the USA Network, you've already listened to some of five-time Emmy award-winning co...
25 Elo 202532min
Episode 416: The Updated McDonald Diagnostic Criteria for MS with Dr. Andrew Solomon
Since 2001, clinicians have relied on the McDonald Diagnostic Criteria as the gold standard for diagnosing someone with multiple sclerosis. As science continues to add to our understanding of MS, the ...
18 Elo 202527min
Episode 415: Your Money -- Ways to Earn and Hold Onto More of It When You're Living with MS with Beth Scott and Paula Cole
Living with MS is expensive. Very expensive. It's estimated that the average cost of living with MS is over $88,000 per year. How, in the midst of financial stress and uncertainty, can you formulate a...
11 Elo 202529min
