Guide to weight management with MS

Thursday 16 October at 4pm

Go to our portal area to register to join the classes live or to watch the recording

The suggested donation for this session is £7

Diet and nutrition is one of the most frequently requested topics to have more information on. Following on from consultation with our Virtual Insights Panel (VIP), it became evident that the issue of weight management for individuals with MS stood out as the area the community wanted to hear more about.

Join us for our information session on ‘Weight management and MS’, presented by Jenna Cox. Jenna is a registered nutritional therapist specialising in supporting individuals living with MS and has featured in our latest issues of New Pathways magazine.

You’ll learn in this session about the link between the impact of weight, disease progression and disability, as well as insights into the mechanisms behind effective weight management and why typical diets often fail. Jenna will provide practical nutrition and lifestyle advice for sustainable weight management.

The session will cover

• Research on the impact of weight on MS disease progression and disability
• Factors contributing to weight gain including ultra processed foods, the gut microbiome, different types of fats, hormones (e.g. thyroid hormones, insulin, cortisol, leptin) genes and movement
• Dietary recommendations for losing, maintaining and gaining weight
• Lifestyle recommendations

We will have time at the end for questions and answers so come prepared with anything you’d like to know more about.

Our Diet and Supplements Choices booklet provides a comprehensive review of the most popular MS diets, supplements and includes a special focus on gut microbiome.

About Jenna

Jenna Cox is a registered nutritional therapist, supporting people living with MS navigate their journey to optimal health. Jenna has a personal understanding of the challenges MS can bring having been diagnosed with relapsing remitting MS in 2016. Download her free eBook ‘How to support your MS gut health with probiotic foods’ from www.jennacox.co.uk and follow her on Instagram @jennacoxnutrition.

How to book

To join this session, please login or register in our Portal area. The session is free to join if you have a monthly or yearly subscription. You do not need a subscription to join, as you can register and provide a donation for the class. The suggested amount for the class is £7. If you unable to make a donation, please follow the instructions within the portal listing to join us for free.

A recording will be made available on the portal after the session and can be viewed if you have booked a ticket either before or after the session has taken place.

If you would like to know more or you are having trouble registering, please contact us at register@ms-uk.org.