Best Bet Diet for MS Explained by Neurologist

A nice summary of the science! Thanks for taking the time to do this and sharing with the MS Community.

Best advice I’ve gotten from Dr. Kantarci at Mayo Clinic was to not eat anything “American”, go organic, reduce stress, and exercise. I have been doing grain free, low carb as well. I do not drink milk and take a probiotic from Symbiotic 365 (wheat belly MD recommended it). MS since 1999, lesion number innumerable. My MRIs do not match my clinical presentation. I work, bike, ski, rollerblade etc. (not very fast tho! lol). Be well everyone!

I follow he Best Bet diet with a little Wahls thrown in (high protein) I am 52, diagnosed in 2019, and have had NO discernible symptoms following this diet. #nocheatdays So grateful to Dr Embry. His research launched Dr Wahls into her healing too!

I’ve taken some recommendations from the most popular MS diets and created my own. I can’t follow a strict diet and I love a bowl with grilled chicken, veggies, brown rice, and beans. In my opinion, avoiding dairy, omega 6 oils, sugar, and sat fat are most important. However , I do enjoy ice cream and cheese occasionally without a problem. I’ve found that eggs sometimes bother my vision so I tend to avoid them as well. Most likely a case of food sensitivity for me.

I follow the Mediterranean diet, which includes gluten and dairy. I feel that this is the best sustainable diet for me that offers a healthy balance. The Best Bet Diet is too restrictive for me and the thought of following something so strict stresses me out! If this diet works for Matt, then good for him.

Matt’s story is great. I was diagnosed at 18 and couldn’t walk for months. Major foot drop and dozens of lesions. Luckily I had a full recovery. I am 31 now and been on no medication since the start and doing well with little to no symptoms. I just take vit D and try to have no sugar with lots of walking and weight lifting. Specialists and neurologists keep trying to get me on treatments but something just doesn’t feel right about trying those without knowing if they actually help.

I was diagnosed two years ago. My own research brought me to this exact same conclusion. Great video, wish I'd known this two years ago lol. I enlisted a functional med doctor and we did all sorts of tests - genetic testing, full RBC, full CBC and a virus panel. Genetic testing showed a few mutations with my MTHFR genes, RBC testing showed anemia and homocysteine was high. I've always had inflammatory reactions to gluten. Virus panel showed a mold infection so I started a detox protocol but then did gastrointestinal mapping and voila, SIBO and leaky gut and it showed zero akkermansia which is the bacteria responsible for the mucosal lining of your intestines. We stopped the detox to fix my gut as the gut issues might be why I couldn't clear mold from my system. Currently rebuilding my gut with probiotics and pre biotics. I have a theory that the MTHFR issues contributed to leaky gut and the combination of that and gluten intolerance created underlying inflammation. All I needed after that was a trigger to develop MS. The diet outlined by Embry makes complete sense. I've been on a diet that is gluten free, sugar free, seed oil free and legume free. I limit nightshades and the only dairy I consume is a splash of cream in my coffee. I don't eat any packaged or processed foods. Anecdotally my MRIs have been stable, no new lesions and I've seen zero progression. I'm not on a DMT as given my age of 55 and my lack of disability my neurologist didn't want to put me on ocrevus (the only DMT allowed in Canada for PPMS). 2 years isn't long but so far so good.

I find it SO interesting that so few MS people talk about the importance of high dosage B12 supplementation (injections frequently and methylcobalamin under tongue)....In my opinion and experience the very most important

Matt consistently shares research on social media and mischaracterizes the findings to support his diet. He also shares opinions on DMTs that are intellectually dishonest. His recent promotion of a supplement as “life changing” should cause anyone to question his claims of being “symptom free.” He is very focused on physical activity evidencing this fact without noting possible ms related cognitive decline.

I have followed a similar diet for many years not to this extent, but i also follow an intermittent fasting and complete fasting routine.

I don't think it is about avoiding milk and gluten but about eating the more fermented versions mostly of these foods. It is more about having the right gut bacteria than anything.

Very interesting. I have over the years significantly reduced my milk product intake- through no reason other than- just losing interest in dairy products . Now when I eat some- I do get VERY quick go issues- which now helps me stay clear of it. Plus so many options. Sharing is caring

I wish diet was a panacea. Does having a healthy diet help? Heck yes. But so does staying well-hydrated. My diet is pretty good. I take supplements. I do my best to stay well-hydrated. I find a low-fat diet actually makes me feel worse. Despite my best efforts, progression of MS still continues albeit slowly. I find it troubling when people say they have no symptoms on a particular diet when it could just be the track of their disease. We never really know if it's the diet, or just their body.

Thank you so much doc! Finally I had my final diagnosis after 12 years. I have MOGAD and not MS!

Thank you! It was the very first MS diet that made sense at the time, after Swank, of course. Been on this diet and variations since my dx.

Excellent . Thank you

Thank you so much! Spread the word 😊

Thanks a lot for charing your researches and uncomplicated idiom of complicated writings. It helps a lot for finding a path in the jungle of information due to ms. Greetings from Switzerland and a very big thank you!

I decided to go vegetarian a while ago and I don’t have milk (I have IBS and milk winds it up!) so hopefully I’ve done the right things however, I’m due to see a professor of neurology at some point (just waiting for my letter) as my Tysabri has let me down, no neutralising antibodies so 🤷🏻‍♀️ now there’s talk of AHSCT… god help me! But thank you dr. B for all you put into your videos! Luck and love to all my fellow ms warriors out there! I’m 44 this year and my MonSter started at age 24… I’m in the uk and bricking it now! 😢

Thanks for sharing this video - I'm happy to see that some things which I have found for myself are recommended here.