The power of lifestyle change with George Mckinty | S6E26

Welcome to Living Well with MS, the podcast that empowers you to take control of your health and wellbeing. Today we are pleased to welcome community member George Mckinty as our guest! George is a bodybuilder from Wales who follows the Overcoming MS Program. He speaks with Geoff about adopting the Overcoming MS lifestyle, the unique aspects of being a man diagnosed with MS and exercise tips if you live with daily MS symptoms.

Watch this episode on YouTube here. Keep reading for the key episode takeaways.

Topics and Timestamps:

01:15 George’s MS diagnosis and how he discovered Overcoming MS

04:00 Optic neuritis

05:20 Family history and genetic predisposition to MS

05:56 Adopting the Overcoming MS Program

08:27 Being a man diagnosed with MS

10:33 Accepting the diagnosis

12:02 Symptom management

13:34 Working out with MS symptoms

16:40 The 300 Challenge to support the Overcoming MS Charity

19:10 Positive outcomes from being diagnosed with MS

23:16 Tips for those just starting to adopt lifestyle changes

 

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• Learn more about the 300 Challenge and how you can get involved
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• Visit the Overcoming MS website

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