#193: Smoking and MS: Dr. Claudia Marck explains why and how to quit

Dr. Claudia Marck highlights the benefits of quitting smoking for multiple sclerosis patients and provides strategies to quit successfully.   Click here to read the full written version od the interview: https://ms-perspektive.de/193-stop-smoking This time, I welcome Dr. Claudia Marck as interview guest on the topic of smoking and multiple scerosis. We talk about how smoking increases the risk of onset and worsenes the prognosis. And after providing all that evidence why you should stop, Claudia shares best practices how to reach that goal. Claudia knows what she talks about, as she managed fifteen years ago to finally quit smoking after couple of failures before. This podcast episode and blog post exist in German as well. "},"minimize_box":"yes","minimized_on":"tablet","hierarchical_view":"yes","min_height":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"min_height_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"min_height_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="table-of-contents.default"> "},"minimize_box":"yes","minimized_on":"tablet","hierarchical_view":"yes","min_height":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"min_height_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"min_height_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="table-of-contents.default"> Table of contents Introduction of Dr. Claudia Marck Personal motivation for your career choice Smoking and MS – existing evidence Strategies to quit smoking for people with multiple sclerosis Which breakthrough in research or treatment for people with MS would you like to see in the next 5 years? Farewell Introduction of Dr. Claudia Marck Farewell How and where can interested people follow your research activities? They can keep an eye on my University website https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/190165-claudia-marck Is there anything else you would like to share with the listeners? I want to put in context that quitting smoking and avoiding passive smoking is one part of healthy behaviour which also includes looking after your mental health, being physically active, and enjoying a healthy diet. --- Many thanks to Dr. Claudia Marck for the original English interview on the important topic of smoking cessation. And for allowing me to reproduce the short form of the interview in German. See you soon and try to make the best out of your life, Nele Mehr Informationen und positive Gedanken erhältst Du in meinem kostenlosen Newsletter. Hier findest Du eine Übersicht zu allen bisherigen Podcastfolgen.