MS brain health & wellbeing: movement, sleep, stress, diet and making meaningful changes

Send us a message about the podcast. For questions about MS please contact our helpline 0800 032 38 39We often hear about the importance of brain health, but what does looking after your brain health mean when you're living with MS? And what practical steps can you take to support it every day?In this episode of the MS Trust podcast, we speak with Consultant Neurologist Dr Agne Straukiene, about the everyday habits that can help support brain health. We discuss the role of movement, sleep, stress management, nutrition, cognitive wellbeing and other lifestyle factors that can help support thinking, memory and overall wellbeing.We also spoke to Consultant Neurologist and Professor Nikos Evangelou and Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Silvia at the MS Trust Conference where we discussed how people with MS can make meaningful and sustainable changes to improve wellbeing and how to set realistic goals to help these changes.Episode notes:-Brain health and MS - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/a-z/brain-health-Exercise and MS  - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/information-support/exercise-ms- Diet and MS - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/information-support/diet-ms- Lifestyle Choices  - Information from the MS Trust: mstrust.org.uk/information-support/wellbeing-ms/lifestyle-choices- Sleep and MS - Information from the MS Trust mstrust.org.uk/information-support/wellbeing-ms/sleep- Avoiding the brain drain in MS how to keep your mind fit and fed - Podcast from the MS Trust  mstrust.org.uk/information-support/podcasts/avoiding-brain-drain-ms-how-keep-your-mind-fit-and-fed- Bee Well with MS podcast -podcast from Dr Agne Straukiene