Coffee Break with community member Julie Pankhurst | S3E21

Welcome to the Living Well with MS Coffee Break, where we are pleased to welcome Julie Pankhurst as our guest! Julie lives in Surrey, England. She lives with MS and follows the Overcoming MS program.   

   

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Topics and Timestamps:   

01:27 Can you tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life?   

02:16 How about your experience with MS? When were you diagnosed and how did you initially cope with it? 

14:36 At which point did you come across the Overcoming MS program?  

17:37 You used to be a vegetarian and then a pescatarian pre- Overcoming MS for over 15 years. Did that help you adjust to the Overcoming MS diet?  

23:14 You have an interesting daily fitness regimen. Tell us about Zoom yoga.  

26:05 Your charitable trust is one of the supporters of this podcast, for which we’re very grateful. Why is philanthropy so important to you and why did you decide to support Overcoming MS? 

29:47 Why was it important for you to offer philanthropic support to Overcoming MS, and what advice would you give to others about supporting Overcoming MS?  

33:26 Your hobby, exploring family ancestry, is connected to the successful internet company you and your husband launched. Can you share a little more about your genealogical bug?  

39:31 You’ve been vaccinated but the DMT you’re on has had a strange effect on your antibodies. Can you speak to that and share your thoughts on what it might mean to our audience?  

45:16 What tip would help people ease into and better adopt the Overcoming MS program?   

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More info and links:    

• Follow Julie on Twitter  
• Check out other Twitter feeds Julie loves: Dr. Aaron Boster, Dr. Brandon Beaber, and Prof. Gavin Giovannoni  
• Julie loves the yoga website Taming the Walrus, run by Overcoming MS facilitator Veronique Gauthier-Simmons  
• Julie gets great health tips from Dr. Chatterjee  
• New to Overcoming MS? Visit our introductory page 
• Connect with others following Overcoming MS on the Live Well Hub 
• Visit the Overcoming MS website 

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