Mona Bostick RDN, LDN,MSCS

Reclaiming Holiday Food Joy with MS: From Grief to Gratitude Podcast Episode · MSBites · 11/05/2025 · 31m

🎙️𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗦 is live now.  It’s not about food rules — it’s about finding peace in a season that often feels too loud, too busy, and too full of expectations.
If you need permission to breathe, this one’s for you. #multiplesclerosis   

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𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀: Grains are 'MS unfriendly' because ancient wisdom says so. Organ meat sare 'MS Friendly' and will literally heal your brain.  𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:There are no MS 'friendly' or 'unfriendly' foods. That’s not a thing. #multiplesclerosis

Is gluten really the villain it's made out to be? Podcast Episode · MSBites · 10/08/2025 · 15m

This week on the 𝗠𝗦𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 podcast, I’m talking about gluten, and why the MS + gluten guidance might be… misguided. You deserve clarity. Not arbitrary food rules. Let’s take the overwhelm out of eating — one myth at a time. 🎧 MSBites: https://apple.co/3KGAIqG #multiplesclerosis

MSBites Nutrition Podcast · Living with MS is challenging enough without turning mealtime into an overwhelming obstacle course of dos and don'ts. Am I right? Here's the thing: we live in a challenging information environment wh…

Ever feel like nutrition advice for MS is either too scientific to understand or too good to be true? 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲. That's why I created the 𝗠𝗦𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 podcast, where we find that sweet spot between evidence and real life when it comes to eating well with #multiplesclerosis.

Whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words knew what they were talking about. I am sorry, Ben, but your expression says it all. #publichealth #multiplesclerosis

This is how we got #multiplesclerosis ‘diets’ 🫤

Correlation ≠ causation. 🧠 Just because two things happen together doesn’t mean one causes the other. (Looking at you, clickbait headlines about diet and MS 👀). #multiplesclerosis

My 𝗷𝗼𝘆 recipe includes:
✨ A meal I didn’t overthink
✨ A bite that makes me exhale
✨ And zero shame on the side
Because food gets to feel like support — not a self-improvement project. #multiplesclerosis

𝗣𝘄𝗠𝗦: You’re not failing at “eating for MS.” You’re living with a high-cost, high-symptom, high-pressure disease in an exhausting nutrition environment. Just getting through the day is an act of resilience. You deserve nutrition that fits into your life — not the other way around. #multiplesclerosis

Integrative, Functional, and other 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 'diets' for MS focus on what 𝗻𝗼𝘁 to eat. (with no evidence, btw) But your body can’t thrive on fear and limitation. It thrives on 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 approached with variety, balance, and flexibility. #multiplesclerosis #msdietitian

When MS hijacks your day and cooking feels impossible, try this: Grab something easy, sit somewhere comfy, and 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆. A bowl of cereal, a PBJ, or leftover pizza counts.
You’re not failing — you’re adapting. Adapting is acceptance in action. That is resilience. #multiplesclerosis #msdietitian

“Just cut out gluten, dairy, sugar, joy, and human connection. You'll feel amazing.” 
Except... 𝗻𝗼.
You don’t need to burn your pantry to the ground to support your health with MS.
Living with a complex disease is hard enough without turning meals into an obstacle course.  #multiplesclerosis

I wish I could tell you food alone will fix it all.
But MS isn’t a punishment you can reverse with kale. Or offal.
Food helps. Routines help. Grace helps more.
The cure fantasy will burn you out. Let it go. #multiplesclerosis #dietitian

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It's hard to tell the difference between:

1. Scientific language that's evidence-based

2. Scientific language built on cherry-picked data

Especially without training in research.

Best to follow a range of voices—not just one influencer or group of people with identical beliefs.

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Chocolate milk

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Eric Berg is a chiropractor who spreads lies about safe & nutritious foods.

Organic is a 35-year scam legitimized by politics.

It is NOT pesticide free & those pesticides are less regulated. Many are more toxic than those used in conventional farming.

Me and Danielle Shine fact-check ⬇️

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"Root causes", "functional medicine", selling supplements all major red flags for bunk! 🚩

Can I get an amen? Folks with #multiplesclerosis should check entire thread but 7/ is really relevant. We are living in a very challenging times, y’all. Misinformation and wellness woo is everywhere.

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Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.

“Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders…including identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease” was one of several top scientists PURGED from the NIH today courtesy of Trump/Musk/DOGE.

www.wired.com/story/doctor...

Make America 1880 Again.

RFK Jr. Seeks to Ban Soda Buying With Food Stamps in Health Push US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Friday in declaring the latest front in their war on unhealthy foods.

This is not a “health push.”

Some better ideas:

Increasing SNAP benefits to cover cost of a healthy meal

Adding bonus SNAP benefits to incentivize healthy options

Pushing for fair wages that would render SNAP unnecessary

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New study on non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NGCS) shows that it probably doesn't exist.

In a blinded, randomized setting, people with NGCS had the same response to placebo (gluten-free) yoghurt and muffins as to the ones with gluten.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....