The diet he proposed, which since became known simply as the swank diet, is very low in unsaturated fat, even lower in saturated fat, and directs patients to avoid any kinds of processed foods that contain saturated fat as well as going easy on red meats and using only very lowfat dairy. I looked at my behaviour at the time and decided that vitamin d played an integral role. Around this time i had read of glutendairy free and i started doing that. Two very different diets are stirring debate in the ms community. While some might argue with the length of the study a total of 36 weeks, a near half year hopefully will be enough time to illuminate trends, if any. If you have multiple sclerosis, you, like any functioning, walking, talking human will thrive on a balanced diet and with levels of excercise cleared with your physician. That is why i added wild caught salmon oil, cod liver oil and the most. The diet is the swank ms diet and was developed by assoc.
A survey of dietary characteristics in a large population. More individuals reported having previously followed swank diet vs. She changed her diet based on her research and says it helped with her symptoms. I have been following a paleo diet for 6 months and have been fully following the wahls protocol for about 34 months. Swank s groundbreaking research, working to bring the benefits of the swank diet and lifestyle to all corners of the world. In 2003, prior to the development of the wahls diet. I have had ms for ten years, am sp and had to retire from work due to worsening. Ultimately, this new way of eating still based on paleo principles. This study uses the newer version wahlselim diet which is a low lectin version of her original paleo diet. Nutritionist alana kessler takes a close look and compares the swank and the modified paleolithic wahls elimination diets for multiple sclerosis. After she was diagnosed with ms, she began studying food and vitamins. My husband had ran into a person who had ms for many years and had followed swank with no progression of disease. The wahls protocol is a strict diet based on a modified paleo plan, where gluten as well as dairy are offlimits. One early dietary intervention for individuals with ms was based on the observation that high levels of saturated fat in the diet were associated with increased risk for ms in norway 14, 15.
I dont think its possible to strictly follow the swank oms diets and the wahls protocol at the same time. Wahls method goes above and beyond the traditional paleo principles to directly address the dietary and supplementary needs of individuals living with autoimmune disorders. She is currently involved in an nmssfunded study comparing her diet with the diet of dr. The swank ms foundation is the direct continuance of dr. The wahls protocol is the most recent book by terry wahls, an american doctor who reversed her ms symptoms through diet, exercise, stress reduction etc. Scientists have long supported the adage that if you want to. The wahls protocol eliminates starches and includes certain meats, while the mcdougall diet focuses on starches and eliminates meat.
In this study, we will compare two dietary patterns for the treatment of msrelated fatigue. What are your opinions of the swank diet vs the wahls. Adjust to achieve and maintain a healthy body mass index. The swank diet is a lowfat diet based on findings of a study into the prevalence of multiple sclerosis ms in different regions, starting from. Find a brief description of ms and learn details about the history of the swank lowfat diet. Charismatic and controversial physicians like terry wahls, m. Study protocol open access dietary approaches to treat. Cutting out saturated fat and focusing on eating more fish might help prevent problems with blood flow that ostensibly could play a role in symptoms of ms. It was discovered that the consumption of saturated fat led to the quickening of the degeneration of the myelin sheath in people with ms. Wahls provides a paleo diet protocol that is nutrient.
It doesnt restrict either dairy if it is 1% or less butterfat or gluten. The oms diet is based on the swank diet but is not identical. Diet the basics it has been proven by research and trials carried out by professor swank and professor hugh sinclair that ms can be managed effectively using diet. The oms diet focuses on, and evidence conducted by professor swank shows that, a diet free from saturated fats or very low amount, but one with unsaturated fats, have reduced the progressions of ms. The wahls elimination diet excludes all grains, dairy, legumes, eggs, and nightshade vegetables.
Terry wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the university of iowa where she conducts clinical trials. Slowly but surely, she tweaked her diet to include and exclude certain nutrients and ultimately found herself out of the wheelchair, biking to a full day of work as a doctor, and, of course, promoting the diet. Her diet is pretty much almost a paleo diet, but emphasizes eating a lot of vegetables. Overcoming ms by professor george jelinek based on dr roy swank s work advocates a low saturated fat diet and no meats, whereas the wahls protocol, based on dr terry wahls work dr wahls reversed her own secondary progressive ms says fats and meat are ok, including organ meats.
She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which. Since ms is caused by chronic inflammation the best option is remove foods that cause inflammation. To find out more, read our about the swank ms foundation page. In this study, we will compare the impact of the modified paleolithic diet wahls elimination diet and a low saturated fat diet swank diet on perceived fatigue, cognitive and motor symptoms, and quality of life in persons with rrms, a milder form of disease that often transitions to a more progressive and severe form of ms. There are obviously other aspects to the oms programme, e. A new study comparing the efficacy of the swank and wahls diet for reducing msrelated fatigue is underway and will include an analysis of diet quality. Nutrient composition comparison between the low saturated fat swank diet for multiple sclerosis and healthy u. Review of two popular eating plans within the multiple sclerosis.
One diet is a low saturated fat diet that eliminates beef and pork and includes whole grains, fat free dairy, vegetables and fruits swank and the other is a modified paleo diet wahls elimination that eliminates all grains, legumes e. Dr roy swank 19092008 lived in portland, oregon, and was a contemporary of dr. The study proposes to compare subjects standard diet with either the wahls protocol a modified paleolithic diet or the swank ms diet a lowsaturatedfat diet as it relates to ms fatigue. Review of two popular eating plans within the multiple. Participants will follow their usual diet for 12 weeks and then be randomly assigned to follow a low saturated fat diet swank diet or a modified paleolithic diet wahls diet, for 24 weeks. There are many diets for multiple sclerosis ms, swank, paleo, wahls, and many more. The swank diet was created by an american neurologist in 1990 as a way to help manage multiple sclerosis ms. February 2019 ms news the benefits of wahls and swank. Everyone with ms is different, no one diet is going to be perfect for everyone. It would be possible to incorporate as much of wahls into oms as you canwant, e. In dealing with my ms, i eventually developed and cultivated the wahls paleo diet, which focuses on vegetables and fruits.
Other diets, such as the swank diet, the wahls diet, and the paleo diet may be worth considering for people trying to control their ms. On this lowfat diet, youll eat fewer than 15 grams of saturated fat and 2050 grams of unsaturated fat each day. The swank diet for multiple sclerosis verywell health. The skinny on the wahls verses swank diet waves study. Both wahls diet and swank diet were found to have favorable impact on ms symptoms in this new study. Find out which antiinflammatory diet might help you minimize ms symptoms. Roy swank, author of the multiple sclerosis diet book. Its named after terry wahls, md, the doctor who created it.
One of the dietary sites i follow is big on gluten free, whole foods. I am reading terry wahls book on the treatment of autoimmune diseases with a high fat diet. I have adopted her mega vegfruit intake and am aiming at 9 cups a day 3 green leafy veg, 3 bright colours and 3 sulfurrich. If you want to help your body heal from multiple sclerosis, i recommend this diet. Its a low saturated fat diet, but isnt low fat or no fat.
Treating multiple sclerosis with the swank ms diet. One diet you may have heard of is the wahls protocol, also known as the wahls diet. Ha well, as it turns out, i designed a diet very similar to dr. Wahl uses a vegetarian diet this is also incorrect, the wahls diet is a meat based palio type diet grass fed meatswild caught fatty fish and supplemented with a lot of vegetables. Based on the nutrientrich paleo diet, the wahls protocol incorporates many aspects of the popular way of eating. One early dietary intervention for individuals with ms was based on the observation that high levels of saturated fat in the diet were associated with. The swank diet is a low saturated fat diet that eliminates red meat and high fat foods and includes whole grains and fat free dairy products.