Professor George Jelinek MBBS, MD developed the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program and founded the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. An international leader in research and treatment of multiple sclerosis, he is the author of Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. Associate Professor Sandra Neate MBBS, FACEM is an emergency physician, and Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. Dr Michelle O'Donoghue MD MPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

• i: Foreword ii: Preface iii: About the editors iv: About the contributors v: Part 1: The Lay of the Land 1: Understanding multiple sclerosis vi: Part 2: The Directions 2: Overview of the OMS Program 3: Eat well 4: Get enough sun and vitamin D 5: Exercise 6: Meditation, mindfulness and the mind-bodyconnection 7: Medication 8: Progressive MS 9: Families and prevention vii: Part 3: Keeping on track 10: I've just been diagnosed with MS 11: Choosing your healthcare team 12: Mental health 13: Building resilience 14: Work 15: Disclosure 16: Pregnancy and childbirth 17: Sticking with the OMS Program viii: Part 4: The road ahead 18: Facing an uncertain future 19: The road ahead ix: Index

This highly recommended book highlights the importance of a holistic approach to MS management, offering a path to achieve the best possible outcome in this potentially devastating condition.

Professor George Jelinek MBBS, MD developed the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program and founded the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. An international leader in research and treatment of multiple sclerosis, he is the author of Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. Associate Professor Sandra Neate MBBS, FACEM is an emergency physician, and Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. Dr Michelle O'Donoghue MD MPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

• i: Foreword ii: Preface iii: About the editors iv: About the contributors v: Part 1: The Lay of the Land 1: Understanding multiple sclerosis vi: Part 2: The Directions 2: Overview of the OMS Program 3: Eat well 4: Get enough sun and vitamin D 5: Exercise 6: Meditation, mindfulness and the mind-bodyconnection 7: Medication 8: Progressive MS 9: Families and prevention vii: Part 3: Keeping on track 10: I've just been diagnosed with MS 11: Choosing your healthcare team 12: Mental health 13: Building resilience 14: Work 15: Disclosure 16: Pregnancy and childbirth 17: Sticking with the OMS Program viii: Part 4: The road ahead 18: Facing an uncertain future 19: The road ahead ix: Index

This highly recommended book highlights the importance of a holistic approach to MS management, offering a path to achieve the best possible outcome in this potentially devastating condition.

Professor George Jelinek MBBS, MD developed the OMS 7-Step Recovery Program and founded the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. An international leader in research and treatment of multiple sclerosis, he is the author of Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis. Associate Professor Sandra Neate MBBS, FACEM is an emergency physician, and Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Neuroepidemiology Unit at the University of Melbourne. Dr Michelle O'Donoghue MD MPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

• i: Foreword ii: Preface iii: About the editors iv: About the contributors v: Part 1: The Lay of the Land 1: Understanding multiple sclerosis vi: Part 2: The Directions 2: Overview of the OMS Program 3: Eat well 4: Get enough sun and vitamin D 5: Exercise 6: Meditation, mindfulness and the mind-bodyconnection 7: Medication 8: Progressive MS 9: Families and prevention vii: Part 3: Keeping on track 10: I've just been diagnosed with MS 11: Choosing your healthcare team 12: Mental health 13: Building resilience 14: Work 15: Disclosure 16: Pregnancy and childbirth 17: Sticking with the OMS Program viii: Part 4: The road ahead 18: Facing an uncertain future 19: The road ahead ix: Index

This highly recommended book highlights the importance of a holistic approach to MS management, offering a path to achieve the best possible outcome in this potentially devastating condition.