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We learned that Selma Blair suffers from MS in October of 2018, when she shared her diagnosis on Instagram. This past weekend, she showed up to the Oscars with a cane, and just earlier today, she opened up about her diagnosis for the first time in an interview with Good Morning America. And with that, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been pushed into the spotlight.

If you’re not familiar with this condition, MS occurs when the immune system attacks the protective sheath, or myelin, that covers nerve fibers. According to the Mayo Clinic, this can interfere with the communication between the brain and the central nervous system. There is currently no cure for this illness; it causes a wide variation in signs and symptoms, including numbness, weakness, pain, and double vision.

Although there’s no cure for MS, there are specific lifestyle changes a person can make to mitigate symptoms. We asked mbg Collectivemember and MS treatment pioneer Terry Wahls, M.D., what advice she gives her patients who are suffering from this condition. If you don’t know her story, Dr. Wahls also suffers from MS, and years ago, it progressed to the point where she was in a tilt-recline wheelchair. Then, after reading all the latest brain science, she developed a nutrition and lifestyle protocol that helped her heal. Here are the dietary and lifestyle changes she suggests you make if you’ve been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis:

1. Drop the sugar.

Drop added sugars, including soda and artificial sweeteners, which increase the risk of dysbiosis—a gut microbial imbalance that can contribute to disease.

2. Eat more vegetables.

Multiple studies have shown a reduced risk of MS and risk of relapse for each additional cup of nonstarchy vegetables eaten each day.Article continues below

3. Add a daily exercise routine.

Multiple studies have shown benefits of adding yoga, tai chi, strength training, and/or balance training to reducing the risk of brain volume loss or relapse and reducing fatigue severity, improving quality of life.

4. Remove gluten and casein from the diet for 100 days to see what effect that has on symptoms.

Unrecognized gluten sensitivity is associated with increased neuropsychiatric symptoms and enhancing (inflammatory lesions on MRI) lesions in the brain, which can be reversed by 100 days of elimination of gluten and dairy. If you notice benefits, continue with this way of eating.

5. Get your family on board with this new way of living.

Implement these changes as a family for greater success. Everyone needs support, and eating more veggies and fewer grains and sugar will keep other members of your family healthy as well!Article continues below

6. Consider enrolling in a clinical trial.

Dr. Wahl’s team is currently conducting a clinical trial called Dietary Approaches to Treating MS-Related Fatigue for those with RRMS + fatigue and living within 500 miles of Iowa City, Iowa.

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Mark Wahlberg invests in Australian gym chain F45… after leaving fans shocked with his insane daily workout starting at 2.30am

Story Credit Daily Mail

He’s known for his unwavering dedication to fitness and last year left fans baffled with the details of his insane daily workouts.

And Mark Wahlberg has now taken his love of exercise to a professional level by investing in the Australian fitness franchise F45 Training.

The Hollywood superstar, 47, has bought a minority stake in the gym chain with his company, the Mark Wahlberg Investment Group, and FOD Capital.

Businessman: Mark Wahlberg has taken his love of exercise to a professional level by investing in the Australian fitness franchise F45 Training

The deal for F45, which was founded in Sydney in 2012, is valued at roughly $450million, according to Bloomberg. ADVERTISING

‘The founders of F45 have done an incredible job building a global brand and with this partnership we hope to continue disrupting the fitness industry,’ Mark said in a statement.

The strength of F45 is that people of all fitness levels will find motivation and support in an F45 studio.’

F45 refers to the 45 minute high-intensity, circuit training workout class that studio members undertake.

Power figure: The Hollywood superstar, 47, has bought a minority stake in the gym chain with his company, the Mark Wahlberg Investment Group, and FOD Capital

The company has 1,500 studios across 40 countries and is the fastest growing fitness franchise in the world.

The Other Guys star has other fitness-related investments, including StockX, a startup focused on trainer resales, Aquahydrate, a water brand, and Performance Inspired Nutrition, a workout supplement.

Mark’s investment comes after he offered a very detailed breakdown of his workout schedule, which begins at 2:30am and ends at 7:30pm.

On the former rapper’s check list were two major workouts that lasted more than an hour, two showers, snacks and meals, a cryo chamber recovery, golf and business meetings, in a routine that has baffled his fans.

It all begins at 2:30am when his alarm goes off. Next it’s a prayer session. Then the action star has breakfast at 3:15 am, his first meal of many throughout the day.

Ripped: He’s known for his unwavering dedication to fitness and last year left fans baffled with the details of his insane daily workouts. Pictured in a Calvin Klein ad from the 90s

From 3:40am until 5:15am he has a serious workout session that includes weight lifting.

Mark’s 10million Instagram followers will already know about his early workouts as he often shares videos of his gym sessions under the hashtag #4amclub.

At 5:30am it’a a workout meal and then a shower at 6am, which bizarrely appears to last for 90 minutes.

By 7:30am the Shooter actor is playing golf, which could be considered another workout, but only for 30 minutes as a snack follows at 8am. Next it’s a cryo chamber session.

The A-list actor shares four children with wife Rhea – Ella-Rae, 15, sons Michael, 12, and Brendan, 10, and another daughter Grace, nine.

Got ED? Get GAINSWave. Don’t be shy: Your Sex Life Depends on it.

Alright, things are about to get serious, people. There is no way to enter this conversation lightly, so let’s just do it head on (can’t help the pun).

ED. Erectile Dysfunction. No man wants to talk about it. And he certainly doesn’t want his partner to talk about it with anyone either. Ok…so…then…what’s the plan? Give up having sex for the rest of one’s life? Get Viagra?

Those are two legit options (though we sincerely hope the first one is a road less traveled).

“Heart disease, high blood pressure and high blood sugar can all cause ED,” Dr. Judson Brandeis tells Bustle. “Finding and treating the cause(s) of your ED can help your overall health and wellbeing.”

Ok, so how about trying something, dare we say – revolutionary? Ok, that word has been overused. But there is no other way to describe GAINSWave, the newest drug and surgery-free ED therapy that works in 20 minutes by using shock waves to regenerate erection quality and sexual performance that is “beyond what Viagra and Cialis could imagine,” according to Men’s Health.

“GAINSWave ® is a safe, comfortable treatment for men to optimize sexual performance and to reverse the effects of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) due to poor blood flow.”

For more information (and for the love of your sex life), visit https://gainswave.com/

Read the recent publicity article “16 Fascinating Things You Never Knew About The Male Body” on Bustle featuring Dr. Brandeis, garnered by Dunn Pellier Media.

Sweet Potato Bacon Salad: A Terry Wahls, MD Approved Recipe!

PREPARATION: 15 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 15 MINUTES
SERVINGS 4 TO 6
by Heather Christo
I love potato salad, but I hate mayonnaise—even before I found out I wasallergic to it—so I’ve always gravitated toward German-style potato saladwith a mustardy dressing. This one gets gorgeous color and crunch from sweet potatoes, celery, and a bit of bacon. Serve this at your next backyard BBQ and no one will be missing the goopy white old-fashioned potato
salad.

Kosher salt
3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
1 red Fresno chile, seeded and minced
2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
1⁄4 cup rice vinegar
1⁄4 cup olive oil
Kosher salt
4 uncured bacon slices, cooked until crisp and crumbled
1 cup thinly sliced celery hearts
1 cup thinly sliced green onions

Bring a medium-large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potatoes and simmer until just fork-tender, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and briefly and gently rinse them with cold water. Set aside.
To make the mustard vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together the chile, mustard, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil. Season with salt.In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes, bacon, celery, and green onions and toss with the mustard vinaigrette. Season with salt. Serve warm or at room temperature, or refrigerate and serve chilled.

SWEET POTATOES are one of nature’s best sources of vitamin A and a great source of vitamin C. One 8-ounce sweet potato will give you 100 percent of your recommended daily vitamin A. If you consume a little fat with the sweet potatoes (like the olive oil in the recipe here), it helps your body utilize all the vitamin A even more efficiently.

Reprinted from Pure Delicious by arrangement with Pam Krauss Books and Avery Books, members of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, A Penguin Random House Company. Copyright © 2016, Heather Christo LLC

Meet Functional Medicine expert, Dr. Will Cole: Access to Alternative Health Care Just Got Easier

You’ve got aches. You’ve got pains. Your doctor told you you have an autoimmune disorder. Or that you have to lose weight. Or that your thyroid isn’t functioning properly. Whatever it is, chances are, your doc told you to make a few lifestyle changes, but also recommended some form of prescription medication. And while this may indeed have been the right advice for you, you may also be curious about alternative treatments.

So you hop on over to your friend’s functional medicine doctor, and come out of the office with an $800 bill for the visit, plus $200+ in supplements and testing. Um….huh?

Functional medicine is a growing medical practice – and with good reason. At the root of functional medicine, practitioners look for the cause of symptoms and treat that cause, rather than treat the symptoms. This is great, because many of the same symptoms can result from a plethora of very different causes.

This approach to medicine is the way of the future, and our newest client, Dr. Will Cole, IFMCP, DC, has dedicated his life to making sure it is accessible to everyone.

Dr. Cole is a leading functional-medicine expert, and consults people around the world via webcam at www.drwillcole.com and locally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top fifty functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation and is a health expert for mindbodygreen and goop. Dr. Cole is the author of the book, Ketotarian, lauded by top- celebrities and CEO’s, in which he melds the powerful benefits of a ketogenic diet with a plant-based one.

So if you’re looking for alternative answers outside of your regular doctor’s office that won’t cost you your first born’s college tuition, check out Dr. Cole. It could change your life without making a dent in your wallet.

For more information on Dr. Cole, visit https://drwillcole.com/

A Story of Duel Transformation:

One’s Man’s Courageous Transgender Journey & 12 Week Muscle
Building Transformation

Meet Parker Price. Born Kate Price 28 years ago, Parker dreamed of being a man since the age of 8. Parker is now the muscular, toned, man that he always knew he identified with. But Parker didn’t want to just become a man. He wanted to become a muscular one at that! One whose physique would be in the top 10% of men.

But he felt ‘skinny fat’ and struggled to achieve the body shape he wanted training on his own. Successive gym memberships and PTs elsewhere failed to deliver the results he craved, leaving him completely demotivated.

Once he found Ultimate Performance, everything changed. Over 12 weeks, he lost 20 lbs, cut down to a super-lean body 7% body fat and built a truly astonishing physique. His incredible fitness transformation is living proof that you can motivate to do anything you want to gain confidence and more:

“I knew a little bit, but not enough to get me there. I was just feeling really demotivated and really uninspired. And then I found Ultimate Performance.”

For Parker, the Ultimate Performance program helped him achieve the vision of masculinity he had wanted to embody from the moment he began transitioning four years ago – a man who is strong, lean and full of confidence.
Having a great physique like his inspiration Laithe Ashley was the final but elusive piece of the puzzle for Parker to create that masculine identity and feel like he belonged among his male peers.

“I hope my transformation can inspire others the way that someone like Laithe has inspired me. For me, the biggest thing is going back to that whole energy thing and feeling better about yourself. It’s not about how you look. There were times when I compared myself to [my trainer] and I felt demotivated on my journey, “ says Parker.

“I hope that seeing me makes you think like ‘I can do this too’. But I never want you to feel like you have to compare where you’re at today to where I’m at. It’s not just what you see in front of you. There’s a lot of hard work and hard times and sad times, and tough times, and mad times that I went through to get here.”

Watch Parkers incredible story here on Daily Mail TV.

Complete Keto: A Guide to Transforming Your Body and Your Mind for Life

You can’t go very far these days without hearing the word KETO in conversation somewhere. Maybe your doctor has recommended it. Maybe your friend has sworn by it. Maybe you hear it on a podcast somewhere.

If there is a single diet that is taking North America by storm right now, it’s the KETO diet. And with good reason. Studies continue to show the benefits of a high fat, medium protein, low carb diet (aka the foundation of the KETO diet). Drew Manning, KETO and fitness expert, has explained it all beautifully in his new book, “Complete Keto: A Guide to Transforming your Body and Your Mind for Life.”

Drew inadvertently made a name for himself a few years ago when he purposely gained and lost 75 pounds in 6 months. How did he lose the weight? KETO. That’s how. And work outs. Lots of work outs.

He documented his self experiment in his first book (which, we should add, became a New York Times Bestselling book) called Fit2Fat2Fit. Since then, he has helped thousands of people lose weight, get fit, and stay fit. He has been featured on Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MSNBC, Yahoo!, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors and CNN, along with his own show on A&E and Lifetime.

Drew is back with his new book “Complete Keto: A Guide to Transforming Your Body and Your Mind For Life“. This is the first book of its kind, offering a truly comprehensive, integrative, and results-driven ketogenic diet program to create lasting change in your life. The book contains a highly accessible program that is filled with practical tools, emotional support, and real-life wisdom readers need to get lasting results. In this fitness and health landscape that has become enamored with the KETO diet, this book has a holistic approach to KETO and can enhance how you might be already using the diet.

So what are you waiting for? Spring out of bed in the morning. Increase your energy to epic proportions. Sharpen your mind, be on top of your game, and always be ready for action. Consider going KETO, and if you do, use Drew’s book as a resource for what will probably be the most important transformation of your life. The books hits shelves February 12th. Pre-order your copy today.

For more information on Drew Manning, visit http://www.fit2fat2fit.com/

Wellness Your Way Festival

A Media Success Story!

Photo Credit: Gabe Ginsberg

We’ve been telling you about singer/songwriter, Jewel’s partnership with Kroger to bring an affordable wellness festival to life for months now. Well, that festival, we are happy to say, was a huge success! Wellness Your Way featured the likes of not only Jewel (Grammy Nominated singer-songwriter), but also Gavin DeGraw (Singer), Nick Lachey (Singer), Run River North (Band), Tony Horton (P90X), Debbie Matenopoulos (“Home and Family”), Brendan Brazier (Vega), Cobi Jones (Los Angeles Galaxy), Joy Bauer (NBC Today), Mark Sisson (Primal Blueprint), Kevin Curry (Fit Men Cook), Leyon Azubuike (Gloveworx), Skylar Diggins-Smith (WNBA), Terrell Owens (NFL), Don-A-Matrix (Celebrity Trainer), Natasha Bedingfield (singer), and more!

This star-studded event didn’t drive up the cost of the $15 dollar a day pass, proving that wellness festivals truly can reach all of those who need it most. Over 22,000 people attended the festival.

This three-day celebration launched on October 4th at the Duke Energy Convention Center. Focused on providing accessible wellness for all, the festival supplied attendees with the platform to begin, continue, or boost their health journey. The festival combined 4 stages essential to health and wellness, Know Yourself, Nutrition/Hygiene, Fitness, and inspiration. In addition, appearances by top celebrity talent filled each day of the WYWF with discussion panels, meet and greets, cooking demos, group workouts, nightly concerts and access to the festival expo.

The mission of Wellness Your Way Festival is to inspire a healthy lifestyle in your own way. Rooted in providing an affordable platform to innovation, education and unprecedented entertainment, the WYWF was designed to inspire transformation of the mind, body, and spirit – while celebrating the great American city of Cincinnati!
And boy did they ever fulfill their mission. Bravo, Kroger, and Jewel! Three cheers for you, and for the health of Americans nationwide!

To learn more about Kroger and their mission to Feed the Human Spirit, visit here.

To learn more about Jewel and her philanthropic efforts with her Never Broken foundation, visit https://www.jewelneverbroken.com/

To learn more about the Wellness Your Way festival, visit https://www.kroger.com/d/wellnessyourway

Want Mental Clarity AND Fat Loss?

Go Keto, says Drew Manning, and yes: Eat more Fat!

As health trends tend to do, once they start spreading, they spread like wildfire. The Keto health trend is one such example, and if you’re looking for an amazing bio hack to jumpstart your health and gain mental clarity, you might want to dive deeper into what it means to be Keto.

Celebrity fitness trainer, Drew Manning, created the 60 Day Keto Jumpstart specifically for this reason.

As he said in an article in Organic Authority by Emily Monaco, by going Keto, “People are experiencing this mental clarity that they’ve never experienced before.”

As part of Manning’s program, he encourages intermittent fasting (where you don’t eat for a span of up to 16 hours but at least 12 hours), eating fatty foods (yes, you read that right, but don’t head to the greasy fried foods just yet), and following a program that feels easy and frankly, not like dieting at all.

In Manning’s words, “the Ketogenic Diet is a high fat, moderate protein, and low carbohydrate diet. Through the restriction of carbohydrates, it re-programs your metabolism to burn your fat stores for fuel rather than using the glycogen stored in your muscles. The low-carb intake helps to keep your insulin and blood sugar levels from spiking. This allows your fat cells to begin releasing fatty acids, which your liver will then break down to produce what are called “ketones.” Ketosis is the physiological state that is achieved when your body breaks down ketones for energy rather than the glucose from carbohydrates.”

Sound interesting? We thought so too.

For more information, visit https://keto.fit2fat2fit.com/fat-for-fue

The Affordable Health Festival Everyone is Talking About

Wellness Your Way Festival – October 4-7

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of reporting about a wellness festival hosted by singer/songwriter, Jewel, and Kroger (yes, the grocery company) called Wellness Your Way. It takes place October 4-7 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and of the many amazing things about this festival, perhaps the best of all is the price:

A day pass will be a mere $15. That is a far cry from the $500+ one might spend at your typical wellness festival.

Why so cheap?

Because Jewel may be a superstar now, but that wasn’t always her fate. She was homeless by the age of 18 and suffered from debilitating panic attacks. She found writing and meditation before she even knew how to define them in those words, and it transformed her life. She asserts that she was able to quell panic attacks, get healthy, and live the life she has now by changing one thought at a time.

The media is buzzing about this event. People Magazine, OK Magazine, US Magazine, and even Forbes are all raving about and anticipating this event, which features people like celebrity fitness trainer and creator of P90X, Tony Horton, celebrity chef Michael Symon, The Today Show nutritionist Joy Bauer, and a host of other amazing people, including, of course, a performance each night by Jewel herself.

We hope that this is the beginning of many affordable wellness festivals around the US and beyond. Because when it comes to wellness, it shouldn’t matter how much money you have in your bank account. As long as we have breath in our lungs, access to information about living healthy should always be readily available.

For more information about the festival, visit https://www.kroger.com/d/wellnessyourway

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