From bed-ridden to biking: Meet the woman who tackled MS with diet

US medical academic, Dr Terry Wahls, was diagnosed with MS at age 45. Determined to restore her quality of life, the researcher started experimenting with evidence-based diet changes on her own body. #WorldMSDay

Dr Terry Wahls was diagnosed with MS in 2000, at age 45. Despite declining in her health and condition, over a decade later, she improved her health.

Left: Dr Terry Walhs with MS in 2007. Right: Dr Terry Walhs, who still has MS, one year later in 2008. Source: Supplied to SBS


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