Hi Corinna - I've only been diagnosed for five months now so I'm maybe not who you're looking for. But I've been following OMS from the beginning as I felt there was more evidence on balance for this diet, specifically the lower saturated fat target, which would be contrary to the Wahls protocol. Saying that there is no definitive evidence (as defined by RCTs) for any diet for MS and generally neurologists if they advise anything will advise a balanced 'Mediterranean diet'. I think what these two diets have in common (and best bet diet etc) is an emphasis on avoidance of highly processed food, and high intake of fruit or especially vegetables. I think choosing the one you can best live with long-term is the way to go. On OMS, I have lost 3 stone so far (had a lot to lose) and my lipid profiles etc are trending in the right direction, so it feels like it's the way to go for me. Plus this way I keep bread :-) You could look at the OMS website which is helpful or the handbook is a lot easier to read than the bigger manual. However, OMS is a charity and the manual is free to order for MS patients from the UK and Australia.

What makes you want to switch from Wahls? Personally, I found Wahls too unbalanced when I looked at it but have never tried it so am curious if it works for people. I follow the OMS diet and use the daily dozen as guidance on what to eat everyday. Those seem to be fairly well aligned and relatively easy for me to follow. For recipe ideas I sometimes use the blue zones cookbook app which also follows roughly these guidelines based on their longevity research — plus I add fish. I think there is a lot of good evidence for general positive health outcomes for these approaches so you can’t go wrong with these (if you address B12 and D3). There is no MS specific diet that has shown to slow progression. However all of these I mentioned are aligned with research showing reduced death in the general population and don’t contradict the dietary guidelines of my national MS society where I live (these are a bit less strict but similar philosophy). Aaron Boster also has some good videos on diet with MS. I’m all in on those and have been feeling great…😀 hard to tell if it has or will affect my MS.