Your Guide To Integrative MS Management

Megan Weigel, DNP, explains how lifestyle medicine, sleep, stress, and energy healing complement disease-modifying therapies for MS.

Megan Weigel, DNP, ARNP-c, MSCN, discusses how integrative lifestyle medicine supports patients with multiple sclerosis alongside disease-modifying therapies. She shares real-world success stories of patients who embraced nutrition changes, stress reduction, better sleep, and mindfulness practices. The conversation explores alcohol moderation, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, and energy medicine approaches that help patients build resilience and improve quality of life with MS.

Dr. Megan Weigel is a nurse practitioner specializing in neurological care in Jacksonville Beach, FL. She has been a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) certified nurse since 2005, and an NP for over 20 years. She is also a board-certified Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse. She earned her doctorate of Nursing Practice from the University of Florida, where her research emphasis was on preventive healthcare. She completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in the Fall of 2018, which complements her practice focus on wellness and holistic care. She is the past-president of the International Organization of MS Nurses and the co-founder of oMS Yoga. This non-profit organization brings free yoga classes to people living with MS (www.omsyoga.org). Her bestselling book, Monday Mantras with Megan, offers an approachable mindfulness journey and is available on Amazon.