212: How a Doctor Cured Her Own Autoimmune Disease | Cynthia Li, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Cynthia Li, MD, is a doctor whose personal healing journey through a disabling autoimmune condition took her from public health in underserved populations to integrative and functional medicine. She is the author of Brave New Medicine: A Doctor's Unconventional Path to Healing Her Autoimmune Illness and free e-booklet How to Strengthen Your Inner Shield: Science-Based, Integrative Strategies for a Healthy Immune System During a Pandemic. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/212-dr-cynthia-li

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0:00.0	What up family, it's episode 212 of the Genius Live.
0:03.4	Let's go.
0:04.4	What's going on everybody?
0:11.4	Welcome to another episode of this show.
0:19.8	I'm your host Max Lugovier, a filmmaker, health and science journalist and author of The
0:23.3	New York Times bestselling book Genius Foods and The Genius Life.
0:28.0	Today's guest is Dr. Cynthia Lee.
0:30.5	Dr. Lee is the author of the wonderful book Brave New Medicine, a doctor's unconventional
0:35.7	path to healing her autoimmune illness.
0:38.8	She studied and practiced with functional medicine experts, environmental health scientists,
0:42.9	acupuncturists, and Kegong masters.
0:45.6	Weaving together cutting edge science and the ancient healing arts.
0:49.2	She truly is an example of how healing can be multimodal, a mashup, if you will, bringing
0:54.1	together the best practices from both mainstream medicine and alternative therapies.
0:58.8	In today's episode, Dr. Lee shares how even as a medical doctor, her autoimmune symptoms
1:04.2	were completely bewildering to her.
1:06.6	She then divulges the unconventional path that led to her healing and eventual career in
1:10.9	functional medicine.
1:12.0	Dr. Lee explains how environmental pollutants, physical and emotional stress all can play
1:16.6	out on an individual's genetics.
1:19.2	We discuss how healing is a process that occurs most optimally in the parasympathetic rest
1:24.0	and digest phase and how we can intentionally shift into that mode on command.
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