#237: 3 Steps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease with Dr. Terry Wahls

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Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 121 minutes

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3 Steps to Reverse Autoimmune Disease | This episode is brought to you by BLUblox and Paleovalley. In health and medicine, we must always be willing to look deeper. We can’t give up on looking for healing solutions just because we’ve always been told a disease is progressive and incurable. That’s one of the many reasons I’m so inspired by today’s guest on The Dhru Purohit Podcast. Dr. Terry Wahls received a diagnosis of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and, instead of accepting a rapid decline in her function and quality of life, dove headfirst into looking for answers with long-lasting results. Dr. Wahls didn’t buy into the limits defined by her diagnosis and has completely changed the future of MS research and treatment options in the process. Dr. Terry Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. In 2018, she was awarded the Institute for Functional Medicine’s Linus Pauling Award for her contributions in research, clinical care, and patient advocacy. Dr. Wahls was confined to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. She restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day. She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life. In this episode, we dive into: -Dr. Wahls’ story of being diagnosed with MS and how her transformation happened (7:42) -How conventional medicine looks at health and disease vs. Functional Medicine (16:13) -How to uncover the root cause of an autoimmune condition (23:01) -The role toxin exposure plays when it comes to autoimmune conditions (34:30) -Signs that an autoimmune condition is brewing (39:06) -The first thing to think about when addressing an autoimmune condition (41:13) -How eating 9+ cups of vegetables a day had a huge role in turning around Dr. Wahls’ health (51:38) -The healing benefits of organ meats (59:51) -Practical ways to increase vegetable consumption (1:09:45) -What role anti-nutrients might play when it comes to autoimmune conditions (1:12:09) -What Dr. Wahls’ diet looks like on a daily basis (1:16:27) -The power of movement when it comes to healing an autoimmune condition (1:23:27) -Figuring out your why as you begin your healing journey (1:33:10) Also mentioned in this episode: -The Autoimmune Intervention Mastery Course - https://terrywahls.com/aim/ -Radical Health Upgrade Program - https://terrywahls.com/radicalhealthupgrade/ -Conquer Your Autoimmune Condition - Free Five Day Challenge - https://terrywahls.com/5daychallenge/ -Defying All Odds Documentary - https://defyingalloddsmovie.vhx.tv/checkout/defying-all-odds-72-mins/purchase?code=wahlsrecoveryjourneyaug2021 -US Wellness Meats - Organs and Organ Sausages - https://grasslandbeef.com/organs-organ-sausages -MS Clinical Trials - https://wahls.lab.uiowa.edu/ For more on Dr. Wahls you can follow her on Instagram @drterrywahls, on Facebook @terrywahls, on Twitter @terrywahls, on YouTube @terrywahls, and through her website https://terrywahls.com. Sign up for Dhru’s Try This Newsletter - https://dhrupurohit.com/newsletter. This episode is brought to you by BLUblox and Paleovalley. Right now BLUblox is offering my listeners 20% off, just go to blublox.com/dhru and use code DHRU at checkout. Right now they’re offering my listeners 15% off their entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/dhru to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Wherever you are in whatever your health state is in, there is so much that you can do to turn things around.
0:08.0	If I can come back, then so can you. There is so much that is under your control.
0:14.0	If you haven't noticed already, I'm pretty obsessed with optimizing my sleep.
0:18.0	Over the past few years, I've been incorporating simple, affordable techniques to guarantee a great night's sleep.
0:25.0	What took me a while to learn when I first got started was that my daytime habits were affecting my ability to get deep rest, namely screen time.
0:34.0	But let's be real, there's no way around screen time for many of us who operate our whole lives with a laptop or phone, myself included.
0:41.0	The key is to minimize the effects of blue light or junk light, which actually suppresses your body's natural melatonin production.
0:49.0	So two years ago, I started using blue light blocking glasses made by Blueblocks, and now they've become a non-negotiable part of my better sleep routine.
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1:07.0	One of my biggest challenges was eye strain, and that's completely improved since using Blueblocks.
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2:38.0	So growing up, my family used turmeric all the time. I'm talking about in meals that were home cooked or even when I was coming down with a cold or a flu.
2:47.0	Now, it's kind of ridiculously amazing for me to see that turmeric has become this worldwide health trend since hats off to my parents and grandparents.
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