A Doctor's Private Battle with Endometriosis and Journey Back to Health
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 14 December 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
While Dr. Asha Subramanian was helping her patients get well, she was quietly suffering through her own health struggles. She battled endometriosis from an early age, and the debilitating pain only grew worse with time. As a young doctor, the disease had grown so bad that she was told if she didn't have children in the near future she would risk never being able to get pregnant.
The issues would continue for years as traditional therapies only provided scant relief. But she discovered that she could greatly improve her condition through food and began combining a plant-based diet with modern medicine. Finally, she found relief and was thrilled to become a proud parent of a healthy daughter.
Dr. Subramanian opens up about her struggle for the first time in hopes of helping others facing the same challenges. She shares her secrets for defeating endometriosis with diet!
Chuck also revisits a conversation with Dr. Neal Barnard in an Exam Room Rewind where Dr. Barnard delves into the story of an endometriosis patient who was in the middle of a hysterectomy when doctors declared she had been miraculously cured. Was it an actual miracle or was it the change she made to her diet that caused the disease to vanish? Dr. Barnard also details how a diet that is heavy on meat and dairy, but light on fruits and vegetables, can cause hormonal issues and fuel endometriosis.
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Dr. Asha Subramanian
Web: https://www.diyalifestyleandwellness.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAshaSub
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diyalifestyleandwellness
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Dr. Neal Barnard
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/drnealbarnard
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnealbarnard
Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB
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Know Your Endo
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Chuck Carroll
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: http://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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21-Day Vegan Kickstart App
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Web: https://www.pcrm.org/kickstart
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Barnard Medical Center
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| 0:00.0 | I started researching and then I saw there is a connection between endometriosis and diet. |
| 0:06.5 | And by that time, I've been struggling with this for 10 years or more and really my whole |
| 0:12.5 | life I feel like. |
| 0:14.0 | And I was so angry, Chuck. |
| 0:16.1 | I was so angry. |
| 0:17.6 | Why didn't anyone tell me this? |
| 0:19.4 | But I immediately cut out, that's when I became vegan. |
| 0:23.3 | So I cut out eggs, I cut out dairy, I cut out cheese and milk and all of that. |
| 0:29.9 | And within, I would say weeks, I felt better. |
| 0:34.2 | Considerably better. |
| 0:40.8 | Welcome to the Exam Room Podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:44.8 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:47.6 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us in more than 130 countries around |
| 0:52.6 | the world. |
| 0:53.6 | Hello to the exam roomies listening in Spain, Romania, Taiwan and everywhere. |
| 0:59.8 | In between, we appreciate you all helping to make the world a healthier place. |
| 1:05.6 | This is episode 100 of season 4. |
| 1:09.5 | That's got a nice ring to it. |
| 1:11.0 | Number 295 overall. |
| 1:13.9 | And for this momentous episode, we will be spotlighting a disease that often flies |
| 1:19.0 | under the radar despite the fact that more women have it than you may think. |
| 1:25.7 | Endometriosis. |
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