Harvard Surgeon Changes Her Mind About Modern Medicine After Autoimmune Disease

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Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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What if everything you thought you knew about autoimmune disease was wrong? Millions suffer from conditions like Hashimoto’s, Lyme, and mold toxicity– often misdiagnosed or mistreated. In this powerful episode of The Dr. Josh Axe Show, Dr. Axe sits down with Harvard-trained physician and former Cornell surgeon Dr. Kristine Profeta, who shares how she overcame multiple autoimmune conditions and now helps thousands do the same. Once a conventional surgeon, Dr. Profeta’s own health collapse led her to discover the root-cause, holistic strategies that now define her practice. Her mission? Help others heal when the system has failed them. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why the mainstream approach to autoimmunity isn’t working The surprising connection between Lyme, mold, and parasites How biofilms protect chronic infections, and how to break them down A deep dive into ozone therapy, EBOO, plasma exchange, and more The mindset shift that can unlock your body’s healing potential Tune In To Discover: The exact steps Dr. Profeta uses to help patients reverse autoimmune disease and chronic infections—starting with the question: Do you believe your body can heal? Don’t miss this breakthrough conversation. Your healing journey might begin right here. #autoimmune #draxe #drjoshaxe ------ Want more of The Dr. Josh Axe Show? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Website Follow Dr. Kristine Profeta Gedroic Instagram Website ------ Staying healthy in today's world is an upstream battle. Subscribe to Wellness Weekly, your 5-minute dose of sound health advice to help you grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. Every Wednesday, you'll get: Holistic health news & life-hacks from a biblical world view Powerful free resources including classes, Q&As, and guides from Dr. Axe The latest episodes of The Dr. Josh Axe Show Submit your questions via voice memo to be featured on the show → speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe ------ Links: Check out Dr. Kristine Profeta Gedroic’s book, A Nation of Unwell → https://www.amazon.com/Nation-Unwell-Whats-Gone-Wrong/dp/1732444609 ------ Ads: Even if your bloodwork looks "normal," your symptoms could point to Cell Danger Response (CDR). Discover how to break free from CDR and unlock your full potential at https://beyondbloodwork.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's pretty interesting how many people have Lyme, have autoimmune disease, don't know. You were one of those people. You're a Harvard-trained doctor, and you had this happen to you, and it really awoken you to the truth about what's going on in mainstream medicine. I talk about that period of my life is like the time when I stopped drinking the Kool-Aids because I was taught, like, Big Pharma was everything. I was a product of the 80s. I had asthma, the allergies.
0:23.9	I had to take all the puff because I was taught like big pharma was everything.
0:20.8	I was a product of the 80s.
0:22.3	I had asthma, the allergies.
0:24.1	I had to take all the puffers and pills.
0:26.4	I was really medicated.
0:28.3	And so my health fell apart.
0:29.7	Do you believe the body can actually heal or does it have to depend on drugs in order to stay
0:35.3	symptomless?
0:36.3	The majority of our practitioners today don't actually believe the patients can heal.
0:40.3	That's crazy.
0:41.3	The doctor that helped me, the first thing that he said to me was, you need to look in the mirror
0:46.3	every day and say, I love you, I love myself.
0:49.3	If you can do that, then I can help you.
0:51.3	If we don't think we're worth recovering, we won't get better.
0:54.7	The body's so smart. Like, it's always doing what it thinks it needs to do to protect us. And usually
1:01.0	what it's doing is... What if I told you that everything you'd heard about autoimmune disease,
1:08.4	infections, and inflammation was all wrong. And the way you were
1:12.7	treating it was all wrong. Well, today I've brought in an expert, Dr. Christine Profetta, and she's
1:17.0	going to share with us exactly how she overcame a number of autoimmune diseases, including
1:22.1	Hashimoto's, MS, and other microbiome-related issues. And we're going to talk about some amazing cutting
1:29.8	edge treatments like ozone therapy and Eboo. We're going to talk about plasma exchange. We're going to talk
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