Today on the root cause medicine podcast.

We have to distinguish between remission and cure.

So autoimmune diseases generally are not curable, meaning that they disappear completely and can never come back.

But remission is quite achievable, which is where there's really good quality of life,

ideally zero symptoms that are bothersome, and sometimes

even normalization of lab values as well.

So I think healing in terms of remission is definitely achievable.

Well, hello there.

I'm your host for today, Dr. Kay Kresgey, and we're talking with Dr. Akeel Palani-Sami.

Dr. Akeel is a Harvard-trained MD who practices integrative medicine. He blends conventional

with functional medicine expertise, including a specialization in Ayurvedic medicine. He's the author of

the book, The Tiger Protocol, an integrative five-step program to treat and heal your autoimmunity.

Dr. Akeel joined us today to talk about toxins, infections,

gut health considerations, nutrition considerations, and nervous system considerations that can change

the game if you're trying to heal from an autoimmune disorder. He also gives us hope and

proof that it can be done. You'll love today's conversation if you like to stay on the leading

edge of medicine, as Dr.

Akeel now serves as the Department Chair of Integrative Medicine at the Sutter Health Institute

for Integrative Health and Healing.

He's an incredible teacher and author, as you'll learn throughout the rest of the episode.

Before we get started, though, I want to talk to you about something that comes up pretty often

on this podcast, and that, of course, is lab testing. You see, testing is one essential way to understand the root

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