Healing Autoimmune Disease Using A Functional Medicine Approach with Dr. Sunjya Schweig

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens and InsideTracker.

The array of frustrating symptoms that come along with autoimmune diseases leave those who are suffering constantly looking for answers. Simply put, autoimmune diseases—like rheumatoid arthritis, celiac sprue, inflammatory bowel, type 1 diabetes, Hashimoto’s, Graves’, lupus, fibromyalgia, and so many more—are conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues rather than a foreign molecule like bacteria. This happens when something confuses the immune system.

Today, I’m joined by Dr. Sunjya Schweig to discuss why autoimmune issues are on the rise and how we can treat them using a Functional Medicine approach.

Sunjya K. Schweig, MD, is deeply committed to building a cutting-edge, data-driven ecosystem for the prevention and reversal of chronic illness. As the founder and president of the California Center for Functional Medicine, Dr. Schweig and his team provide personalized, precision medicine care to help people with chronic illness recover their health. In 2021, Dr. Schweig founded the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center, which aims to prevent and reverse chronic illness through research, education, and innovation. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Schweig completed his MD at the University of California, Irvine, and his family medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, Family Practice Residency Program in Santa Rosa, CA. He is board certified in family practice (ABFM) integrative and holistic medicine (ABIHM).

This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens and InsideTracker.

AG1 contains 75 high-quality vitamins, minerals, whole-food sourced superfoods, probiotics, and adaptogens to support your entire body. Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman.

InsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other. Right now they’re offering my community 20% off at insidetracker.com/drhyman.

Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

Common root causes of autoimmune disease (6:32 / 4:04)
Diet and gut health (8:49 / 6:23)
What is autoimmune disease? (9:39 / 7:12)
The most common autoimmune diseases (10:39 / 8:17)
The conventional medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease (12:17 / 9:50)
Case study of a patient Dr. Schweig treated (15:31 / 12:57)
Healing the gut with diet and foods to avoid when treating autoimmune disease (25:01 / 22:15)
My personal experience with autoimmune disease (34:33 / 32:25)
Chronic infections and autoimmune disease (35:57 / 33:22)
The California Center for Functional Medicine (42:47 / 40:21)

Learn more about the California Center for Functional Medicine and the Functional Medicine Research and Technology Center.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.6	The food and drink that we take in by our mouth is by far the biggest factor of information that is hitting that immune system in the gut.
0:13.3	Hey everybody it's Dr. Mark.
0:16.9	I'm all about streamlining my daily health routine to be as powerful and yet simple as possible.
0:22.0	And that's why I love AG1 from athletic greens.
0:25.4	Because when it comes to my health I want it all. I want my gut to function great, my brain to feel sharp, my immune system to be strong, my body to feel energized and able.
0:32.8	And being in my line of work I know that means I need optimal levels of nutrients.
0:36.9	Which is one scoop of AG1. I get 75 high quality vitamins, minerals, whole foods, source superfoods, probiotics and adaptogens to support my entire body.
0:46.5	Even with a really healthy diet it is hard to hit the mark for all our nutrient needs.
0:50.8	So I feel better knowing that I have some extra help from AG1.
0:54.3	Unlike other supplements and powders out there, AG1 is third party tested and made without GMOs, nasty chemicals or artificial anything.
1:01.8	And it tastes great. Kind of like a tropical green drink.
1:05.2	I like it on its own mixed with water. But it also works really well in most smoothies.
1:10.0	If you're curious about trying AG1 from athletic greens for yourself right now, they're offering my community 10 free travel packs with your first purchase.
1:17.3	All you have to do is visit athletic greens.com
1:21.1	forward slash hymen. Again, that's athletic greens.com forward slash hymen to take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance.
1:30.6	Your unique, which means your health and wellness plans should be unique too.
1:34.6	But it can be tough to optimize your health and nutrition programs because it's often difficult to get the data you need.
1:40.6	And even if you do get your numbers, you actually have to understand them and then be able to make meaningful action based on them.
1:46.6	This is where inside trackers comes in. Inside tracker is a wellness tracker that uses science and technology to deliver ultra personalized healthcare guidance.
1:55.1	They can analyze your blood, your DNA, your lifestyle habits, and then give you actionable recommendations to help you meet your health and wellness goals.
2:01.5	They'll tell you what you need to do and why. And you can track your progress and adjust your plan based on real time feedback from your own body.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Mark Hyman, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Mark Hyman and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.