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The Dr. Gundry Podcast

How Shawn Stevenson Beat Degenerative Disc Disease

The Dr. Gundry Podcast

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Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Talk Radio

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

While he was still in college, Shawn Stevenson (a lifelong athlete) was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, and told that he would be in pain for the rest of his life. Following the diagnosis, Shawn "took it easy" (at his doctor's suggestion) and gained 50 pounds.But after getting caught up in the vicious cycle of taking lots of medication, becoming depressed and lacking a sense of purpose, he finally reached a breaking point and made the decision to get healthy.And not only did Shawn lose the weight and reach the peak of his physical fitness, he also began a career in strength and nutrition coaching. Today, he's a bestselling author and host of The Model Health Show podcast.In this episode of the podcast....Shawn Stevenson talks to Dr. Gundry about degenerative disc disease, the debilitating effects of the "nocebo" effect, the struggles of a college diet, and how improving your sleep can help you lose stubborn weight. He also shares some life-changing insights from his most recent book, "Sleep Smarter".Get in touch with Shawn Stevenson:Website - Podcast - Instagram -TwitterI WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU! TAKE THIS SURVEY.SHARE, SUBSCRIBE and RATE "THE DR. GUNDRY PODCAST" HERE on ITUNES.WATCH THE FULL PODCAST EPISODE ON YOUTUBE:

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0:00.0

Hey there. Welcome to another exciting episode of the Dr. Gondry

0:04.2

podcast, the weekly podcast where I give you the tools you need to support your

0:10.0

gut, boost your health, and live your youngest, healthiest life.

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Each week, Dr. Stephen Gundry, a cardiologist, medical innovator, and author of New York Times

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bestsellers, The Plant Paradox and the Plant Paradox cookbook shares the latest

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in cutting-edge health information. He's excited to be a part of your unique health journey. So let's get started.

0:37.0

So before we get into this week's episode, let's take a look at our review of the week. Dusty D writes, Plant Paradox Helping Me with my hypothyroidism.

0:46.4

I'm a bikini competitor and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.

0:50.1

I read an article about Kelly Clarkson being cured from her autoimmune disease and hypothyroidism because of plant paradox.

0:56.5

Funny enough, I knew about the plant paradox lifestyle because my parents have been plant paradox followers for almost a year, praising Dr. Gundry's way of eating.

1:06.8

With all these positive reviews and promises of helping with my hypothyroid, I decided

1:11.7

to do the 30-day challenge excited to see change in progress.

1:16.3

Great Dusty D and I'm going to make a quick comment. I had a woman in the office today who's in her 40s with

1:26.0

Hashimo's thyroiditis that we diagnosed about four months ago and I saw her for the second time with new labs and her

1:36.6

local doctor had decreased her thyroid medication saying that it was too much and

1:41.8

we were talking she said said, you know,

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I've got Hashimoto's, and I picked up her labs

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and I shoved her lab tests for her antiphroid antibodies,

1:51.4

which had been positive four months earlier, and they were now

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negative.

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And I said, guess what?

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You don't have Hashimoto's anymore, just like Kelly Clarkson.

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