How Toxins, Infections, And Gut Permeability Are Driving Our Epidemic Of Autoimmune Disease With Dr. Akil Palanisamy

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Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 148 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth, BiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough, and Levels. Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Akil Palanisamy to discuss why there’s been such an explosion in autoimmune disease and how certain insults in our modern-day society—like heavy metals, pesticides, poor diet, and chronic stress—could be to blame. Dr. Akil is a renowned Integrative Medicine practitioner who combines conventional medicine with holistic approaches like Functional Medicine and Ayurveda. He is a Harvard graduate and received his MD from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Akil completed his residency training at Stanford University and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil at the University of Arizona. He has authored two books, The Paleovedic Diet and The TIGER Protocol which is set to be released on May 9th. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Akil dive into: -The recent explosion in autoimmune disease (2:26) -Top toxins that contribute to autoimmunity (6:26) -How to combat toxin exposure using lifestyle (22:12) -Conventional treatments for autoimmune disease (34:08) -Why autoimmune conditions develop (39:23) -Case example of people at high risk for autoimmunity (1:11:00) -Dr. Akil’s two-phase diet recommendations for autoimmune disease (1:21:30) -Blood tests and symptoms to detect early stages of autoimmunity (1:32:33) -Foods central to repairing the gut (1:37:22) -The carnivore diet for autoimmunity explained (1:48:36) -Ancient Ayurvedic principles we can apply to our modern lifestyle (2:01:33) -The importance of rest and mindset in autoimmunity (2:13:46) Also mentioned in this episode: -Dr. Akil’s clinic, Sutter Health -The Paleovedic Diet -Preorder Dr. Akil’s new book, The TIGER Protocol here. For more on Dr. Akil Palanisamy, check out his website, doctorakil.com. Cozy Earth are the most comfortable, temperature-regulating, and nontoxic sheets on the market. Right now, get 40% off your Cozy Earth sheets. Just head over to cozyearth.com and use code DHRU. Right now, you can get 10% off Sleep Breakthrough. And if you buy two or more you’ll get a free bottle of Magnesium Breakthrough. This is a limited-time offer! So just go to sleepbreakthrough.com/dhru and use code dhru10. By leveraging biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), Levels provides real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Right now, Levels is offering my listeners two free months of their Levels Membership. Head on over to levels.link/DHRU to learn more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Stress has been shown to be one of the triggers of autoimmune disease and also one of the main factors for exacerbation.
0:06.7	So when someone has a flare-up, it's commonly linked to stress.
0:10.4	If you're curious about the explosion of autoimmune conditions that's going on today,
0:14.5	and some of the top factors like toxins that are driving diseases like Hashimoto's,
0:19.6	multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and even type 1 diabetes, today's episode is absolutely
0:26.1	for you. Welcome to the Drew Pro out podcast. Each week we explore the inner workings of the body
0:30.8	with one of the brightest minds and wellness medicine and mindset. This week's guest is Dr.
0:35.9	Achille Palinasami. Dr. Achille is a Harvard trained physician who practices integrative medicine,
0:41.6	blending his conventional medical expertise with holistic approaches including functional medicine
0:47.2	and aruvetic medicine. Dr. Achille is the author of a new book called The Tiger Protocol,
0:52.3	an integrative five-step program to treat and heal your autoimmunity. And on today's podcast, Dr.
0:58.0	Achille goes deep into the top drivers that the research and his clinical experience are showing him
1:03.3	that are at the root of today's autoimmune conditions and what you can do to either address them
1:09.6	if you have an autoimmune condition or lower your risk of developing them in the first place.
1:14.4	Now a little bit more about Dr. Achille. Dr. Achille attended Harvard University and graduated
1:20.2	Magnum Cumulade with a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemical Sciences. He earned his MD from the University
1:26.8	of California San Francisco and completed his family medicine residency training at Stanford
1:32.1	University. He then graduated from a fellowship in integrative medicine with Dr. Andrew Wile at the
1:37.0	University of Arizona and received his certification in Mind Body Medicine from Georgetown University Center.
1:42.6	Today Dr. Achille is the department chair for integrative medicine at the Sutter Health Institute
1:47.4	for Health and Healing. He also serves as a physicians director for community education and leads
1:53.3	their educational initiatives and programs. Additionally, Dr. Achille has been a consultant with the
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