Inside Dr. Akil’s T.I.G.E.R Protocol for Autoimmune Healing | Ep 361

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Autoimmunity rates are soaring, but is the conventional medical approach keeping up? Dr. Akil, a Harvard-trained MD and integrative medicine pioneer, joins Erin to break down why the autoimmune epidemic is accelerating (especially among children), and how most patients are being underserved by oversimplified advice or symptom-suppressing drugs.

Instead of masking symptoms, Dr. Akil shares his “T.I.G.E.R Protocol” - a comprehensive, actionable system to address the real root causes of autoimmunity, from toxins and infections to gut health, diet, and rest.

In This Episode:

Surprising lab clues (like ANA antibodies) that can appear before autoimmune symptoms surface
Dr. Akil's 5-step protocol that addresses the root causes of autoimmunity beyond just "healing the gut."
Why stool pH is a hidden player in gut health, and how to create an environment that makes your body inhospitable to pathogens
How sauna therapy and eating more broccoli sprouts can rapidly lower your toxic burden
The underestimated power of mind-body practices to break the cycle of fear, stress, and symptom hyper-vigilance in autoimmune healing

Learn more about Dr. Akil on his website. You can also follow him on Instagram and TikTok and check out his book, The T.I.G.E.R Protocol: An Integrative, 5-Step Program to Treat and Heal Your Autoimmunity

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0:00.0	One of my goals in my work is to really shine the spotlight on toxins and environmental toxins
0:06.0	as a big driver of autoimmunity. I'm kind of looking at all those areas to intervene,
0:12.2	to remove the drivers of autoimmunity and help the person's immune system to modulate and
0:18.5	not progress into a full-blown autoimmune disease, if possible.
0:23.0	I'm Aaron Holt, and this is the Functional Nutrition Podcast where we lean into intuitive
0:27.7	functional medicine. We look at how diet, our environment, our emotions, and our beliefs
0:33.1	all affect our physical health. I've got over a decade of clinical experience, and because of that,
0:38.9	I've got a major bone to pick with diet culture and the conventional health care model.
0:43.2	This show is for you if you're looking for new ways of thinking about your health, and you're
0:47.5	ready to be an active participant in your own healing. I would love for you to follow the show,
0:52.3	rate, review, and share because you never know whose life you might change.
0:57.0	Hey friends, today we're going to get into all things autoimmunity with Dr. Akeel. I really was super pumped to have him on the show. I super appreciate his work. He has a way of taking things that are really complex like autoimmunity, but creating a system
1:12.4	that is very effective, straightforward, in non-overwhelming.
1:16.2	So if you are somebody with autoimmunity, if you suspect it, his book, The Tiger Protocol,
1:22.3	is really great.
1:23.5	I know I have a lot of practitioners that listen to the show.
1:25.7	This is an episode you guys are going to love as a practitioner. I was like asking a lot of questions for myself. I could just really
1:32.1	listen to him talk for a while. I really, really enjoyed it. And I think you guys will too. So let me
1:37.7	read you his bio before we get into the show because it's a pretty impressive. He's a Harvard
1:42.9	trained physician. So first of all, he's an
1:45.0	MD. And he practices integrative medicine. He blends conventional medical expertise with holistic
1:50.8	approaches, including functional medicine and Iroveda. Dr. Akiel attended Harvard University. He
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