Strategies To Reverse Autoimmune Disease

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

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Simply put, autoimmune diseases are conditions where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues rather than a foreign molecule like bacteria, and they are a huge problem both in this country and worldwide. You’re probably familiar with the most common autoimmune diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, and psoriasis. But there are many more autoimmune diseases that affect the nervous system, joints and muscles, skin, endocrine gland, and heart.

In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I talk about the main causes of autoimmune disease, the conventional medicine approach versus the Functional Medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease, and how to reverse the course of these devastating illnesses.

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Here are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

What is autoimmunity, and what causes it? (6:14 / 4:25)
A patient case I treated of a girl with autoimmune disease (8:51 / 7:04)
A Functional Medicine approach to treating autoimmune disease (13:00 / 11:14)
Strategies to reverse autoimmune disease (26:22 / 24:35)

Mentioned in this episode

The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet

Diagnostic tests and biomarkers mentioned in this episode

Celiac

Gluten antibodies

Anti-gliadin antibodies*

Tissue transglutaminase antibodies*

*IgA and IgG recommended for both

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy.
0:03.6	We need to look at each person, say,
0:05.5	do they have any allergy stuff?
0:07.1	Is there gluten sensitivity?
0:08.6	Infections that might be confusing their immune system.
0:11.3	Or do they have a toxin like heavy metals or pesticides
0:13.9	what's their diet like are they eating an inflammatory diet how much stress do they have all these
0:18.0	things need be considered
0:21.0	we live in such an exciting time. We're actively entering a health care
0:24.7	revolution where consumers want to learn about their body. There are tens of
0:28.1	millions of wellness enthusiasts who want to learn about their hormones or
0:31.2	gut health, advanced lipids and more.
0:33.2	But as a health care practitioner, how do you make sure that when a patient walks into your
0:37.0	office and says, hey, I really want a Dutch complete or a GI map that you have the right answers
0:41.5	and the tools? L'Rupa University is the number one educational institute or over 20,000 practitioners a year.
0:48.0	Learn about functional and specialty lab testing.
0:51.0	Not only do they have absolutely free live classes hosted every week,
0:54.3	but they bring in industry experts to teach in-depth six-week boot camps on all of the most popular
0:59.2	functional tests. If you want to level up your knowledge of functional lab tests, make sure to visit rupa university.com.
1:07.0	You know I'm always experimenting with the latest health advances and I found that tracking my blood glucose is one of the most
1:13.4	insightful and accessible ways to understand my unique reactions to food.
1:17.4	Poor glucose control is tied to all kinds of issues like weight gain, fatigue,
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